... you're more Romanian than we are!!!!

... You're more Romanian than we are, if you know all the "info" below.

It's nice even for us to learn new stuff about our country. :)

So, hoping you have the sense of humour, here it is: exclusively for you, a range of "common beliefs "about Romania.

You know you're Romanian when..

1. All you eat tastes like garlic and onion.

2. You try to recycle flower wraps, present wraps, and, of course, aluminium foil.

3. You're sitting next to the largest bags in the whole airport.

4. You arrive one or two hour late at parties and it seems perfectly normal.

5. Your kids have nicknames which are far from their real names.

6. After you visit someone, you keep on talking to them in front of their door for another hour.

7. Your parents never ever throw anything away and if you manage to actually throw something away, it misteriously reappears back.

8. Your curtains are made out of lace.

9. Your rugs cover every square inch of your house.

10. You have or had rugs on your walls.

11. Your mother says you're skinny even if you weigh 110 kg.

12. You have hangings at least on one door in your house.

13. Your mother recycles plastic glasses, carton plates and sandwich bags by washing them.

14. Your table-cloth is made out of vinyl.

15. Your kitchen drawers are full of empty jam jars and various other recipients.

16. Your parents call you animal diminutives when you piss them off.

17. Your mother washes clothes at 40°C. Only.

18. When you cook, you never use measuring devices.

19. You can't leave on trips unless 5 or more people accompany you to the bus, airport or train.

20. You call interurban only after 11 PM.

21. Your parents call you to ask if you ate, even if it's midnight.

22. Your parents don't realise that technology got better and when they call international they scream in the phone.

23. You've got used covers on your couches so your upholstery doesn't get dirty.

24. You don't know half the people at your wedding...because your parents invited them.

25. You can see the ground from a train's WC. While it's moving.

26. Your kid wears three jackets and a hat in September, even if outside there's 25°C.

27. You weat an overcoat from September to May.

28. If you see someone in shorts in December you think he's crazy, even if outside there's 20°C.

29. You think that milk+fruits is a good laxative.

30. You think that "urda", "mamaliga", "telemea", "zacusca", "parizer" are international foods.

31. When you have visitors you have fun by giving them the strongest liquor in the house...and if they can drink it in one shot you pour them more.

32. When you have guests and you ask them if they want anyhting, "NO" from them means "YES" to you.

33. Sour cream is a must on every food.

34. In every room, you must HAVE to find a picture or either Jesus, Mary or Joseph

35. The common cure for arthritis/back pain/common rashes/parkingson/cancer is Crema Chinezeasca (Chinese Cream) which can be found in those small red boxes with a tiger and a dragon on them.

36. Your lower drawer contains a whole pharmacy's supply, ranging from paracetamol to aspirina, tightly pressed between two paper sheets.

37. At least one of your family members drives a Dacia. (Alternative: You know what a Dacia is)

38. You get sniffed by the dogs at the airport and they find 3 Salam de Sibiu in your luggage and 4 bottles of tuica.

39. Your country's corrupt president gets suspended by an even more corrupt communist parliament.

40. You keep all the windows closed on public transport even though it's 25 degrees C outside.

41. you pretty much never wear seat belts

42. You know someone with 20 kids

43. Your mom is a doctor and force feeds you medicine for anything ranging from a headache, stomach ache to a stubbed toe

44. Your mom chased you with anything ranging from a rolling pin to a broom telling you to stop so that she could hit you

45. When your parents meet strangers and talk for a few minutes, you discover you're talking to a distant cousin

46. You have mastered the art of bargaining in grocery shopping

47. Even if you score 26/26 points at the Driving Licence Test, you will still pay 250 RON as BRIBE to the policeman at the Practical driving Test (Orasul).

48. Every public servant yells at you in a public office, for any question you ask.

49. People push you everywhere, even if it's not crowded

50. Your faculty profesors keep teaching until they are 95 years old.

51. Your alcohol levels are way beyond normal limits after you go to your countryside house (la tara)
52. It's "normal" if your wedding has 600 people.


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