Comments on: Ask a Romanian // July 16 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/16/ask-a-romanian-july-16/ Writings and whereabouts Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:12:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: just a guy http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/16/ask-a-romanian-july-16/#comment-593 just a guy Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:35:47 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/16/ask-a-romanian-july-16/#comment-593 I have the exact same problem when ordering a vodka tonic. The typical romanian bar tender is not familiar with mixed drinks of any sort. I've gotten so used to it that I just tell them exactly what to put in it. If I say "give me a vodka tonic with vodka, tonic, lemon, and ice" I usually stand a pretty good chance of recieving 3 of the four requested items on the first try. Asta e I have the exact same problem when ordering a vodka tonic. The typical romanian bar tender is not familiar with mixed drinks of any sort. I’ve gotten so used to it that I just tell them exactly what to put in it. If I say “give me a vodka tonic with vodka, tonic, lemon, and ice” I usually stand a pretty good chance of recieving 3 of the four requested items on the first try.

Asta e

]]> By: you can run but you cant hide http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/16/ask-a-romanian-july-16/#comment-582 you can run but you cant hide Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:05:37 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/16/ask-a-romanian-july-16/#comment-582 are you stupid? are you stupid?

]]> By: Karla http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/16/ask-a-romanian-july-16/#comment-578 Karla Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:23:17 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/16/ask-a-romanian-july-16/#comment-578 Depending on how you define "surprisingly popular", I’d say: - The 4th of July: every year we are reminded by all Romanian media channels that the US celebrates its independence and every year we send all Americans and their president warm greetings and thoughts of eternal friendship. - Valentine's Day: we would have our own "Lovers’ Day" ten days later, but February 14th has become widely popular. - Ghetto hip-hop: a friend of mine has a son, who listens to Romanian hip hop bands singing about Romanian ghetto life. Now, that same friend has been in the States and has returned with a totally new take on the concept of "ghetto"... but I guess the bad-boy-ghetto-gangsta-man-look appeals to the Romanian crowd too. Everything else that comes to my mind is shifting away even more from your question of "pop culture" and moves toward other cultural bits that we have imported from the US. But that's a slightly different story :) Depending on how you define “surprisingly popular”, I’d say:
- The 4th of July: every year we are reminded by all Romanian media channels that the US celebrates its independence and every year we send all Americans and their president warm greetings and thoughts of eternal friendship.
- Valentine’s Day: we would have our own “Lovers’ Day” ten days later, but February 14th has become widely popular.
- Ghetto hip-hop: a friend of mine has a son, who listens to Romanian hip hop bands singing about Romanian ghetto life. Now, that same friend has been in the States and has returned with a totally new take on the concept of “ghetto”… but I guess the bad-boy-ghetto-gangsta-man-look appeals to the Romanian crowd too.
Everything else that comes to my mind is shifting away even more from your question of “pop culture” and moves toward other cultural bits that we have imported from the US. But that’s a slightly different story :)

]]> By: Romerican http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/16/ask-a-romanian-july-16/#comment-570 Romerican Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:28:41 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/16/ask-a-romanian-july-16/#comment-570 ROFLMFAO. And what establishment was that? A name might be helpful to both those would now love to show up to such a place and the rest of us who would like to avoid it. ROFLMFAO. And what establishment was that? A name might be helpful to both those would now love to show up to such a place and the rest of us who would like to avoid it.

]]> By: Sara http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/16/ask-a-romanian-july-16/#comment-539 Sara Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:42:56 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/16/ask-a-romanian-july-16/#comment-539 How do your females dress? :-) How do your females dress? :-)

]]> By: Andrew http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/16/ask-a-romanian-july-16/#comment-534 Andrew Sun, 16 Jul 2006 16:22:00 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/07/16/ask-a-romanian-july-16/#comment-534 Two questions, actually: 1) How is medical coverage set up in Romania? 2) What bits of American pop culture (TV shows, musicians) are surprisingly popular -- if any? Two questions, actually:

1) How is medical coverage set up in Romania?

2) What bits of American pop culture (TV shows, musicians) are surprisingly popular — if any?

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