Fun Facts You Should Know About Moldova:
- Always take your shoes off when you enter a home
- Don't sit or walk barefooted on cold concrete (women become infertile and men get sick)
- Water can be carbonated or non-carbonated
- The exchange rate is about 11:1. Which means a liter of water is only about $.50
- They do not believe in crosswinds, which means that they don't have opposing windows open.
- Pan baths are a normal thing.
- Squatty-potties are also a norm: embrace it!
- Most all of the cars around are much older and kinda look like James Bond cars.
- Water comes from wells: don't drink it. Your digestive track can't handle it.
- They walk everywhere.
- It is possible to fit 19 people into an 8 person van (just did this)
- Toilet paper goes into the trash
- No ice
- People don't start their cars until they have to, they let them coast.
- Saying "Hey Friend" and when they respond, saying "Nothing" is a big joke for them.
- Toilet paper resembles party streamer here.
- A surprising amount of people speak French
- It has no official language. Both Romanian and Russian are spoken.
Pronunciation Guide for Common Phrases:
boo-nes-si-wa: hello (formal)
sa-lute: hello (casual)
oh-zi-boona: have a good day
tay-u-besk: i love you
multa-mesk: thank you
pa-ka: goodbye
boona: good
fwar-tay-boona: very good
kiss-kiss: how you call a cat
cooch-cooch: how you call a dog
da: yes
Ok, that's all I can think of right now. I just wanted to share a little of what I've learned and give you a taste of the norms here. Love you guys!
