I have heard from my wife and many other people over and over the “horror” stories of what may and sometimes does transpire regarding males vs. females on public transportation in Bucharest. On a local news program (a subsidiary of PRO TV) there was a spot on the growing dangers of “attractive” females taking...
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One of the things I hear people say over and over again in Bucharest is “wow… can this elevator be safe?” Well, you never really think too much about taking the stairs until the day you get STUCK in the elevator… for real. It happened to us today. It also sounds like the punch line...
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Happy Holidays. To all the “five finger discount” shoppers out there. We at the Bucharest Expat wish to remind you of a prior post… about a friend of ours who lost his very, very expensive camera to a thief. Well, just recently another friend of ours had his wallet pulled from his coat pocket...
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I was just asked this question, and couldn’t help but crack a smile, as I believe I asked the same question about 2 days into my arrival a couple years ago; OMG what’s with all the stray dogs? Are they dangerous? Here’s the deal with the dogs. People here like to own dogs, just like...
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