The truth about living in Romania | A Canadian's point of view

The truth about living in Romania | A Canadian's point of view
Canadian reacts to life in Romania.
A foreigner's view on living in Romania (Romanian food, culture, lifestyle, first impressions, etc.) Living in Romania vs living in the USA and Canada.
Comment below things you love about life in Romania (Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Iași, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, Galați, Ploiești, Oradea, etc.)!
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[@GrumpyGamer11]

It is so touching to me, as a romanian, to see a foreigner talk so beautifully about my country, that he literally gets teary-eyed. Especially considering the negative stereotypes we face throughout Europe. Thank you.

[@FictionCautious]

We have our treachearous politicians of the past three decades to thank for that. But if you really think of it, it's not all bad because I personally don't want the westerners to move in en-masse.

[@esteraio2233]

That's exactly how I thought, I fell in love with my country again after this video❤❤❤

[@BizarreObscure]

I am from the Netherlands, but you just made me fall in love with the Romanian people.

[@Rengywontsay]

do not fall for that trap lol

[@DrCartof]

Lets switch places

[@Robby_sbr]

i am romanian kiss me ur in love with me >:3

[@zavat3]

@@Rengywontsay For how long did you live in Romania and how many people did you met ? I know people that they came from uk to teach kids english and now they come every summer because they just like it.

[@bon3scrush3r]

Glad he liked his stay here .Also he's so right about freaking "current" can't open a window cuz an old lady will yell at you every time.

[@pizdanpula223]

loool :)))))) exact

[@shockandawe7274]

You'll grow old and see how bad the curent is.

[@EwaldDieser]

Yes, I totally agree. I'm from Germany and I love going to Romania. I'm really sad every time I have to leave. Unfortunately sarmale aren't so easy to find in "normal" restaurants nowadays. Will hopefully go to Timișoara in the summer again. Also want to visit Chișinău.

[@theredgamer5082]

Yay someone doesnt say we are Vampires

[@octavianpopescu4776]

Good! Good! The world doesn't know our secret! Everything is going according to plan! 😂

[@basesku]

Too bad, because we are :D

[@Scarorion]

It would be pretty cool if we were,not gonna lie

[@daandiid]

wdym we *are* vampires

[@DeeNailsX]

THE BREAD!! omg. I lived in the USA for 7 years before deciding to return to Romania. I remember when I got to the states and I ate bread for the first time it was sooooooo sweet. I didn't like the bread at all there. I could only eat it a few times. When I came back I went and bought some bread and I ate the whole loaf I was missing it so much

[@FLS.X2]

Bro you just brought tears to my eyes ...Im Romanian and I live in the Uk, it is heart breaking having to work away and now you really made me miss home, I don’t think that I heard a Romanian talk about Romania the way you did Thank you !!

[@shockandawe7274]

You are now officially Romanian. Come back brother.

[@anarcho.pacifist]

"Piftie" is most commonly known in Romania as "răcituri", made from pork gelatine with garlic. Very delicious when served cold. :)

[@timisvaleriugeorge2747]

I'm not even imagining what a American will think about this

[@sammartinez9375]

You got a romanian soul definately, we can see that in ur eyes.

[@stefan.ovidius]

Dude you have a piece of Romania's soul and you will have it forever. The way you talk about our country gave me goosebumps. Maybe we are poor because we don't have money, but that longing that you feel, that's our richness. God bless you!

[@smokiloki5930]

Why does Romania have the weirdest exotic great tasting foods....i went there 4 times and the food is amazing,the deserts,the juices even the bread is so good

[@AM-sx7zi]

WT F , i am Romanian and u make me speechless . You are such a nice and lovely person ,and is so touching to see how u speak about your experience in RO and .... about us

[@bahluviensis]

The "tie episode " was fantastic ! and I'm diyng to hear u say "Oradia" instead of "Oradea" with the exact pronunciation used in that area.... sănătos să fii, flăcău !

[@madamaria9626]

The way you speak about Romania (my country) make me cry.. I'm glad that you have a great time there..

[@Cypryn]

„La mulți ani” would be an expression for „may you live many more other years!” so basically, is your b-day - live more new year? - live more you name day? - live more women day? - live more simply celebrating with someone you haven t seen for a while, having a drink? - live more

[@Robby_sbr]

No its for a birthday dude its La multi ani >happy birthday that's a thing you learn in school about this about multiple meanings of the word

[@chrismac3696]

"La multi ani" is the closest equivalent with the English: "Many Happy Returns"

[@avlieox]

@@Robby_sbr No it's not only for birthday, and has a different meaning then happy birthday. You might've learned that in school, i didn't. They teach you wrong. Happy birthday it means "o zi de naştere fericită", not "la mulți ani"

[@avlieox]

@@Robby_sbr Ciprian is right

[@FreijaVanir]

My American husband is terrified now, because I told him I am making nettles tomorrow. And he went "Let me get this right. You know what nettles are, nah?" "Ya" "It's urzici in romanian." "Ya". "And you are cooking that?" "Yeah. You are going to love it." [goes pale] Whatevs. If he doesn't like it, pizza is an hour away by phone order...

[@TowelieWTF]

Glad you didn't focus on the stereotypes. You speak very nicely of Romanian culture and cuisine.

[@denii7094]

this video made me smile so muc. romania is still developing and it's considered a poor country so, often when others speak of it it's in a negative connotation or looking down on it in a way, so seeing people really enjoy, love, and appreciate it means a lot.

[@alexandrub8786]

Romania is not poor. Is not rich but is not poor either,we just compare Romania with E.Europe and N.America, while ignoring Africa,Asia and South america where most of the people live.

[@GlossaME]

Man, hat down (Jos pălăria, in Romanian) to this beautiful material about our country

[@talerretaf7680]

You made me cry, man. This was so touching, funny and, in a way, intimate. You described the Romanian life perfectly. God bless you!

[@Fluffyfudge]

The "curent" part in the buss I think its mostly because it stiffens your neck and other parts that are sweaty. It's a thing I believe called overcooling a muscle that causes it to contract and eventually you feel pain and stiffness. I hope people see this an research a bit :))

[@user-nh9kx7kn5c]

Felicitari! Fi binecuvantat in toata viata ta ,draga tanar Domn.

[@andreeabottyan7323]

I miss home! (I'm from Romania) and yes everything is just the way he tells it, in each detail. Ohh the food in a camp on the mountains.. ohh my..it gives you also such a great apetite and joy to eat at that fresh air and great people around.. hmmm :D

[@Veazye]

About romanian food and music. Romania is splitted within other regions: oltenia, dobrogea, bucovina and so on.... every region has some it’s unique dishes, music, and human temper. So some people diferentiate trough different thing, altough these cultural thing diferentiate us, it’s also something that binds us. From a romanian's point of view, we took all those things from our grandparents and in a way we try at our best to refine them.

[@MariaKiran1]

The way he tried to explain "curent", oh my god it's so funny

[@marina816]

You are genuinely an angel. I'm a Romanian living in the UK for uni and I can relate the most to missing the family. When I came to the UK I was surprised that other nationalities don't do really this and I was like "whyyy?" cause I feel I am really close with my family and would do anything for them and they for me and is odd to see not all countries have this "home" culture. Also, yesterday just got a package of food from home that I can't find here and it genuinely cured all my homesickness and I feel so happy now. You seem like an amazing person, and you will always be welcome among us, I am really glad that you had a good time in Romania and thank you for the kind words. :)

[@blabla-gp6gt]

i'm romanian. you made me cry. thank you ! La multi ani !

[@patriciapuente3981]

wow!! I never heared someone talking as lovely about romanians as you just did. I became so emotional. I am romanian and I’ve been here in the States since 1 year without seeing my family and I just couldn’t watch this video without ending up crying. It is really nice to see people talking like this about us. Thank you so much for sharing your experience in Romania!

[@HippiegirlAna]

Thank you so much for this video. The whole time I listened to you I was thinking to myself, I want to live in the city he is talking about (I am Romanian), and than I heard you mentioning Cluj, Oradea, I live in Cluj-Napoca right now. And I realised that probably some of you memories that you cherish so much happened here in Cluj, but I don't see it like that, and that is probably my fault, not anybody else's fault. You can be happy or unhappy in any part of the world I guess, depending on your perception of the surroundings. I will try my best to learn to appreciate it better.

[@noroc_bun]

Man, I really appreciate the way you talk about it! I am currently studying in Germany and to be honest, you made me literally cry!

[@flpatp]

This made me teary as a Romanian. Thank you!

[@FreijaVanir]

Our favorite pastime in Romania is feeding weird things to foreigners. We are like "You need to eat this. It's lamb organs and weeds in a membrane. HAVE IT!"

[@andreivanpopa]

I would love to know this guy's name or email or something. Would like to invite him at my house next time he comes to Romania. He is a nice and genuine guy!

[@alexsia4me]

You made me cry... Thank you for your beautiful words

[@Alinrzv]

La multi ani in Romanian means more like , have a long life , live many years !!

[@the_earthway]

Moving to Şomartin in two years.. can’t wait!!! :-)

[@Allexandra04]

Awww, that romanian accent is so cute! 🥰

[@MarianaIonelAlban]

You are a Great Guy, Thank you for seeing The Best of my România.

[@Ari75]

Great, now I miss Romania, too. And I'm also hungry....

[@camitchuah1774]

This is so touching, thank you bud🥺💜

[@Soundvania]

Just a quick update in order to better understand the recipes. Thanks :-)) PIFTÍE = Food prepared from meat, bones and cartilage (pork), boiled for a long time in a soup (with garlic), which, after cooling, becomes frozen and becomes gelatinous

[@putasmileonakidsface615]

In 43 yrs living in Romania never heard about those supertisions. Otherwise, great ppl, great places, good food. Great booze too, strong plums brandy, and over 90 points wines. And, food doesn't taste like plastic.

[@budateodor4753]

Oradea is the best! You made me very hungry! And missing my home! 😁

[@vasilepuscasu3048]

Actually, the "curent" thing is not a superstition, it's just that "curent" means "wind" and so if you suddenly open the windows where it's hot and you get exposed to wind, you'll probably catch a cold

[@carpandrei7493]

Shout out from Iasi! You nailed it, bro! Hope you get to come back and visit the city again some time in the future!

[@GJ-ho2hy]

This goes to show that even a superficial nation like the american one is craving for love and appreciation and you can see how emotional this American is at the thought he found love and genuine friendship FINALLY and in a country so far away from where he was born.

[@mizoku2382]

Love these videos

[@popescuvalentinaalexandra1798]

O my God, you make me miss Romania and I am here, at the end you make me cry. Your tack about your experience and your feelings and you make me feel like show familiari. Esti minunat si multă sănătatea și împlinirea tuturor dorintelor. Pup.

[@olteanoltean]

Thank you for nice words and thoughts, i am very happy that you liked my country, you are always welcome to come back:) and you are 100% corect about everything.

[@strangelifephorm611]

Thank you brother!God bless you!

[@AlinaNegoescuqi]

I feel so good watching you talking like that about my country really touch my heart. Usually people think we are vampires, but you know so many things which is cool!

[@andreimihaesi]

glad you enjoyed 🇷🇴🙌

[@Shady227315]

Thank you very much for talking that nice about our country! You are welcome here anytime! Everyone is.

[@cameliastirbat6410]

Thank you for the kind words!! I'm really glad u like my country and it's ppl

[@Veazye]

La multi ani! =Happy birthday, happy new year; usually used to celebrate and to wish good things with celebration for many years, as long as someone could live, wishing to live more years.

[@MrTakadatsu]

Damn man i droped a tear , im so happy he enjoyed my beautiful country.

[@MONICAANICA]

Very accurate. Thank you. Love your enthusiasm when talking about piftie, ciorba de burta si pepeni murati 🤣😃😅 😍 be blessed. You have a kind unbias heart. I wish you a big loving family. Yes we, Romanians, are very sentimental...We are Latino 🌷

[@MariposaRomania]

❤

[@CborgMega]

Thank you, Sir!

[@katiab6703]

💖💖💖Thank you for your kind words 🇷🇴

[@simonav6366]

Thank you so much!

[@emanuelmihai554]

my wife it s a canadian citizen, she loves all kind of romanian food, except piftia!

[@valerianemes6445]

I've watched a few people talking about their experience in Romania and romanian people , you are definitely the one with the deepest understanding of our people and our way of life.

[@HuzzBon]

this does put a smile on my face.... someone really likes romania

[@youarebeautiful7876]

God bless you! I've been shelting tears watching this! You seem to be such a lovely person! God have mercy!

[@pizdanpula223]

Hey , glad you like it !

[@mimimari9194]

Hello from Iasi. Lovely video. Congrats!😁

[@iredescent9213]

The main reason why Romanian food is so good, is because most of the people that lived outside big cities used to work for the communists and their fields while also working their own and having animals at home. Also these people used to be a big portion of Romania population even before communism. Since they are making their own food , they shared ways to make it with neighbour villages and what happened is that you will see diferent ways of making the same dish and dishes in the 3 main regions of Romania. Transilvania, Moldova, Muntenia(Walachia). So you cant say you know Romanians food unless you know all 3, this also applies to drinks, and whatever you may think of. And if you want even more diversity there are areas where you find specific communities that have their own dishes. Sadly for this country is that we didnt had leaders to keep the powerfull economy that communists build and by 2000 we were already leaching on EU for money, also add the Americans that build "defensive structures" here which made the situation with Russia even worse. So yea, great landscape, bad position on the map...

[@a.n.l.aantineoliberalismas4504]

Yes as a romanian I love the positivity

[@ovuvuevuevueenyetuenwuevue3321]

1:12 the cow belly soup is the best

[@moondust9652]

i love when you are laughing, I'm am so happy when I see people that come to my country and enjoy everything we have to offer, please come again, we love foreigners and make them enjoy every moment of their stay

[@eleazarmoraru6532]

The curent superstition lmfao im dying . I never thought about it as a superstition but it does makes alot of sense and yes , ai grija sa nu te traga curentul :))

[@rbeatzremixs2018]

As a romanian ... You have all my respect ! Thank you for the truth and for let people now that we are not a bunch of shepards and gipsyes . Wish you all the best ! LA MULTI ANI SI MULTA SANATATE !

[@matthewbonciu2444]

I am from Romania and I really liked your video

[@yuppppy]

on the last part it was just so emotional

[@frostythesharkpup2754]

It's nice to see people from other countries talk beautifull about my country.

[@godofpotatos96]

Salut deci imi place ca îmi faceti viata mai fericitita pentru ca vorbesti despre tara mea=hi so i like it makes my life a littel bit happier cuz you talk about my country Salmare sunt MINUNATE

[@sofyandrei6391]

Wow , it's so touching to hear that

[@acasa-n.australia]

My mouth is watering hearing you talking about romanian food

[@virglneacsu9825]

greetings from Romania❤️

[@MrMisurnov]

Love you man in the Romanian way, esti tare, hope you came here again and have the best time of your time, more then last time

[@pumpkinspice5848]

We eat pig skin But damm is it good

[@lifeatsea8197]

good job ...❤️

[@0sophie0ful]

Not standing on the ground as a woman is not a superstition. If you stay on a cold surface is more likely to develop adnexitis and in time become infertile. I'm sooo happy he got to see the best parts from our country

[@mihai803]

this guys eyes gleam like they're filled with disney dreams. i'm in love

[@imStorm3r]

I started tearing up at the end when he started talking about the tie

[@user-nh9kx7kn5c]

I keep rrespect for you dear Syr. I am a romanian woman. Okay. I am Tudorita Luciu from Romania. And l follow you now. Thank Syr.

[@dragos2864]

Lifey is the PR platform for romania

[@alfrednossig9596]

You welcome! I'm glad you liked it here man. We also love our country and culture. And about that "family" thing you saw, is about our Latin ancestry which many Western countries aren't aware off. They are putting us in the same basket with Ukraine or other slavic countries. However we speak a romance language. Maybe your video should be watched by all Romanians out there, this would help to reconsider their opinion about the country.

[@elenabob4953]

As I romanian I can tell you that we are a meat loving people. Piftie could be scary :). Cow belly soup, even in Romania, not everybody loves it. Have you ever tried sorici? I've heard from forigners that was the scariest one. "Curent" I guess that for you it's the draft. It sounds silly but the elders really take it seriously. What do you think about "deochi" similar to the "evil eye" in mediterranean culture. After a few years in France I couldn't stop eating tomatoes and cheese. There even the bio tomatoes had bland taste. Sarmale, I've never been a fan of them but after years abroad I really missed them.

[@sybellb.91]

Omg he s soo nice🤧🤧🥺😩 im glad he liked romania this much wow

[@textingstorys-hd6zd]

I am from romania and im happy foregneirs liking my country

[@dinare1]

So cow belly soup is like menudo, and ",piftie" is like french aspic, so not really that unusual.

[@theredgamer5082]

And i live in Câmpeni its a little town

[@ramonasimut445]

Wow, I’m from Oradea; when were you here? You should definitely visit again.

[@locotenentrocket1551]

U are such a nice person, only bog soul people cand see the beautiful things in smal gesture, tiny country, or a tie.

[@umbraHipHop]

Palas is finished ...you should come back and see it

[@erce1000]

that ending tho so touching

[@adacramanciuc5656]

Aww♡