So far it’s only in Romanian, but two tourists were arrested in Sibiu yesterday for taking selfies on a public sidewalk near President Johannis Klaus’s house. My translation: A man and a woman were arrested and taken to the Sibiu Municipal Police station last night at 7:00pm by a team of gendarmes. The personal information…
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The Bucharest Jaywalking Scam
Word Count: 803 Over the past month or so, the Unsleeping Eye has reported an uptick in foreigners being caught in a new Romanian scam. As far as I can tell, this is only happening in Bucharest, the chaotic near-lawless capital of Romania, where taxi drivers have single-handedly done their best to ruin foreigners’ first…
Taxi Drivers in Bucharest
The filming continues like wildfire and it’s been absolutely amazing meeting so many people, both visitors and residents alike, with their informative and interesting opinions on Romania and life here in this unique country. Sadly, one of the people we interviewed brought up a problem I’ve heard many times before, which is that taxi drivers…
A Trip to Sibiu, Confusion, Baby-Biting Gypsies and Cluj Gets Some Visitors
Folks, I have to admit I first started keeping an eye on online commentary (mostly blogs and twitter) just out of curiosity. Then on days when I am busy, it’s a rather “quick” way to scare up a new blog post. Sometimes it leads you down some strange paths, that’s for sure. Luckily, today’s mix…
Souveneir Recommendations, Celebrities and Thoughts on Romanisa
Totally unrelated but for some reason this morning I was googling “I’m more American than you” with some particularly hilarious results :P Back to Romania, I found this lovely entry written in English by a French visitor. She’s not a native speaker but she did have some interesting observations: When you ask someone “What kind…
