If I understand Adevărul newspaper correctly, it seems that Romania has adopted school uniforms. The parties that some have labelled as extremists, PSD and AUR, have voted in the very British thing….
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Is the FICT book fair worth it?
Perhaps you are reading this in English, but can still read Romanian. Maybe your Romanian isn’t that good yet, but you have friends who read in Romanian. Are you interested in buying…
Learn Japanese and Portuguese through UBB institutes (fall 2026) and Korean
The Camoes institute of Cluj and the Japanese cultural center have announced language classes for the fall term through their social media pages. (It isn’t always easy to see these things on…
The use of “they” and “their” in English
“They” is a plural. Some people use it as a singular. That is incorrect English. As someone who had weight problems as a child, I still feel insulted if someone refers to…
19 September is Clean up Cluj day
Lets do it Romania is holding an event. Clean up Romania, and part of that is to clean up Cluj. Here, we will find the dirt on the floor, and clean it…
Three Cluj hotels accepted into the Michelin guide
I once heard a story, that the guide was useful during World War II. The story I heard was that Michelin restaurants were targetted, but apparently the real story (according to the…
International festival of Books 23-27 September
Festivalul Internațional de Carte Transilvania, or the International Festival of books in Transylvania, “is returning to Cluj” according to Ziua de Cluj. A special guest will be Usha Akella, from the United…
License needed for some e-scooters
Făclia de Cluj reports that a “15 year old minor has been arrested” for riding a scooter. I never thought I’d write those words. “His father is also under investigation.” The scooter…
Product reviews: update Magic Clean and roach traps
Washing machine sheets – Homethings (UK) recommended. Magic Clean, well… We loved the Magic Clean washing sheets when it first came out. For about the first year, it seemed to fit our…
Translations of words in the news
We noticed some words in the news that aren’t in most Romanian language textbooks. They might seem simple to figure out, but they might also be translated incorrectly. Rechizite – There isn’t…