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At first one may be shocked at the first experience in Bucharest, with all the beggars, pickpockets and the multitude of other people just figuring out ways to rip you off. But if you are careful enough there is a high probability that you will finish your holiday unscathed and with all your possession intact. Here are a couple of tips though:
Never get in a 'taxi' that doesn't have a taxi sign. These people will certainly try to rip you off by asking for a much higher price than agreed upon once you arrive to the destination. It almost happened to me, a fake taxi driver offered to take me to a particular place for $5. 10 minutes into the journey he demanded $30 for fuel and $45 for the jouney!! I told him to take me right back and agreed to pay $10 to get myself out of trouble! And this was my first hour in Bucharest ...
Beware of people in trains who pretend to be reading a newspaper when in fact they are staring at you and your belongings. These are surely pickpockets and will find any excuse to sit near you or brush past you. They will sometimes stubbornly stare at you even though they realise that you know that they are trying to rob you!
Never give money to beggars, they will probably be off with your wallet and all in about 3 seconds! Don't even trust the children ... I used to give them sweets instead. They will be grateful. Leave a Comment
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You will probably be shocked at the sanitary features of public toilets, if you manage to find any ... They really stink and are sometimes simply holes in the floor full of s**t and *** - yes even the women's toilets are that way!! Try to take care to take care of nature's needs before you get out of the hotel, if not you'll probably regret it (unless you are a man, things are easier for you that way... yeah yeah one point in favour of men!) Leave a Comment
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Be v. careful about eating pork in anyone's home or at weddings etc., especially in more rural areas. Trichinoza (liver fluke), a parasite pigs can carry, can cause very serious long-term health problems and there are regular outbreaks in Romania. This is caused by people not bothering to get the meat analysed after slaughtering the animal, or the analysis not being carried out properly. Always ask if the pork you are offered comes from a pig that has been cleared. If in doubt, don't eat. Liver Fluke is very nasty infestation. Leave a Comment
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careful on the road by melissa_bel
If driving at night in the countryside, be carefull. Horse-drawn carriages are not uncommon and hard to see, even if the driver has a little lamp.
While driving in Bucharest, pay attention. It's quite chaotic! You'll find cars stopped in the middle of road with their passengesr repairing it on the spot. trolley-bus crossing, stray dogs walking on the road and the occasional horse carriage. Leave a Comment
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 Enlarge picture to see by Mique
This is not ment to prevent you from driving here. After all, i do so myself as well. Just to put you on your guard Leave a Comment
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Not sure if this should be under warnings or local customs but anyway it is the information that counts. In Romania it is quite normal that toilets don't have a lock. So unless the door is actually open and it is quite clear there is no one occupying the toilet, don't burst in! Knock! It doesn't really matter whether it is a small village restaurant or a very trendy bar in the city. You find these kind of toilets all over the place. Really had to get used to it. And even now, after a few months i sometimes forget. Luckily so far i haven't run into any embarrasing situations.. Leave a Comment
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 by Fam.Rauca
This car is an example for imprudence, isn’t it?
The owner of the car came with his car, directly into the walls of the house, and marooned it there.
This is an attraction on the way between Buhusi and Bacau.
I think, actually is here a motorcar service. Leave a Comment
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Drivers in Romania should obey to traffic rules. Hell, they do not. You will see everything, from someone which drives in the opposite direction than the compulsory one, to people driving along the sidewalks in order to avoid traffic jams, people parking their cars in the most inappropriate, well, no, stupid is the word, yes, stupid places ever, or people that have no brains at all and turn to the right or to the left without looking or putting the signal on. People in Brasov will tell you Bucharest drivers are worse (I fail to see what that has to do with their own careless driving), those in Bucharest will blame it on the narrow streets and lack of parking lots, the ones in Sibiu will blame the too many one way streets and those in Timisoara will complain about the streets that go in circles. Actually they are all just as imbecile, pretending to be in an eternal lack of time. Seeing how things work in Romania, a country where even getting a train ticket takes forever sometimes, even someone coming from Planet Mars can realize that this is nothing but a pretext for attempting to cover one's lack of respect. Yeah, they will blame the former communist rule or the current rule in Bucharest; however their lack of respect comes from their very inner selves in this case.
Therefore, important piece of advice for travelers to this country: be careful when crossing the street, when driving a car through Romania, and even when walking along the sidewalk (unless there are cars parked there and you have to walk in the street).
As for Romanian drivers, whatever shiny, brand new car they might sport today:
"Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match."
(Karl Kraus) Leave a Comment
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 Never change other's
money at the border! by Levente_D
Otherwise Romania in average is OK and safe ... (I say this based on my own experience) Leave a Comment
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 Amulet by RoBeauty
Ciordeala is a national sport practiced every day and every night, it employes more than 99% of the Romanian people. :))
There are various forms for "ciordeala": )
This is the reason to recomand you strongly a tour guide in the first day when u come over Bucharest :)), like in every big city of Europe.
There is the probability to be very lucky and to finde out just nice and honest people Leave a Comment
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