You know, I’ve been writing about tropes in Romania for a while in an effort to understand the mentality of the people in this country. Yesterday, a few unrelated events suddenly “clicked” something in my head and I had a blinding flash of insight. The first thing that happened was that I was watching the Romanian news channels, literally all of which were focused on … Continue reading Codependency
Oh mercy. My eternally vigilant internet eye stumbled across this blog post from a guy who drove his car 6000 km across Europe. Apparently his brief time in Romania was not so pleasant: The road down Romania to the ferry at Calafat is slow beyond belief even at night, single lane, very twisty and steep, heavy trucks struggle along and there are no places to … Continue reading Romania Isn’t Disney World
My eternally vigilant, unsleeping internet “eye” has been picking up a lot of chatter lately about the “stray dog” situation here in Romania. It looks like there’s going to potentially be some important developments in the near future so it’s time for a lengthy, in-depth piece on the subject. As with all things Romanian, there’s a tremendous amount of confusion and bombastic, hyperbolic speech, inflated … Continue reading Cry Havoc!
A few years ago, a friend of mine got a job where he went to homes and businesses specifically to eliminate mold (Rom: mucegai). Although he used a variety of specialized chemicals, the simplest and most effective method to kill fungi is to expose them to bright sunlight in a well-ventilated area. I bring this up because I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about … Continue reading Exterminating Corruption in Romania
A lot of time foreign publications mention corruption in Romanian as if it were a single entity, one kind of “breaking the rules” for private gain. It’s understandable why some people would be confused. After all, the word “bribe” in English has nothing but negative connotations, utterly repellant to most people. Pay someone in the government to get something done? Unthinkably wrong. Nonetheless, Romania spent … Continue reading Word of the Day: Șpaga
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