Monthly Archives: June 2023

Dog saves family from hybrid fire

A dog saved his family from a fire that destroyed their 135 thousand euro (that is right, euro not lei) BMW in Dumbrăvița (3 1/2 hours southwest of Cluj) Adevărul reports. The fire broke out in the garage between 11 … Continue reading

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Blue Planet (Tiff film)- Review

From the description, I did not realise that Blue Planet (Planeta Albastră) was a documentary. Nor did I realise that it was made in Cluj. From the questions after the show, and the closing titles, everyone could see that not … Continue reading

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Did you miss the 20 thousand lei Solar power subsidy?

According to the Bucharest and Iasi based accountancy firm, Expert Mind you could have received up to 20000 lei subsidy for solar energy through the ‘Casa Verde’ program. Their fee for helping get this subsidy was 490 lei. word of … Continue reading

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The most copied joke in Romanian newspapers

Learning a new language can be hard, especially when you try to learn word for word. A Romanian word that vaguely means with is ‘cu.’  In most cases, you would simply translate 🇲🇩🇷🇴cu as 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇱🇷with.  But, if you look at … Continue reading

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