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While I am naturally a bit upset by the multiple levels of irony in this story, I have to admit I'm also quite irritated and disappointed. It appears that the German police has actively engaged in ethnic profiling at the Saxony Highfield festival, reported in the German press as "racial profiling", most likely because of the Gypsy/Roma/Romanian Confusion. Let us consider this news together with a few more concerning the diaspora.

Honest Ed is an iconic “Canadian Kwik-E-Mart” that will forever close its doors on December 31, 2016. If you are wondering what does this have to do with the recently arraigned Ion Iliescu, well, I couldn’t find another rhyme.

A recent Op-Ed in New York Times seems to have caused a fair amount of consternation in both Romania as well as among my diaspora friends. Ion could equally be Ion Iliescu, recently green-lighted to be re-investigated in the “Mineriada” file, Adrian Nastase, the suicidal former premier and failed presidential candidate who had become the first test case of prosecutorial overreach in the case of an elite aparatchik, or even Patrick Basham, not afraid to confront the warm, fuzzy racism/scepticism/antiziganism-fuelled consensus that Romania is “doing something”.

There are two subjects that seem to dominate the Romanian public sphere (I would say blogo.ro-oaie, but that's defunct): the religion choice in schools and the New York Times Op-Ed on corruption in Romania. I’m very tempted to make a nice hot stew out of both, but I’ll try to keep each to its own article.

I sporadically come across Dan Alexe's writings. He's a smart dude, he's courageous, and he seems to constantly be bullying "protocronists / dacologists" whom he calls "dacopaths" ("dacopati" cf Romanian original, a term most likely inspired by the derisive and pejorative “psychopaths”). I thought I deconstruct / smite him a bit.

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..

One of the best known Romanian folk stories is that of "Human Stupidity", as told by a Romanian bard from Moldova, Ion Creanga – famous for his “Recollections from Childhood”. I haven't found an English translation online, so I decided to translate it myself with the help of Google.

Much to my surprise, a movie featuring Elisabeth Hurley and filmed entirely partly in Romania has no review that I can find.

In trying to answer the map question, it might be a good idea to stat with some Dacian history. Presumably, after Trajan conquered Dacia, the men were massacred or enslaved and the Dacian state including its capital, Sarmizegetusa, obliterated then rebuilt in Roman fashion.

I found via bucurenci.ro Cosmin Alexandru's article. I jotted down a few quick thoughts.

Ministrul Justitiei are un raspuns balansat si inteligent.

Pana sa stabilim utopicul Romanistan (vezi prima parte), ar trebui sa ne facem o idee cam cati romi sunt in Europa. Si cum romii au fost ucisi si persecutati de secole in mod mult mai eficient in Europa de Vest, ii gasim astazi oficial in Europa de Est, unde sunt incontinuu parasutati dupa ce sunt vanati de politiile vestice. Cumva, Romania pare sa se fi impus ca destinatie preferata a acestor “renditii”.

Dupa cum stii, Obama a anuntat ca Osama e mort, prilej pentru a ne aminti ca “misiunea nu s-a terminat”, caz doara nu de-aia au plecat ei in Iraq.

Desi am mentionat cat de dificila este cultivarea orezului in comparatie cu graul, nu cred c-am fost suficient de clar si-am decis sa ma docomentez. Si-apoi voiu a va spune si despre limba chineza.

LE: Rice consumption has now been associated with increased exposure to arsenic (see inbonobo).`

Legea invatamantului, despre care am mai povestit in curriculum vs legea educatiei, PISA 2009 si salariul universitarilor a fost nu demult declarata constitutionala. Daca vorbeam despre motivarea profilor, ar fi util sa vorbim si despre motivarea elevilor. Fie ca te afli in tara si gandesti ca puradeii de azi, in loc sa-ti plateasca tie pensia cand vei fi mic, alb si tremurand iti vor da in cap fiindca asta este tot ce stiu sa faca sau te afli in afara tarii si ai probleme cu echivalarea diplomei din tara din pricina gloatei de analfabeti care ies in ultima vreme din facultatile de-acolo si "emigreaza" in containere, legea invatamantului pentru care guvernul planuie in curand consultatii ar trebui sa te intereseze.

Un interviu de-al lui Patapievici cu Porumboiu mi-a trezit acest articol din amintirea ancestrala. Ma aplec si eu cu aplomb si lipsa de respect asupra "revolutiei" sau ce-o fi fost. Chiar, ce-o fi fost?

Am fost incantat pana peste poate cand mi s-a propus sa exprim o opinie intr-un efort colaborativ. As putea spune chiar ca am dat din coate, pana la dureri de falange, ca sa meet editorial deadline. Iata, mai departe, ce-a iesit.

Un fost "coleg de casa" din vremea studentiei m-a contactat cu cateva zile in urma sa-mi spuna ca va fi pentru cateva zile in Toronto. Si-am inceput sa-mi amintesc.. in engleza.
We were students and life was good. We served as an inspiration for Daft Punk (non)image, though we were never adequately compensated. These French people, always taking stuff from us, hard working beer lovers

Daca ai obiceiul sa ma citesti, iti amintesti poate de articolul in care descriam situatiile de mita din imigratie, ca raspuns la interviul cu o prietena unde ea imi spunea ca nu exista spaga in Canada. Ei bine, judecatorul cu pricina a fost gasit vinovat de "tradarea increderii" si "luare de mita".

Ce poate fi mai existential decat aceste doua subiecte? Tratarea lor in doua filme superbe, filme care mi-au marcat dezvoltarea psiho-sexuala.