Some months ago, a friend asked me what did i think about setting up a small office in Brasov, the city i currently live. He was an online company manager wanting to escape the large costs of having to pay large salaries and rents to employees. And i remembered how Sergiu Biris, the CEO of Trilulilu (local YouTube), did not want to move to Bucharest, where the big money is, choosing instead to rent an apartment and went there 2 or 3 times a month. He ended up hiring 3 sales people there and kept headquarters in Cluj, Romania’s second biggest city.
Brasov is a great city for a small company not needing every employee present in Bucharest. It has only 10% of the Bucharest population, cool summers, cheap rents (i am paying 200€ less for a 1 bedroom house with 300 sq. of yard), short distances (the city can be crossed from one end to another in 15-20 minutes).
But the most attractive part of the city is the short distance from work to home. People from Bucharest spend at least one hour in traffic, be that public transport or personal car. In Brasov i spend one tank of gas per month doing that, while the average Bucharest worker spends at least two.
And did i mention it has a pretty big university?
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Vali,
If you want to write your articles in English, then perhaps you would want to think them in English.
For instance, someone “wanting to escape” is rather used for “wanting to evade”, or “wanting to flee”, and not much as “wanting to avoid”… And I – as in me – is always spelled in caps.
I am pretty sure that if you will read them out loud before publishing, you will figure out where it sounds strange.
Good luck with your new blog!
mai usor cu engleza ca te impleticesti… proof read twice, ca sa o zic pe noua ta limba
All of a sudden, I remembered all those reasons to be proud of my city. There are indeed many nice things about living and working in Brasov, and all the tourists who come here say is really beautiful.
But damn, you pay quite a small rent!!
Yeah, English language Nazi guys.. we all need them in Romania
they be good for something. and after we gas them 😀