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WELCOME to a presentation of BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GROUP associate partner in Romania for
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Good to know about
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ROMANIA SIMPLY SURPRISING?
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ROMANIA OR
SIMPLY CONFUSING?
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ROMANIA If you ask a Romanian consultancy company with 10 years experience in the market, we’ll tell you that …
IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH
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ROMANIA • The Seminar in Brno already gave you the economic facts but… • …cultural differences can also influence your business • Local customs ARE important and they WILL have an impact on your trip… • ….so here’s what’s good to know in order to be prepared: www.easylink-cee.eu
WHAT IMPRESSES ROMANIANS •
Knowing that real Romania is different than media image
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Using common ground statements
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Being open and practical
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Not avoiding price discussions
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Using Romanian words (makes an excellent impression!)
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Daring to eat Romanian food (especially mamaliga)
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Having the ability to drink plum brandy (tzuica) basically at anytime during the day www.easylink-cee.eu
WHAT OFFENDS ROMANIANS •
Calling the capital city BUDAPEST instead of BUCHAREST
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Claiming Romanian language sounds like Russian or Hungarian
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Stating that Romania = Dracula, Ceausescu, gypsies, orphans and dogs in the streets
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Not knowing who Nadia Comaneci, Hagi or Eugen Ionescu are
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Giving an even number of flowers (only allowed at funerals) www.easylink-cee.eu
ROMANIA GOOD TO KNOW •
Dracula is not real!
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Romanians like to make fun of everything and most of all of themselves
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Romanians are frequently late but hardly will announce
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Business meetings may end with follow-up plans that are not always followed
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Traffic follows no rules, everything is possible on the street keep your eyes open and your sense of humor at the highest level
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…..Dracula is not real! www.easylink-cee.eu
MAKING SMALL TALK IN ROMANIA - Useful Words and Phrases• • • • • • • • • • •
HELLO = Buna ziua GOODBYE = La revedere PLEASE = Va rog THANK YOU = Multumesc YOU’RE WELCOME = Cu placere YES = Da ; NO = Nu I WOULD LIKE A BEER = As dori o bere WHERE IS THE TOILET? = Unde e toaleta? I WOULD LIKE TWO BEERS = As dori doua beri I HAVE A HEADACHE = Ma doare capul I LOVE ROMANIA = Iubesc Romania www.easylink-cee.eu
MAKING SMALL TALK IN ROMANIA Everybody in Romania is more than willing to talk about football, politics, cars and…women! Football – any subject will do (since Romania is already qualified at EURO 2008)
Politics: – Romania is getting ready to elect its representatives in the European Parliament (25 November 2007). On the same day, there will also be a referendum to introduce uninominal voting in the electoral system
Cars – Skoda Octavia second best sold foreign car in Romania
Women – A simple statement such as “Romanian girls are so pretty” will open up lots of possibilities www.easylink-cee.eu
ENJOYING BUCHAREST • Visit the Parliament Building – Open: 10:00 - 18:00 – Address: Str. Izvor 2-4, sect.5, Bucharest • Take a walk in Cismigiu Park – Open: all day – Address: 5 minutes from the hotel, across street • Visit the Romanian National Museum of Art – Open: 10:00 - 18:00 – Address: Calea Victoriei 49-53, sect.1, Bucharest • Relax in the bohemian cafes of Villacrosse Passageway – Open: all day – Address: Calea Victoriei 16-20, sect.1, Bucharest
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SURVIVING BUCHAREST •
Don’t be shocked if the streets of Bucharest look like the aftermath of a bombing – it’s just the eternal infrastructure work in progress…
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Only use yellow taxis that have a company name and tariffs clearly written on
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Always make sure the taxi meter is running
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Just because the crossing light is green, it doesn’t mean that the drivers care
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Use only banks to exchange currency or draw cash from ATMs www.easylink-cee.eu
IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION ANYWHERE IN
DIAL
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ROMANIA
TAXI IN BUCHAREST • Cobalcescu • 0040 723 009.451 • 0040 21 9451
• FLY TAXI • 0040 788 512 462; • 0040 21 9440
• Meridian • 0040 723 344 433; • 0040 21 9444; • 0040 21 9888
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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IF YOU NEED A RELIABLE GUIDE TO ROMANIAN BUSINESS EASYLINK BUSINESS SERVICES Na Berรกnce 2, Praha 6, 160 00 Czech Republic 00420-2-2281-2281 00420-2-2281-2283 Mr. Filip Korinek Managing Director
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GROUP 16 Vasile Alecsandri St., Sector 1, Bucharest, Romania 0040-21-317.98.70 0040-21-317.98.71 Mrs. Florentina Nanu Managing partner
FKorinek@easylink.cz www.easylink.cz
florentina.nanu@bdgind.ro www.bdgind.ro
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Have a Successful Business Trip and a great time in
ROMANIA Thank you www.easylink-cee.eu