Comments on: Finding Romania http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/12/finding-romania/ Writings and whereabouts Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:35:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bogdan http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/12/finding-romania/#comment-1102 Bogdan Sun, 03 Sep 2006 22:40:54 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/12/finding-romania/#comment-1102 Hey, love the smell of honesty (even though it takes a boyfriend to afford it). Thing is that every Romanian would agree with you (probably even those soaked with communism, the ones who forged it). However, I would have expected a little more from your sketched Romanian experience. Ridiculous Western capitalism imitations, smelly cities and (maybe not so many, true) thieves are common in all "developing" nations. But I believe this is irrelevant - the bottle had been spilled, half Europe got tainted. What I would have loved to read is some thoughts of yours about Romanian human social relationships, as observer; one month of family reunion meets college (and me ;) ) reunion a.s.o. must have offered you some chances of differences notes. I can tell you that 50 years of Russian boot floating over can even divide a nation and not administratively (even a solid one, like 'zee' German one). Unlike wealth gaining - it will take some years but eventually streets will be cleaned, services polished, air less polluted (for sure less than in the States ;P ) - a society rebuilding will last longer (one, two generations?). I can't wait to get rid of "how do you like Romania" questions. But this "starts small", from each constituting 'piece'. Thinks like how do you see individuals interacting, average aggressiveness level (domestic, between friends, brothers), young people early life plans/intentions relevance, (probably mostly) young couples social 'look', people's expectations from their friends group and family etc. would have been (still are, though probably time receded these delicate memories) much more interesting for me. A scratch, not a Freudian analysis (well, if you have the time and proper hats...). So long - I'm leaving for my daily cursing, pissing on the street and garbage throwing out the window ration. PS. Are Romanians out of ordinary bread eaters? - thesis of one of my conationals I part some remote part of the World with (and plan to take the rest over). Hey, love the smell of honesty (even though it takes a boyfriend to afford it). Thing is that every Romanian would agree with you (probably even those soaked with communism, the ones who forged it).
However, I would have expected a little more from your sketched Romanian experience. Ridiculous Western capitalism imitations, smelly cities and (maybe not so many, true) thieves are common in all “developing” nations. But I believe this is irrelevant - the bottle had been spilled, half Europe got tainted.

What I would have loved to read is some thoughts of yours about Romanian human social relationships, as observer; one month of family reunion meets college (and me ;) ) reunion a.s.o. must have offered you some chances of differences notes.
I can tell you that 50 years of Russian boot floating over can even divide a nation and not administratively (even a solid one, like ‘zee’ German one). Unlike wealth gaining - it will take some years but eventually streets will be cleaned, services polished, air less polluted (for sure less than in the States ;P ) - a society rebuilding will last longer (one, two generations?). I can’t wait to get rid of “how do you like Romania” questions. But this “starts small”, from each constituting ‘piece’.
Thinks like how do you see individuals interacting, average aggressiveness level (domestic, between friends, brothers), young people early life plans/intentions relevance, (probably mostly) young couples social ‘look’, people’s expectations from their friends group and family etc. would have been (still are, though probably time receded these delicate memories) much more interesting for me.
A scratch, not a Freudian analysis (well, if you have the time and proper hats…).

So long - I’m leaving for my daily cursing, pissing on the street and garbage throwing out the window ration.

PS. Are Romanians out of ordinary bread eaters? - thesis of one of my conationals I part some remote part of the World with (and plan to take the rest over).

]]> By: demiagapos http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/12/finding-romania/#comment-939 demiagapos Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:54:41 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/12/finding-romania/#comment-939 now let's not be that upset. it really depends on the place(s) you visited in romania. you are right about one thing, america is pretty much the same. but there are still differences. it is just as disgusting, dirty, smelly etc. pretty much, every highway you take or state route, you'll smell the cows, california, especially, is a big garbage dump.customer service...i'm not even gonna go there...the thing is that romanians learn about america from what they see on tv (totally irrelevant) and from what they hear from romanian friends that are in america (totally irrelevant too, considering they do very little traveling and they get to express an opinion on the little corner they settled in). and all this while romanian's negative sides are widely mediatezied and not too much about america or other western countries(and they do have their negative sides). another big difference i would underline is the fact thah romanians complain about their country's general situation (though they don't do much about it)while (and that puzzles me a lot, making me to consider a certain level of intelligence among americans)i don't hear the americans complaining (unless the gas price goes up). as much as romanias think so little about their country, do americans really think that their country is so great?? p.s. rereading your article again, though i would need a whole day to answer completly, but i do need to ad : probably all of the things you listed that romanian may think they invented, are probably invented by americans.. now let’s not be that upset. it really depends on the place(s) you visited in romania. you are right about one thing, america is pretty much the same. but there are still differences. it is just as disgusting, dirty, smelly etc. pretty much, every highway you take or state route, you’ll smell the cows, california, especially, is a big garbage dump.customer service…i’m not even gonna go there…the thing is that romanians learn about america from what they see on tv (totally irrelevant) and from what they hear from romanian friends that are in america (totally irrelevant too, considering they do very little traveling and they get to express an opinion on the little corner they settled in). and all this while romanian’s negative sides are widely mediatezied and not too much about america or other western countries(and they do have their negative sides). another big difference i would underline is the fact thah romanians complain about their country’s general situation (though they don’t do much about it)while (and that puzzles me a lot, making me to consider a certain level of intelligence among americans)i don’t hear the americans complaining (unless the gas price goes up). as much as romanias think so little about their country, do americans really think that their country is so great??
p.s. rereading your article again, though i would need a whole day to answer completly, but i do need to ad : probably all of the things you listed that romanian may think they invented, are probably invented by americans..

]]> By: gorgeoux http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/12/finding-romania/#comment-917 gorgeoux Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:59:39 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/12/finding-romania/#comment-917 Good to hear from Elle, even if from an archive. The kind of archive that won't be archived too soon. Good to hear from Elle, even if from an archive. The kind of archive that won’t be archived too soon.

]]> By: Romerican http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/12/finding-romania/#comment-916 Romerican Sun, 13 Aug 2006 10:50:51 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/12/finding-romania/#comment-916 *stands up to begin the thunderous ovation of the crowds* *stands up to begin the thunderous ovation of the crowds*

]]> By: Karla http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/12/finding-romania/#comment-909 Karla Sat, 12 Aug 2006 21:07:39 +0000 http://www.owlspotting.com/2006/08/12/finding-romania/#comment-909 I love this post :) We need a slap like this every once in a while :) I do believe, however, that we need to work on our customer service skills... I love this post :) We need a slap like this every once in a while :)

I do believe, however, that we need to work on our customer service skills…

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