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Re: Don't like Brexit? We have a plan

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This is really cool and well done. I'm unhappy with the stats they chose though. I thought that 20x less robberies seemed unlikely so I clicked their source. They were using the absolute number of robberies not per capita. The way they used it is sneakiness bordering on outright lies. This kind of bad-faith abuse of stats always irritates me.

And not all robberies and thefts are reported to /recorded by the police. There are vast differences between countries in those numbers. On the other hand, the car theft numbers is probably accurate, because people need to report to get insurance.

Re: Don't like Brexit? We have a plan

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Care to elaborate on where this website is inaccurate?

Sure, here's my own personal opinion about some of them : -Probably the most spectacular nature in Europe Romania IS a beautiful country (in a old fashion kind of way) but i really double it that anyone who traveled around Europe a bit would say it has "most spectacular nature". Dunno, go to Faroe Island (as a example) and tell me afterwards how "most spectacular" is Transylvania. -The largest number of tech speciali…

I fell in love with Romania mainly because of the people. You won't find other people being so grateful just because you say hi. Next, the nature: sure, Ko Samui is heavenly, but I'm more into `vampiric` landscapes. We opted for private healthcare(look into "Queen Mary" - this is what you'd choose). I don't know about public healthcare and I don't really care :-) There are two big festivals somewhere near us: Untold and Electric Castle. I'm a metalhead too, but Armin van Buuren, Tiesto or Faithless really sound good! Regarding the number of IT specialists, just read the reports. It's a fact that they have lower salary expectations, but they're hard workers who eventually end up in the US. This is why the author of the website is calling for entrepreneurs. Have a read: http://teamfound.com/blog/romania-it-industry-report/

Re: Don't like Brexit? We have a plan

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I like the advertising. I like the timing. But what I like most is that they have the urge to tackle their future. Without any restraints to make jokes about themselves to tackle something else: The backwater stereotypes. This far, I've heard only good things from that area. From people who worked or studied there. What I'd expect but didn't see: Is the tax-system competitive? How about the other performance indicato…

To answer you tax question, check my previous comment. As for performance indicators, I quote: "Romania will be an economic growth outperformer in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in 2016, and the second fastest growing EU economy (behind Ireland)."(http://www.bmiresearch.com/romania). Also low labor costs, ferm legislation.

Re: Don't like Brexit? We have a plan

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I'd totally move to Transylvania. Wonder if I can still work remotely from there... I mean they're only 11 hours ahead of PST.

We're a cyber security company and moved to Romania because around 1/4 of our employees were Romanians working remotely with us. Sure, if you are willing to work from home you can find a job anywhere it's available.

Re: Don't like Brexit? We have a plan

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This is actually the information I missed on their website. Could you elaborate on... ... did you move there from outside of Romania? ... if so, how did you incorporate there? Did you gave your BV/GmbH/Ltd/SA just another address or created a new company there, that then bought 100% of your old shop?

We're from the US and were looking for promising European land. No, we incorporated a brand new company(WELOVEHN SRL) not to hassle with bureaucracy. Which is cool from an administrative point of view. Romanian lawyers seem to be fluent in English and we still maintain a productive collaboration.

Thanks for your reply! Do you manage from abroad or did you personally relocate as well?

Hope your move proves to be a success!

Re: Don't like Brexit? We have a plan

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Let's break down the modern, flashy PR move and check some reality: LGBT rights in Romania (from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Romania ) - Decriminalized in 1996 - Gender identity: change of legal sex allowed since 1996 - Discrimination protections: protections since 2000 (still don't national ones in the U.S.) - No marriage - No civil unions - Adoption HAAAHAHAAH cmon be serious LGBT rights in the UK…

It's very easy for an outsider to judge it like that. You can't compare the UK with an ex-communist, very religious country. These things can't really change overnight, it takes a few generations. So yeah, I wouldn't advise any gay people to go to Romania.

I echo that. Also, I'm pretty sure that even in such an "ex-communist, very religious country" there are LGBTs and areas (probably Bucharest) where LGBTs are rather accepted. If de-jure-acceptance instead of just de-facto is a dealbreaker for you I suggest come back in a couple of years/decades :-(

Re: Don't like Brexit? We have a plan

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post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's very easy for an outsider to judge it like that. You can't compare the UK with an ex-communist, very religious country. These things can't really change overnight, it takes a few generations. So yeah, I wouldn't advise any gay people to go to Romania.

I echo that. Also, I'm pretty sure that even in such an "ex-communist, very religious country" there are LGBTs and areas (probably Bucharest) where LGBTs are rather accepted. If de-jure-acceptance instead of just de-facto is a dealbreaker for you I suggest come back in a couple of years/decades :-(

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