Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
Hey Cluj may update you this Christmas, we may not. In any case, here’s a few things we may be doing this holiday. Trying new things at the Christmas market.…
The cancelled Romanian curriculum, reviewed.
Some authors were seen as too hard for students. Why? Well, they were presented in chronological order. At first, this sounds crazy. If you were teaching English, you wouldn’t start…
Starting a business in 2026? Things have changed :(
You might have heard that the Romanian government has frozen the rise in minimum wage for 2026. Some businesses apparently asked for that. Things are getting tight for everyone, taxes…
How retired people help the economy
A few industries, especially the vice industry, would have us think that older adults are a drain on the economy. Those who want to cut pensions, who have less compassion…
Peaceful Protests in Romania
Romanian literary figures criticise new year 9 Romanian language curriculum Something is wrong with the new language curriculum, apparently. Over 200 members of the Romanian language academy have problems with…
Why do European social media platforms fail?
If you’re French and in your thirties, you might remember the blogging platform SkyRock. For business, the French also had Viadeo, a LinkedIn competitor that seemed to offer the same…
Will Romanian streamers have fewer choices?
Netflix is buying Warner Brothers. I can hear the ‘so-what’ chorus. “Nu-mi pasa. So Breaking Bad will buy Bugs Bunny. They still will be dwarfed by the mouse. Remember when…
Finnish education information
There is a lot of misinformation about studying in Europe. For European union citizens, some countries are free to study at. Some students come to Romania from western Europe because…
Flash mob created by impromptu rap in town center
Piata Unirii, Cluj Napoca. An impromptu rapper, who claims to be performing this evening, gathered a short crowd with samples of his act this afternoon. (Or, perhaps it was just…
Top Picks at the christmas market – exotic fruit
If you are new to Cluj, you might have heard about the Langos. While some of the Langos at the Christmas market taste okay, not all are up to the…