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Our favorite former SF author, CTP, is back with another seemingly antiziganist or racist controversy, again on former PM and current PSD candidate for president, Dancila. He made fun of her family name etymology (likely Romani or Gypsy) and an anti-discrimination group / person entered the fray.

When friends ask me about immigrating to Canada, my first answer is always DON’T!. However, though I’ve already written about this in the past, I have yet do so in English, so I’ll do so here, especially since yesterday I answered another reader.

I promised a reader to answer a thoughtful provocation on Herta Mueller and I finally keep (or try to) my word. I am replying to Mr Mihail Lungu in regards to how opportune and appropriate was my declared enthusiasm for her work and her Nobel.

Based on my mistaken belief that there may be people reading this, I go ahead with my recommendations, after the intro and Asia. PISA is not just a set of tests, it comes with suggestions and recommendations.

Despite having better things to do and write about, a recent article published by Deutsche Welle annoyed me enough to get me to write about the non-debate happening in USA and discuss abortion.

I’ve two heavy things on my mind right now, and unlike WhatsApp frustrations, I don't think I'll be able to balance them with some happier, care-free thoughts. The second part of the title was inspired by a comment left by Blegoo about a year ago.

I have in the past participated in 'Romanians against others' contests (such as Brancusi @ Saatchi, cum 2 Ro) and never really liked the idea. So I organized quite a few of my own on this blog (guess the relevant category) and again participated in home-grown ones (selgros, roz cu bunici, leustean, verona, economy), and that was better. This time, I have in front of me a list of Romanian inventions (docx) and I get to vote which one deserves a prize from 3M. You can and should vote as well – see the link below.

I’ve hinted before on my personal struggle with answering such philosophical questions as “where are you from?” or “where were you born.” As I started answering with “Dacia,” more and more of those asking me, unsatisfied with this answer, started to look it up. One such acquaintance, a Brazilian dude, was kind enough to let me record our conversation. So I made a movie to share it more easily (like the Jens interview).

I hesitated for one day before writing this article and telling you this story. Maybe that's cuz here in Canada we went back to regular time, "losing" one hour.

I have made the mistake to look at what Adrian Nastase had to say in his defense. It's quite persuasive. This document makes use of certain HTML5 tags that are presently supported only by Chrome / Chromium and make reading easier.

We finally get to present and hopefully elucidate our argument.

It's hard to determine when you are the source of events or when you are simply part of the current. If you're a blogger in a minor blogosphere, you might start accusing others of "stealing" from you. Me, I'm just glad that I'm being validated.

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.

Un articol din SciAm ne spune ca bacteriile care ne colonizeaza influenteaza dezvoltarea creieirului si personalitatea. Sa fie oare asta explicatia mamaligii care nu explodeaza si a fricii romanilor de a calatori?

Stateam vineri de vorba cu niste amici si chestiuni importante la ordinea zilei inceput-au sa ma framante. Despre romanismul mitocan am tot vorbit si eu si altii, dar oare nu exista probleme si cu politetea debordanta?

Incepusem sa vorbesc in articolul precedent despre acest mestesug specific romanesc, PROSTIA. Spuneam ca nu am timp sa explic de ce sunt romanii cainosi unul cu altul, si cand colo - dar ce se-ntampla – Vadim Corneliu Tudor ne vorbeste din biroul din care ar fi trebuit sa fie evacuat.

Citesc ca peste 70% din parintii romani isi bat copiii, unii pana la moarte. Nu s-au facut studii, dar inclin sa cred ca un procent mult mai mic isi circumcid fetele. Parintii romani par sa prefere pruncuciderea cirmcumciziei.

Mi-a fost varata-n ochi recent o discutie a asemanarilor intre o veche poveste hindusa si Miorita. La arhetipe(se)le lui Jung (si chiar Nietzsche) nu cred ca voi reusi s-ajung in acest articol. Este vorba despre unu' Joseph Campbell si unu' Jung si mituri universale, gen.

Am prezentat intr-un articol precedent cele 38 de modalitati de a castiga o dezbatere. Ceea ce n-am spus foarte clar (poate pentru ca mi-am dorit sa-mi spuna cineva, poate pentru ca eu insumi nu stiam) este ca de fapt acestea sunt o sinteza a unui eseu al lui Schopenhauer.

Cum am mai spus, nu sunt foarte multumit de nivelul dezbaterilor din blogo.ro-oaie. De multe ori, dezbateri care incep bine se termina prost sau nu se termina deloc. Ce sfaturi ar putea fi oferite celor care vor sa castige cu orice pret?