Romania

Originally Posted by Raspberry

On my home from Athens a couple of days ago, I did an overnight stop in Bucharest, Romania........the women there are so attractive, and they seem to be rather pleasant......kind of makes me want to spend a little more time there next time.

Anyone correspond with women with Romania? Anyone spent a little time there?

Something to consider in the future, after seeing what I saw.....

Originally Posted by GoingToRussia

Hi Ras.

I was in Moldova earlier this year. This country was controlled and influenced for many decades by Romainia, even the county's national language is Romainian. Moldova had some very beautiful, kind, educated, and helpful women. Very similar to RW, infact exactly like RW.

The Bulgarian women I saw last month were just drop dead gourgious! It must be a European thing.

Originally Posted by Rick1234

Actually, Moldova was a Romanian province until the second world war when it was occupied by Stalin and later transformed into one of the 15 republics which composed the Soviet Union. Even now after million of people were deported in Stalin era and the forced russification 70% of the population still understand and speak Romanian.

Originally Posted by OzGuyLooking

Romanians are NOT Romany, there are many Romany in Romania but to brand an entire country because of a small ethnic minority is ethnocentrism at its darkest level.

I have been chatting to a beautiful lady from Bucharesti everyday since early January. She is literally the gentlest soul I have ever had the pleasure to communicate with. She is teaching me Romanian and if it is possible I plan to meet her around October in Romania.

The Romanian language is "apparently" the closet thing to Vulgar Latin as is possible. Vulgar Latin was the common language of the Roman Empire. It is true if you can understand Spanish, French and to a certain extent Portuguese you will be able to pick up the general meaning of things in Romanian.

The lady I communicate with often gets the "are you Romany?" question thrown at her from Westerners who have no idea. She has told me it upsets her greatly when people talk about Romania when they don't know what has happened there and the only thing they do know comes from movies or racists ideals.

I didn't want to say anything as I know what type of responses I will cop from some people here, but some peoples comments need to be put in context.

Originally Posted by GoingToRussia

Yes, Moldova was part of Romania before WW2, then the Nazis came through and leveled the land, then there was an earthquake that levele the land, then the Russians cam ethrough and leveled the land. Needless to say, there are few buildings left that were built in the 40s. Their architecture is "Neuvo Russian"! Quite a mix of different styles and doesn't look like a Russian/Soviet city, more European actually.

Originally Posted by GoingToRussia

Yes very true I/O, Romanians and Moldovans usually don't like each other. My fiancee calls them gypsies....

Originally Posted by I/O

Based on what I have seen, Romania is both geographically and culturally, the breakover point between east and west. I've spent several weeks in Romania at different stages over the last 3 years and if guys are looking for a simpler place to travel, Romania is certainly far simpler than further east. However, if a guy is seeking a Russian woman, I think he should go to the source.

I/O

Originally Posted by Rick1234

I think that honor goes to Bulgaria.

Originally Posted by BluesTraveler

Why the hell are the people in Luxembourg so rich???
source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publica...world-factbook/

Originally Posted by OzGuyLooking

Chilli, I will keep you informed. You and a couple of others are the only people until today that new about my Romanian plans.

I don't mind doing a buddy double, but if things go to plan I'll be leaving you at the motel

Originally Posted by Chillidog

That's the way I hope it turns out for you
won't be saying in the hotel, I'll be walking the streets alone, checking out the country and culture it will all be good, hey while I am checking out the sites might just find something for myself

Originally Posted by OzGuyLooking

Chilli, I will keep you informed. You and a couple of others are the only people until today that new about my Romanian plans.

I don't mind doing a buddy double, but if things go to plan I'll be leaving you at the motel

Originally Posted by OzGuyLooking

mmmmmmmmmmmmm. There is a Motel around the corner from the lady I chat to. She lives within 500 of a lake and the Motel is on the shore. Sure its not like a motel in a country town but more like the ones near Sydney International Airport but nonetheless it is still a Motel.

Originally Posted by nocomfortzone

On my one trip to Ukraine they did not know what a motel was and suspect motels are more a thing of more prosperious western countries like Australia, USA and Canada etc.

Originally Posted by nocomfortzone

Romania sounds a very depressed country for the most part. I know someone from Romania and they also don't paint a very happy picture of life there. Sounds grim and looked it on the doco aswell. It is sad to hear about. I hope they can leave there and goto somewhere else they'll feel more of lifes opportunities. Both Moldova and Romania look like some of the places really struggling to move on from former days

Originally Posted by OzGuyLooking

This is something that I don't really understand, I read stuff on the net and it explains how Romania's economy is growing really well, how unemployment is better than many countries in the western world etc. but people think things are depressed. I don't mean to sound rude but I think we need to stop looking at things like westerners and look at things through they eyes of the people, so to speak, who live in these countries.

Originally Posted by OzGuyLooking

Bucharest has been called the Garden City so in my mind I have a picture of Adelaide and would like to see it.

Originally Posted by I/O

Interesting and pretty in some places, it is, Adelaide it ain't.

I/O

Originally Posted by OzGuyLooking

Go out to Elizabeth etc.

Originally Posted by I/O

Elizabeth is a good deal upmarket from much of Bucharest.

I/O

Originally Posted by OzGuyLooking

I apologise NCZ, I took your comment the wrong way. I understand what the lady you talk to means but I also understand what the lady I talk to and my ever increasing bigger lists of contacts there means about there country. Many people there are very excited about its future the only trouble the people I talk to are finding is the preconceptions other peoples have of them (e.g. being that all Romanians are thieves and liars and cant be trusted) also that their backward.

Even though they have one of the fastest growing economies in Europe they still have about 1/4 of the population living below the poverty line. Most Romany are in this group and many of the others would be immigrants from other countries such as Bulgaria.

A comment has been made about Bucharesti being a *****hole, I think most cities are like that and the only city I have seen in Australia that I actually like the city itself is Adelaide. Bucharest has been called the Garden City so in my mind I have a picture of Adelaide and would like to see it. Before I get told I will be disappointed, that is my problem.

Originally Posted by Rick1234

Well, I lived in Romania 20 years of which 9 years in Bucharest, so if you need information about Romania just ask me. Actually Bucharest was called before the second WW "little Paris"..

Originally Posted by Rick1234

Bucharest is a European capital, a vibrant city, with a lot of things to do and to see but its very crowded, polluted. The infrastructure is too old to support so many cars and people so they are rebuilding it. In many places the city looks like a huge construction site and there are big traffic jam almost all the time. .

Originally Posted by Rick1234

I by far would prefer one of those small or medium town in Transylvania. They are much nicer, quieter and the people are nicer too.

Originally Posted by OzGuyLooking

I apologise NCZ, I took your comment the wrong way. I understand what the lady you talk to means but I also understand what the lady I talk to and my ever increasing bigger lists of contacts there means about there country. Many people there are very excited about its future the only trouble the people I talk to are finding is the preconceptions other peoples have of them (e.g. being that all Romanians are thieves and liars and cant be trusted) also that their backward.

Even though they have one of the fastest growing economies in Europe they still have about 1/4 of the population living below the poverty line. Most Romany are in this group and many of the others would be immigrants from other countries such as Bulgaria.

A comment has been made about Bucharesti being a *****hole, I think most cities are like that and the only city I have seen in Australia that I actually like the city itself is Adelaide. Bucharest has been called the Garden City so in my mind I have a picture of Adelaide and would like to see it. Before I get told I will be disappointed, that is my problem.

Originally Posted by nocomfortzone

Adelaide is called the cities of churches. I been to Adelaide many many times but would not want to live there...lol... it is like a big country town.. which is probably why it keeps itself away from a bit city feel.

Originally Posted by nocomfortzone

I don't have much idea what Bucharest is like or any Europen cities for that matter. But Romania in general I only been learning about via a friend I know online and I only know what she teels me so it is not a well rounded understanding of many people there like you might have or people that have visited there many times.

Originally Posted by OzGuyLooking

I'll remember that, I have been advised by a new contact to try and contact people in Cluj. What do you think?

Originally Posted by OzGuyLooking

Mate we are all learning about places that are new to us from people who live there, I may know something you haven't found out yet and you will know something I haven't found out yet. Lets share what we know so neither of us suffer from foot in mouth syndrome with the ladies we are communicating with. Maybe we should start a Romania section in the RMP (if that's allowed) so we can share our knowledge (any Admin reading this? Hint, Hint).
Do you know any of the language?

Originally Posted by I/O

Romania, home of "Vlad the Impaler" (Count Dracula), perhaps the most extreme of the puritanicals in recorded history.

Spectacularly beautiful country in so many ways, but Bucharest, although vibrant city is IMO a schithole. The women folk are generally somewhat darker in complexion than those further east and when you get to know them a little, there is a certain ruthlessness which I haven't seen so much further east.

Moldova was certainly part of Romania prior to Stalin and in fact one eastern province of Romania is still named Moldavia (Slightly different spelling and it varies depending on who you talk with). Interestingly, I have found with both Moldovan people and Romanian people, there is little love lost between the two. If you dig down a little, they can be quite scathing of each other.

Romanian language is very much it's own, however if one can speak a little Spanish or better still, Italian, one can understand something of a conversation and often be understood. The latin alphabet makes it so much easier for the westerner to read street signs or suchlike from a map and so forth than perhaps it is in Russia or Ukraine.

Based on what I have seen, Romania is both geographically and culturally, the breakover point between east and west. I've spent several weeks in Romania at different stages over the last 3 years and if guys are looking for a simpler place to travel, Romania is certainly far simpler than further east. However, if a guy is seeking a Russian woman, I think he should go to the source.

I/O

Originally Posted by Link

I think that thanks to Romania's location and background a lot of blood was mixed into the country (Latin, Slavic, Turkish, Germanic, Anglo-Saxon, etc etc) that contributed to bring some of the most good looking Women in Latin Europe in my opinion.

Originally Posted by GoingToRussia

Well since we are talking about Romania, my fiancee needs to go to Bucharest to get her visa. She doesn't like going alone so I was wondering if anyone knows someone that would meet her in Bucharest and get her around where she needs to go like for eating, taxis, and translation. They would of course be paid for their time.

Originally Posted by GoingToRussia

Well since we are talking about Romania, my fiancee needs to go to Bucharest to get her visa. She doesn't like going alone

Originally Posted by I/O

GTR, Is she flying or travelling by bus? Is she staying in a hotel or apartment?

I/O

Originally Posted by GoingToRussia

She would probably travel by bus or train. I would think she would only need someone for no more then 4 hours so she wouldn't need an apartment or a hotel.

I should amend this post. I'm not sure how many hours she would need. It all depends on when she arrives and when her appointment is. I would of course pay for any services, cab fees, and meals.

Originally Posted by GoingToRussia

She would probably travel by bus or train. I would think she would only need someone for no more then 4 hours so she wouldn't need an apartment or a hotel.

I should amend this post. I'm not sure how many hours she would need. It all depends on when she arrives and when her appointment is. I would of course pay for any services, cab fees, and meals.