Moldova: Found a place to stay for the first couple of months

tirsdag den 25. januar 2011

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Alecu+Russo,+Sectorul+Ciocana,+Chisinau,+Moldova&aq=&sll=37.926868,-95.712891&sspn=34.903719,68.115234&ie=UTF8&geocode=FSTBzQIdW7i4AQ&split=0&hq=&hnear=Alecu+Russo,+Sectorul+Ciocana,+Chisinau,+Moldova&ll=47.038756,28.883035&spn=0.029656,0.066519&z=14

So this is where I am going to live to start with. The address is str. Aleccu Russo 55/4, ap. 3, with a family called Furdui. Doesn´t seem like a Russian surname, so maybe they are Romanian. Who knows. Got lots of time to find out.

A friend showed me this link abt. this part of town, not sure it means much to anyone - but still: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xfxNQiEGlM

randoms abt. Moldova things you didn´t knew, probl dont need to know, but that I am telling you.

Newest:- Culture clash: Danish people, or me, have some how been raised to compliment things. As an example: if you are invited to someones house you are suppose to compliment things, you know people are very happy about. If they nittet some things you say, awwwww that´s cute... etc.
In Moldova, they are raised to give things, whenever people express interests in something. After some time I have managed to avoid getting random bits and pieces which led to a bit of frustration for my friend, and she ended up asking: "is there anything in this room you like".

The older you are, the more you are allowed to push. Translated it means: Watch out for babuskas in the trolleybus, if they can - they will push you out when the door opens...

When you take off your shoes, put them beside each other in the right way - otherwise it means bad luck, and someone will loose money. ( For some reason it is always about money...)

- traffic: when people honk their horns it either means get off the road, hi friend good to see ya, see my car works or I am overtaking

- You are lucky if you meet anyone who can read a map ( Not that I am judging)

- it is not called transnistrea but pridestrovie. The first name is mean Moldovian propaganda - for more info see: www.pridnestrovie.net under bad information or something.

- do not whistle inside a house - you will invite the devil in, and someone will either die or lose money (depending on google website)

- for some reason people cover their ears when there is a draught inside. I don´t know why.

- in terms of time always estimate people to be at least 30 - 40 min late. Like in South Am. just not-

- Do not sit on the ground or on the stairs. It is rude and ppl. will either stare and curse at you or give you money.

Moldova

tirsdag den 25. januar 2011

Found a place to stay for the first couple of months

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