I think the biggest mark of character of a person or a town is what they would do with a little extra money. One of the Cluj newspapers really disappointed me on…
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75% of Romanians earn less than the average wage
You might be a student here, or might be considering moving to Romania. When I was looking at job offers, as a student, I compared the offer to the “average” wage. Also,…
A banana or a donut
Health is often promoted, but then we have the other side. Kaufland is a sponsor of the Color Run in Cluj. We heard there are color runs in other cities throughout the…
Is begging illegal?
In other places you might see signs that say things like: Do not feed the birds, do not feed the pigeons, do not feed the animals at the zoo. But You may…
Marketing Genius at Cinema Victoria
Some things get worse as time goes on. Others get better. Over the past five years, Cinema Victoria has somehow improved its marketing strategy. Rather than just have an old film, they…
Ten things we miss about Victor Orban
Our original article was ten things we should miss about Victor Orban. However, the first time we really visited Hungary was only five years ago. traffic law enforcement. The Rule of Law…
How easy is it to run a school in Cluj?
You might have looked for international schools in Cluj, and found two. Or maybe you thought you found four, and discovered one was online and one had closed down. In any case,…
Before you make a social media app…
We heard a conversation between an immigrant and some students, about a Federal Europe. The pro-federalist students mentioned that Europe doesn’t have its own Facebook or big social media companies. The foreigner…
Is Bosch on the way out?
This article is aimed at four groups of people. 1) University lecturers (especially in engineering) or other trainers of engineers, 2) those who run businesses that create appliances and other machines (including…
Bank museum exhibit in Bucurest
Occasionally, the local BNR is open to visitors. This is not one of those occasions. We heard from a foreigner who was confused after reading about the ‘Money speaks to Us” exhibit…