(Her: Joanna)
Interacting with Romanian in Romania definitely surprised
me. From the interaction with the few
Romanian I experienced in Canada, my impression of Romanian is that they are
not the friendliest type, are strong characters and express their opinion very
boldly and bluntly. Gosh! Am I
wrong! We have met some friendliest
people in Romania who reached out to help us when we look lost on the street multiple
times; we were welcomed at the pensions we stayed with great hosts; greet with
curious Romanian in Northern Romania who tried to speak and communicate with
us; and random old couples who are street vendors warm-heartedly gave me half a
dozen of apples because I am a foreigner visiting their home town. This experience taught me a lesson in what
prejudice is. A few bad apples can
create erroneous prejudice and misunderstanding. Hence, keeping an open mind especially to a culture,
a nation and a country is important to avoid unnecessary conflict.
(the old lady who gave me a bag-full of apples)
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