I don’t remember ever getting a job from a job board. In Britain, I remember walking up to the company directly and hand my CV to the recruiter, or, more often, filling…
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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,…
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…
Is begging illegal?
In other places you might see signs that say things like: Do not feed the birds, do not feed the pigeons, do not feed the animals at the zoo. But You may…
Scammers targeting British and South Asian expats at immigration
The scammers themselves may be British citizens, or expats. There, we used the word, expats, not foreigners. It’s quicker than saying immigrants or students or expats… and people from India and Britain…
Marketing Genius at Cinema Victoria
Some things get worse as time goes on. Others get better. Over the past five years, Cinema Victoria has somehow improved its marketing strategy. Rather than just have an old film, they…
Is Bosch on the way out?
This article is aimed at four groups of people. 1) University lecturers (especially in engineering) or other trainers of engineers, 2) those who run businesses that create appliances and other machines (including…
Fruit’s origin false: not greek, but Egyptian
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…
Are toilets and houses overpriced in Cluj?
Here we are in 2026. According to Monitorul (perhaps our favorite newspaper at the moment), the average resident of Cluj spends over half his salary on rent. Average advertised rent prices for…
“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…