A short but quite informative English text on what “buhai” means in Romanian (its most popular sense- that of a friction drum- that is; a second usage is also mentioned in the text, ie.
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Quote for the week 31st of Dec ’06- 6th of Jan ’07
Nimic nu-l face mai steril pe un scriitor decat obsesia perfectiunii. Ca sa produci, trebuie sa-ti urmezi firea, sa te abandonezi, sa-ti asculti vocile…, sa elimini cenzura ironiei sau a bunului gust…Emil Cioran
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BBC on Romanian and Bulgarian (media) culture
My friend Frédèric, EU member for a longtime now :-)- but with cosmopolitan views and interests- is pointing out to me a very recent BBC article on the media culture of the two new EU members (officially, in a few hours now).
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Since I am home and since I’ve just discovered that Mihai Eminescu had an amazing economic reasoning, the quote of this week will be on this topic (in Romanian…):
Om rau nu exista.
Marianne Patapievici: mie imi place mai mult decat Horia
De cand s-a identificat cu Marianne (postul lui Dan a ajuns celebru de atunci), Patapievici a devenit pionul esential in lupta cu de-alde Vadim, Becali & co(aici despre nationalism, patriotism, Eminescu si UE).
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