Romania

By

Patti McGoff

Helen McMinn

Margaret Opalka

Romanian School

Focus on RomaniaLocation: Southeastern Europe bordering the Black Sea.

Capital: Bucharest

Size: 238,391 sq km Slightly smaller than Oregon

Population: 22,181,287

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Government: Republic Romania began the transition from Communism in 1989 and joined the European Union on 1

January 2007.

Economy: 52.6% of the population is in the service industry. 25% of the population is below the poverty line.

Currency - the currency of Romania is the Lei.

Ethnicity: Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 6.6%, Roma (Gyspy) 2.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Russian

0.2%, Turkish 0.2%, other 0.4%

Religion: Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002 census)

Languages: Romanian 91% (official), Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2% the Romanian language is Latin based, adopted when the Roman Empire occupied the area. It is one of the Romance language, similar to French, Spanish, and Italian.

Literacy rate: 97.3%

Typical classroomSmall classrooms.

Split day schedule with younger students attending school in the afternoon, older ones in the morning.

Uniforms are common but each school has autonomy over what students will wear.

Schools are very formal.

Activities

After school clubs that include dance. Sports, storytelling, drama. music, applied physics/ chemistry and math clubs are popular.

High School entrance exam done nationwide called Testarea Nationala, if you pass you move on to a fouryear college if not you are sent to a two year trade/craft school.

Academic contest between schools as well as a nationwide academic contest, known as Olimipiade/Olympiads

Teacher’s room

Teacher-Student relationship Very formal.

Role of the teacher is to transfer personal and professional wisdom.The teacher that you respect most would be considered your favorite.

First day of school

• Traditionally children give their teacher flowers or chocolate on the first day of school as a gift.

Hierarchy

. Romania is a hierarchical society where age and position are respected.

. Older people are viewed as wise since they have earned life experience.

. Romanians expect the most senior person, by age or position, to make decisions that are in the best interest of the group.

. It is expected that you will use a person's title and their surname until invited to use their first name.

Family

The family is the foundation of the social structure and forms the basis of stability for most people.

Families are patriarchal. The father is the head of the family.

Meeting and Greeting Initial greetings are formal and reserved: a handshake, direct eye contact, and the appropriate greeting for the time of day.

When kissing, expect to kiss twice, once on each cheek starting with the left cheek.

Some older Romanians kiss a woman's hand when meeting them. Foreign men are not expected to kiss a Romanian woman's hand.

Titles

People are addressed by their honorific title ("Domnul" for Mr. and "Doamna" for Mrs.) and their surname.

Friends may address each other using the honorific title and the first name.

Only close friends and family members use the first name without appending the honorific title.

Gift Giving Etiquette

Roses and carnations are always well received. Give an odd number of flowers. Even numbers are used for funerals.

 A gift for the children is always appreciated.

If you are invited to a Romanian's home, bring flowers, chocolates, or imported liquor to the hosts

Dining Etiquette

DO expect to be served food even if you decline the offer. Refusals are often seen as being polite and not always taken seriously, so if you really don't want food, you must be firm.

DON'T put your napkin on your lap………………..

Leave it on the table.

DO use bread to soak up sauce or gravy.

DON'T eat until the host says "pofta buna," which means "good appetite."

http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/romania.html

http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/pb/35f/2bf0c/?o=0&i=5

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_type_of_clothes_do_people_wear_in_Romania

http://www.vayama.com/etiquette/romania/