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5 CULTURE SHOCKS LIVING IN ROMANIA | Life in TIMISOARA VS KUALA LUMPUR | Married to Romanian man*
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2021
- Disclaimer : I am only sharing my experiences and by no means I am generalizing.
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I’m a Romanian living in UK and my first shock after arriving was that the shops were closed at 05 or 06pm. Living in Bucharest before, I was used to have everything at hand even in the middle of the night. So, for me it seems weird that in Timișoara the shops are closed so early, but if you moved during the lockdown this might have sense.
Really love your vlog, keep it going! ☺️
Hahah Thats interesting.. Well its been few months now and I would say in Timisoara only malls and some boutiques open until late but most old shops close by 5-6 ..Thanks for watching my videos I appreciate it 🤗
To be fair Kuala Lumpur is a gigantic megalopolis while Timisoara is a town of 300k. This means that’s it’s going to be more difficult to find things that you’re accustomed to. Food diversity is going to be lower and 24hour service is almost out of the question. This isn’t a Timisoara thing. It’s a big town versus small town thing.
That is true… Although I still believe its culture difference in the lifestyle as well.. Like some of the stuff I have experienced here , my friends found it similar in other cities in Europe too. Europe has smaller populated countries and cities overall compared to most Asian countries…So that could be a factor in the cultural diversity as well.
Always greet your neighbours, or if you enter a shop greet the salesperson, or if in a small village any passerby! About food, in Bucharest there are many ethnic restaurants, and also street food, but Timișoara is a much smaller city. You cannot compare Kuala Lumpur, with population probably in the million, with Timișoara with perhaps 300.000 inhabitants.
Yup learning my greetings. Kuala Lumper is more diverse city that's true and I was just comparing my lifestyle and experiences :)
@Johnny Baseball Cap He sounds like a cow sometimes 😅
Supermarkets close between 9 pm and 11 pm. Not 5 pm. The most common opening hours are 7 am to 10 pm, including Sundays. It's the same across most of Europe, more or less.
Us Romanian people have a colective mentality regarding social life. And if you live in small towns or a village like miself it is evan more important to have a good relationship with neighbors or to atlest be on speaking terms with them for everyone general peace of mind. Greetings are a forme to be polite to the others. Also older people will expect for the younger people to greet them first, is part of the social norms and considered to be polite and respectful towards elders. It may seem to be tendentious at first for any forigners to greet strangers but it could also help them to get to know locals, learn more about culture, language and people in general.
Also keep in mind that Romanians are a curious bunch of people regarding forigners and will ask questions about your country, culture, food. It is just our way of socializing and get to know other people. Once a Romanian person brings you in their house that means he is opening his heart to you for friendship.
Very informative, thanks for sharing with me and watching my videos :)
In all european countries,not only in Romania,neighbors are greeting each other. in UK people are greeting you on the street and in the bus station. In romanian villages is the same.
Yes absolutely.. I think it is part of the collectivistic culture..
I am from Poland and I have Romanian wife. You have nice experiences. Greetings
Thats great . thanks for watching 😊
You are so pretty ! Welcome to Romania and I hope in time you will get used to the customs here !
Aww Thank You . I will get there yeah..
There is always English descriptions on the packs. Many products are made for more countries in the EU, so there are many languages on the pack, but written in very small print.
Hey Mihaela. I have actually been told that there should be English descriptions on the box. But so far.. on some food products, hair products, makeup I have not seen any English descriptions. Which is weird. I am going to pay more attention.
@CipiRipi00 This is the best explanation I have received. thank you. yes you are right most of the time the there are either no english description or they are covered with a sticker. I am surprised how everyone told me there is always english description because its really not. on food packages, beauty products, tools nothing comes with english .
A lot of supermarkets or shops close early nowadays because of covid. Before that the big malls/supermarkets were closing at 10-11pm and there were a lot of non-stop shops (who are now forced to close at 9pm). I can't wait to have my nearby non-stop shop open for 24/7 again.
Oh please tell me the names of the 24/7 stores ? Btw Thanks for watching 🤗
@@thelifeofyelna Mostly they're private stores, with names like "alimentară / magazin alimentar nonstop" and a bright sign of "nonstop" just like the ➕ from Farmacy. Now some might have still the sign or a 24/24 sign, but they have sticked to the door their current program (closing at 9pm) due to the covid regulations :
@@MishikiCx Thank you 🤗
Love this video girl, missing you so much! Very exciting to see this! Super eye-opening ❤️
Thanks my love 🥰❤️
I don't know in which area of Timisoara you are living but almost all areas have "non-stop" shops. I say almost because there are some really remote areas of Timisoara, mostly new build residential neighborhoods that are in development and you may need to do a 15 minutes walk to the nearest "non-stop", but as the neighborhood grows the shops will arise as well, if the demand is there. I live in Girocului area in Timisoara and even if it's 04 in the morning, there are at least 5-6 non-stops at strategical points at no more than 15 minutes walking distance from any point of the neighborhood.
you need to live in Bucharest, here it's 24/7 living, many street shops that are non stop, every kind of cuisine, way way more than Timisoara. To understand Romania come to Bucharest
If I am right, the first difference between Malaysia and Romania is that Malaysia is a Muslim country (with other religions influence) and Romania is mostly an Orthodox Christian country.
Yes Correct, Malaysia is a muslim country by government but it involves 3 different Races of Malays ( Muslims), Chinese (Buddhist), Indians ( Hinduism ), and They also have big population of Christians. In one street you will find a mosque , a temple and a church next to each other. It's very diverse.
@@thelifeofyelna Yes true, and Malaysia is a very good example where a Muslim country can live in peace with other religions. Maybe is the only one country.
I am Romanian and I really like your country.
@@christian2M I am not sure if its 100% peaceful as they are always political aspects of it but defiantly Malaysians have respect for every religion. It's not my country . I am Iranian/Indian. I lived in Malaysia for 10 Years :). Thank you for Watching
@@thelifeofyelna Wow! I have a great respect for Zoroastrism and Hinduism, maybe the religions of your ancestors.
Hinduism is more then a religion, is a way of life and the Zoroastrism had influenced all the Abrahamic religions, because the Zoroastrism was the first one monotheistic religion in human history.
Welcome in my country Romania, I think that your husband is a very lucky boy, and you also you are a very lucky girl.
Oscar Wilde, said, "Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken."
Good luck!
I just subscribed to your channel.
@@christian2M Just Love everything you said in your comment and agree with you on the religion part. I am definitely going to do a video about it soon. Thanks for subscribing friend 😊 Stay in touch
Your observations about living in Romania are correct. You will find street food especially in the capital [Bucharest]. Romanian food is based more on vegetables and vegetables. It is generally cooked at home because it is healthier.
That's not true at all though...You will not find a romanian meal without meat dairy or eggs.
I think the 5pm thing might be for some stores (smaller ones for sure) because I never had that issue in Timisioara :) I remember getting icecream at like 11 pm one summer from a shop close to Piata uniri. I time for sure you'll find which stores are crazy and close early and the stores that like making money and stay open later lol :D
Oh that sounds like something I would do … Ice cream at 11 pm hahaha. Please tell me which shops are open 24/7 ? yes you are right I will figure it out by time :) But in KL the 24/7 shops are like everywhere.
Hey, great and informative video. Glad to hear about your experiences and sorry about the cultural shock. If it means anything, not everywhere is like Timisoara. Even I did not know half of those.
Let me leave a comment for those 5 shocks.
1. Yes, indeed. If you live next to neighbors, it is best to be at least on greeting terms with them otherwise they could talk behind your back and affect your social standing.
2. I am sorry about that. We are trying really hard to diversify it. It is a slow process. People are starting to get into spices right now. Street food might be more diverse at carnivals and fairs or gatherings for festivities, that is where food trucks gather.
3. It was necessary because a lot of cars have been coming into the country and people are careless. Even if you follow the exact rules, you have no idea what kind of careless dummy is driving a car. Always follow to cross the zebra sections, those are for pedestrians.
4. I can’t believe that that is possible. I would believe some items from Russia but otherwise not possible. Maybe you are looking for the (EN) section of the description which is not always the case. Look for (GB) too that is usually for English as well.
5) That is a very Western European custom. You can find that is Belgium or France or Britain but not in all of Romania. Most of the stores in my region close at 9 or 10 PM.
What you could do is look for a 24 hour stores that do not close at all except during the Holidays. One big chain store franchise that is open 24 hour is the Profi stores. You can check with google maps if it’s open or closed and make your way to it during the evening.
Good luck and I hope you make more videos about your experiences.
Omg thank you so much for taking the time and sharing with me your thoughts. Definitely your points are giving me a different perception 🙏🏽. I have few more of these that would like to hear your opinion on it as well. Thanks for the sub too 🤗
@@thelifeofyelna no problem. I will comment on what I know. Keep doing Videos, you need to build up the fanbase.
Romanians like to know what other people think about them or their country.
You need to build up your channel.
@@danhair Thats the plan… thanks for your support and honest feedback I appreciate it. keep in touch 🙏🏽
You should consider opening a food cart business with authentic Malaysian food
That’s brilliant
Hi. You are an especially girl !🎉 I know a lot about iranian ( persian ) people, your history and your culture. You are a great people !🎉 Of course, I don't like that fanatic religious government from Iran , but I don't want to make politic. I like your cuisine ! Welcome în România !🎉 Cristian
Well done Yelna 👏 big shots from Dubai
Thank you Rami.. hope you are doing well 💕
Hola, como van?, Los mejores y más cordiales Saludos desde puente piedra, lima, Perú, ojalá que puedan venir en algún momento a mi país y que disfruten de la solidaridad, amabilidad, y fraternidad para con la gente que no gusta de la guerra y sus consecuencias, aqui podras difrutar mucho de todo por aquí, con la familia y los amigos,
felicidades por sus vídeos y que ustedes y los suyos esten bien, sean bienvenidos siempre...
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Hi Yelna.About the street food.It would be so nice ,if there were be these things on the streets,cuz i am a big asian fan,and i love street food..It's a lot easier to eat and also not that expensive though,like at the restaurants.or whatever.By the way,im from Romania ,from Ardeal,na.😁🥰😘🤗🤗🤗
GB is english description, i meet products with english description in the back, maybe it just harder to read, because sometimes they put it in some wall of text and sometimes they give different ingredients close to each other with translation in each language they support.
Yes Some products have GB but a lot of them don't. I may have to do a video on this one separately in Timisoara at-least I haven't seen a lot of products we GB.
Hello yelna.is it hard for expatriate to get hired there in Romania.?usually what type of job that expatriate usually do and expect to get.?
Hi there Max. I am still very new here so I can’t provide you broad enough information. but based on what I have seen so far in our little expat group is that depending on which city you are going to be the job offers are different. we are in Timisoara, its a beautiful city and kind of diverse because of the university and companies here. its seems that every expat i met is really enjoying their stay here. its difficult to find a job if you dont speak the language but if you are requited by an international company and you have a particular speciality then your chances of getting hired is higher. I have seen expats who are in engineering field, teachers, IT and marketing skills.
I will definitely gather more information and do a proper video on expat life here soon .
Thanks for watching and please subscribe 😊
So nice thank you kitty lover here the star of the show..lol.. my grandparents are from Timisoara ..😻😻😻♥️
Thanks for being here and watching 💕 Yes kitties are the best !❤️
You got shops open 24H in Timisoara you have to look where are they.
About saying '' hi''. If you live in a village you greet everyone you meet on the street, in stores etc. If they don' t know you, they will ask. '' Al cui esti? ''.
What does it mean ? 🫣
@@thelifeofyelnait means:"Who do you belong to?" It refers to parents or grandparents or relatives.😊
The most self-lying is to eat ethnic food outside the country where that ethnic lives.
If u dont stop whn the light its Red they will take theyer license of driving :))
Yelna: -Let's talk about food The cat: -Yeaaaaah
Bahaha my favorite comment 🤣
I wrote a whole useful comment to help you know the Romanians (and the culture, history etc.) better, but because youtube is traditiinaly (and in extreme ways, history could help you understand why they do that) against Romania, it deleted immediately my comment. Esspecially when we mention certain words which defines us. Anyway, I try now to repeat that comment by reformulating it. At my accounts you see an older video where it's title contain the words "partea a 5-a C". That clip belong to a serie (about Romanians). The link to that serie is in the description (and sonemetimes in the pinned comment underneeth too), and if you study the whole serie, you'll know almost everything about Romania & Romanians.
And about not finding street food in Timisoara, check "street food Romania" on youtube. You'll find enough material about it.
Oh wow. That is so strange. thanks for your time and effort . I am more than happy to hear about your inputs. you can always get in touch with me on Instagram. I am sure I can learn a lot from you :) .
I am going to check your video now and thanks for the tips on street food 💕
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You are wellcome, but like I said, the serie (and studied only in order, starting with episode 1) is important, not only that particular episod 5. Later episodes there contains huge amounts of info about culture, people, events etc. from Persia, and their direct relation to Romania. Also later episodes are more and more Emglish translated. For example episode 15-D is fully bilingual (also in English). The trick is to note somwhere the link to the whole serie, and start from there.
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PS: I don' t have instagram (Big Brother uses it to collect our info), but I have skype, where despite it's owner now, people can stil talk free (amd free of charge, text, audio, video..), if they hide their names well. And about street food, Bucharest is king in this, smaller cities in a smaller percent, but stil streed food cities too. Not on all places/areas though. As food, try: covrigi, mici cu mustar si paine, sarmale, clatite..
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Don't mind friend. Are you European or another. U SINGLE?
Did you even listen to the video? She said she's Iranian/Indian and married to a Romanian guy.
Could't care less
to be honest, Romanians are kinda judgmental and that s Why the greetings are indeed, or we are truly respectful with eldery people .. one of this two🤣
For Ex we have “sărut mâna” which is translated as kiss your hand but It doesn t mean you have to kiss her hand :))) its just a really respectful way of Say hi to someone older than you (ex: mom, grandma, someone new known)
I do get a judgmental look when I mix up Te rog and Va rog sometimes 😅 I have to practice my sentence in my head before speaking 🥰 But I like the sophisticated things like this about Romania!
How many romanian food trucks/restaurants do you know in your country? None , probably…you act spoiled. Wtf? 😬
Hi , There are actually Romanian Restaurants and food stall in Kuala Lumpur :) . Thats where I had Papanasi for first time.. Spoiled in Food ? Totally :D
@@thelifeofyelna my point is that you don’t see one on every street…same in Tm with your local food. You moved in different country with different culture, you can’t expect to have what you have home
@@silviubuzea But I wasn’t talking about my local food I was mentioning about food diversity based two countries I have lived in based on MY experience. I did not expect anything just sharing my observations :) Sorry if this has offended you. have a nice day ✌🏼
I think its accurate what the video poster said. Food diversity in romania can certainly be better. In tokyo I was able to find Moldovan restaurant with food similar to romanian food...my romanian friends agreed. But in romania I tried to look for Asian restaurants and only found one which was accurately Asian (in a month or so). I was not looking very hard for chinese restaurants but the one I tried in cluj was disappointing. Thank goodness a restaurant called little Hanoi at least had some semblance of Asian food...
@@hwangli7336 There's a great deal of food diversity in Romania. German, Serbian, Turkish, Greek, Arab, Russian, Makedonian, Jewish, Hungarian, Italian, French. Asians were not a part of our history and contributed nothing to the development of this country so you will find less of their culture , but it's starting to grow. Japan has been mingling with westerners and russians for centuries so of course you'll find a greater infuence from them.
Why did you marry him lol , marry me instead :)
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@@thelifeofyelna just kidding, you're so cute, take care! :) - from Bucharest