Monthly Archives: October 2025

Expat-owned bakery called “cult” on social media

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Fatca Pop

A Youtube video with nearly ten thousand views, which seems to reference other videos from instagram or bytedance, is calling a local bakery a “Cult.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGGAgRSUq5E  The title of the video is “Cluj Napoca are une Cult secret?”  (Does Cluj Napoca … Continue reading →

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Review: Vecina (Mircea Bravo 4)

Posted on October 29, 2025 by James

Technically, “Vecina” is not a sequel to Mircea Bravo.  I mean, the characters seem to be the same, with the same actor playing Bunica, and none of the actors seem to break out of the roles they play in the … Continue reading →

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Things to do on Halloween in Cluj

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Fatca Pop

Go to the movies Sure, you can go to the cinema any day, but on Halloween you can see films at Cinema City for less than 20 lei. Films in English include Zoocropolis (14:40 at Iulius Mall) and if you … Continue reading →

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Romanian businesses will be required to published salary data

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Fatca Pop

I received an email “Salariile devin publice din 2026.”  So, why the longer title in English? Well, the email was kind of clickbait.  At first, I thought we were entering a Finnish system, where everyone would know everyone else’s salary.  … Continue reading →

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What Romania can learn from Mississippi

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Fatca Pop

Mississippi has traditionally rabked last in literacy in the USA. Perhaps that’s because the state name is so hard to spell (even if it only takes a second to say), and their towns within are even more difficult, that students … Continue reading →

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