Ice coffee is a US thing ( the US is obsessed with ice in general) and the US had a huge influence in some countries in East Asia and SE Asia, because of their military bases there, so that's why ice coffee seems normal to you but weird to Europeans and many others. Anyway, nice that you had a good time and Bucharest is by no means the prettiest city in Romania ( but it is the largest by far) so if you visit again also look into Brasov, Oradea, Iasi, Timisoara, Cluj and more plus a couple of small places like Sighisoara and Alba Ilulia. Also Romania has a lot nature, a lot of mountains and the Danube Delta, plus rural life is important and a large part of the country as urbanization is relatively low.
Oh and Italy has a huge coffee culture and they are very proud of it so they detest US coffee. And in italy there is cafe latte but also macchiato - macchiato is made a bit differently. Also, latte means milk in italian, the US borrowed the term and missuses it but if you ask for just latte, you are asking for milk.
Thank you for telling me!! I learn a lot from you, really! In Japan, there is the ice coffee culture, but in European culture, as you said, hot is the norm! I also started drinking macchiato when I came living in Switzerland : ) I can't drink black coffee, so I often drink café latte, but I would like to try different kinds! Also, Romania is a very nice country, and I would like to return again! Thanks for sharing your recommendations✨ I saved them to my map!
@@realjx313 Yeah, you're right!! When I ordered I just said " latte" in Switzerland once, but I got just only glass of milk hahahaha In Japan, café latte is often translated as latte, so I misunderstood!
@@rayna_ I am assuming you know what frappe coffee is and you like it? And have you tried Turkish coffee, that one is boiled, it's not espresso and can be relatively strong but might be less of a shock than a strong espresso. And Romania does have a lot of things to offer for tourists and the nature is better preserved that in most of Europe, lots of food, lots of traditions, interesting history - the Balkans in general had a more complicated history and many influences. The country is not that well known because Eastern Europe was kinda isolated until the fall of communism 35 years ago plus less money for PR and marketing. On the upside, not that many tourists so it's not very crowded like many other places in Europe, plus Romania is kinda chill, calm, peaceful and relatively affordable - this includes airbnbs and uber/bolt prices. One note here, it's not that easy to find much information on Romania in foreign languages, it's much much easier in Romanian.
@@realjx313 Yeah, it was hard to gather information about Romania! I asked for recommendations on Instagram, but no one responded 😂 I did enjoy my trip to Romania without any info though! The city center was bright and vibrant with no sense of history, and the streets were filled with shops, restaurants, and bars..! There were a lot of trendy cafes and yes, it was very cozy with few tourists! I didn't know that background, so I learned a lot from you. Thank you so much for the new learning experience 😌
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Ice coffee is a US thing ( the US is obsessed with ice in general) and the US had a huge influence in some countries in East Asia and SE Asia, because of their military bases there, so that's why ice coffee seems normal to you but weird to Europeans and many others.
Anyway, nice that you had a good time and Bucharest is by no means the prettiest city in Romania ( but it is the largest by far) so if you visit again also look into Brasov, Oradea, Iasi, Timisoara, Cluj and more plus a couple of small places like Sighisoara and Alba Ilulia. Also Romania has a lot nature, a lot of mountains and the Danube Delta, plus rural life is important and a large part of the country as urbanization is relatively low.
Oh and Italy has a huge coffee culture and they are very proud of it so they detest US coffee. And in italy there is cafe latte but also macchiato - macchiato is made a bit differently.
Also, latte means milk in italian, the US borrowed the term and missuses it but if you ask for just latte, you are asking for milk.
Thank you for telling me!! I learn a lot from you, really! In Japan, there is the ice coffee culture, but in European culture, as you said, hot is the norm!
I also started drinking macchiato when I came living in Switzerland : ) I can't drink black coffee, so I often drink café latte, but I would like to try different kinds!
Also, Romania is a very nice country, and I would like to return again! Thanks for sharing your recommendations✨ I saved them to my map!
@@realjx313
Yeah, you're right!! When I ordered I just said " latte" in Switzerland once, but I got just only glass of milk hahahaha
In Japan, café latte is often translated as latte, so I misunderstood!
@@rayna_ I am assuming you know what frappe coffee is and you like it? And have you tried Turkish coffee, that one is boiled, it's not espresso and can be relatively strong but might be less of a shock than a strong espresso.
And Romania does have a lot of things to offer for tourists and the nature is better preserved that in most of Europe, lots of food, lots of traditions, interesting history - the Balkans in general had a more complicated history and many influences. The country is not that well known because Eastern Europe was kinda isolated until the fall of communism 35 years ago plus less money for PR and marketing. On the upside, not that many tourists so it's not very crowded like many other places in Europe, plus Romania is kinda chill, calm, peaceful and relatively affordable - this includes airbnbs and uber/bolt prices.
One note here, it's not that easy to find much information on Romania in foreign languages, it's much much easier in Romanian.
@@realjx313
Yeah, it was hard to gather information about Romania! I asked for recommendations on Instagram, but no one responded 😂 I did enjoy my trip to Romania without any info though! The city center was bright and vibrant with no sense of history, and the streets were filled with shops, restaurants, and bars..!
There were a lot of trendy cafes and yes, it was very cozy with few tourists! I didn't know that background, so I learned a lot from you. Thank you so much for the new learning experience 😌
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二十数年前に行ったルーマニアの地方都市はゴミだらけ。道の両端にゴミ、川にもゴミ、至る所ゴミ。ルーマニア人も車移動中、ガムを食べれば包み紙を窓からポイ。噛み終わったガムを窓からポイ。イライラしっぱなしだった。
@@nihonbattoutai7757 コメントありがとうございます！今回はルーマニアの首都ブカレストでたったの2日間の滞在だったので全てを見ることはできなかったのですが、地方都市はそんな感じだったのですね…ブカレストの街は想像以上に綺麗に整備されていて本当に驚きました😳💦