Polish female, 27

Age: 27
Sex: F
Nationality: polish
Education: M.A.in ethnology
Occupation: unemployed

What did you think about Romania and Romanians before your first contacts with this country or its inhabitants?
I don't think I had any specific image of romania when i first visited the country. i can't remember now. perhaps I didn't kow what to expect but i guess without my friends i would have felt lost and scared because the prevailent view of romania is that it is dangrous and the people are so poor that they can get agressive to get some money from foreigners

Did this image change after getting to know a Romanian or after visiting the country? How?
the image not only changes after the first visit in romania but it is also different each time i'm there. and it also depents on the parts of romania - the transylwania is very different from moldova, etc. for me romania now is in some parts more modern that poland and some things are even more expensive than in poland. romania is changing at exteremely quick pace

Describe in a few words your best encounter with a Romanian.
it is kind of hard to decide which of the many times that i met nice, friendly, very open and helpful romanian to choose. i like the different faces of romania - the old grandmas from the villages dressed in the old fashoned clothing and the educated and english speaking intelectucals from bukarest, the festival crowds from sibiu and delta dubai and the shepards from the mouintains.

Describe in a few words your worst encounter with a Romanian.
the worst encounter with a romanian was when me and my friend were hitch - hiking and the guys that gave us a lift were trying something on us. all this happened during the night and they were driving around what seemed to me for ages. this scared me a lot but fortunately didn't put me off from hitch-hiking

Which words come to your mind when you think about Romanians in general?
Friendly
Helpful
easy going

Which words come to your mind when you think about Romanian women?
big eyes
shoping bags
children

Which words come to your mind when you think about Romanian men?
blue eyes and dark curly hair
strong

What is the age you associate Romania with?
30

What is the drink you associate Romania with?
Cujka

What are the brands you associate Romania with?
karpati
dacia
romoil

Name 3 prominent Romanians
mircea eliade
emil cioran
gabriel liiceanu

What time of the day you associate Romania with?
the dusk

Name the country you associate Romania with?
france or italy

What is the main difference between Romania and your country?
romanian countryside is not more rural and beautiful than in poland