Poor Widdle Racist Romania *sniff*

Despite the Facebook, despite the Twitter, despite the literally thousands of wonderful and amazing Romanians who visit this site, talk about this site or link to this site, a tremendous number of visitors are drawn to this blog by searching for two things – “gypsy” and “Romania”. I’ve written about this (seemingly) hundreds of times, from their slang to their music to the Chocolate Chip … Continue reading Poor Widdle Racist Romania *sniff*

The Professor Hearts Gypsies, CFR Sucks, Architecture, Patience and Changing Diapers

Folks, I really got to stop trawling the internet for what people have to say about Romania. Sometimes it just gets so bizarre it makes my teeth ring, you know? Truth is way stranger than fiction. Oh well, I think it’s quite interesting to get a virtually live feed of what people who are examining and visiting and thinking about this country are doing and … Continue reading The Professor Hearts Gypsies, CFR Sucks, Architecture, Patience and Changing Diapers

Pumpkins, Queen Marie, the Church, Thanksgiving and the Professor Gets His Drink On

Whew, still busy as heck trying to finish up a project so no time for longer articles. I did find however, the usual mix of oddness whilst trawling the wire. First off, some photos of a “Fall Party” on a Do-Gooder’s blog, which as usual (from the dozens of missionary blogs we’ve seen so far), this always turns into some recreation of Halloween. Still, the … Continue reading Pumpkins, Queen Marie, the Church, Thanksgiving and the Professor Gets His Drink On