On the 24th of January, Romania celebrated “Little Union Day,” the anniversary of the day when Prince Alexandru Curza oversaw the unification of Wallachia and Moldova. As with every 24th of January,…
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“Free” bus rides are NOT completely free
Some people might have heard that the bus is free in Cluj Napoca to those who do squats, seniors and students. First, it is not free to all students. Secondly, see it…
New Rules for dual British citizens travelling to the UK
According to the Independent, there will be new rules for dual British citizens travelling to the UK. Now, we don’t always know if the Independent is truly independent politically. Some of their…
History: Americans at home and in Romania
So, Americans have recently celebrated 15 years of FATCA. Fatca is one of the strangest laws ever to get in the books, but some say it was started in Romania. How? With…
Worst Hungarian lesson ever
If you live in Cluj, you might want to learn Romanian before Hungarian. And there are some adequate Romanian lessons that we covered elsewhere. However, Hungarian is a slightly easier language. It…
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…
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. …
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,…
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…
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…