Author Archives: Fatca Pop

About Fatca Pop

Fatca Pop is a dreamer, adventurer, cook, and blogger. Fatca was a hairdresser, company secretary, and teacher.

Japanese courses start tomorrow at UBB

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Fatca Pop

It may be too late to sign up… but in case you already are, we thought it might be a good idea to remind you. It appears that courses will be taught through Romanian, as the meme is advertised in … Continue reading →

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Learn Polish or Chinese in Cluj

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Fatca Pop

At Cluj’s UBB, you can study more languages than just Romanian. We tried their summer school, and were mostly satisfied. The courses at the Middle East center are a little out of date. They used to include classes in Greek … Continue reading →

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American energy drinks have undeclared ingredients

Posted on February 22, 2026 by Fatca Pop

Did you think you were safe because you avoided Nestle products?  Well, the Swiss food giant is not the only one caught selling contaminated products.  American companies are being caught all the time (and others may be avoiding detection). We … Continue reading →

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Maidan plays in Cluj

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Fatca Pop

Over the next few weeks, there will be Maiden plays in Cluj. “Theatru in centrul Clujului.” These plays will feature an actor that you might know from the Romanian Theatre, and a character from Mircea Bravo, Radu Lărgeanu. He has … Continue reading →

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Fruit’s origin false: not greek, but Egyptian

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Fatca Pop

Fruit that pretended to be imported from Greece was actually imported from Egypt.  These fruit were sold in many supermarkets in Romania, including hypermarkets. Some had been treated with chemicals, past the legal limits for Romania and for Europe.  The … Continue reading →

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Mircea Bravo’s dad protests against 8 hour work day

Posted on February 11, 2026 by Fatca Pop

The actor who played the father of the Mircea Bravo character in Nunta pe Bani joined a protest, reported the Monitorul newspaper.  (Monitorul means “the monitor, so it feels redundant to call it “The Monitorul” but “The Monitor” would also … Continue reading →

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Stray dogs: fact of myth?

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Fatca Pop

There was apparently a rumor that Romania was filled with stray dogs.  Then, that was changed.  But has it changed back? According to Dog Desk animal action there are 900 million dogs worldwide.  This includes strays and pets.  Of that 900 … Continue reading →

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Irregular plurals in English

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Fatca Pop

We love watching foreign influencers who tell us about life in Romania (or Romanians who tell us life in their country.)  Well, not all of them.  Immigrant expats are more interesting than tourist expats.  A lot of tourist expats claim … Continue reading →

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Wonderland Family Fest leads to exodus from Romania

Posted on February 7, 2026 by Fatca Pop

Okay, maybe the title is a bit of an exaggeration.  I am sure not everyone who is leaving Romania is doing it to get away from the Wonderland family fest.  In fact, I’ve met quite a few rich people who … Continue reading →

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Romania’s pollution is getting worse, and so is obesity

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Fatca Pop

When we read the weather reports, noticed that the air quality in Cluj-Napoca was going down.  Then we read a blog for a Romanian travel expert who confirmed our fears. For obesity, we haven’t observed the data as much.  Rather, … Continue reading →

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