I love romance, I hate relationships.
I love women, I hate wives.
I love solitude, I hate loneliness.
I love the idea of God, I just hate religion.
I love to travel, I hate tourism.
I love living in Romania, I hate the Romanians. I love the Britons, I hate living in Britain.
I love soldiers, whatever flag [...]
iunie 21, 2009
categorii: Mind The Gap! English speakers! . . Autor: Mihai Ursu . Comentarii: 13 Comentarii
That’s ethanol, or ethylic alcohol, for all you non-nerds out there. The stuff that hangovers are made of. Guess what I am about to do today…
Today I plan to get drunk. Like I’ve not done in a while. You can find me at the North Cote Festival, in Battersea, listening to jazz and getting pissed. [...]
iunie 19, 2009
categorii: Mind The Gap! English speakers! . . Autor: Mihai Ursu . Comentarii: 3 Comentarii
19.00 PM, Bucharest time (GMT plus 2). Tie, white shirt and a suit and a cameraman already eager to leave. Marriott. Big shiny glowy room filled with stuffy uptight charity people. Instructions: “It’s some big charity event. Worldwide. All of them: save the whales, feed the homeless, fight cancer, take the drugs off the streets, [...]
iunie 18, 2009
categorii: Mind The Gap! English speakers! . . Autor: Mihai Ursu . Comentarii: 3 Comentarii
I don’t know how many of you have ever bargained with a prostitute for her galant services, but let me assure you that I, for one, have done it a lot of times. And yes, on business assignments, since I’m brave enough to jump at a prime minister’s throat with a tough question, but I [...]
iunie 17, 2009
categorii: Mind The Gap! English speakers! . . Autor: Mihai Ursu . Comentarii: 2 Comentarii
Hey, good evening, I’m filling in for Jerry Seinfeld tonight! Well, I’ve got to tell you the truth, I’m not just for tonight: this is Britain, his job’s been outsourced. (wink) You can tell by my jokes it was to the lowest bidder. What else would you expect from a Romanian? A man’s got to [...]
mai 31, 2009
categorii: Mind The Gap! English speakers! . . Autor: Mihai Ursu . Comentarii: 5 Comentarii
Good evening, everybody! Yes, I’m back, living proof that HM Immigration Service is just a waste of tax money. I’ll be using some explicit language tonight, so tell your children to pay attention, in case you need any of the words explained.
Guess what! I’ve some more news from Romania! First of all, they’ve re-branded my [...]
mai 31, 2009
categorii: Mind The Gap! English speakers! . . Autor: Mihai Ursu . Comentarii: Scrieti un comentariu
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, what can I say? I am guilty! Please, there is no need to be lenient, I deserve what’s coming my way. And the fun was totally worth it. But, ladies of the jury, take it from a sex predator: I may be guilty, but still I was even more [...]
mai 29, 2009
categorii: Avem o femeie. Cum procedam?, Mind The Gap! English speakers! . Tags:lolita, mihai, sex, sin, ursu . Autor: Mihai Ursu . Comentarii: 8 Comentarii
I must first of all apologize to my usual readers for the fact that I’m writing this post in English and not Romanian. I thought I’d spoil the fun by translating it.
So there you have it! It’s a worldwide crisis, we all were painfully aware of it. But hell, we thought we’d be in [...]
ianuarie 29, 2009
categorii: Mind The Gap! English speakers! . Tags:food, mihai, ursu, work . Autor: Mihai Ursu . Comentarii: 12 Comentarii