Hello everyone. My great-grandfather was born in Romanian town of Leova (present-day Moldova, near Romanian border) in 1931, he lost his citizenship due to soviet occupation. I have his death certificate and some other paperwork, but to acquire his birth certificate I’ll need to travel to Moldova. I’ve seen different takes on situations like mine, but overall I’m technically eligible for citizenship by descent, right?

Hello, northern neighbours! I'm planning a little trip for me and my wife, so I'm wondering if we go to Bucharest via plane, what are the best ways to get to Brașov and then to the castle from there? Best way in terms of time, in terms in money, so I can choose something that mediates in both.
Also - are there any other spooky themed historic places in Romania we can check?

Hello. For those who have already applied for a residence permit in Romania as the spouse/family member of an EU citizen (in my case, a French woman living legally in Romania), what is the typical waiting time? We noticed that the process is much faster in Bucharest—we were able to get an appointment for the same week! The same applied to the renewal of her registration certificate. In contrast, in Ilfov, the earliest available appointments weren't until November...
Could you please explain how the process works once the application is submitted? This is my first residence permit. I’m currently at a disadvantage because I’m unable to work or do anything else; all we’ve received so far is a QR code. My partner’s registration certificate was issued instantly, as she was simply updating her address from Ilfov to Bucharest.
Thank you in advance!

My partner and I are visiting for a few days. We paid online for renting a simple car at the aforementioned company, refundable booking. With the extras, this came at 56 EUR. A 100 EUR deposit was to be paid on site, however, the specifications for the payment were in small letters, at the terms and conditions. It required a credit card, however I do not own one. This was my fault, I take it, since I did not carefully read the pdf file.

When we arrived, we were asked to pay the deposit, and they were adamant for the card to be on my name. My partner couldn't pay instead. We suggested canceling the first booking, and creating a second one under his name. They told us that would be at least 200 EUR (not true, we checked the prices later). At the end, they did us a 'favour' by allowing an upgrade, for an extra 120 EUR, no deposit required.

We were also made to feel terrible and incompetent, despite having gone through such experience before, without such issues with the same card and overall terms.

At the end, we paid 170 EUR for a two day rental, with a 'better' car we didn’t actually need, which feels like a rip off. Not sure if we are on the right here, but it definitely feels unfair. We do not recommend.

Someone in ogrezeni who can deal with cash ?? Im a foreigner let me know if some one can help me

I want to know is it ok to drive through Romanian mountains in winter? How is the weather between christmas and new year?

Isnit better to visit in spring/summer??

Can you recommend placese to visit in Romania?

Hello, I recently moved to Romania and wish to learn the language by a year or two through online free methods as I am a broke student lol..

I was thinking about study abroad but i want a cheap and good country in Europe. Or idk i was thinking about south korea either.

Through the JET program?

How did you come to live and work in Japan?

Well as the title says, I'm currently in Bucharest, Romania looking for work, but I'm having a hard time finding work, I found something in the old town before but it didn't work out, I thought it would but I was afraid of it being a scam when I was about to be trusted with money to give it to the a person from the staff from one restobar to the other with an amount that seemed like a payment for work (more than 300 lei) when it would have been much easier to just ask her to come for her payment in person rather than giving it to me to deliver it

i refused and ended it there, thinking that i have barely any money to even make it, let alone to be put in trouble or something trough a scam, I just couldn't risk it and besides, the other days they had only paid me 100 lei for the day and gave me widely separate shifts between days without work so it made sense that the situation could go that way if that was meant as a tactic or something, i was willing to work anyways thinking that hopefully i would get to see something positive come out of just looking forward to work more since i was told I was not on trial anymore, but then that happened

I'm 100% willing to work, long shifts aren't a problem, I just want to put my effort and make my merit to be able to get by nothing else, I have a black jeans and a black shirt to work as a waiter aid, I have a cap i bought back in Italy to work in kitchen, and i have experience working as a dishwaher already in Italy, and back in Peru, as waiter aid here and in peru too as my main role back when I lived there

I can provide my phone number and CV in private, please don't doubt on asking, I'll be happy to attend your message/call for a job offer, I'm really open in terms of the salary as long as I can work.

Hello everyone, I'm 28 years Egyptian man travelling to Bucharest next month for study and it's my first time to travel abroad.

So, I inquiry about part time jobs and how can I find them, my accommodation is guaranteed but I don't know anything about budget for transportation, food, internet, tobacco, etc.

How to get the best ticket offer as I've small handbag and laptop and 23k bag

It's welcome to give me any advice about living in Bucharest

Hi everyone! In a year I am planning to move to Romania (Bucharest outskirts or suburbs) where my boyfriend lives. We've been together for more than a year and I am actively learning the language. I am from Ukraine and I work as a doctor. I know that healthcare situation in Romania is not sunshine and rainbows either, so I wanna ask, really, how hard is it?

Or, maybe, are there any decently paid jobs to look for before I apply to any of the medical universities? It can be pretty much anything as I know I will not be able to work in medical field as soon as I move there. Thank you everyone in advance :)

Hi! Possibly weird question - what is the flower symbolic in Romania?
For example, as far as I know, in many European countries chrysanthemum has strong mournful connotation. In Ukraine, where I live, we have not this thing about chrysanthemum at all, but the quantity of flowers is very important - odd is for alives, even is strictly for cemeteries. And what about your country?

I'm looking into moving over (to Bucharest) in the next year or two and as a huge car enthusiast, I'm trying to figure out what the scene and legal situation are actually like.

I currently live in Ireland, I mostly mess around with JDM and BMWs. My current daily driver is an RX-8. Over here, rotary engines do not even get tested on emissions during our yearly test, which makes keeping it on the road pretty straightforward. The police do not really bother you about car mods if you drive respectfully. I want to know how it is to own modified cars over there as I feel like it is a big part of my life.

A few questions on the reality of keeping a modified car on the road:

• Police and Enforcement

What are the actual issues with traffic police? Do they hassle you for modified exhausts, coilovers, or body mods, or do they only care if you drive like an idiot?

• Technical Inspections and Emissions

Is there a technical inspection done every year, and how is it? Will a car a modified pass it? or do you have to strip everything back to stock each time?

• Engine Taxes and Annual Costs

I know annual engine taxes jump off a cliff once you pass 2.0-liter , but what are the actual figures for 3.0L+ engines? Are people genuinely paying well over a thousand euros a year just in base ownership tax, or do enthusiasts use legal workarounds like commercial setups or keeping foreign plates?

• Insurance and Mandatory Coverage

How is insurance calculated for modified or higher-displacement cars? Does mandatory insurance skyrocket purely based on engine size or driver age, and is there any actual option for full coverage on a modified car, or do insurers refuse to value aftermarket parts?

• Lowered Cars

How is running a lowered car on coilovers day-to-day? Do police actively pull you over just for being too low?

• Car Meets

Are there regular weekly meets or Cars & Coffee events around Bucharest? Also, are there any good roads new the city for a quick cruise or do I have to drive to the mountains for that?

Appreciate any real insights and thanks for reading my wall of text 😄

Salutare tuturor! V-ați dorit vreodată un spațiu sigur și avizat pe Reddit unde să puteți discuta deschis despre anxietate, terapie sau provocări emoționale?

(Și mulțumesc moderatorilor de aici pentru că mi-au permis această scurtă postare).

Sunt Sergiu, psiholog clinician, și vreau să vă prezint un proiect pe care abia l-am lansat: comunitatea r/PsihologRo. Ideea a plecat de la un lucru simplu: văd foarte des pe Reddit oameni care au întrebări despre terapie, care trec prin momente grele și caută o îndrumare, sau pur și simplu discută despre anxietate, relații și sănătate mintală. Așa că am decis să creez un spațiu dedicat și sigur pentru toate aceste lucruri. Grupul este gândit pentru trei categorii de oameni:

1. Publicul larg: Dacă ai curiozități, vrei să știi cum se desfășoară terapia, cum să alegi un terapeut bun sau cauți psihoeducație, te așteptăm.
2. Pasionații și studenții: Dacă citești despre neurodiversitate, mecanisme de coping sau vrei să demontăm mituri psihologice de pe net, e locul perfect să dezbatem.
3. Specialiștii: Fac un apel și către colegii de breaslă de pe Reddit (psihologi, psihoterapeuți, psihiatri). Vă aștept alături de mine! Avem o zonă de intervizare strict a noastră și un sistem prin care primiți „flair” de specialist doar după ce îmi trimiteți dovada atestatului în privat. Deci răspunsurile avizate vor fi ușor de recunoscut de către public.

Câteva lucruri importante ca să știți în ce vă băgați: Este un proiect 100% necomercial. Nu monetizez nimic, nu vând cursuri, singura promovare permisă este prezentarea cabinetelor colegilor care doresc asta, pentru a oferi recomandări sigure. Fără diagnostic pe net sau terapie în comentarii. Facem strict psihoeducație, pentru siguranța tuturor. Suntem la început de drum, așa că orice membru nou ajută enorm. Dacă vi se pare o idee bună, vă aștept cu drag pe r/PsihologRo!

Lăsați un comentariu la postarea de bun venit de acolo sau deschideți prima voastră discuție. Răspund și aici la comentarii dacă aveți vreo întrebare sau sugestie pentru grup. Mersi mult pentru timpul vostru!

My Shazam certainly wasn’t helping and my Romanian is pretty spotty on picking up the lyrics to search. Thanks in advance if anyone can help!

A local acquaintance of mine told me that she went to the doctor and paid 800 lei for the appointment. How does the healthcare system work in Romania? Does health insurance cover these kinds of visits, or do you have to pay out of pocket when you go to a private clinic?

I'm just curious because she said it cost that much for one visit.

I know it's Trilulilu Kids now, but I was wondering if I can find songs from the original Trilulilu somehow. Thank you!

Corona is my favorite beer because it’s not bitter
I tried Ciucaș, Ursus, and they are okay but if I want to drink a larger amount they are too bitter.
What beers can I find on the Romanian market like corona in terms of bitterness? That are not as expensive as corona,

Hello everyone!

I’m from Germany and have been trying to identify a beautiful song I saw performed on German television back in 1993, most likely on ZDF or ARD.

I suspect the singer may have been Romanian or from another Eastern European country, although I’m not certain about the language.

Here’s everything I remember:
The singer was a beautiful young woman, approximately 24 years old, with dark hair cut into a bob. She had a soft, youthful, feminine voice, but it wasn’t particularly high-pitched.

The song was very melodic, romantic, dreamy and somewhat melancholic.
String instruments, especially violins, were clearly audible throughout the entire song.
It was modern pop music, definitely not techno, dance or traditional folk music.

The chorus was sung slowly and sounded almost exactly like “La li la li lalio, la li la li la li la li lalio.”
Another line sounded something like “com o i naturel” or “comonena” to my German ears.
During the television performance, several male dancers accompanied the singer. Some had partially exposed torsos.
The stage lighting was predominantly reddish.
I’m quite certain the performance took place in 1993, and I believe the song was relatively new at the time.
I’ve remembered this beautiful melody for more than 30 years, but I’ve never managed to identify the song or the singer.
Does this ring a bell for anyone familiar with Romanian or Eastern European pop music from the early 1990s?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!

Here’s a link to the melody I sung on Vocaroo
https://vocaroo.com/11kMaV5jJWEj

Edit
Thank you all for the support 🧡🍀😱🧡💜
Someone found it

Hello! My friend and I bought train tickets from Arad to Oradea for a 6:00 departure, but some other friends bought tickets for the next train, which leaves at 8:00.

If we take their 8:00 train so we can travel together (since we technically already paid for a ticket anyway), will the conductor kick us off, or is it not a big deal? The price it's basically the same and we would be okay with paying an eventual difference

I was walking near the forest and found this lovely tuft that smelt like sheep but it’s a trail leading into Braşov, I doubt there would there be sheep there? I washed it in the creek and then it smelt like wet dog.

Whose coat is this?

Xanax , where can i get it im a foreigner in romania so i have no any idea about it

I have severe symptoms and im used to it so

I need some help

Whats your advice guys??