Summer capital of Romania ( how could a country have a “summer capital”? whoever wrote this was seriously deranged - oh yeah? so what?)). Also largest city in the country, except for summer, when 50% to 80% of the population migrates to the seaside (see Tourism in Romania) to show off the expensive cars that during the rest of the year turn the mother city in to a huge parking lot. It is also known as “the city of the 9 hills”, sporting only one noticeable height difference, innappropiately known as “Dealul Mitropoliei” - “The Metropolitan Hill” (go figure). Besides the above mentioned attractions, Bucharest is a city of many enchantments. Most of the magical population of Romania seems to live here (those specialised in disappearing acts). Anyway, all inhabitants are very warm and welcoming folks, very fond of tourists - especially german (cars), american (wallets), japanese (cameras) etc
You will also find here a wide array of wildlife (they seem to have turned the city in to a hybrid of wildlife reservation and zoo) - See Romania - Flora and Fauna In Bucharest you may find many species of inhabbitants: tzaranii (the peasants - common word for people who do not know how to dress or act in society,), shmecherii (the cool ones - word for people showing off with their parents money, pretending they’re theirs) and the rroms - a special category of people, populating most of the districts of Bucharest. The cool ones pretend to become urbans, title granted only for cool city looking guys with fancy clothes and crazy haircut.
- The weather in Bucharest has 2 seasons - dirty (spring and summer) and very dirty (autumn and winter). Once in 4 years, a strange and new kind of weather appears: clean (elections time).
- Driving in Bucharest: you may find that driving in Bucharest is an extreme sport and requires many protection systems. There are 3 categories of drivers: the sleepers (drivers that sleep behind the wheel - do not honk, you may disturb their sleep), the fast and the furious and the 3rd category, the most dangerous one - too fast and too furious. To be prepaired you have to: always be ready to honk loud and clear,in order for the other drivers to notice you - mirrors are not enough for them. Have your middle finger prepaired to greet other partipants in traffic. They will answer back in the same way. Also, other forms of saluting other drivers in your way to the office are: “Cine ma-ta te-a invatat sa conduci, ba boule!!”, “Misca imbecilule, ca ma grabesc!!” and “Futu-ti frana ma-ti ca era sa intru-n tine!!”. The other drivers will answer back in very polite ways like: “Du-te-n ma-ta de imbecil!” Also, in Bucharest, pedestrians seem to have suicidal attempts (as they cross everywhere but the crossing sign) so be carefull not to run them down. When a gypsy with a bottle and a cloth approaches your vehicle, drive as fast as you can at them, attempting to clip their knees, as they will wipe your window if it is the last thing they ever do!
Always be careful at the rroms transportation means: the horse and carriage, the donkey and sometimes children carring each other. The sales representatives are the most weired specie of drivers. Do not annoy them, or this will be the last thing you’ve ever done in your lifetime.
