simple observations

garbage cans r smoker friendly - they r small and have 2 compartments - 1 especially for cigs encouraging smokers to pick up after themselves
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not as many flowers planted randomly for beauty - it seems there r more important things to do - although there r plenty of floares (romanian for flowers)
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people r not as rushed here, even in the rain and everyone seems to carry an umbrella with them
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people don't walk around with big smiles on their faces but it isn't because they're not happy
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things r not taken lightly here - there are no pretenses - when u get to know someone they r more kind and generous then one can imagine
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the language will never be lost here - people won't give it up - it is their pride, heritage, tradition - there is a real root in tradition and it is reflected in their technology too - unlike many other smaller countries they have romanian MTV and another music station that focuses even more on romanian musica - there are many romanian artists in this field
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squirrels look different here - they have fuzzy pointy ears - look russian almost (although i admit i've never seen a russian squirrel but somehow i imagine that's what they would look like)
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there r a lot of chestnut trees here
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people in the hospitality industry work long hours/days - for example the girls at the hotel work for 24 hours and then they r off for 3 days. in the cafe's the shift is from open to close 8am-12m work 2 days off for 2 days - allowing people to actually have time for a life outside of work - really allowing for social time with family and loved ones
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couples really express their affection for one another physically in public - it's not like u want to tell them to get a room - it's just plain old nice - this is common behaviour - not just infatuation
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a few people that i've met have referred to cluj-napoca as a town - it IS a city
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there is a boom in the construction industry now - a lot of restoration work going on now
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people walk in the streets a lot here (really just the side streets - u'd get run over in a flash on the main streets) the sidewalks r narrow and so r the streets - the streets r quiet now - many people r on 'holiday' here now
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almost all of the coffee bars sell alcohol and cigarettes