csütörtök, december 16, 2004

you know when you are romanian, when

You grew up on liver sandwiches.... and thought that was normal.
Well, actually i hate liver
You make your own noodles.
sometimes. my grandma' makes them.
You had to share a room until you were 21.
just until i was 10
Everything you eat is savored in garlic and onions.
:))) i love garlic savoured food
You try and reuse gift wrappers, gift boxes, and of course aluminum foil.
ok.. i'll admit, this is true..
You are standing next to the two largest suitcases at the airport.
I haven't been yet at an airport
You arrive one or two hours late to a party - and think its normal.
well... yes...
All your children have nick names, which sound nowhere close to their real names.
So true... ( they will have nicknames like"bogaram, csillagom")
You know someone with 20 kids
aaaaa..... i guesss... only 12 kids
You talk for an hour at the front door when leaving someone's house.
that's so true...
You can fit 10 people into a Dacia.
Can and would and did.. even 11
Your parents never throw anything away and if you by some chance manage to get something to make it to the garbage can... it mysteriously appears back where it was again.
yes.. we are trying to get rid of this habbit.
You have lace curtains.
yes
You have lace tablecloths.
yes
You have rugs covering every inch of your house.
not exactly...
You have or had rugs on your walls.
had...
Your mom tells you you're too skinny even though your 30 pounds overweight.
not true...
You ever heard of 'stomach stew'.
what's that?
Girls cant have boyfriends when they are 17 but they have to be married at 18.
not true
You have curtains hanging across every doorway.
not true
Your parents tell you not to care what your friends think but they won't let you do certain things because of what other 'frati' and 'surori' will think.
so true...
You know someone that married his girlfriend of 2 months.
yes.
Your mom is a doctor and force feeds you medicine for anything ranging from a headache, stomach ache to a stubbed toe.
nope..
Your house is full of Romanian medicine that is probably illegal here.
actually, paracetamol is forbidden in every western country, for it provoces cancer.. but we love it here. and we do eat it, like bread. (wel me not any more)
You and your friends have ever been kicked out of a restaurant or recreational park for being too loud or rowdy.
nope
Your mom recycles plastic cups and paper plates, and sandwich bags by washing them.
NOOO!!! (my grandma does, dough)
You dont know how to use a dishwasher.
actually i do.
You have a vinyl tablecloth on your kitchen table.
yes.
You use grocery bags to hold garbage.
nooooo
Your dad ever butchered a pig or lamb.
many many times... and i cried every time...
You keep leftover food in your fridge in as many numbers of bowls as possible.
:)) so true:))
Your kitchen shelf is full of jam jars, varieties of bowls and plastic utensils (Got free with some household items).
yet again: so true...
Going to the movies is a sin.
actually yes, it was a sin.. hm...
Your parents call you farm animals when you get them mad.
:)) yes...
Your mom ever chased you with a rolling pin or a broom telling you to stop so that she could hit you.
mine didn't. but my grandma chased my dad really often :))
Your dad ever told you to smack yourself over the mouth for being disrespectful.
yappp... :((
You're twenty years old and your parents are trying to send you to Romoville to get you married cause your old.
actually i'm 21 and getting married next year.. and i'm considered too young
Getting married at 18 is normal.
no it's not
Getting married at 16 actually happens.
It's not my fault
Your mom washes your clothing at 40.
we'll see
A new tax being passed by the government is simply a cover up because the end of the world is really coming.
:)))))))))))
Asking if you can get a discount at a discount store on clearance items is normal and not embarrassing for your parents.
nope..
You don't use measuring cups when cooking.
nope..
You feel like you've gotten a good deal if you didn't pay tax.
actually i don't have to pay tax yet
You can only travel if there are 5 persons at least to see you off or receive you whether you are traveling by bus, train or plane.
it's more cozie (?) like that
You only make long distance calls after 11 p.m.
due to new rules, after 8 p.m.
If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they ask if you've eaten, even if it's midnight.
yes
When your parents meet strangers and talk for a few minutes, you discover you're talking to a distant cousin.
yesss!!!! it's annoying
Your parents don't realize phone connections to foreign countries have improved in the last two decades, and still scream at the top of their lungs when making foreign calls.
no, they don't
You have bed sheets on your sofas so as to keep them away from getting dirty.
:))) on all of them
It's "normal" if your wedding has 600 people.
why? that's not normal somewhere???? (:)
You dont know half the people at your wedding cuz your parents invited them.
so trueee.....
You've seen the ground while inside the lavatory of a train.
yes.. :((
You have mastered the art of bargaining in grocery shopping.
no... i'm too ashamed to bargain
You walk out of the grocery store with no less then two packed shopping carts weekly.
don't have the money
You're proud to be Romanian - and you pass these jokes on to all your Romanian friends!
no i'm not proud



4 Hozzászólások:

Anonymous Névtelen ezt mondta...

Tenyleg, vajon mi lehet a "stomach stew"? Szerintem ciorba de burta, de nem vagyok benne 100%-osan biztos.
Na, es nem vagy buszke ra, hogy roman vagy?? Ha mar magyar nem lehetsz, mert "lenepszavaztak"....
Es mi az, hogy nem kell fizess adot? Igenis fizetsz, hallottal mar a TVA-rol? Adoktol nem szabadulsz meg, amig elsz.

F.

11:00 de., december 20, 2004  
Blogger Tücike ezt mondta...

te, korulbelul a ciorba de burta lesz... es az horibilis..
TVA-rol hallottam, de abban en nem dontok hogy akarom-e fizetni vagy sem, tehat nem az en korrektsegemen fugg. Egyelore adot nem fizetek sem az osztondijamra, sem a nyugdijamra. tehat nem fizetek en szemelyesen adot .. :)
Igy ertettem.
Nem, nem vagyok buszke arra hogy roman vagyok, mert nem vagyok az. En ROmaniaban elek, de nincs bennem roman ver. Amennyire vissza tudtam kovetni a szalakat, nincs roman ver. szoval...
A nepleszavazasrol meg annyit, hogy mar nagyuoin reg vilagos volt, (meg mikor eloszor voltam latogatoba Bpesten), hogy reg le nepszavaztak. A "magyaroknak" nem kellenek csak az erdelyi tajak es havasok. Az erdelyi "nemmagyarok"-ra nincs kedvuk. Hogy miert, az o dolguk. Attol meg pont olyan magyar vagyok mint eddig.
:)
Na ennyi.
A permissionrol: tenyleg: kell kerni? mert akkor bajban vagyok.... :(((

11:24 de., december 20, 2004  
Blogger Karla ezt mondta...

Stomach soup = Ciorba de burta

I still refuse to try it!

4:26 du., december 20, 2004  
Blogger Tücike ezt mondta...

thanks Karla.
I smelled it once. It was enough. I refuse to try it too. If something smelles really really REALLY bad, how could it taste good!?!?!?

8:12 du., december 20, 2004  

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