tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post2750517529921985602..comments2023-11-03T11:10:05.152+00:00Comments on JOST A MON: Stefanescu - Analyst of HumourFëanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17101113676992105240noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-72596655948411373612008-12-13T13:42:00.000+00:002008-12-13T13:42:00.000+00:00Kamini: glad you liked the post. In my experience,...Kamini: glad you liked the post. In my experience, the collapse of the various economies after Communism resulted in grave hardship for the commoners. So can't blame them too much for dreaming of the old days, when many were guaranteed housing and jobs, no matter of what shoddy quality.Fëanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101113676992105240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-42049382936281319952008-12-13T12:58:00.000+00:002008-12-13T12:58:00.000+00:00Very interesting post (found it through Desipundit...Very interesting post (found it through Desipundit).<BR/>My husband had a barber who was Romanian - an elderly man, he was full of tales of the "good old days" under Ceaucescu, and was forever bemoaning the fall of communism there and the attendant loss of orderliness and predictability. I guess one's youth is always remembered through rose-tinted glasses!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-9245761992583578122008-12-12T12:32:00.000+00:002008-12-12T12:32:00.000+00:00fun if you like your history hot, i guess...it's ...fun if you like your history hot, i guess...it's everywhere. progress is probably on par with jodhpur, ahmedabad, trivandrum and cities like that, but it's picking up fast with the introduction of a new currency and entry into the european union and all that, especially in the bigger cities. communism is still a very very touchy topic, and there are gypsies everywhere who haven't changed a bit in the last 400 years and speak a language very similar to punjabi...it has its fun parts, i guess!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-54140763664542865292008-12-11T22:18:00.000+00:002008-12-11T22:18:00.000+00:00Veena: you can borrow the one I've got (from the C...Veena: you can borrow the one I've got (from the City library system). Let me know when you want to pick it up.<BR/><BR/>Sheetal: thanks for stopping by, and hope you're enjoying yourself in Romania. I've never been there myself. Fun place to be?Fëanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101113676992105240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-50584790894244284362008-12-11T20:21:00.000+00:002008-12-11T20:21:00.000+00:00wow. i'm studying in romania now...it's changed be...wow. i'm studying in romania now...it's changed beyond recognition since communist times, as far as i know...it was great to hear from other indians who were here during that era. great post, multumesc frumos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-7294560094412222522008-12-11T17:01:00.000+00:002008-12-11T17:01:00.000+00:00How does one get hold of this book? Diligently loo...How does one get hold of this book? Diligently looked up Westminster library system last week but couldn't find it there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974629715070715564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-32988603533441210252008-12-11T09:54:00.000+00:002008-12-11T09:54:00.000+00:00Guru: I used to know one Romanian chap, but not in...Guru: I used to know one Romanian chap, but not in touch any longer. I'd like to discuss this with others originally from behind the Iron Curtain but where are they all now? Laughing all the way to the bank, no doubt, and forgotten the dismal years. :-)Fëanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101113676992105240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-81495134318458769342008-12-11T08:44:00.000+00:002008-12-11T08:44:00.000+00:00..know nay Romanians?..know nay Romanians?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-32739048342624939942008-12-11T08:43:00.000+00:002008-12-11T08:43:00.000+00:00great find - I briefly studied there in Bucharest ...great find - I briefly studied there in Bucharest during those times (1.5 years) - but trust you to be the one to come across such splendid pieces. I wish I could connect with those classmates who were mostly fun even if outwardly loyal shouting 'placere Ceauseascu' (long live Ceaceascu).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-31724296162733130712008-12-11T08:30:00.000+00:002008-12-11T08:30:00.000+00:00Thanks, Szerelem. You should ask your Romanian pal...Thanks, Szerelem. You should ask your Romanian pal what she thinks of this, or if she's heard of Stefanescu, no?Fëanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101113676992105240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738516321598278692.post-47148943860826160982008-12-11T07:04:00.000+00:002008-12-11T07:04:00.000+00:00what a great post! I'd like to get my hands on the...what a great post! I'd like to get my hands on the bookSzerelemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911190230851186924noreply@blogger.com