So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Ya
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Category: You Know You’re Romanian When
The 7 Types of Romanians
Your biggest gripe is about the condition of the roads in Romania which are never fast enough or good enough. In your mind, development is identical to building roads. And the ultimate goal for the country is to “increase prosperity.” To that end, foreign investment, the IMF, World Bank, EU, and America are all “agents of good.” Continue reading The 7 Types of Romanians
It All Seems Just Like Yesterday
I’m not quite sure where I found this picture, but it’s stuck with me for the past few weeks. At first, it seems rather simple, but it reminds me of a lot of Romania’s recent history. Here’s the picture: There are several things to unpack here: The man in the photo is Nicolae Guta, a man I’ve written about many times before. You can see … Continue reading It All Seems Just Like Yesterday
Dispatches From the Circumlocution Office
In the past two weeks, the government of Romania has threatened genocide against its own people, left the leader of Japan cooling his heels at a museum like an ordinary tourist, legalized corruption (once again), and seen the downfall of a second prime minister in less than a year. We’ll have to wait another week or so to find out just how bad Romania’s first … Continue reading Dispatches From the Circumlocution Office
You Know You’re Romanian When…
…a foreign, drunken, philandering buffoon who cheated on his wife during their honeymoon and was best friends with a horrific pedophile is a better ambassador at promoting your country than your own idiotic and unnecessarily combative Minister of Tourism. Continue reading You Know You’re Romanian When…
All Things Romania 