A court in Britain heard disgusting details of a Romanian-run prostitution ring in a squalid neighborhood in Ribbleton: Websites were set up to market the young women as prostitutes and they were forced to work long hours with little sleep, handing over all their earnings to the men. Each day the women were allowed a short trip to a local shop. If they wanted fresh … Continue reading Romanians on Trial in UK for Prostitution
Word Count: 620 The other day, I took the following photograph of a carrot I bought at Chisinau’s wild and crazy central market: If I told you that I paid 3.5 MLD/kg for it, or less than $0.03/lb (0.16 euro/kg), you’d probably just shrug your shoulders and say, “Eh, that’s Moldova for you”. But I’m not posting this picture to talk about prices in Moldova. … Continue reading The Good, the Delicious, and the Ugly
WORD COUNT: 2008 You know, folks, the more I think about my last post, the more I realize just how much it connects to my article from last year entitled Pana la ultimii 100 de metri, and how all of this is being connected together for me in a new way that has truly opened my eyes. The weather has “broken” now, and gotten a … Continue reading Legitimacy
A couple of days ago, I received a very nice email from one of the editors of WordPress, informing me that my post about Jamie Oliver was going to be featured on their front page. As a result, my post generated a lot of comments and other feedback. I think that merits a follow-up post to further discuss some of the issues. THE OPIATE FOR … Continue reading Losing Our Religion
After all these years of “covering” Romania-related issues, it really doesn’t give me a whole lot of satisfaction to find out, once again, that I was right. In the domestic media (here in Romania) for some reason there is never any coverage about Nigel Farage, the UKIP or all of the fearsomely waged internal politics going on in Britain about the upcoming rule changes that … Continue reading Told Ya So (Redux)
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