Comments on: Badly Parked Cars: Why? http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/10/25/badly-parked-cars-why/ Capital living in Bucharest, Romania Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:45:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Nick http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/10/25/badly-parked-cars-why/#comment-1707 Nick Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:29:41 +0000 http://www.bucharestlife.net/?p=2371#comment-1707 @jjoyce: I always like to give people the benefit of the doubt, and there's no doubt that finding a parking space hell, any space one could plausibly fit a car into in Bucharest can be a challenge, but this was taken on my way into the office, so your scenario might be a bit less likely. In any case it would be nice to be able to walk on the pavement without worrying about vehicular obstructions... @jjoyce: I always like to give people the benefit of the doubt, and there’s no doubt that finding a parking space hell, any space one could plausibly fit a car into in Bucharest can be a challenge, but this was taken on my way into the office, so your scenario might be a bit less likely. In any case it would be nice to be able to walk on the pavement without worrying about vehicular obstructions…

]]> By: Parmalat http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/10/25/badly-parked-cars-why/#comment-1680 Parmalat Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:50:24 +0000 http://www.bucharestlife.net/?p=2371#comment-1680 @Davin, Geronimo: I see... I think I should spend some time in the West, somewhere outside the touristic routes and interact with the Western society; this would probably give me another perspective and I could make a comparison myself. @Davin, Geronimo: I see… I think I should spend some time in the West, somewhere outside the touristic routes and interact with the Western society; this would probably give me another perspective and I could make a comparison myself.

]]> By: WKD http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/10/25/badly-parked-cars-why/#comment-1678 WKD Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:18:38 +0000 http://www.bucharestlife.net/?p=2371#comment-1678 Gee, and if I said I know who took this pic!!!! would you not want to kill the (English)man ?!!? I can help... Gee, and if I said I know who took this pic!!!!
would you not want to kill the (English)man ?!!?

I can help…

]]> By: Craig Turp http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/10/25/badly-parked-cars-why/#comment-1677 Craig Turp Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:57:48 +0000 http://www.bucharestlife.net/?p=2371#comment-1677 @Davin: That 'art' book is pure comedy. @Davin: That ‘art’ book is pure comedy.

]]> By: Davin Ellicson http://www.bucharestlife.net/2009/10/25/badly-parked-cars-why/#comment-1676 Davin Ellicson Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:54:01 +0000 http://www.bucharestlife.net/?p=2371#comment-1676 Parmalat: This is what British DJ and journalist Tom Wilson who has lived in Bucharest since 2002 just told Vice Magazine re: the culture here in Romania: --For those readers that know nothing about Romania or art, tell us about art in Romania. How is it different to art in the UK?-- "The scene in Romania is close and compact for a very good reason – mainstream culture in Romania has become more and more unpleasant lately. The rush of new money during the boom since the start of the decade meant that the place started looking like the American dream gone wrong. Status starts to mean the size of the car you drive, and all the bars suddenly decided that what they really needed was a huge plasma screen on every wall. Most of the clubs look like Chinawhite on a bad LSD trip, full of fat mafia-looking guys and scantily clad girls listening to – rather inexplicably – minimal techno. The good thing to come out of this was to bring the arts scene together. When there are only a few places you can go, it brings people together. Plus, there’s a good chance that the man at the next table is a Cannes-winning director". http://www.viceland.com/wp/2009/10/you-dont-know-enough-about-art-in-romania/ So, sorry, but east Europeans because of the severe economic oppression of Communism and subsequent transition to a market economy have often perverted the capitalism aesthetic. Sure, people everywhere like nice things, but I had never encountered fitze until I came here. Fizte are nouveaux riche, not the rich. Bucharest cafes, night life bear no resemblance to my times in London, Paris or New York and I have lived in all cities. Parmalat:

This is what British DJ and journalist Tom Wilson who has lived in Bucharest since 2002 just told Vice Magazine re: the culture here in Romania:

–For those readers that know nothing about Romania or art, tell us about art in Romania. How is it different to art in the UK?–

“The scene in Romania is close and compact for a very good reason – mainstream culture in Romania has become more and more unpleasant lately. The rush of new money during the boom since the start of the decade meant that the place started looking like the American dream gone wrong. Status starts to mean the size of the car you drive, and all the bars suddenly decided that what they really needed was a huge plasma screen on every wall. Most of the clubs look like Chinawhite on a bad LSD trip, full of fat mafia-looking guys and scantily clad girls listening to – rather inexplicably – minimal techno. The good thing to come out of this was to bring the arts scene together. When there are only a few places you can go, it brings people together. Plus, there’s a good chance that the man at the next table is a Cannes-winning director”.

http://www.viceland.com/wp/2009/10/you-dont-know-enough-about-art-in-romania/

So, sorry, but east Europeans because of the severe economic oppression of Communism and subsequent transition to a market economy have often perverted the capitalism aesthetic. Sure, people everywhere like nice things, but I had never encountered fitze until I came here. Fizte are nouveaux riche, not the rich. Bucharest cafes, night life bear no resemblance to my times in London, Paris or New York and I have lived in all cities.

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