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* Romania, Cehoslovacia and Serbia created NATO. (True) well kindof. You see after WW1, the Austro-Hungarian Empire desolved and Hungary lost not only Austria but 2/3 of the territories in other ethnically diverse areas of Romania, Serbia and Cehoslovacia. So after these countries saw an opportunity to break away from it, they took it and formed a 3 country alliance (named "The small Entantee") to keep Hungary in check when they would inevitably invade again to try to get its lost territories back. The pact basically said: "if Hungary attacks one of us, it's like attacking all of us and we fight it together on all sides." And that is exactly what happened: the Hungarian Royalty seeing an opportunity to gain back glory and fame took over the country with the military from its democratic government and invaded Cehoslovacia. Because of this, the alliance all invaded Hungary from South, East and North and the weakened Hungarian army could not defend all of its borders and was successfully invaded in a short time. This success of 3 weaker country taking on a former empiriel country is considered the blueprint of NATO about how military alliances even in weaker countries could overwhelm technological superior military powers.
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* Romanian love self-deprecating criticism / humor. TRUE. Romanians love humor or satire that self-depricates about themselves, basically being natural complainers. This isn't actually very unique to Romania, a lot of countries in the Balkans and abroad love this kind of humor, it is a national passtime to talk down about your life, your neighbours, your mayor, your church, your town, your region, your country and everything else between the start of the Universe and God himself. HOWEVER, there is limit to how much you can do it, it matters a lot if you can gage the character of the person you are talking to, if you can banter about something unimportant and they aren't reciprocating then it is clear that they aren't into that type of banter and you should change the subject. BUT, this is very Important to foreigners, you should not engage into these kinds of banter unless you have an extended experience to draw from, like living in the country for a couple of years. Because Romanians have even less patients with outside criticism from someone who's never walked a 100 miles in their shoes. This is because Romanians know that it is only in jest and humor to bring people together, as soon as harsh words are used or criticism from an outsider is brought in, then Romanians get angered and feel attacked.
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Fun fact: Romania can be pretty much described as the UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}} of Eastern Europe. Both have long and complex relations with oppressive surrounding powers, both had a rough time in TheEighties, both pretty much opened to the world once TheNineties began (Romania with the fall of communism, Mexico with the NAFTA), both have spent a long time amidst war and rebellion, both have large diasporas living in Western Europe and the United States, respectively. And both have an [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking unhealthy obsession with maize]].[[note]]Especially maize porridge, which Romanians and Moldovans call mamaligă, but which in English-speaking countries is better known by its Italian name, polenta.[[/note]]
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Fun fact: Romania can be pretty much described as the UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}} of Eastern Europe. Both have long and complex relations with oppressive surrounding powers, both had a rough time in TheEighties, both pretty much opened to the world once TheNineties began (Romania with the fall of communism, Mexico with the NAFTA), both have spent a long time amidst war and rebellion, both have large diasporas living in Western Europe and the United States, respectively. And Both speak a Romance language, and both have an [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking unhealthy obsession with maize]].[[note]]Especially maize porridge, which Romanians and Moldovans call mamaligă, but which in English-speaking countries is better known by its Italian name, polenta.[[/note]]
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Romania joined the UsefulNotes/{{NATO}} in 2004, then UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion in 2007. It still uses its own currency (the Leu), and has yet to join the Schengen Area, due to opposition from existing members who are wary of the country's corruption. It currently plans to abolish border controls sometime in 2024, while air and maritime controls will remain in place for the foreseeable future.
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Romania joined the UsefulNotes/{{NATO}} in 2004, then UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion in 2007. It still uses its own currency (the Leu), and has yet to join the Schengen Area, due to opposition from existing members who are wary of the country's corruption. It currently plans to abolish land border controls sometime in 2024, while air and maritime controls will remain in place for the foreseeable future.
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* Poverty - most street begging is actually ''professional and profitable'', playing on the [[ChronicHeroSyndrome compulsive duty of the average Romanian to appear compassionate]].
Update on this in 2023: it recently came out that Romania has the highest number of millionaires in the region including Poland and Ukraine with each having double the population of Romania. It also has one the poorest regions in the EU.
Update on this in 2023: it recently came out that Romania has the highest number of millionaires in the region including Poland and Ukraine with each having double the population of Romania. It also has one the poorest regions in the EU.
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* Poverty - most street begging is actually ''professional and profitable'', playing on the [[ChronicHeroSyndrome compulsive duty of the average Romanian to appear compassionate]].
Update on this in 2023:compassionate]]. In 2023, it recently came out to light that Romania actually has the highest number of millionaires in the region including (including Poland and Ukraine Ukraine, with each having double the population of Romania. It also has Romania), and yet it remains one of the poorest regions in countries of the EU.
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Romania ('''Romanian:''' ''România''), a member of UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion, is a Eastern European country of 20 million people and one of the only two Latin countries that are [[UsefulNotes/OrthodoxChristianity Orthodox Christian]], the other one being its close relative UsefulNotes/{{Moldova}}.
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Romania ('''Romanian:''' ''România''), a member of UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion, ''România'') is a Eastern European country of 20 million people and one of the only two Latin countries that are [[UsefulNotes/OrthodoxChristianity Orthodox Christian]], the other one being its close relative UsefulNotes/{{Moldova}}.
Romania joined the UsefulNotes/{{NATO}} in 2004, then UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion in 2007. It still uses its own currency (the Leu), and has yet to join the Schengen Area, due to opposition from existing members who are wary of the country's corruption. It currently plans to abolish border controls sometime in 2024, while air and maritime controls will remain in place for the foreseeable future.
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** Prime Minister: Nicolae Ciucă
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** Prime Minister: Nicolae CiucăMarcel Ciolacu
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*[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/TotalDramaPresentsTheRidonculousRace The Ridonculous Race]] is part of the Total Drama series. The cartoon is based on the Amazing Race show so similar rules apply. Episode 7 takes place in Romania and it goes hard into the creepy vibes. It is also one of the few episodes that takes place only during the night. Gymnastics, Creepy Forrests, Castles, vampires and coffins. You can guess that the Goths feel like they are in Heaven.
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* "[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/DRCLMidnightChildren DRCL - Midnight Children]]" a manga based on Bram Stoker's "Dracula". This manga is like if you take the art style of Sailor Moon and combined it with some Junji Ito horror manga. The manga takes on a more modern approach of Dracula bring a malefical being who enjoys hunting and breaking down his prey. And the heroes are students at a boarding school. You even have two of the group that is of African and Asian descent. Throughout the manga, he displays the ability to shape-shifting into many different forms: often he takes the form of a victim of a group to give them false hope. The art style is also incredibly detailed with Romanian style of buildings, houses, even the authentic thread style kneeding. Definitely a recommend if you are a fan of the legend and want to see an original take on it.
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* "[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/DRCLMidnightChildren DRCL - Midnight Children]]" a manga based on Bram Stoker's "Dracula".Literature/{{Dracula}} . This manga is like if you take the art style of Sailor Moon and combined it with some Junji Ito horror manga. The manga takes on a more modern approach of Dracula bring a malefical being who enjoys hunting and breaking down his prey. And the heroes are students at a boarding school. You even have two of the group that is of African and Asian descent. Throughout the manga, he displays the ability to shape-shifting into many different forms: often he takes the form of a victim of a group to give them false hope. The art style is also incredibly detailed with Romanian style of buildings, houses, even the authentic thread style kneeding. Definitely a recommend if you are a fan of the legend and want to see an original take on it.
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* "[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/DRCLMidnightChildren]]" a manga based on Bram Stoker's "Dracula". This manga is like if you take the art style of Sailor Moon and combined it with some Junji Ito horror manga. The manga takes on a more modern approach of Dracula bring a malefical being who enjoys hunting and breaking down his prey. And the heroes are students at a boarding school. You even have two of the group that is of African and Asian descent. Throughout the manga, he displays the ability to shape-shifting into many different forms: often he takes the form of a victim of a group to give them false hope. The art style is also incredibly detailed with Romanian style of buildings, houses, even the authentic thread style kneeding. Definitely a recommend if you are a fan of the legend and want to see an original take on it.
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* "[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/DRCLMidnightChildren]]" php/Manga/DRCLMidnightChildren DRCL - Midnight Children]]" a manga based on Bram Stoker's "Dracula". This manga is like if you take the art style of Sailor Moon and combined it with some Junji Ito horror manga. The manga takes on a more modern approach of Dracula bring a malefical being who enjoys hunting and breaking down his prey. And the heroes are students at a boarding school. You even have two of the group that is of African and Asian descent. Throughout the manga, he displays the ability to shape-shifting into many different forms: often he takes the form of a victim of a group to give them false hope. The art style is also incredibly detailed with Romanian style of buildings, houses, even the authentic thread style kneeding. Definitely a recommend if you are a fan of the legend and want to see an original take on it.
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* "DRCL" a manga based on Bram Stoker's Dracula. This manga is like if you take the art style of Sailor Moon and combined it with some Junji Ito horror manga. The manga takes an approach of Dracula bring a malefical being who enjoys hunting and breaking down his prey. Throughout the manga, he displays the ability to shape-shifting into many different forms: often he takes the form of a victim or a group to give them false hope. The art style is also incredibly detailed with Romanian style of buildings, houses, even the authentic thread style kneeding. Definitely a recommend if you are a fan of the legend and want to see an original take on it.
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* "DRCL" "[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/DRCLMidnightChildren]]" a manga based on Bram Stoker's Dracula."Dracula". This manga is like if you take the art style of Sailor Moon and combined it with some Junji Ito horror manga. The manga takes an on a more modern approach of Dracula bring a malefical being who enjoys hunting and breaking down his prey. And the heroes are students at a boarding school. You even have two of the group that is of African and Asian descent. Throughout the manga, he displays the ability to shape-shifting into many different forms: often he takes the form of a victim or of a group to give them false hope. The art style is also incredibly detailed with Romanian style of buildings, houses, even the authentic thread style kneeding. Definitely a recommend if you are a fan of the legend and want to see an original take on it.
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* Ilie Năstase, the first tennis player on No. 1 of the ATP ranking when it was originally installed in August 1973, with two Grand Slam titles in Singles and a further five in Doubles to his credit. He managed to hold that position for nearly a year.
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* Ilie Năstase, the first tennis player on No. 1 of the ATP ranking when it was originally installed 7 in August 1973, with two Grand Slam titles in Singles and a further five in Doubles to his credit. He managed to hold that position for nearly a year.
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This interest for space seems to have been carried with them because in 2022, Romania is participating in a European space contest with an experimental green fuel flight system named EcoRocket. Basically, it is a 2 stage rocket for delivering small and medium scale satellites into space using 2 types of propulsion: a water based propulsion system to secure a boost and normal rocket fuel to secure the flight into orbit. It's more eco friendly because if successful it will use less fuel than normal rockets, and it can be reusable. The flight is meant to take place is early in the second half of 2022 and if successful it will mean that Romania will be the second country in the European Union, next to France, to launch its own satellite in space. Pretty interesting for being a deadlast in EU's eyes.
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This interest for space seems to have been carried with them because in 2022, Romania is participating in a European space contest with an experimental green fuel flight system named EcoRocket.[=EcoRocket=]. Basically, it is a 2 stage rocket for delivering small and medium scale satellites into space using 2 types of propulsion: a water based propulsion system to secure a boost and normal rocket fuel to secure the flight into orbit. It's more eco friendly because if successful it will use less fuel than normal rockets, and it can be reusable. The flight is meant to take place is early in the second half of 2022 and if successful it will mean that Romania will be the second country in the European Union, next to France, to launch its own satellite in space. Pretty interesting for being a deadlast in EU's eyes.
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* ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheConquerorOfShamballa Fullmetal Alchemist The Conquest of Shamballa]] The only FullMetal Alchemist movie, it covers the fate of Edward and Alphonse Elric after the first series in 2003 (not Brotherhood) when Edward seemingly sacrificed himself and disappeared. In actuality, Edward stepped into an alternate Universe named Earth and landed in Modern Europe before World War 2. There he met the Earth version of Alphonse in Romania and they became close friends because of their shared passion for science and technology. The movie also follows a group of Roma people(also known as gypsies), a nomad minority of Europe(mostly from Central and Eastern Europe) who Edward and Alphonse befriend and travel with. The movie is important because it shows as close of an accurate depection of their customs, lifestyle and the discrimination they go through in an animated Japanese movie.
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* ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheConquerorOfShamballa Fullmetal Alchemist The Conquest of Shamballa]] The only FullMetal Fullmetal Alchemist movie, it covers the fate of Edward and Alphonse Elric after the first series in 2003 (not Brotherhood) when Edward seemingly sacrificed himself and disappeared. In actuality, Edward stepped into an alternate Universe named Earth and landed in Modern Europe before World War 2. There he met the Earth version of Alphonse in Romania and they became close friends because of their shared passion for science and technology. The movie also follows a group of Roma people(also known as gypsies), a nomad minority of Europe(mostly from Central and Eastern Europe) who Edward and Alphonse befriend and travel with. The movie is important because it shows as close of an accurate depection of their customs, lifestyle and the discrimination they go through in an animated Japanese movie.
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* Film/GhostbustersII's main villian is named [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigBad Vigo the Carpathian]], the Scourge of Carpathia, the Sorrow of Moldovia. Moldavia, not to be confused with current day Republic of Moldova, was actually one of the original 3 Kingdoms that United to formed Romania at the end of the 20th century, the other being Wallachia and after the end of WW1, Transylvania. And the Carpathian mountains are part of Current day Romania. So it is safe to say that this fictional character would have been from Romania heritage today.
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* Film/GhostbustersII's main villian is named [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigBad Vigo the Carpathian]], the Scourge of Carpathia, the Sorrow of Moldovia. Moldavia, not to be confused with current day Republic of Moldova, was actually one of the original 3 Kingdoms that United to formed Romania at the end of the 20th century, the other being Wallachia and after the end of WW1, [=WW1=], Transylvania. And the Carpathian mountains are part of Current day Romania. So it is safe to say that this fictional character would have been from Romania heritage today.
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* In ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'''s ''Breaking Dawn'', some of the most ancient vampires come actually from Romania, angry at the Volturi clan for destroying their castle and the other Romanian vampires.
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* In ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'''s ''Breaking Dawn'', ''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]]'''s ''Literature/BreakingDawn'', some of the most ancient vampires come actually from Romania, angry at the Volturi clan for destroying their castle and the other Romanian vampires.
