I am from Transylvania :):):)

There is one question which I find really hard to answer in Singapore. And this question is: “Where are you from?’. If I say I am from Romania, then people associate with and ask about Mutu (Most of Singaporeans watch the English soccer championship and they recall him, as he was playing at Chelsea). However the most annoying thing is that they start saying, so “Attila the HUN” was Romanian, as they associate my name with Attila the HUN. So after a few cases like this, I started to say I am Hungarian from Romania. Now that’s very confusing for them and I always have to enter in a long History lesson with long explanations about how it is possible to be Hungarian in Romania.

Now I changed my introduction line and I always answer “I am from Transylvania”. It is the best line I ever could invent for Asians. It is like saying “ I am Bond. James Bond”. It is just magical. People find it very mysterious; they show much more interest in knowing more about how my home is. And I can really share where I am from and what is my culture and historical heritage. And for young ladies ….. it is the best pick-up line :):):) So Transylvanians….in Asia you will be the “James Bonds”!!!!!