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@JihadAbdo is an L.A.-based actor with more than 43 films, tons of TV series and lots of plays in four languages. One of those languages is Romanian.

We're busy, we got stuff to do, but no matter how busy we are (or maybe because we are so), we need to make time for art.

Let us explore and make a bit of historical fun of the announcement of Louis CK stepping on Cage’s path, in Romania – a story that may be false and could possibly be fake. Most importantly, CK stands for a Hungarian name, which is why my Romanian compadres might worry that they are being invaded by the Great Hungarian Junta using Louis as a Trojan condom. 

Citeam recent un articol destul de trist cum ca tinerii absolventi de teatru n-o duc taman bine. Si m-au pocnit amintiri cu Costinesti si Festivalul Tinerilor Actori.

Nu am dat bacul in Romania fiindca am parasit tara in clasa XI-a. Am dat insa examenul de admitere la Balcescu - a devenit ulterior Sf. Sava si am fost ultima generatie care a dat examenul de treapta a II-a. Am fost asadar curios care au fost cerintele de examen si care au fost rezultatele..

Citeam recent despre filmul unor bloggeri din Cluj si-am inceput sa-mi amintesc de intamplari din Ardeal. Apai sa va zic si voua.

The Romanian expression would be “niste carnati expirati” though in English I could’ve called them hotdogs or patsies just the same. Now, I owe a new installment in an older series, due to a debt born in comments; I know that and I’ll get to it eventually. However, this one is simpler and takes less time to write, which is why I am writing it now, quickly.

Periplul legii educatiei este o poveste care pare sa demonstreze cat de alambicat si contrar interesului national a devenit procesul politic. Imi este imposibil sa urmaresc firul asa ca ma voi axa pe situatia actuala.

The wall is a symbol. In Romania, it separates Romanian Roma who are dark-skinned from Romanian Roma who are (slightly) whiter. Read this while listening to Pink Floyd’s full album (live) or just another brick.

Aflu de pe twitter ca in Romania oamenii urmaresc cu sufletul la gura premiile 10. Si apoi se mira..

Dupa ce-am dezbarligat nitel promovarea turismului romanesc, ne oprim asupra unor scandaluri mai recente si poate mai reale. Este vorba despre moneda cu patriarhul antisemit si, poate intr-un articol viitor, atacul lui Sarko impotriva romilor.

After #yeslavot let’s see who won and why..

I have a ton of things to do so that I can leave. However, part of the preparation is to look through local stuff and one such thing is this. The theft of a tablet in a small town, used subsequently to publish photos of the new owner, is a good opportunity to explore questions about policing, bias, antiziganism / racism and herd mentality.

While writing about Jihadi Jay Abdo, I had started writing about foreigners who study in Romania and half-way through I realized that this deserves a separate article. I had previously assumed (nature) that the Romanian prime-minister’s (Ponta) many scandals, some centered around his plagiarizing of his doctoral thesis will taint Romanian education and significantly decrease its appeal. Further investigation revealed that many are still interested, although it is hard to determine to what extent the scandals have caused the Romanian tuition fees to be the lowest in Europe, or that is due to other market forces. As usual, the links are listed at the end.

Mentionam in RSC, punctualitatea romaneasca si Oblio concertul RSC de iarna, care intre timp a avut loc pe 14 Decembrie. Am navigat printre colinde, partituri si recitaluri pentru a face un mic colaj de simtire, incluzand atat video clipuri youtube, cat si poze.

Discussing the tragedy is inescapable. I had started doing this a few days ago, focusing mostly on Andrei Anghel, but didn’t have the time to say all that I wanted to say, which is why I’m continuing here.

I have met quite a few Germans lately. One of them told me about his happy road trip through Romania and the Moldovan Republic, and I thought his story is worth sharing here.

I happened to be in the area so I decided to pay the consulate a visit, not expecting to be able to vote, but hoping to learn more info about my programmed visit for my passport renewal. I didn't waste a lot of time, but in typical Romanian fashion, someone managed to use my time with info that is likely useless.

Mno, o poveste numai cu blonde cracanele ar fi incompleta. Musai ii sa va zic si eu despre o bruneta. Si stiu ca e-aiurea sa va zic de ea fara poza, mai bine zis fara poza reala, dar e atat de buna incat nu i-as face poza publica sub nici o forma..