In the past, we’ve talked about the good and the bad, the cheap cost of living and everything in between, but today it’s time to make things clear: you should never visit Romania. Here, I said it and in order to prove my point, I will list below the 20 most important reasons why you should never come here. Really, check them all out and you’ll be horrified. It’s a nightmare!
It’s true, there might be even more than 20 reasons why you should never come here – way more, actually – but I think that these will be strong enough for you to help you cut it off your “to visit” or “to retire/move to” list. So let’s get it started!
1. It’s a poor country with mostly rural life
2. The girls are some of the ugliest in the world
3. The boys look like peasants from the past, too
4. You’ve got nothing to see
5. Just barren land
6. Roads in Romania are horrible
7. The food is meh
8. Dracula’s castle is overrated
9. They don’t have other castles
10. The small villages are horrible
11. The seaside is a complete mess
12. Romanian architecture is old and ugly
13. There’s no culture there
14. Danube’s Delta is horrible
15. Nature is boring in Romania
16. Man-made sculptures are unimpressive
17. Romania is actually pretty boring!
18. Just horrible religious buildings
19. Nothing to see!
20. Please, don’t come to Romania!
I’m sure this completely changes your mind in case you were considering to come here and visit or retire. If you liked this – don’t forget to share it with the world so that everybody knows the “horrors” here.
This list is terrible!!! Romania sucks!!! I will never, ever think of visiting it. 🙂 . In fact, l think l will make a trip there very soon just to tell you how horrible it is! So meh!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 . Great post!
Thank you! I thought it’s time for a different approach this time :))
Forget the sales pitch, how does one file for residency? I have a pension about 10 times what a civil servant earns, plus some savings.
John, you can find all your answers by reading my article on getting a residence permit: https://www.romaniaexperience.com/how-to-get-a-residence-permit-in-romania/
Calin: You’re too funny! You had me until I saw the pictures.
Is #12 the old casino in Constanta (sorry I don’t have the correct spelling)?
~Teil
Yes, it is, Teil!
That did it! I’m convinced….trip is off! 😉 There are so many places and things to see around Romania that I don’t even know where to start once we figure out enough about our initial town. One thing I know is that there is a lot around Drobeta that I must see. I want to see the statue, the bridge, the baths, the sunken town, etc. If the weather there was more to my mountain liking then I would be moving there. Thanks for another great article C!
Decebal’s statue is really close to Drobeta, Keith and Bigar Waterfall is close(ish) too. To be honest, I never personally saw the Bigar waterfall and I’ve heard that it’s not as impressive as the photos – all are artsy and nice – but there’s certainly a lot to see in the country. I’m sure you’ll have the time for it once you get here!
Perfect Article I believe this is the most backwards looking place on Earth .. I must not come there to just wander around and see nothing but goats
Well, well, well! Romania has moved up to 37th in the World Bank “Doing Business” rankings. Congratulations! Last year Romania was 48th and the year before, 72nd! This is a lightning assent in my opinion. What is happening there on the ground? Not only does Romania have “nothing to see,” it is also a terrible place to do business, right, Calin?
To be honest, I don’t know that much about the business side, but I know that the government has been doing its best to encourage new businesses. Apparently, they’re doing something right 🙂
Dear Colin,
I am with you all the way, unfortunately this is so horrible and scary for such things to be seen. However , I am down to earth and Am ganna challenge and convince myself to take a short trip to visit those ugly places. 🙂
Just keep on sending us such horrible and ugly things please.
Wishing you all the best from Jordan.
Thank you, Emad! I hope you will have a great time when you come here!
If only the U.S. was as bad! Seriously, if Romania plays it’s cards right, it might explode in popularity.
I highly doubt that… but we’ll see 🙂
Thank u so much for making this list — I first visited Romania 10 years ago and have traveled all over the country…. I come back once or twice each year just to try and find 1 good reason to come back again. So far no luck, but I will keep coming back just to find 1 good thing about Romania and will post when I do 🙂
Haha, let us know if you manage to find something like that, Steve!
Thinking I may have to move to Romania in the next year or 2…. the quest to find something good in Romania will need to be a full time search 🙂
Oribil.