So i am now in romania. its been a hard 2 weeks. i came here… got ripped off by a few taxi drivers… in one case i read the pricing wrong and ended up paying $30 for my taxi ride!!!!! umm… a 2 km ride should cost about $1 here…. ouch.
had problems in stores. they keep the change. like… i bought a pair of socks… for the equivalent of $1.90… and they just kept 10 cents!!!! they didnt even say anything… just moved on to the next customer. I made a huge scene. everyone told me this is normal… and i said… its not their right to decide what to do with my money. its not that its a lot of money… its just that its… MY money. you know… in a restaurant… 10cents is common for tip here!!! i could use that money for a tip to a taxi driver or in a bar… its much more useful… its my own decision… not theirs….
anyway… i got a nice apartment… now looking for work. my apartment is a huge 2 bedroom apartment… in central bucurest… paying about $500 a month… which is a lot of money… but its a very expensive neighborhood… and the apartment looks very expensive too.
now just gotta find work to pay for this crap.