On Why Romania's Nice

It's easy to like Romania.

My favorite reason to like Romania is the simple difference, compared to the Hungary I know, in how they approach village life. In Romania, people sit outside their fences. On benches. It's delightful. Drive through a little Romanian town in the evening, perhaps sometime between 7 and 8, just as the sun starts to molt from yellow to a shade or orange.

Pleasant old folks, chatting with neighbors, abound with smiles. Playful teenagers, congregating on other benches. Little families, content as can be, as if painted on the outside of their fence.

Life, happiness, the community happens outside of the fence in Romania. It's a welcome change of pace.

That's one of the reasons I like Romania.