Romania borders a few countries, the most important borders are with Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Hungary. Now, many Romanians consider Moldova a cultural extension of Romania, so we’ll cut that out. …
Category: opinion
Is Romania safe to visit?
We normally won’t comment on things like Adonis Live. He is not in Cluj, and his channel brings out his story very clearly, in clear English. Do we really have anything to…
Romania’s pollution is getting worse, and so is obesity
When we read the weather reports, noticed that the air quality in Cluj-Napoca was going down. Then we read a blog for a Romanian travel expert who confirmed our fears. For obesity,…
The genius system of Romanian queueing
If you immigrated to Cluj in the past couple of years, you might be disappointed that the immigration service is in a cold and wet garage, and that you wait outside the…
Mind Days, review
To think of Mind Days, one should compare it to other film festivals in Cluj. I remember the 2021 edition of TIFF film festival. There was an autobiographical film where the filmmaker…
100 Romanians I never heard of
I once saw, “Top 100 Români de Pretutindeni” translated as “Top 100 Romanians from everywhere.” The translation appears to come from a self-published author who happened to get on that list. But…
ice hazard warning for walking, biking, driving in Cluj
This January has been much snowier than the previous five years. While frost could easily be found in 2023-2024, and below freezing temperatures have been common, this year seems to have more…
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…
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…