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YouTube channel talks about Romanian business successes

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Entertainment Reporter

The site: https://www.youtube.com/@vlaicudr  The topic, Romanian commercial successes, like eMag, Bitdefender, and Altex. It’s not necessarily a site celebrating great inventors, but savvy business owners who have created successful brands in Romania. Vlaicu Dragos tells us how eMag started when … Continue reading →

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100 Romanians I never heard of

Posted on January 27, 2026 by Fatca Pop

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 what is that list?  I think “Pretutindeni” can … Continue reading →

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Expat-owned bakery called “cult” on social media

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Fatca Pop

A Youtube video with nearly ten thousand views, which seems to reference other videos from instagram or bytedance, is calling a local bakery a “Cult.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGGAgRSUq5E  The title of the video is “Cluj Napoca are une Cult secret?”  (Does Cluj Napoca … Continue reading →

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UBV (not UBB) recruiting students

Posted on August 16, 2025 by Fatca Pop

If you stood by the bus stops in Cluj Napoca recently, you might have noticed two things.  One, is that despite the no smoking signs, tobacco is still on sale right by many bus stops.  Two, is that it is … Continue reading →

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MINA – Museum of immersive New Art – partial review

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Fatca Pop

We went to Mina, the Museum of Immersive New Art, in Cluj.  At fifty lei a person (40 lei for reduced tickets) you would think you got to see the entire museum.  Instead, you see a series of three short … Continue reading →

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Nokia’s real mistake (And Bosch’s Wisdom)

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Fatca Pop

If you live in Cluj, you might have seen the outdoor exhibition for Bosch near the main square. If you are new to Cluj, this exhibition may look like an advertisement. But other historical exhibitions have occupied the same space, … Continue reading →

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Learning Hungarian in Cluj

Posted on August 2, 2023 by James

When we mentioned apps to learn Romanian, one of our readers mentioned a desire to learn Hungarian. Classes If you do a quick Google search for live classes of languages in Cluj, the results might make you pleasantly surprised.  However, … Continue reading →

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Worst investments in Romania

Posted on May 5, 2023 by eReporter

You might be considering a business in Romania.  The reason?  Well, maybe you live here.  Your spouse or parents moved you here, you fell in love with the culture, you have Romanian ancestry that you are getting back in touch … Continue reading →

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Rolang school, review

Posted on May 4, 2023 by eReporter

Some say that Romanian is the easternmost latin language.  Well, like Latin, there are five noun cases in Romanian, and like other eastern languages, you find subtle suffixes that hint to a different way of thinking. I tried to teach … Continue reading →

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American citizen arrested in Cluj

Posted on April 10, 2023 by eReporter

If you live in an international town, you will notice some foreigners make the newspapers for the wrong reasons. A former x-factor contestant, an American citizen, allegedly threatened his wife, broke a few tiles, then climbed on his roof in … Continue reading →

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