I though it would be interesting for English speakers to learn some basic mathematical sentences in Romanian. The translation of the word “mathematics” in Romanian is “matematică”. Here we go with some basic mathematical sentences. Read and listen them: 1) Unu plus unu este egal cu doi…..1 plus 1 equals 2. 2) Doi minus unu [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2010
My Childhood and the Communism
For 14 years I lived under communism. The childhood nostalgia is mixed, again and again, with the memory of those years. When I recall childhood memories, I recall the uniform, the pioneer tie and the patriotic work, as well. There is no pure memory of childhood, everything is contaminated by communism. But my childhood is [...]
Rural Life in Romania
A large part of the population of Romania lives in the rural medium. Rural life in Romania is hard enough today, as it was during the communist period. A sewerage system is missing in almost all the villages in Romania. The peasants must procure the water needed for their households from wells. Some of them [...]
Christmas under Communism
I always enjoyed vacations. But my Christmas vacation was always my favorite. Of course in the communist society there was a taboo on Christmas. But everybody used to celebrate Christmas, in the silence of the house, far away from the communist indications. The last day of class before Christmas vacation was always very long. But [...]
Communist sweets versus western sweets
Do you like sweets? Well, when I was a child I did like sweets. Unfortunately, the communist sweets were not very good. Why? Well, there was a famous sweet manufacturer, Kandia. The chocolate made by Kandia was very good. I remember when I was 3 or 4 years old we could find good chocolate at [...]
