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Romanians are to EU what Latinos are to US: running and fighting for a chance to improve their lot in life, whichever way they know how.

vixen99 11y ago
You know enough to make that generalization? Romania pop. 22m. came 13th in the 2015 Int. Math Olympiad while the UK pop. 60m. came 22nd. I mention this because there's a more interesting story among others which follows from that.
- InclinedPlane 11y ago
  You seem to assume that the parent post was making some sort of negative comparison.
  - Natsu 11y ago
    I read the GP post as complimentary out of admiration for their work ethic. But perhaps that's because all of the individual Romanians I work with happen to be skilled and hardworking people.
- adventured 11y ago
  Romania has had at least 5% of its population emigrate in the last few decades (13% population decline since 1990). The median income in Romania is $400-$500 per month. The parent's statement is neither offensive, nor out of line with reality. It also says absolutely nothing about the math skills of the Romanian people, rather it speaks to the inherent nature of all people to seek greater opportunity for themselves.
- cristianpascu 11y ago
  I'm pretty tired, as a romanian myself, of always pointing out how good we are at math and that NO, we're not gypsies. Something like, you know, gypsies are to Romanians what latinos are to US. Fk that! Like any nation on this earth, we have it all. From math semi-geniues, to a vast number of drunk-wife-beating-jerks. OP was pointing out that Romanians are treated as brute work force, although there is a part of romanian imigrants that work in hospitals and IT and what not. It was not to say to Romanians are stupid or something, "like latinos".
  - jacquesm 11y ago
    The Romanians that try to make a spot for themselves abroad are quite frequently unfairly disadvantaged because of these perceptions, which annoys me greatly.
oblio 11y ago
Well, most first generation immigrants are really hard working since they have to settle and prove themselves. Hopefully the next generation will be part of the established middle class so that they can reach higher than agriculture and construction work.
innguest 11y ago
It works the other way around too! EU is to Romanians what US is to Latinos, and what industrial countries in general are to Africa: an elite that is currently sustained through the exploitation of and exportation of problems to their counterparts.
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vixen99 11y ago

You know enough to make that generalization? Romania pop. 22m. came 13th in the 2015 Int. Math Olympiad while the UK pop. 60m. came 22nd. I mention this because there's a more interesting story among others which follows from that.

InclinedPlane 11y ago
You seem to assume that the parent post was making some sort of negative comparison.
- Natsu 11y ago
  I read the GP post as complimentary out of admiration for their work ethic. But perhaps that's because all of the individual Romanians I work with happen to be skilled and hardworking people.
adventured 11y ago
Romania has had at least 5% of its population emigrate in the last few decades (13% population decline since 1990). The median income in Romania is $400-$500 per month. The parent's statement is neither offensive, nor out of line with reality. It also says absolutely nothing about the math skills of the Romanian people, rather it speaks to the inherent nature of all people to seek greater opportunity for themselves.
cristianpascu 11y ago
I'm pretty tired, as a romanian myself, of always pointing out how good we are at math and that NO, we're not gypsies. Something like, you know, gypsies are to Romanians what latinos are to US. Fk that! Like any nation on this earth, we have it all. From math semi-geniues, to a vast number of drunk-wife-beating-jerks. OP was pointing out that Romanians are treated as brute work force, although there is a part of romanian imigrants that work in hospitals and IT and what not. It was not to say to Romanians are stupid or something, "like latinos".
- jacquesm 11y ago
  The Romanians that try to make a spot for themselves abroad are quite frequently unfairly disadvantaged because of these perceptions, which annoys me greatly.

oblio 11y ago

Well, most first generation immigrants are really hard working since they have to settle and prove themselves. Hopefully the next generation will be part of the established middle class so that they can reach higher than agriculture and construction work.

innguest 11y ago

It works the other way around too! EU is to Romanians what US is to Latinos, and what industrial countries in general are to Africa: an elite that is currently sustained through the exploitation of and exportation of problems to their counterparts.

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