Myths about Romania corrected
*We are not Russians, our politics is no longer influenced by Russia, and even in the past all we had in common with Russia was the thing we had in common with all other communist countries: Communism
*People coming from Romania are Romanians. They can be more type of Romanians:
-Romanians with Hungarian ethnicity
-Romanians with Rroma ethnicity
-and so on
*Romania is much more that just an ex communist country
*Romania is not a poor country. The people in Romania just don't know how to make the most of its riches
*Romania is not a country of corruption, is just filled with people that got used to it
*Life is NOT cheap in Romania. Indeed people don't earn much, but life is as expensive as in many other countries.
*Bran is NOT the home of Count Dracula. The image behind Count Dracula was not an evil person, but a ruler that wanted to teach people what discipline is. Apparently they forgot.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Romania is more than what you see in the news
It is interesting to see how limited the news are. Wherever you are in the world I bet you have a pretty bad opinion of Romania and Romanians. Well, you should know that Romania is more than the news shows.
Romania is more than the sad, depressing and grey pictures it is presented in. Although we don't really deserve them because we don't take care of anything, the natural landscapes in Romania are impressive, some rustic villages are lovely places to spend a holliday in and the people that inhabit these places are friendly and helpful.
Another thing that Romania is not, well, it is not the country where Roma people come from, the people that come from Romania are ROMANIANS. The ones that might be Romanian Roma people are of ROMA ETHNICITY. You should also know that the Roma people have many facilities in Romania because of their ethnicity, but sometimes when outside they forget to mention their ethnicity.
The same thing happens with some Romanians of Hungarian ethnicity. If they ever steal, or do something bad outside the country they forget to mention their ethnicity. I am proud that my country has so many different people in it, I just consider it unfortunate that they forget that the differences that they want to be acknowledged while in Romania are never admitted when doing something bad outside the country.
Romania is more than the sad, depressing and grey pictures it is presented in. Although we don't really deserve them because we don't take care of anything, the natural landscapes in Romania are impressive, some rustic villages are lovely places to spend a holliday in and the people that inhabit these places are friendly and helpful.
Another thing that Romania is not, well, it is not the country where Roma people come from, the people that come from Romania are ROMANIANS. The ones that might be Romanian Roma people are of ROMA ETHNICITY. You should also know that the Roma people have many facilities in Romania because of their ethnicity, but sometimes when outside they forget to mention their ethnicity.
The same thing happens with some Romanians of Hungarian ethnicity. If they ever steal, or do something bad outside the country they forget to mention their ethnicity. I am proud that my country has so many different people in it, I just consider it unfortunate that they forget that the differences that they want to be acknowledged while in Romania are never admitted when doing something bad outside the country.
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