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Cybophonia
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Vorbesti foarte bine romaneste. Felicitari!
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Cybophonia
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What is it that you like the most about Romania/Romanians?
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Cybophonia
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A short clip from an interview by Miceal Ledwith on a Romanian TV channel.
Miceal Ledwith was former adviser to Pope John Paul II, dean of St. Peter’s College in Wexford Diocesan, former chairman of the Conference of Heads of Irish Universities and former member of the leadership of the European University Rectors Conference : youtube.com/watch?v=AfDfq0w-G34
Perhaps you also heard of the Tartaria Tablets and romanian history?
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ora_pro_nobis
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I had the great pleasure of visiting Romania when I was at school and met some lovely people!
Here in London we have some recent Romanian migrants and I do see some antipathy towards them - part of the general trend of nasty racism towards newcomers. There is always a small minority of racists in any generation, when my father came to England from Ireland in the 50s he was subjected to plenty of casual racism, as were Indians and Caribbean people. In the late 19th century the same treatment was meted out to Jews fleeing the persecution in Russia/Eastern Europe, Back in the early 18th century it was the Huguenots!
Sadly there are racists in all societies who want to make other peoples’ lives a misery - as Catholics we should take a stand and “welcome the stranger”.
You are in my prayers, Cybophonia
Here in London we have some recent Romanian migrants and I do see some antipathy towards them - part of the general trend of nasty racism towards newcomers. There is always a small minority of racists in any generation, when my father came to England from Ireland in the 50s he was subjected to plenty of casual racism, as were Indians and Caribbean people. In the late 19th century the same treatment was meted out to Jews fleeing the persecution in Russia/Eastern Europe, Back in the early 18th century it was the Huguenots!
Sadly there are racists in all societies who want to make other peoples’ lives a misery - as Catholics we should take a stand and “welcome the stranger”.
You are in my prayers, Cybophonia
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Jelrak_TB
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Because Romanian also has some slavic roots there are parts of this I just don’t get, but I am understanding that "France and Italy are preferred in Romania. There is a historic cultural legacy…with France that families copy from Paris that…educated in a good manner. These are ideal…French cultural modes.
And of course the French bit: “It is equally agreeable to live in Quebec where everyone speaks French.”
Now for Google Translate:
Of all countries, France and Italy appear to be preferred in Romania. From Historically, the Romans had cultural links with France findca in past centuries wealthy families sent their children to Paris to make education and manners. When you return home, they bring ideas, culture and French fashion.
Well not exactly 10 out of 10…but…?
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Jelrak_TB
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I liked the sound of the language…and the people I met who spoke it seemed very friendly. I also found that some of the Romanian immigrants where I was living were highly educated, but were living fairly humble lives due largely to bureaucratic reasons. For example one of them was a former aerospace engineer who was now consigned to packing groceries for a living. Another was a doctor who had to do manual labor. That they were dealing with these set-backs in a humble and non-complaining way was as inspiring as it was disheartening. They seemed to be very honest and hard-working people…I simply enjoyed being with them…they were very down-to-earth.
I tried to learn the language a bit…but I had to move away before I got deep enough into it…afterwards I did not meet many Romanians where I lived later and so there seemed no real point in continuing to learn it…it is a shame because I would have like to.
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Jelrak_TB
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My translation: “You speak Romanian very well…felicitations…!”
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Eliza10
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I also never heard of Romania being hated. And we have a lot of immigrants!
Its always hard being a stranger in a strange land!
After college I went to Texas (another state here in America) from a small city in another state here (New York), where I worked to put my new husband through school. At first I thought Texas was the most POLITE state in the country. People were so friendly! Then I learned - just because a Texan is friendly to you, it does not * mean they want to be friends with a Yankee! *(What a Texan calls a New Yorkers). It was pretty lonely the first year there. I longed for New York where you knew exactly where you stood with people.
Cultural differences can be a put-off to people. You probably are making cultural mistakes you have not clue about. I remember being told I talk too fast. (The part of Texas I went to talked real slow). As I made friends, I just naturally mirrored how they talked, and I put people off less. Eventually we did make friends, and had quite a send-off party when we left. Such a contrast to the first year.
Such differences must be even bigger when its another country. I will pray you make a friend. It really only takes a new friend or two to start turning things around. When you have a small friendly circle of people in your life, the unfriendly ones, the anti-ones, the too-busy ones - they just won’t matter so much any more.
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