Spent a few days in Romania - thoughts from a Bulgarian
Posted by RustCohle_23@reddit | AskBalkans | View on Reddit | 114 comments
I’ve seen so many Romanians and Bulgarians saying that we’re very similar, so I couldn’t wait to finally visit and make some comparisons myself.
Here are my thoughts — might be interesting to some:
Bucharest vs Sofia
I live in Sofia, so I was really curious to see Bucharest’s progress lately. I can split this into two parts:
In terms of living, Bucharest seems to be moving in the right direction. I noticed pretty nice roads, separated bus lanes, parking spaces, tram lines with nice island stops, etc. — things that almost made me feel like I am in Western Europe at places :D
In terms of tourism, I wasn’t that impressed, to be honest. I am quite critical when it comes to Sofia, but Bucharest’s old town and city center felt a bit too mixed architecturally and somewhat worn down. I definitely prefer Sofia in this aspect, despite all its flaws. No disrespect.
Roads
No highways from Ruse to Brașov (only a small part, I think), but overall pretty good. You can tell Romania is investing a lot in infrastructure.
People
Very similar, to be honest. I felt welcomed — restaurant staff were always nice and friendly. Really patient too, considering it took ages for me to translate the menu to half of the 10+ family members I was with :D
The same goes for the “worse” part of the population — I think this is where many of our shared problems come from, and why we often face similar issues.
Food
Nothing too surprising here either, but I didn’t expect big differences. From what I tried, we basically have the same dishes with different names.
Transylvania
While things felt quite similar in Wallachia, that changed a lot in Transylvania. That’s where it really felt like I was visiting a Central European country.
I was especially impressed by Brașov — such a lovely city. The architecture, city center, streets, parkings, neighbourhoods — everything was great. Sinaia and the surroundings were really nice as well. (Although not in Transylvania, it felt like it)
Overall
All of my family really enjoyed the trip, and I’d definitely like to see more of Transylvania. It’s kinda sasd that it takes ages to get from Sofia to Cluj, for example.
Still, I’m looking forward to coming back again.
Mulțumesc, neighbors! 🇧🇬🤝🇷🇴
J0hnnyBlazer@reddit
Fukk all that, we wanna know how was the Romanian ladies?
RustCohle_23@reddit (OP)
I was with my wife, my guy, was only watching my feet while walking, wcyd.
Dear-Ad1582@reddit
In see you BS and I know you lying... Any warm body male will look... We all do... Difference is the discretion.
floare_salbatica@reddit
🤢
J0hnnyBlazer@reddit
Ohh I get it, She reading this thread, ye ofc you didn’t look
Ok-Tomato-5685@reddit
Get some help. And porn is not help brother.
J0hnnyBlazer@reddit
Ok I got help, I’m cured now, tell me about the architecture in Sofia and how it differs, I’m ready to listen
Ok-Tomato-5685@reddit
Visiting a therapist is not weakness
Cautious_Self6861@reddit
The ladies suck. Stay away
istefan24@reddit
Why would you not want to get sucked ?
Are you gae ?
Cautious_Self6861@reddit
r/J0hnnyBlazer here's one of those men. He wants to get sucked. Chop chop
J0hnnyBlazer@reddit
🤔….🤗
timisorean_02@reddit
Well, that's why most of the tourists go to Transylvania :)
6LazmaN6@reddit
I've been around different cities in Transylvania and figured there is a "dynamic" between ethnic Hungarians and Romanians, like when I said buna ziua to some Hungarians they almost seemed offended. Or it was just my luck? Curious to know more.
floare_salbatica@reddit
No, I also want to visit some of those cities, like Miercurea Ciuc or Târgu Mureș, but I never find the courage because I don't want my day to be ruined by some grumpy Hungarians who either pretend or really can't speak Romanian.
Lazy-Relationship-34@reddit
I have seen more cases of public racism in Bucharest than I did in Târgu-Mureș or Sfântu Gheorghe just as u/timisorean_02 and u/SoulEkko. I have seen ethnic Germans and ethnic Hungarians quickly switch to Romanian when they realized that we were Romanian.
I think that putting your pride aside and striking up a conversation with Jó napot kívánokJó napot kívánok instead of or quickly followed by Bună ziua shows respect for both the person in front of you and their culture, which has made invaluable contributions to this country and must be acknowledged and cherished.
We are taught that diversity endangers a nation, but the truth is that Romania’s golden age was forged from the contributions of Jews, Hungarians, Germans, Armenians, Greeks, Romanians, and so many more. What could drive such labor if not a deep love for this country? And why can’t we show them the same love and respect?
floare_salbatica@reddit
Poftim, să le vorbesc în ungară în România? Tu te auzi? 🤣
Lazy-Relationship-34@reddit
Nu îmi dau seama dacă ești copil și încă nu ai văzut destul din lumea exterioară pentru a afla alte perspective asupra lumii pe care toți o ocupăm sau dacă ești adult și este vorba de rasism, rea voință sau ignoranță. Spoiler alert: În România, încă se vorbește maghiară, germană, idiș, romani, turca, rusă și așa mai departe. Să saluți pe cineva în limba lor maternă (double spoiler alert: nu toți vorbim română nativ) nu este decât o formă de respect. Da, învățarea limbii române este necesară pentru a duce o viață în această țară, dar acest lucru nu înseamnă eradicarea celorlaltor culturi care au existat în acest spațiu înainte ca acesta să fie inclus în granițele țării.
floare_salbatica@reddit
Ho, mai încet cu pianul pe scări! Ce zic eu, ce concluzii tragi tu. Cine a vorbit de eradicarea altor culturi? Mi se pare interesant să avem un asemenea mozaic cultural. Totusi, limba oficială e româna!! Nu poți pretinde tu de la mine sa ii salut într-o limbă cu care nu am niciun contact. Pot să vorbeasca între ei în ce limbă doresc, dar într-o țară în care limba oficială e româna, mi se pare de bun simț să te poți descurca cu limba asta când intri într-un magazin sau vizitezi un muzeu. Adică eu să ii salut într-o limbă neoficială pentru că ei nu vor sa învețe limba oficiala? Te-ai gândit mult?!
attifreestyle@reddit
Iti mai faci multe filme in cap cu oameni care nu vor sa vorbeasca in romana cu tine?
diegoestoyembarazada@reddit
"I think that putting your pride aside and striking up a conversation with Jó napot kívánok instead of or quickly followed by Bună ziua shows respect for both the person in front of you and their culture, which has made invaluable contributions to this country and must be acknowledged and cherished." - This! I spent the first years of my childhood in a mixed village (Transylvania) and we just did this without even thinking about it. We'd say "Csókolom" when hanging around the "magyar side" of the village, and they'd say ''buna ziua'' around us. It never occurred to us that we should be offended for having to do it, it's just the normal thing to do. They're our friends, neighbors, colleagues, and even family, and they've been here for hundreds and hundreds of years. They're part of this land and culture as much as we are.
timisorean_02@reddit
Nicely said!
timisorean_02@reddit
The people in Bucharest generally hold prejudices against people from the province (especially if you are from Timisoara, which has always been an internal rival).
Neutrinomind@reddit
Not really, no. There are some old taxi drivers that may have some prejudices against moldovans, and obviously the usual xenophobes/racists when it comes to recent immigrants. But in relation to transylvanians, or more specifically "rival" cities like Cluj or Timişoara... the rivalry or dislike is quite one sided
SoulEkko@reddit
Well, for what it's worth, I consider Timisoara my second favorite city after Bucharest, met some really cool people from there, love the architecture and general feel of the city, and I envy you a bit for the mayor you have (since Bucharest has been generally plagued by the most atrocious mayors in the history of Mankind).
Cheers! 🍺
timisorean_02@reddit
Cheers, but, all the decisions were taken in Bucharest, regardless if they were good or bad for Timisoara (Just an example-'89, when the central govt. sent workers from southern romania to "civilise" the hungarian/german/romanian hooligans in Timisoara).
6LazmaN6@reddit
Miercurea Ciuc is one of the places I've been to. I'm not a local, so not the same, but if I noticed, I'm sure a local would have an even more emphasised experience.
floare_salbatica@reddit
Exactly, that's why I kept postponing visiting it. :) It's funny that they complain about being discriminated when those regions are Hungarian enclaves, Romanian only on paper.
Beautiful-Fox-FI@reddit
If you have an ignorant attitude like this then just stay where you are, no need to make any wider selection of people suffer you.
floare_salbatica@reddit
Again, but this time in English!
SoulEkko@reddit
Been to Tg. Mures several times, nothing (bad) happened. It's not like local Hungarians/Szekelys are actively trying to hunt you down on the street if you speak Romanian. I've been to dominant Hungarian villages like Rimetea, again, nothing (bad) happened. People mind their own business just like you'd be in any other place. Been to Budapest several times, had a great time and we were speaking Romanian in public transportation, nobody gave us weird looks, people are normal just like everywhere else.
I have relatives in Transylvania, even have a few distant half-Hungarian relatives (an aunt and her daughter), people (both Romanians and Hungarians) have been living with each other for a long time in that region, they're neighbors, in the mornings they go to each other to drink coffee and chatter.
I've only had one weird "encounter" when we were in a small village in Hungary and there were a bunch of teens on the side of the road and because we were having Romanian plates we could see them showing the middle finger in the rearview mirror, that's the "worst" I can recall.
You can see far, far weirder shit happen in Bucharest on a daily basis. I suggest you go visit if you want to, prejudices fall when people experience things for themselves. The rule is simple: give respect and you'll be respected in return, no matter where you are.
Alarmed_Village3218@reddit
Stop believing everything you see and hear on the internet or certain tv stations. Can it happen in some obscure village or small town? Yes. Would it happen in a city like Târgu-Mureș or Miercurea Ciuc? Most probably not.
timisorean_02@reddit
Targu Mures is another story, compared to 75%+ hungarian cities.
timisorean_02@reddit
I did not have any trouble in Sfantu Gheorghe, to be honest.
Altruistic_Bell7884@reddit
Offended or surprised? I'm literally surprised when I hear romanian. Also in the cities/villages with very small romanian minority, usually the romanian speakers represent power ( sorry at the moment can't phrase better), they are from police, army, upper state functionaries etc. So, obviously we start to watch ourselves,bthe less we say is better, especially older or middle age category, who lived before '89 .
floare_salbatica@reddit
Shook, surprised to hear Romanian in Romania!
timisorean_02@reddit
Well, you wouldn't expect ethnic hungarians to start speaking romanian with eachother, just for fun, would you?
floare_salbatica@reddit
No, but I don't find it such an amazing thing if they learn the language of the country they spend all their lives in.
Altruistic_Bell7884@reddit
Who said that they don't speak it? I just said that sometime I'm a bit surprised when I hear romanian
timisorean_02@reddit
True, but, again, they live in an area where they do not realy need it.
timisorean_02@reddit
I assume you encountered this especially in eastern Transylvania. You wouldn't have such issues in Timisoara, Arad, etc.
Vaisiamarrr@reddit
Neither of those are in Transylvania
Dear-Ad1582@reddit
They are... We have 3 large provinces : Muntenia, Moldova, Transilvania. And one smaller Dobrogea. The rest is some more divisions of those larger ones.
Vaisiamarrr@reddit
That’s an oversimplification, there were three principalities Wallachia, Moldova and later Transylvania, Arad was in Partium and Timisoara was in Banat which were part of Hungary proper different administration than Transylvania which had a voivode, Oltenia is not part of Muntenia although it was called Lesser Wallachia by the austrians and Dobrogea wasn’t even part of Wallachia (except during Mircea cel Batran’s reign) people lump them together because it’s easier to memorise
timisorean_02@reddit
True. And the Hungarians also wrongfully label "Erdely" as the previous commenter mentioned, even if it's actually a lump of more regions.
timisorean_02@reddit
Well, ask every foreigner what they consider "Transylvania" to be.
P.S. People from Arad have that specific Transylvanian accent, although their city is not in Transylvania-proper.
ILikeYellow7@reddit
Yeah sadly sometimes that's just how it is. Since transilvania used to be part of hungary, there's a lot of resentment from ethnic hungarians, that's not helped by xenophobic romanians who stoke the flames whenever they can.
Ok_Tie_7564@reddit
An Australian here. We lived Brașov.
gotzapai@reddit
When I'm depressed, I think of București and I instantly feel better.
All the TAXES go to them and it's still a post-war shit hole full of degraded buildings.
But yes, it has like 3 places to fool the tourists 😂
FunctionNo1091@reddit
Exact. Sunt din Cluj si tocmai am terminat 2 luni de locuit in București, cu job-ul, ma intorc acasă. Doamne, ce hazna e orașul. Nu zic, are parti frumoase, nu e spre deloc valorificat patrimoniul istoric, clădirile, locurile cu însemnătate. E pacat, are mare potențial. Dar, e la 20 de ani in spatele orașelor europene. Accentul pus pe trafic, toată lumea peste tot merge cu mașina. Drumuri largi, multe benzi, mașini parcate peste tot, gropi cratere in străzile principale ale orașului. Respect zero pentru pietoni, bicicliști. Nici nu se încurajează, nu se ia in serios. E oras foarte mare, greu de administrat, e un haos generalizat. Nici Clujul nu e administrat ca lumea de Boc, nu ridic deloc Clujul in slăvi, ca e oricum tot mai scump si tot mai multă mârlănie. Dar, ma bucur ca e inevitabil următorul mare cutremur in București si o sa mai niveleze jegul si mai scăpăm de o parte din populația aleasă care sta pe acolo
Vaisiamarrr@reddit
Hai sictir, Bucurestiul sustine un sfert din economia Romaniei, plus esti din c*uj nu ai dreptul la opinie
Emyhatsich@reddit
Pentru că Bucureștiul mănâncă toți banii țării. Când părăsești Bucureștiul, dai de oameni de la sate care au buda în curte. Clujenii măcar au grijă de orașul lol. Sunt din zona Moldovei btw
Vaisiamarrr@reddit
Tocmai ca tot argumentul tau(si al tuturor provincialilor frustrati)pleaca de la o premiza gresita. Bucurestenii contribuie cel mai mult la veniturile statului si din Bucuresti pleaca cei mai multi bani catre celelalte regiuni.
Emyhatsich@reddit
Ce-i cu inegalitatea asta a bogăției atunci? De ce este estul țării atât de sărac? Defapt, toate regiunile care au făcut parte din Imperiul Austro-Ungar sunt mai bogate decât vechiul regat. De ce? Sudul nu excelează cu nimic. Până și orașele mici din Ardeal arată mai bine decât ce avem noi aici în regat.
lunapuj@reddit
Daca ai avea putin creier ai vedea ca in orice tara din Estul Europei partea vestica e mai bogata decat partea estica, oare de ce ?
Nsh despre ce bogatie vorbesti am fost in Turda si arata a saracie si depresie lucie, la fel si in alte orase in afara de maretul Cluj.
Sudul nu exceleaza la nimic ? Judetele Prahova, Gorj, Arges,Constanta au pib pe cap de locuitor peste Hunedoara, Mures, Bistrita, Maramures, Satu Mare, Covasna, Harghita. Ca sa nu pun Bucuresti care are pib pe cap de locuitor x2 fata de Cluj.
betacarotentoo@reddit
Am constatat că „sărăcilor” le place psd-ul, alora mai înstăriți mai puțin. O avea si asta vreo influenta?
Emyhatsich@reddit
Muie mare votanților PSD și HAUR. Din cauza lor se duce țara de râpă.
Europe_is_fcked@reddit
Appreciate the post!
le_Maitre@reddit
It’s always interesting to see other people’s impressions. Kind regards from Brașov ☺️ PS: don’t hesitate to reach out should you come back again.
Frequent-Tree-3394@reddit
Hello neighbor! I visited 2 times Bulgaria and like 2 times only passing. I will not enter into details but even if the language is totally different, I always it felt somehow familiar in a strange way. Like the gesture of the people, social interactions and social on. I really enjoy Bulgaria as a country. By the way, I felt similar in Serbia.
Suitable-Decision-26@reddit
More than a thousand years living next to one another will do that.
Infamous_Dish_4348@reddit
I went to Bulgaria for the first time last year (just to Sofia). I had the impression that it would be similar but still fairly different due to the language barrier but man it was just like southern Romania. Honestly felt like I was in Bucharest most of the time.
Open_Preference_2085@reddit
That's good right?
Neutrinomind@reddit
Not really :))), southern Romania and especially southern wallachia is usually the most disliked part of the country. But op might be from there so who knows
Kikirikikiekebusch@reddit
right??
abhora_ratio@reddit
aaight :))
ComfortableParty2933@reddit
I'm just coming back from Sofia - it is mostly a shithole.
Legal_Building_5063@reddit
I spent some time in Bulgaria, mainly due to ex GF. I can confirm that a lot of the country fits this description.
RustCohle_23@reddit (OP)
You got dumped, huh, lil bro?
Legal_Building_5063@reddit
Seen your Dad lately? Or maybe you never met him?
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ComfortableParty2933@reddit
How
RustCohle_23@reddit (OP)
glad you liked it
ComfortableParty2933@reddit
I didn't - it was shit. And I live in shitty Varna and I did not expect to find Sofia even shittier.
dwartbg9@reddit
Yup, I was 99,999% sure this comment is from a Bulgarian once again.
Nobody shits more on Sofia and Bulgaria in general, than Bulgarians ourselves.... It's like self-hatred and pessimism got into our DNA
RefrigeratorLive5662@reddit
Same applies for Romania
Jujux@reddit
Another thing we have in common.
RustCohle_23@reddit (OP)
There is an unwritten rule that when a Bulgarian says something really stupid on the Internet, he turns out to be from Varna in 90%+ of the cases.
I like Varna, though, just not the people. Too much комплекси и мйекане.
abhora_ratio@reddit
Thank you, but I gotta say your food is a lot better. Ours is ok. But yours is delicios. I always eat like is my last day on earth when I visit Bulgaria :))
Sea-Rope-31@reddit
Bucharest has by far the most tourist-impressive stuff out of any Romanian city. It moved much slower compared to the rest of Romania when it came to putting things in order (it was historically a clustermess of administrative overlaps and still is in many regards), but it's finally happening. The old town was very neglected for decades but things finally started (since literally 2 months ago) to change with regard to cars, less advertising, less restaurant / pubs layout chaos, better rules for the historic facades, more pedestrianisation (around University palace when its restoration is complete, Cismigiu gardens and others). It might take some time but I am sure it will be a whole different city in \~2 years or so, give or take. Also new urbanistic plans for multiple areas including the square between the Royal Palace, The Athenaeum and Central University Library. The potential is massive.
Also, as someone else mentioned, the true gems of Bucharest are outside the old town, in whole architectural gems neighborhoods like Cotroceni (also add Cotroceni palace and its gardens to the trip, absolutely stunning), Icoanei (very posh, upscale historic villas), Dorobanti (emabssies, coffee shops, nice restaurants, many parks and lakes), Aviatorilor, Armeneasca, Mosilor (more run down but it's probably the next area to start getting some architectural revival after Calea Victoriei).
RustCohle_23@reddit (OP)
thanks for the detailed info! You are right, we did not have the time to appreciate Bucharest enough.
I have visited Timisoara while travelling back to Sofia once and it was really nice indeed.
tyuiopsov@reddit
The biggest difference is in architecture .. almost all of it was destroyed from the ottoman empire!That makes the biggest difference between Romania and Bulgaria.
iadaci@reddit
The Ottomans didn't build anything in the vassal principalities of Romania, not even in Dobrogea which was completely annexed.
tyuiopsov@reddit
But they desteoyed if Bulgaria ...
prajeala@reddit
I freaking adore Sofia, from its renewed metro system to its Vitosha Boulevard and all that it has to offer. Pretty similar in a lot of regards to cities in the south of Romania when it comes to architecture and its people, no more to add on that since it's obvious.
cutesunflower_@reddit
We are building new metro stations now to extend the coverage as well!
Lazy-Relationship-34@reddit
Sweet! Can't wait to visit!
Adventurous_Luck_269@reddit
A well-balanced and non-blamey review from a fellow Bulgarian, great to see! As another Bulgarian, I often see stuff from my countrymen that either puts down our own country, or our neighbors', or "the West", and sometimes all three; it's refreshing *not* to see that, and it shows we *can* express our thoughts, even nuanced ones, without it.
EfficiencySmall4951@reddit
Still surprising that Wallachia is mentioned ngl. That aside, Transylvania is really the most beautiful part of the country. Amazing landscape
Economy-Pen-2271@reddit
I think all romianian regions have beautiful landscapes
FudgeComfortable9120@reddit
As a thing for the future if you plan on visiting Cluj,starting from Sofia and going by car I suppose,you have 2 options,you can take a small detour and go through Serbia on the highway,cut from Belgrade to Timișoara and then use the highway again to Cluj or go from Sofia to Craiova and then use our dex12 to Pitești and go through the Olt valley up until Sibiu and then back on the highway to Cluj.
incognito30@reddit
Whenever I go to Greece from Cluj, I stop a night in Sofia, I like the food and the people. Glad you liked it neighbor 😊
Dear-Ad1582@reddit
"No highway from Ruse to Brașov"... Oh honey... I have news for you.. No highway to Brașov... PERIOD!
We want Brașov to die to Moldovan colonisation and we keep it Isolated...
Emyhatsich@reddit
Are there really that many moldovans in Brașov? I head some of them are facing discrimination and xenophobia
Dear-Ad1582@reddit
No such thing as Xenophobia in Iașov. It's a joke of course.. But highway situation is really true. Plans are there but execution is slow...
RustCohle_23@reddit (OP)
What is lasov - I see you use it as a joke for Brasov but what does it mean?
KromatRO@reddit
Iași + Brașov = Iașiov. He wants to imply Brașov is being colonized by moldavians frim Iași. Lame joke.
Bluefairy_88@reddit
Never heard it before, but I assume it's a mashup of Iași (biggest city in Moldavia) + Brașov, since they are mocking Brașov for having lots of Moldavians.
43282348@reddit
Iasi which is in the region of Moldova was the capital of Romania before, so it's a mix between the names Iasi and Brasov to imply that there's a lot of Moldovans in Brasov.
Emyhatsich@reddit
Which is really weird. Other cities in Romania already have a highway. Even Bacău will soon have one later this year and will finally be connected to the south of the country.
Dear-Ad1582@reddit
Not that, but Brașov is smack in the middle of the darn fish... My bet is with that Sibiu - Făgăraș extension... A3 nope...
NothingSubstantial17@reddit
As sy born in Hungary, it is good to read how nicely and respectfully you guys get along.
SoulEkko@reddit
I think this is how we'll get along as well in the future (Romanians and Hungarians), that's the beauty if EU: people stopping from doing/thinking dumb shit because they interact with one another and realize that they have more in common than not.
You have no idea the look Hungarians have when I start singing the first few words from "Ozosip", then we start laughing about the randomness and silliness of it all.
Perfect-Ad2578@reddit
When in Romania did you use English mainly or know some Romanian?
Vall707@reddit
I have foreign friends that basically moved to Romania. Can confirm that they don't know any Romanian words and doing fine with English on a daily basis.
Perfect-Ad2578@reddit
Always curious to hear. I know Romanian but last time I went over 20 years ago English was still spotty. Guess it's greatly improved now.
Odd-Future1037@reddit
Nice write up! Glad you enjoyed your trip!
Archaeopteryx111@reddit
They are going to start building a highway from Giurgiu to Bucharest soon. It’s been given a high priority.
seven7seven@reddit
Transylvanian here, I spent a few weeks in Sofia a while back - I really loved it, especially the parks and how green the city is, and having a huge mountain next to the city is also very neat!
RustCohle_23@reddit (OP)
These are indeed some of the advantages of Sofia.
Would still live in Brasov ahead of it any day of the week :D
seven7seven@reddit
I would take Sofia over it any day. It's lively, great culture, lots of people. Things to do.
Brașov is basically asleep, and quite small. It's very cute though, I like to visit, lots of mountains around, great trails.
If you liked the vibe but want something a bit more alive - try visiting Cluj in the summer, maybe for festival season if that's your thing.
floare_salbatica@reddit
Nice, thanks for the summary. To be fair, the Old City doesn't do Bucharest justice. It's true that it has a lot of shitty neighbourings, but it also has some really, really beautiful ones. Most tourists probably never visit those. From my walk a few minutes ago:
kirdan84@reddit
They are building highways but they are not finished. In 2022 I went from Timsoara to Cluj and then from Timsoara to Brasov.
To Cluj its good, almost all is highway but to Brasov for some 200km just before Brasov is very busy road through villages almost without sidewalks for people (50-60cm).
KonstantinVeliki@reddit
The only Romanian city I have visited is Timisoara and I really like it there, beautiful city and nice people and food.