If you’ve lived in Romania long enough, you know the stereotypes. Bank transfers to and from the country are a headache. It’s even worse if you have Belgian or Portuguese citizenship. Countries…
Author: Fatca Pop
Fatca Pop is a dreamer, adventurer, cook, and blogger. Fatca was a hairdresser, company secretary, and teacher.
75% of Romanians earn less than the average wage
You might be a student here, or might be considering moving to Romania. When I was looking at job offers, as a student, I compared the offer to the “average” wage. Also,…
How The Dutch quit smoking
“Clickbait title!” I hear some of you scream. “I know a Dutch guy who still smokes.” Yes, and I know a Romanian who speaks fluent Chinese, and another who moved to Japan,…
Even the adverts are boring
We’ve been watching the TIFF film festival in Cluj for at least six years now. There have been good films, and bad films, every year. But even when you had a bad…
Ghost jobs come to Romania
If you look at LinkedIn or job sites, you might think there are plenty of jobs in Cluj. But how many of those jobs are real? Now, you might think, sure, some…
Is TIFF still worth it?
Sorry we didn’t report on TIFF. Basically, it started on Friday. Maybe this reviewer is getting old, but I don’t find the films to be of the same quality as those I…
Too many computers in Romania’s international schools
Bare with me, we will get to Cluj in a minute… Some investors like AI because they think it makes things cheaper, and faster. They think cheaper means higher profit margins. Customers,…
Minor changes to bus routes, and other little news stories
Octavian Goga is in the news again. Buses 30, 27, 26, 26L, 28, 18B, 41 and 44 have temporarily changed their routes today. So, bus 30 is avoiding Cluj Arena and Hotel…
The little news words that reveal a big difference
When you are in Romania, or reading about Romania, you might see little words that reveal bias, censorship, or other things. For instance, some people complain about “censorship” because certain Russian news…
A banana or a donut
Health is often promoted, but then we have the other side. Kaufland is a sponsor of the Color Run in Cluj. We heard there are color runs in other cities throughout the…