Wow! I know technically it’s a violation of Romanian Cultural Law to even say this but the truth is I had a wonderful time in Bucharest. Walked off the plane and there was someone right there waiting for me, holding up a sign that said “Sam Cel Roman”. If that isn’t the coolest thing, I don’t know what is ;) I met with a whole … Continue reading La Noi Ca La Nimeni
Ladies and gentlemen, I believe this is the very first independent review of this blog ever! Dulce-i vinul: Recently, I came across a new blog that is virtually the cultural equivalent of Filius Lunae’s raw linguistics focus for Romanian: I’m more Romanian than Thou. The blog’s author, Sam, is an American who moved to Romania, and, from there, shares her views and experiences as a … Continue reading Sweet Llamas of the Bahamas!
Sometimes words in Romanian are right on the cusp between slang and “standard” use, a blend between being considered informal, perhaps even vulgar use and an ordinary, common word. You wouldn’t use these words in a job application but it wouldn’t shock your grandmother to say them. One such adjective is the Romanian word fain, pronounced exactly like the English “fine”, based on a similarly … Continue reading Slang Word of the Day: Fain
If you’ve carefully read over the sidebar of my blog, you’ll notice that there’s a phrase “Cel Mai Tare Din Blogging Parcare”, which comes from a memory I have years ago. I was listening to the radio (trying to learn Romanian) when I heard an advertisement for some contest where the grand prize was a car. The tag line was that the winner (with his/her … Continue reading Slang Word of the Day: Tare
As promised in my post on Zoso vs. Lets Do It Romania, the Woman and I most definitely participated yesterday and it went over simply fabulously. I had to laugh like a loon because the people we went cleaning with started mocking Romanians who think like Zoso. Hey, they brought it up spontaneously, I swear! :D If you read the original post, you saw I … Continue reading 3 Cheers for Let’s Do It Romania!
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