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Monthly Archives: December 2025
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 Cluj Christmas market has a special kind of corndog, … Continue reading
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 with Bede. If you were teaching French, you wouldn’t start … Continue reading
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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 are rising, and it will also be more difficult for … Continue reading
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 for the elderly in need, see them as a burden. … Continue reading
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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 it, claiming it could raise functional illiteracy. Why? According to … Continue reading
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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 functionality. (And perhaps some of it sooner.) If you’re Spainish, … Continue reading
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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 AOL bought Warner Brothers? Did the Democrats ever say anything … Continue reading
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 the cost of living here can be lower. That said, … Continue reading
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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 turning noon.) His songs mentioned George Bush and Mike Tyson, … Continue reading
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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 usual quality. And you can get Langos by the mall … Continue reading