Comments on: Bucharest 1964: A Thousand Thanks to Alex Galmeanu http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/02/21/bucharest-1964-a-thousand-thanks-to-alex-galmeanu/ Capital living in Bucharest, Romania Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:44:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Daniela http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/02/21/bucharest-1964-a-thousand-thanks-to-alex-galmeanu/#comment-3418 Daniela Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:17:25 +0000 http://bucharestlife.net/?p=685#comment-3418 Ah, my city before communism and the left ruined it. This was the city before Ceausescu mutilated it's architecture and leftism ruined the population living in it by killing off all the good people or chasing them away or degrading them. And well, as soon as the money of bourgeoisie ended, so did the nice part. And it's obvious why Bucharest is safe. We don't have hordes of immigrants. Just look at Oslo - all the assault rapes in the last three years and 80% of the rapes in the whole Norway were committed by immigrants. Parmalat, give me a break. Did your family had relatives at the state security or how did you get food in the 1980s? I mean, the rationed ten eggs and poor quality pound of meat were hardly food for everyone. It was more like everybody was starving just as bad. I won't even go into how people didn't have heating during the winter. About supermarkets, I don't know, it's private property, but I agree that taking pictures of anything from public property should be ok. Ah, my city before communism and the left ruined it. This was the city before Ceausescu mutilated it’s architecture and leftism ruined the population living in it by killing off all the good people or chasing them away or degrading them. And well, as soon as the money of bourgeoisie ended, so did the nice part.

And it’s obvious why Bucharest is safe. We don’t have hordes of immigrants. Just look at Oslo – all the assault rapes in the last three years and 80% of the rapes in the whole Norway were committed by immigrants.

Parmalat, give me a break. Did your family had relatives at the state security or how did you get food in the 1980s? I mean, the rationed ten eggs and poor quality pound of meat were hardly food for everyone. It was more like everybody was starving just as bad. I won’t even go into how people didn’t have heating during the winter.

About supermarkets, I don’t know, it’s private property, but I agree that taking pictures of anything from public property should be ok.

]]> By: ellicsod1978 http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/02/21/bucharest-1964-a-thousand-thanks-to-alex-galmeanu/#comment-415 ellicsod1978 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:35:18 +0000 http://bucharestlife.net/?p=685#comment-415 Bucharestian, Well, that guy was a decent person. . . makes all the difference! My whole perception of Romania is based on these kinds of negative interactions all of the time in Bucharest. If suddenly people are kind and drivers obey laws etc., you as visitor feel a whole lot better. Bucharestian, Well, that guy was a decent person. . . makes all the difference! My whole perception of Romania is based on these kinds of negative interactions all of the time in Bucharest. If suddenly people are kind and drivers obey laws etc., you as visitor feel a whole lot better.

]]> By: bucarestois http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/02/21/bucharest-1964-a-thousand-thanks-to-alex-galmeanu/#comment-414 bucarestois Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:10:48 +0000 http://bucharestlife.net/?p=685#comment-414 The guy let the fitze crowd shoot at each other's idiocy because that is the place's market. You are an exception for the Turabo (by the way, take it as a personal point, it is all your mistake if you went to Turabo). You were alone and shot at the place rather than at your friends. So the guy got scared and the "this is forbidden" button was pushed. His 3 in 1 'logic' goes like this: what would happen if his boss saw a picture of the cafe on the internet? It would all go on his shoulders... Again, a coincidence, I spent a few hours today cycling across the city and shooting at a few places I needed the pictures of (well, initially I only wanted to go to Darvari Convent, but then I kept on going on and on). This time there were no incidents, but one: while shooting a picture at a fine facade around Popa Soare Street, an old man happily approached me: "why not take a picture of me too?". At my replying that I would do that, provided he also had a Neogothic facade, we both laughed and a short, but interesting discussion began. Exceptions occur, and the more difficult Bucharest seems at times, the better the exceptions, I dare say... The guy let the fitze crowd shoot at each other’s idiocy because that is the place’s market. You are an exception for the Turabo (by the way, take it as a personal point, it is all your mistake if you went to Turabo). You were alone and shot at the place rather than at your friends. So the guy got scared and the “this is forbidden” button was pushed. His 3 in 1 ‘logic’ goes like this: what would happen if his boss saw a picture of the cafe on the internet? It would all go on his shoulders…
Again, a coincidence, I spent a few hours today cycling across the city and shooting at a few places I needed the pictures of (well, initially I only wanted to go to Darvari Convent, but then I kept on going on and on). This time there were no incidents, but one: while shooting a picture at a fine facade around Popa Soare Street, an old man happily approached me: “why not take a picture of me too?”. At my replying that I would do that, provided he also had a Neogothic facade, we both laughed and a short, but interesting discussion began. Exceptions occur, and the more difficult Bucharest seems at times, the better the exceptions, I dare say…

]]> By: ellicsod1978 http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/02/21/bucharest-1964-a-thousand-thanks-to-alex-galmeanu/#comment-413 ellicsod1978 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:55:19 +0000 http://bucharestlife.net/?p=685#comment-413 @bucharstian, all that you mention are the kinds of responses I get. People never seem to be able to explain why I can't take a photo, just that is is not allowed. Interestingly, the young serving ladies at a Turabo cafe let the fitze crowd snap pictures of each other with their iPhones but when I went to take a picture just of the scene inside the cafe I was immediately stopped. What's the difference? The background of the iPhone shots will show the inside of the cafe as well! @bucharstian, all that you mention are the kinds of responses I get. People never seem to be able to explain why I can’t take a photo, just that is is not allowed. Interestingly, the young serving ladies at a Turabo cafe let the fitze crowd snap pictures of each other with their iPhones but when I went to take a picture just of the scene inside the cafe I was immediately stopped. What’s the difference? The background of the iPhone shots will show the inside of the cafe as well!

]]> By: bucarestois http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/02/21/bucharest-1964-a-thousand-thanks-to-alex-galmeanu/#comment-412 bucarestois Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:30:43 +0000 http://bucharestlife.net/?p=685#comment-412 I would say the "you cannot do that" / "one cannot do that" issue has a double origin: 1. the society's being virtually strangled, indoctrinated by a plethora of Middle Age sort of beliefs and habits, some having a religious background, others not; 2. the Communist regime that still prevails in terms of "cannot do this and that". Ask someone why he/she tells you not to do this and that and let us just suppose you would find someone eager to answer, and not to mock at you, throw things at you, hit you or simply ignore you and walk away. The answer will most probably include the impersonal daily Romanian is full of: "asa ceva nu se face" (En. 'one' cannot do that), "este interzis" (En. it is forbidden), "nu este ca lumea" (En. it is not customary). Ask further: who this 'one' stands for, who forbids you to shoot pictures and what custom in this world you have broken. Silence (plain or hidden by rage, expressed as you mentioned above). I would say the “you cannot do that” / “one cannot do that” issue has a double origin: 1. the society’s being virtually strangled, indoctrinated by a plethora of Middle Age sort of beliefs and habits, some having a religious background, others not; 2. the Communist regime that still prevails in terms of “cannot do this and that”. Ask someone why he/she tells you not to do this and that and let us just suppose you would find someone eager to answer, and not to mock at you, throw things at you, hit you or simply ignore you and walk away. The answer will most probably include the impersonal daily Romanian is full of: “asa ceva nu se face” (En. ‘one’ cannot do that), “este interzis” (En. it is forbidden), “nu este ca lumea” (En. it is not customary). Ask further: who this ‘one’ stands for, who forbids you to shoot pictures and what custom in this world you have broken. Silence (plain or hidden by rage, expressed as you mentioned above).

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