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Dispatches from an American in Romania (was ...

Last Update: Mon May 19 04:47:31 2008

+ Daca sa poate + I need a trim. But no matter where I wander along the beaches of Mamaia these days, it seems there’s no place to get a haircut. [...] fish on their sidewalk chalkboard menus but don’t actually serve it. I suppose it’s a happily quirky tweenager of [...]

+ In brief… + You have to laugh; it’s sublime. Bafta. ...

+ Get the inside scoop! + Step right up, step right up! It’s just what you’ve been waiting for: The Further Adventures of Romer!can (Extended Remix [...] the urbanity of modern Romania in search of the elusive şaorma. Get all the details in this expanded real-life tale, featuring [...]

+ Craciun la Londra + Take my advice; never travel to London at Christmas. All the sights are there to see, of course. The cityscape is inviting with clean [...] pubs, and safe neighborhoods. One has every incentive to explore the multitude of offerings on foot. Tired as I am of seeing [...]

+ Finally + It feels as though I were almost acasa again. Dar, home is where the inima is. ...

+ LOL + Ce faceti acolo? ...

+ A fost curentul… + (Mulţumesc lui Inşelatora pentru foto.) ...

+ You know you’re in Romania when… + … rabidly pseudo-communist authorities operating within the people’s national transportation and highway bureaus [...] To ensure clarity in messaging, Romanians receive directives in easily understood, beginner-level English that they are [...]

+ Church of Communism + Since Arapaşu kicked the bucket, the religious segment of Romania has an opportunity to shed off some of the social baggage of the [...] politics and a single church remain intertwined at high-levels. Last I remembered, when high priest Toady was choreographing [...]

+ Taraf de Haidouks + (Photo by Romer!can)   (Photo by Bunissima)   (Photo by Bunissima)   (Photo by Bunissima)   (Photo by Bunissima) [...] (Photo by Romer!can) If you’ve never heard them play before, I recommend you give the Taraf de Haidouks sample video a try.