We Asked Some Romanians to Persuade Brits to Move to Romania

This is just one of the many fun pastimes Romania has to offer. Photo by Matei Domnita, via Flickr

Recently, we read an article in the Observer that quoted a study which wasn’t very flattering to Romania, because it said that it was the European country that British would least like to live in, by quite some way.

This made our VICE offices in Romania a little sad. Though we don’t have any nationalists in that office, none of them are in any hurry to move to the UK either. So they asked around to find out why Romanians actually like living in their country and why the Brits should go there, maybe to live, forever.

Valentina Niculina, chef

“In our country people really know how to have fun. The atmosphere is great for the holidays, Christmas or the New Year’s Eve. I have been to New Year’s Eve parties in other countries and I really thought the people there were total bores. We party until dawn, not just until midnight like in the west. Besides, I think our food is better.”

Silviu Sefciuc, German teacher

“Romania is the kind of place where you can get very creative. We have a certain spontaneity, which more organised countries have lost. We take a lot of liberties here and that helps. Sure, the west is much more efficient that the east, but I think our country turned the word creative into a norm.”

Cristi Nițu, radio DJ

“Romania is among the only 20 countries in the world that doesn’t have a problem with terrorism. Besides, I think that anybody who comes here can see what beautiful women we have. It’s a stereotype, it’s a cliché, but it’s the truth”.

Andrei Apostol, accountant

“Look, it’s raining in Romania, but this is a rarity. But in England it always rains. Romania has awesome weather. Besides, statistically speaking, our women have less of a problem with alcohol than British ones.”

Andreea Găzdaru, psychotherapist

“I like Romania for its spontaneity and for the abrupt differences between us. We are very familiar with each other, like we’re all related, something which most foreigners find intrusive. For example, yesterday, I went to a store around the block, to get some coffee and the saleswoman told me about the drama her teenage daughter gives her, like it was a conversation we left unfinished the day before. We sort of have soap operas in our blood. It is something which makes us feel alive. But I guess it helps that we all live in these small communist apartments, together with our cats and dogs. But that is only because the authorities took away all our strays, like the one next to me.”

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