What’s the best way to get an expat pissed? Argue about which dialect of the English language is spoken most often by foreigners to the language, specifically here in Bucharest, Romania. So, for those English speaking people NOT from the UK, you understand what I am saying. For those of you from the UK, you’re probably lost already… pissed?...

George Clooney typically hits home runs with his movies… most of the time. In theaters now is the move The American, starring, none other than George himself. As Americans, we went to see this movie at AFI Palace Cotroceni Megafun Bucharest Romania Super-duper bigtime mall (or whatever they have changed their ridiculous name to now). Afi still has the...

The story of the Rromi in France and the “prepaid holidays” is somewhat old news by now, as it is run and re-run nearly everyday on Bucharest and Romanian news programs. What you may not know (and may also shed some light on what this is all about) are some of the deeper stories going on behind the scenes… When French police arrived at...

As Bucharest Expat gains momentum, we tend to sit down and reflect upon what it is that makes Bucharest Expat unique. What is our goal? Who are we trying to reach? Why does Expat exist in Bucharest Romania? First let’s address the “we” in Bucharest Expat. Bucharest Expat is a group of expats from all walks of life that live and work in...

So what concept should go over well in Bucharest? As we travel from coffee shop to coffee shop in search of a “daily” place to sit, hangout, chat, get some internet work accomplished, and most of all enjoy a cup of near PERFECT coffee, we are met with miserable failure. Bucharest, and Eastern Europe in particular is awash with soulless, emotionless,...