Category Archives: politics

Price rise at Cluj Airport

We all know that things are more expensive at the airport, but seven euros for a box of chocolates? Yes, we heard that is the case.  Not a specific brand of chocolates, not a box, just a bar with Dracula … Continue reading

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Does Romania have free speech?

We all know the limits of free speech around the world. I would not recommend that Portuguese people go to Canada, because it is easy to mix up her and his (her looks more like he, all my cousins mix … Continue reading

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No Paypal for Romanian customers

Numerous companies do not accept PayPal payments from customers in Romania. Sure, Paypal works in Romania, but what’s the use of that if you can’t use it? Some of the companies that do not accept PayPal from Romanian-based customers – … Continue reading

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Niche streaming services available in Romania

Global Niche streaming services available in Romania Don’t trust mainstream streaming services to provide quality content?  No problem! Many niche services serve religious, political or other minorities. Here are some that we tested as available in Romania.  (Many that advertise … Continue reading

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Overcrowding to become illegal

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.  She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do.  Well, if that shoe is in Romania, some of them will have to move. You might have seen the … Continue reading

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How to find a job in Cluj

If you read the news, you might have read that Cluj is one of the easiest places in Europe to find a job.  Yet some people do not know where to look.   After two years in Cluj, this is what … Continue reading

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Romanian government to tax sunlight

Why do energy taxes exist? Is it to encourage us to use fossil fuels more sparingly, to save the environment, to preserve natural resources, to reduce dependency on imports, and to fight inflation? If so, then why does the Romanian … Continue reading

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