Ah yes, Happy Easter! Paste Fericit to my Romanian readers and Kellemes Húsvéti Ünnepeket to my Hungarian friends. For the next week or so, the following is mandatory with literally everyone you know in Romania, even that sour-faced old man who lives in your bloc and always stares at you with his mouth hanging open: Person 1: Hristos a inviat! Person 2: Adeverat ca a … Continue reading Happy Easter!
I don’t watch television but this clip came up on my radar. It’s Edmond Talmacean, a rather low-level PDL politician from Bucharest. Because it’s visual, a lot of American TV networks have been running the clip as well. What’s the big deal? And how did the Americans even find out about it? Oh my goodness, could it be Alison Mutler? Why I believe it is! … Continue reading I Will Dance, I Will Sing and My Laugh Shall Be Gay
Well here’s a word you won’t hear every day: prohod. In fact, the only time you’ll (probably) ever hear it is today because it refers to the specific Orthodox religious ceremony conducted on Good Friday. The word prohod specifically refers to funeral rites or the series of prayers and ceremonies conducted when someone is buried. What’s interesting (to me) is that the Slavic (yep) root … Continue reading Word of the Day: Prohod
There’s an old adage that seems to get more true the longer I live, which is that only atheists read the Bible. Now I’m not an atheist but I never fail to be amazed just how poorly most religious Christians understand the central text of their faith. You can say what you like about Jews or Muslims but in both of those faiths there is … Continue reading Homosexuality in the Bible
I’m not going to turn this blog into all Cluj-Napoca all the time but once again the moronic team running Cluj (actually the county of Cluj this time rather than the city) have dropped the ball: Low-cost airline Wizz Air will reduce its transport capacity on Romania’s Cluj-Napoca International Airport by 26% as of May 5, moving its operations to the Targu Mures Airport, because … Continue reading Don’t Touch My Bags If You Please
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