Of all the expats in Cluj, the largest contingent is from Sri Lanka. Why do we use the word “expats,” instead of “migrants,” “immigrants,” or “foreign workers?” Migrants implies the people are…
Are Renault’s requirements realistic?
Who buys Dacias? I don’t know how reliable my sources are, but I made some tables… dacia sales (1) Romania expats(2) Overall car sales (3) France 11115 156,700 116377 Italy 8763 880,400…
Romanian press still uses outdated way of measuring obesity
I am not doing this to defend Resident Rump. I am doing this because yet another article in the Romanian media uses the height-weight ratio as a means of telling whether someone…
Things I hate about the R programming language
University has started again, and many of you are taking courses in programming, artificial intelligence, statistics, accounting, or other fields that use the infamous R programming language. Hurrah! No, not hurrah. I…
Europe is too dependent on the internet
Now, there are certain ways that Internet connection can help us. Even before the lock down, secondary students in Britain took classes online because their schools couldn’t offer them. Teachers from other…
Philosophy Festival Cluj 14-18 October
Tomorrow the Philosophy festival begins in Cluj. What’s a philosophy festival? If you’re asking that question, then you just might be a philosophy. It opens with a student presentation, at 2 pm,…
Yes, they do separate trash now
We’ve heard conflicting reports about whether it is “worth” recycling trash. Many years ago, our competitors in Cluj, XYZ Cluj, photographed trucks putting all the trash and recycled materials into one tank,…
Deadline for free Chinese classes for pupils, or secondary school children
13th October, 2026 is the deadline. How do you translate elev into English? Pupil? Ah, if you’ve ever taught a smart alec who likes puns, you’ll soon find them pointing to their…
Does Cluj have an integration problem?
A few things have been sitting on my mind. I tried to start a language tuition business a few years ago, but there was “too much red tape.” I hear others give…
Romanian National Newspapers
I’m not including any “revista” in newspaper format, and I am only including those that are in the Romanian language which can be easily found in kiosks in Cluj. Revistas, or magazines,…