HONEST Q&A | American Moving To Romania | Moving Abroad Pt. 24 

hey bring more americans here we love white americans, I hope you call Ro your home

This is great advice, thank you! ❤️ I love the opportunity to travel and explore new cultures. Romania is such a pleasant and beautiful place to visit. Cheers ☺️

Thank you kindly! ☺️

Bullshit

Thank you so much for the life hack and tips! This is extremely helpful ☺️

You're welcome!

Some barely passes those English classes. 🤭🤣🤣🤣

And I am 42 and I started 2nd grade in '89 and had plenty of colleagues learning Russian or German or French and no English, in big city, so... what you say is more like for those under 30.

You've said it SO many times 😂😂😂

Yous guys went back to the US?

Yes, we came back a few weeks ago!

This is reassuring- thank you for the kind comment 💜 The longer I’m here the more I learn and more amazing it becomes!

That’s so funny because we’re in the US & at the airport this lady kept staring at me and every time she would smile and I was getting so creeped out 😂😂 she was super nice but I was like uhhhhhh hellloooooooo 🤣

@@sierramarie 😂You are getting Romanianized, in next year's Q&A you are going to tell us about your blood addiction 🧛‍♂

😂🤣😅🤣

As a Swede, I would find it creepy as well if someone was constantly smiling. Either they are a bit psycho, a bit loopy or busy doing a commercial for some kind of toothpaste brand 🤣

@wariods3588 😂🤣🤣 I now see how it is super creepy! So funny!

Thank you 🙏🏻☺️

That is so exciting! Honestly, one of the most amazing experiences of our lives. I wish you luck on your journey! Which part of Romania?

Don't be scared my darling, nothing to be scare about.Romanians are nice people, very warming,and for sure you are going to have a blast.

I agree with this! I felt very safe and was always met with kindness while living in Cluj!

That is a really interesting observation! I remember Scotland being very friendly, maybe that is why ☺️ Wow that is intriguing! I actually found out I have Scottish heritage when I visited, which was a really amazing experience & partly why I think I loved it so much there 😁 I would love to research more on the history and colonization into the US, any documentary or article recommendations? I will keep note of these things for when I go back, thank you for the suggestions! Also, I have not tried Duolingo yet, I’ll have to check that out ☺️

​@@sierramarie if relative to books, Arthur Herman wrote a book that covers a fair bit titled 'How the Scots Invented Our Modern World,' he covers even the history of the Scots that went there to what is now the States. James Webb was another who wrote 'Born Fighting' and even did a documentary programme on that which is worth checking out. Yeah, there is a lot to see here in Scotland, no problem at all. As for Duolingo, yes, it enables you to also use keyboard function that gives you good practice on typing where the spelling becomes second nature. I can certainly say that when it comes to learning Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) and the words for how they're spelt is entirely different from pronunciation. I'm sure Romanian is an option on there? Unsure, but it's worth the help as it'll get you to learn a lot of fundamentals and maybe more.

Really great response! Thank you for the suggestions. I look forward to diving in to learn more!

@@Libertarianach_na_h-Alba Yes, Romanian is on Duolingo, although their accent is quite strange and funny for a Romanian ear :) but at least the written part is fine.

That’s funny- I have heard a lot people don’t immediately think I’m American, until I speak 🤣 then they are like oh yesss, we see now lol We are near Cluj area! Thank you for subscribing! ☀️

It’s really interesting because the weather in Cluj almost exactly matched the weather in Kansas- even 5,000 miles away! The only difference is I had to walk in the winter snow in Cluj (didn’t have a car) where in Kansas we could drive 🤣

Multumesc 😊

I haven’t thought of ASMR before, that would be interesting 🤔

Welcome 🤗 I am so excited you’re here!

I totally don’t blame you! It definitely is disturbing what is allowed and considered “food”! Eye opening for me after being abroad, for sure!

Where in the UK would you like to go? I think it takes time, maybe just keep watching moving abroad videos and he will start to notice the pros and cons. My heart goes out to you & wish you luck

Every place have pros and cons. For ex: in Romania you get 2 years home after you give birth to stay with the kid and you are getting paid 85% of your income and you can get some few months even before giving birth.

Uk is also bad oldo not as much as America, go to Germany

@@sierramarie Scotland is my dream 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I get to visit later this year which I’m SO excited about

Omg that’s so awesome!! 😆 I’m so glad you get to go- Scotland is one of my very favorite places, you’re going to love it!

In Cluj! Mostly people out and about at restaurants or shopping had great English. It was the phone calls or online deliveries that i found didn’t speak English. Hard to call and make a doctor appointment when the prompt was in Romanian 🥲 There is so much beauty to explore in Romania for sure!

@sierramarie definitely recommend checking out different area because they differ a lot from region to region even tho the population is homogeneous, the architecture and cultural values have different values and highly recommend visiting Sibiu especially during mid December when all the carnavals and celebrations start 😀

Thank you Marian. This is really touching and such a wise message. I really appreciate you taking the time to reach out. Everything you say is so insightful! I definitely think there is a sense of finding direction for me after moving, that I never felt before. So many things to learn in this season! I agree we can be in our own way though. I am definitely taking this message in to process, learn and grow from it. Thank you again!

@@sierramarie hard today, easy tomorrow. I am 59 years old and I come from so many times.. The Romanian royalty of my grandparents, the communism of my parents and when I was your age I fought to free Romania from this Russian mess called communism. December 21, 1989 is the day when the curse of the grandparents was erased with the sacrifice of the grandchildren. Hard years followed, very hard to adapt democracy to minds sick of communism. SO .. I know how hard the transition is. BUT YOU pass from one culture to another..what can be more beneficial..TO LEARN, TO CHOOSE between what you are and what you can become. I lived in New York for a while and when I couldn't anymore, I returned thirsty to my roots...Romania. YOU .. have the chance to be the best in the world (THIS IS ALL YOU REMAIN) .. not with America, not with Europe. Life is a continuous grinding of events and people and does not take into account geography or language. You need a kick in the ass .. as we say in Romania .. to move forward))) (I hope you don't mind the joke..WHAT IS A STORY, A PROVERB)

Wow! I can imagine how hard that must have been & the personal transformation to get to where you are now. You have so much wisdom to pour out! What a life you have lived! Thank you for sharing your story with me, that is truly inspiring. Being able to learn from others and grow is what makes this world such an amazing place! Thanks for the little kick in the ass 😂 Everything we need to become the best version of ourselves is within! I am truly grateful for your comment, this has brought a smile to my face today! 😊

De ce o dai de gol pe fata ca ti-e amanta? Tu ai idee ce inseamna "mistress"? Poate vede barbatu-so postarea si ti-o capeti tu dupa aia!

@@danascully6698, merci pt corectie ,ai dreptate desi modul de exprimare si ideea transmisa e destul de rumaneasca.

It definitely is not quality or nutritional food. The traditional foods will never be able to compare, they are amazing!

My husband has an IT job in Cluj ☺️

@@sierramarie ofc he does...was guessing about that

I’ve heard amazing things about the Philippines!

Ooo, Romania is now getting what used to be Sahara desert weather or... at least Sub-Saharan weather, so... 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣🤣🤣😑😭😭😭😑🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Cluj-Napoca

Thank you!

That is so interesting to think about & how that time wasn’t that long ago! Walking around town, I definitely think it’s easy to notice the different eras based on the architecture. It really is inspiring to know what Romanians have been through and overcome!

When did soviet union occupy Romania? Here was a regime supported by ussr but we were never part of the ussr.

@@iasmina12345 1945 - 1956 full military occupation and economical dependency (SOVROM's). Please learn history before using internet :)

@@Radutm Romania's head of state: 1940-1947 Mihai I, 1947-1952 Ion Parhon, 1952-1958 Petru Groza, the soviet army was stationed here, but Romania was never part of USSR, we did't have Stalin as head of state . I'm sure that you know how are called in Romanian the people who read but don't understand what are reading about.

Parhon and Groza were nominal heads of state. In power it was communist party who was responding to Moscow without any question. And the red army was not station i, t was a full military occupation.

This is possible 🤔

@@sierramarie as for the future, I suggest to attend some sport events in Cluj Napoca. The city has soccer teams and basketball team. It will be such a great experience!!

Great idea!!!! Do you know of a website or something where I can find local events?

I bought a mic for future videos ☺️

What on earth are you even talking about?

Why?

@@sierramarie shall I make a drawing ?! Most things are nonsense.

The same 13% that commits more than 50% of all the violent crimes? 😄

@@suspendedtwice4sayingrasis261 nooo, that can't be right... Because the 13% includes women. So it's more like 6-7%/56%

It is because of mentality. US are of people that made of culture out of succeeding by colozing for a better life for self and saw that as a challenge. Romanians are of people that lived here, through thousands of years of adversities, and they learned of community and not violence and... as random example... I heard so much about competing of American culture, but as Romanian... I was raised to know as shameful to compete with others. In general, US raised competition for self and those perceived as own, with justifying... practically all violent inconsiderate manners of success to... even achieve a sense of superiority to a point of culture. In general, Romanians learned to stay fast in front of migrations from here and immigrants to here and tey learned to depend and develop on communities and respect own past of diversities of all others, not truly discriminatory, not coming to harm and seeing the ugliness in violence, no matter how justified, and gratified of self cultures and learned who they are without fearing and opposing others and with much gratitude to assumed past and to positive communities that add, not hurt, to all others. There is no comparison between these 2 nations - there can't be. Is the mentality and the very different cultures and the deepest notions of true self of how one sees life and others and everything. Romanians are more, per culture of thousands of years... more as absolutely any other nationality, than US. More like Asian and Middle Eastern and African and European cultures and... even as South American ones... more than closer mentally, in general, to that of the US - because of all the so deep and true cultural differences. And eating McDonald's or speaking English or watching Hollywood movies or listening to some US music won't change that. It is not about any percentage: Americans and Romanians are very, very different people, of embed cultural mentalities of each. 🙂🤗🙂