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
Well just a day after I lauded the peacefulness of Romania’s law enforcement officers, I came across this story (Rom) about a guy who was shot by police in Ilfov and died of his wounds. I know nothing about this case except for what’s in the news report but it looks like what the U.S. Marines used to call a clusterf–k: Bărbatul fusese surprins, în … Continue reading Trigger Happy Cops in Ilfov
What’s the difference between me and you? You talk a good one but you don’t do what you supposed to do! —Phish Since the top of this website perennially screams I’m more Romanian than you! and yet my passport continues to remain blue, I’ve spent a lot of time (perhaps too much) thinking about exactly what is the difference between being Romanian and American. Of … Continue reading What’s The Difference Between Me And You?
Although it takes a certain level of talent to adroitly and succinctly enumerate the shortcomings of life, otherwise known as “pointing out where the government (and society at large) is failing”, it’s a harder job yet to speak of solutions, of improvements, of realistic steps to take to truly realize a better world. Therefore I’m starting a new category of posts, which I’ll just call … Continue reading Solutions: Part 1
Sometimes I honestly don’t know how I stumble across the things I do on the internet. That’s the naked truth. But the other day I came across a review for a movie called The Human Resources Manager and since it heavily involves Romania, I promised myself I’d write it up for the blog. Unlike the other movies (and TV programs) I’ve written about here, I … Continue reading The Human Resources Manager
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