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Out of curiosity why did you move from the UK to Bucharest?

I wanted to settle in Europe prior to Brexit finalizing, but I felt I was kind of done with Italy, having lived all over that country. Romanian is another Romance language, like Italian, so I figured (quite wrongly!) that it would be easy to learn. It was a right move for the wrong reasons, and I eventually found everything I was looking for here, including well-paid remote work (prior even to COVID).

Probably LCOL, 10% income tax, great food, and stunning women.

The comment about women is fucking weird, especially the "take your pick" vibe in the context of moving to a much poorer country.

> especially the "take your pick" vibe

I don't really think that's a fair characterization of the mindset of the average Romanian woman, tbh, but rather seems 'drawn from the headlines'. Nor do I think the OP you're replying to meant that.

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