What is a word? Well, I used four words to ask that question, right? But people who create spaced-repetition apps, and create word frequency lists, to learn languages don’t understand what a…
Superheroes, the undead, and other dual personalities
Filmmakers in Eastern and Central Europe don’t seem to want to deal with the obvious horror theme. You can find “Dracula’s” castle packed with tourists, but the real Vlad Tepes was only…
Are two major Romanian newspapers on strike?
I bought a copy of Libertatea last Saturday and noticed something. About half the paper seemed to be dedicated to Sudoku games and things that were even less newsworthy than Sudoku. Now,…
Romanian vocabulary for biblical reading (B2-C1 level) 2 Corinthians
by Fatca Pop 25 September, 2023 If you can read to B2 level, you still may have trouble understanding the Cornelescu or Romanian Orthodox Bibles. Some of the words in them are…
Don’t be scammed by electricity “renewals”
Every city in the world has its scammers, con artists, crooks, or as you say in Romanian, escrocii, înșelatori, șarlatani. , In your own city, you are probably used to the uniforms…
Tomorrow is European Day without a car
22 of September is the European Day without a car. In Brussels, it was one of the most exciting days of the year. You could rollerblade across what were normally busy streets,…
Proven Yoga breathing techniques – and others to avoid
When most people think of Yoga, they think of impossible stretches. Others may know of the religious background to yoga. Romanian Mircea Eliade was the first European to study yoga in depth. …
Volunteers clean Huedin and Floresti
If you live in Cluj-Napoca, you have probably been to Floresti. It is the suburb to the west which hosts Vivo Mall, the fastest growing area of Cluj. You might also know…
rental fraud – repeat offender in Cluj Napoca
Do you want to rent a place for Untold? Okay, but make sure the person letting the apartment has the right to do so. A man from Cluj-Napoca was arrested for letting…
Bible words that aren’t used in polite English
Hey Cluj! Hello fellow English learners. So, some of you may be learning English, like me, through self study. We may watch Netflix, or read books, or newspapers, and think that those…