Strange things are going on in Cluj. Small shops are offering refunds, no questions asked after complaints. Food isn’t necessarily spoilt (they might be), but it is acting as if a fridge…
Category: opinion
Are Renault’s requirements realistic?
Who buys Dacias? I don’t know how reliable my sources are, but I made some tables… dacia sales (1) Romania expats(2) Overall car sales (3) France 11115 156,700 116377 Italy 8763 880,400…
Europe is too dependent on the internet
Now, there are certain ways that Internet connection can help us. Even before the lock down, secondary students in Britain took classes online because their schools couldn’t offer them. Teachers from other…
Romanian National Newspapers
I’m not including any “revista” in newspaper format, and I am only including those that are in the Romanian language which can be easily found in kiosks in Cluj. Revistas, or magazines,…
When not to use WhatsApp (tips for radio and bus stop audio ads)
Clujeans use WhatsApp a lot. Real estate agents ask you to contact them via WhatsApp, university instructors share homework via WhatsApp groups*, accountants and lawyers send and ask for sensitive documents via…
Actual job descriptions on eJobs.ro
“Minimum: High School or Technical school with 3+ years industry experience Basic technical and mechanical skills Skilled in reading and interpreting electro-mechanical assembly drawings and BOMs Demonstrated high level of attention to…
Correction: Calea, not strada moților
I think we got the address wrong. Copy-Paste failed us, we should have done our own research. But we got it from the horse’s mouth? Well, I think the horse was wrong. …
What can Romania do to ready its military?
We see the writing on the wall. The larger powers are asking and taking. A Canadian province that never had a referendum before might vote to break up. (We knew that Quebec…
Four Cluj Newspapers, compared, 2026
You’ve probably seen Hey Cluj reference Romanian newspapers in some of our stories. If you want to learn Romanian, or you just want to improve your grammar, or simply keep up with…
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…