What is disrespectful in Romania?
Guests are not expected to bring food or drinks when visiting someone’s house. Your Romanian counterpart may feel obliged to cater to them, even if they do not have enough food. Guests should ask the hosts permission if they wish to smoke. Being uncourteous in someone’s house is considered incredibly rude.
Are Romanians good to date?
Romanians are friendly and well-behaved people, so they will expect the same in return, even more so when you’re dating them. As a man, you can open a door for a woman, ask her what she wants to order if in a restaurant, and give her your coat if she is cold.
What are the do’s and don’ts in Romania?
Do not make strong statements or criticisms about communism.
What are Romanian characteristics?
Romanians are formal and reserved with a strong need for privacy. Most do not trust strangers readily. They are generally shy and quiet when you first meet and admire modesty and humility in themselves and others. Once you develop a personal relationship Romanians will open up slightly.
Do Romanians speak with hands?
Expression: Romanians are naturally more expressive in their tone of voice, facial expressions and body language, often motioning with their hands to emphasise their point. This can sometimes seem theatrical. Expect many gestures to be used during communication and consider how much you use your own in comparison.
What are Romanian values?
Romanians are very family oriented and communal and place a lot of importance on births, deaths and marriages and on their relevant Orthodox celebrations. Identity – Romanians have experienced centuries of turbulent and difficult times but have made it through to become an emerging presence in Europe.
What is it like to be a Romanian man?
Some Romanians tend to be very close with their family. They could never imagine moving away from their family (or out of their family home, even after marriage in some cases). While unimaginable to a foreigner, this is very common in Romania – even among Romanian men my age.
Are there any patterns of behavior that Romanians tend to follow?
There are some patterns many Romanians tend to follow, and some of them may come as surprising for foreigners. There are exceptions from the examples below, of course, and the generalization is simply to highlight the extremes one may be faced with while dealing with Romanians.
What is it like to be a foreigner in Romania?
Foreigners usually integrate very well in Romania and are accepted by Romanians in their groups of friends. Romanians are proud to have foreign friends, they feel it somehow reflects upon on them the fact that you’re a foreigner. The higher your social status, the better.
What is the culture of Romania?
The culture of Romania is an umbrella term used to encapsulate the ideas, customs and social behaviours of the people of Romania that developed due to the country’s distinct geopolitical history and evolution.