Comments on: Branding Romania

By: Michael Egorow

Michael Egorow — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:59:56 +0000

We need people like you….very nice.
Continue please, you make a sense, at least to me…I don’t know how much it counts….but it will have an impact on the nation…or should I say Politicicins?
Good Job….

By: olivia

olivia — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:28:20 +0000

Looking for mocinic recipes and found Kevin… Re your experiences with Romanian girl - could it be a lesson for you both? You sound as if you have been vaccinated by a grammaphone needle. Are you aware that all nationalities produce a horrible % of undesirables? Let’s face it you must know by now who you are. The Romanian women (both young and old) that enveloped my life are nothing but kind, loving and faithfull, I have not had the misfortune yet to know of an ugly natured one as you have. Maybe your business is to remain on your side of the fence and settle with one of your beautiful culture? Now, for those moaning re: badly behaved Romanian men - stop knocking yourselves out. I’m Greek, born in Romania, 60+, was married for 40+ years to a Greek whose life-long hobbies are womanising, gambling and cheating. Yet, the Greek men I know are family devotees, hard working with eyes down. Stop whinging and get a life.

By: darian

darian — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:57:17 +0000

Thank you for writing. Please, continue.

By: kaybee

kaybee — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:42:21 +0000

I lived in Romania (Bucharest) for almost 10 years, and I have learned to love all things Romanian! But I think Romania’s quality ‘brand’ is the love, concern, friendship and hospitality of her people. If I miss anything, it’s that. I made so many wonderful friends, and those friendships continue (as best they can via various forms of technology!). We don’t have that kind of wonderful ‘brand’ in North America — it’s a closeness, a genuineness of relationship, between friends and within families, that I have not known anywhere else in the world.

In my mind, that is what characterizes Romanians. If there was anything ‘ugly’ I would say it is the lack of faith/patriotism that Romanians have in their country and their determination to leave the country behind, with most never looking back. I DO understand why — and I have no idea how I would react had I been born and raised in Romania and lived all my life under such difficult conditions. Perhaps I would react in the same way, so I am not judging. But it breaks my heart to see so many young, intelligent, highly gifted men and women come to North America and get ‘lost in the shuffle’ over here, when their giftedness could be used to help re-build Romania. So many of the Romanians I have met over here don’t want to even talk about their country, and are not really happy to know that I once lived there. (It DOES bless my heart when I hear that some who have immigrated are now making the decision to return to Romania since it is on the upswing, economically).

Regarding the future of Romania, I don’t know a lot about politics or economics, but if her people continue to maintain their integrity (those who DON’T have integrity are in the minority - they are the ones who make a lot of noise and get a lot of publicity), and their faith in God and in the ultimate goodness of their country, I believe the future is very bright. I’ve only been away from the country for 2 years, so on my next visit I expect to see many great changes, but if not — I will be thrilled to meet up with all my good Romanian friends again!

Thanks for this blog — I was enjoying reading it and had missed it!

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:05:34 +0000

I have never posted anything before, but, I enjoy reading your blog. =) It is always good to get the perspective of another, no matter how much you agree or disagree. So, thank you, for having the cajones to publicize your own opinion and experience.

1. What Romania means to you? Why?

Romania means contradiction to me. In the rural areas - my favorite places - you find a completely different sort of person and lifestyle than in the major cities. It is perhaps the most… dizzying differences of lifestyle from person to person you will find in one country outside of perhaps China or India. Personally, I like this, because I am torn for the love of pre-industrialized values and methodology, but also for the gifts that industrialization has offered the world. The internet, for example. =)

2. What characterizes Romanians - the good, the bad and the ugly? And why?

Struggle, I think. More than any European country, I think Romania struggles; with corruption, with poverty, with self-identity and a sense of purpose.

3. How do you see the future of Romania and why? Political, social, economic, global, artistic/cultural- any perspective you fancy.

I see the future of Romania as being very good, especially with the Crisis of the West- the devaluation of their markets, loss of many fortunes with the weak stocks, etc. …. My friends in America and U.K. mention that many of their own financiers describe coming years as a depression. If that is so, it would force the West to rely more on foreign markets, as their own cannot be supported.