Based on my last post and several other blog entries I’ve found as well as actually running into a heck of a lot of tourists over the years, I can tell you I often see one thing in common. This is the encounter known as the “rude Romanian” or as I call it, One More WTF Experience (OMWTFE) in this sometimes bizarre country. I want … Continue reading Imi Pare Rau Dar N-Ai Fost In Locul Meu
Oh mercy, this just made me laugh (bold portions are my edit): What did I think of Romania? Well….. Hardly any English spoken at all, the people were quite rude, a lot of the people we tried to stop in the streets to ask questions to either ignored us [LOL! my favorite part], or got angry with us, or didn’t understand us so hence got … Continue reading Personal Blog Entry Found Online
Probably one of my all-time vegetables to eat in Romania is varza, known in English by its less mellifluous name of “cabbage”. That being said, the word “varza” has a variety of slang usages, to wit: A (se) face (sau a ajunge, a fi etc.) varză = a (se) distruge, a (se) degrada, a (se) zdrențui Parsing this out it means something like “worn out” … Continue reading Slang Word of the Day: Varza
Following my post on plural words and my introduction to noun cases it’s now time to address the third component: the definite article. In English, this is always super simple, being the use of the word the. Whether it’s the book or the books, in English it’s always the same – just add the word “the” in front of the words (or clause) and you’re … Continue reading The Definite Article in Romanian
I’m filing this under “blog бизнес” because I want to remind myself to finish up a piece I’ve been working on, a one-page survival guide to this country. Obviously my entire blog (almost) is a tour slash survival guide but I wanted to get the most essential basics down in one place in a short format. Other than that, the rest of this post will … Continue reading Murder Most Fowl
