Showing posts with label xenophobia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label xenophobia. Show all posts
Friday, October 21, 2016

Small town Romania

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I never write here any more, I guess I've run out of things to say, but from time to time I guess events still have the power to rouse ...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Blame

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The big story in the Romanian media at the moment is about the murder of one of the country's top handball players in a disco in Vezprem...
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Friday, March 07, 2008

Life as a blogger

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Every now and then for my pains I get a tirade of abuse from some rabid nationalist psycho. This can appear in the form of a comment on the...
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Thursday, October 26, 2006

4 tier Europe?

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I remember a few years ago there was talk of having a two tier EU. There would be the countries that believed in it and wanted to work toge...
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Thursday, August 24, 2006

More on anti-Romanian bigotry

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Just as an addendum to yesterday's news, after I wrote it I went out and saw the headline on the Daily Express which was something along...
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Poles Apart

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Quite interesting being in the UK at the moment. Yesterday the government announced figures for the number of Eastern Europeans who have co...
Wednesday, August 09, 2006

In the Lebanon

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One of the biggest problems with being stuck at Milan airport for a while, was being able to take a while reading English newspapers and lea...
Saturday, August 05, 2006

Romanians in Spain

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There are a lot of Romanians in Spain. A recent survey into Spanish immigration found that something close to 400,000 Romanians live here (...
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Thursday, June 08, 2006

Unjustice

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On Monday I had my first contact with a Romanian lorry. Shortly afterwards I had my first contact with Romanian justice. I use the last wo...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2005

The minority law and the far right

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The political scene in Romania is currently gripped by the debate over the minority law. It’s difficult to find English language sources r...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Racism in Romanian football

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Romanian football has a serious problem with racism. This week UEFA punished Steaua Bucharest for racist chanting at their recent match wit...
Sunday, September 11, 2005

Going back in time

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There are times when I realise that the place I live has some catching up to do. I no longer notice the horse carts and other aspects of ru...
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Sunday, April 24, 2005

Book review

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I have just finished reading a book which I wish, here and now, to recommend in the most glowing possible terms. That book is “ Bury Me Stan...
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Tuesday, April 19, 2005

I know what they're thinking

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Been away for a while and am now back witgh yet another slice of anti-rightwing vitriol. Those looking forward to light observations on lif...
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