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…
Why do European social media platforms fail?
If you’re French and in your thirties, you might remember the blogging platform SkyRock. For business, the French also had Viadeo, a LinkedIn competitor that seemed to offer the same functionality. (And…
Will Romanian streamers have fewer choices?
Netflix is buying Warner Brothers. I can hear the ‘so-what’ chorus. “Nu-mi pasa. So Breaking Bad will buy Bugs Bunny. They still will be dwarfed by the mouse. Remember when AOL bought…
Finnish education information
There is a lot of misinformation about studying in Europe. For European union citizens, some countries are free to study at. Some students come to Romania from western Europe because the cost…
Flash mob created by impromptu rap in town center
Piata Unirii, Cluj Napoca. An impromptu rapper, who claims to be performing this evening, gathered a short crowd with samples of his act this afternoon. (Or, perhaps it was just turning noon.)…
Top Picks at the christmas market – exotic fruit
If you are new to Cluj, you might have heard about the Langos. While some of the Langos at the Christmas market taste okay, not all are up to the usual quality. …
Can AI be used to learn languages?
Some languages have more regular prosidy than others, or are more phonetic than others. English and French have a common phonomenon that doesn’t really exist in Romanian (and probably not much in…
Store brand shoes in Cluj, tested
Most of the world has the same shoes. Unless you are getting pirated products, you will find the same Adidas in Cluj as you would in Tokyo or New York City. We…
Don’t worry, Gru did not steal the moon
A mini-moon will be on display in Cluj Napoca. It is based on NASA photos, and will look like the moon might have if Gru from Despicable Me really succeeded in shrinking…
Update on the Mississippi Miracle
This is about Cluj, not Mississippi, right? Well, as we’ve shown before, Cluj businesses which claim to provide services in English (including those that translate advertisements into English), use bad English that…