Hey fellas,
Have just arrived home after a month off in Europe. By far the highlight of my trip was heading to Cluj - west Romania - near the border of Hungary. (As an aside it's interesting that many locals claim to be Hungarian over Romanian). After spending a couple weeks in Budapest last year I was aware how stunning the women were in the region, and Cluj IMO was even better.
As other threads have mentioned it's not the most picturesque city, but we didn't join this forum to discuss the best Orthodox Churches or contemporary art museums. Give me a city of beautiful, feminine women in a shitbox town ANY day of the week.
Romania was the only country I managed to get a local flag. (The degree of satisfaction I got from my Dutch/English backpacker flags were nothing compared).
Where to Stay: Rented a whole apartment using AirBnb near Old Town and the universities (absolutely CRUCIAL IMO) I stayed near Piața Unirii. Because Cluj is so dispersed you won't stand a chance if you're on the fringes.
Length of Stay: I only stayed for 5 days - would have easily spent another 2 weeks if I had to revise my itinerary.
Flags: 1 - a local university student who was easily a 7. Very thin and piercing grey/blue eyes. I knew her friend from couchsurfing - who introduced us the previous night before (as well as her 4 other girlfriends). I invited the group around to the penthouse for pre-drinks. I then had to endure hours of horrible post-rock at the Gambrinus Pub - but after what sounded like feedback for 5 hours- managed to transition to an afterparty at my penthouse. Got 2 girls to come back, and my couchsurfing friend passed out . The rest is history - there was a far bit of LMR (more than what I'm used to) - but the constant 'we're not going to have sex' paid off eventually.
Ratio: Perhaps the most impressive aspect of this city was the ratio - every night I was out, it seemed the later it got the better the ratio became. It's not an exaggeration to say that on several nights the ratio would be 6 girls to 1 guy. It's amazing how little effort you have to put in when you have this much power.
Pipelining: Just as crucial as the logistics IMO. If you don't know girls beforehand you are fighting an uphill battle, as there is a bit of a cafe culture in Cluj - sitting down in groups etc - which can make it difficult to penetrate . I used couchsurfing and would then transition to facebook and get their number before I left. I literally had all my afternoons and nights booked and had to knock a couple women back because I did not have any time. When I next visit FSU I'll be using this tactic again. Even if the girl is not particurly attractive, it's still worth befriending them (in a place like Cluj, they will always have hot friends).
Day game - Absolutely AWESOME. I would just stroll up and down Bulevardul Eroilor (in old town) for a couple hours. Managed to land 5 numbers in the 2 days I spent, but what was most striking - the girls would go out of their way to help you. I had a couple girls physically walk me to bookstores/monuments.
My line was ' vorbiti engleza' (do you speak english) - they ALL do - then I would ask them if they knew the nearest tourist info centre. It's perfect because in Cluj, there was no clear centre - so the girls couldn't give you a direct answer. I managed to get an insta-date with an 8 and invited her out the following night. (Nothing eventuated as I shot myself in the foot with the 5 day time limit).
Personalities - Very laid back and receptive. Not sure how this compares to Bucharest however. Also the girls I hung around were quite progressive, and not too entrenched in religion etc. As with anywhere, it's important you screen for ones which are DTF. I don't care if a girl is a 9, if she's super religious or consersative, I'm going home with the 7. (Obviously if you were to live over there - the conservative 9 would be a no-brainer).
Also they all love Fussball. They play this stupid game even in Clubs until 3am. Even the girls take it incredibly serious - I got my ass handed to a number of times (embarrassing, as I dropped the 'Oh I'm Italian, I used to play this all the time as a kid).
Venues
My favourite were as follows:
Gambrinus Pub - I spent a lot of time here. They play most genres of music depending on the night, and you get an awesome uni crowd.
Booha Bar - high-rollers area of Cluj. Won't hurt your chances to pop on a suit here - the whole street this bar is situated on is very upmarket and you can tell the (relative) wealth of the crowd.
Belevediere Hotel - great spot for a date - overlooking the city
Boiler Room - one of the better clubs I went to - only go on Fri/Sat nights- electronic music predominately.
Conclusion Spending all your time in the Anglosphere makes you tolerable to shitty women. Not only were these women attractive, but they were just nice human-beings, who were genuinely appreciative of your gestures (e.g. buying a round of drinks) - instead of the sense of entitlement we're so used to. There was no facade. Stay there a few weeks, live in Old Town, Pipeline, and you will not be dissapointed. Because of my experience in Cluj I will definitely be hitting up the FSU for longer periods (?maybe even live there for a few months).
I'm super jetlagged - so this may be a bit disjointed. I'll add more to this later.
Have just arrived home after a month off in Europe. By far the highlight of my trip was heading to Cluj - west Romania - near the border of Hungary. (As an aside it's interesting that many locals claim to be Hungarian over Romanian). After spending a couple weeks in Budapest last year I was aware how stunning the women were in the region, and Cluj IMO was even better.
As other threads have mentioned it's not the most picturesque city, but we didn't join this forum to discuss the best Orthodox Churches or contemporary art museums. Give me a city of beautiful, feminine women in a shitbox town ANY day of the week.
Romania was the only country I managed to get a local flag. (The degree of satisfaction I got from my Dutch/English backpacker flags were nothing compared).
Where to Stay: Rented a whole apartment using AirBnb near Old Town and the universities (absolutely CRUCIAL IMO) I stayed near Piața Unirii. Because Cluj is so dispersed you won't stand a chance if you're on the fringes.
Length of Stay: I only stayed for 5 days - would have easily spent another 2 weeks if I had to revise my itinerary.
Flags: 1 - a local university student who was easily a 7. Very thin and piercing grey/blue eyes. I knew her friend from couchsurfing - who introduced us the previous night before (as well as her 4 other girlfriends). I invited the group around to the penthouse for pre-drinks. I then had to endure hours of horrible post-rock at the Gambrinus Pub - but after what sounded like feedback for 5 hours- managed to transition to an afterparty at my penthouse. Got 2 girls to come back, and my couchsurfing friend passed out . The rest is history - there was a far bit of LMR (more than what I'm used to) - but the constant 'we're not going to have sex' paid off eventually.
Ratio: Perhaps the most impressive aspect of this city was the ratio - every night I was out, it seemed the later it got the better the ratio became. It's not an exaggeration to say that on several nights the ratio would be 6 girls to 1 guy. It's amazing how little effort you have to put in when you have this much power.
Pipelining: Just as crucial as the logistics IMO. If you don't know girls beforehand you are fighting an uphill battle, as there is a bit of a cafe culture in Cluj - sitting down in groups etc - which can make it difficult to penetrate . I used couchsurfing and would then transition to facebook and get their number before I left. I literally had all my afternoons and nights booked and had to knock a couple women back because I did not have any time. When I next visit FSU I'll be using this tactic again. Even if the girl is not particurly attractive, it's still worth befriending them (in a place like Cluj, they will always have hot friends).
Day game - Absolutely AWESOME. I would just stroll up and down Bulevardul Eroilor (in old town) for a couple hours. Managed to land 5 numbers in the 2 days I spent, but what was most striking - the girls would go out of their way to help you. I had a couple girls physically walk me to bookstores/monuments.
My line was ' vorbiti engleza' (do you speak english) - they ALL do - then I would ask them if they knew the nearest tourist info centre. It's perfect because in Cluj, there was no clear centre - so the girls couldn't give you a direct answer. I managed to get an insta-date with an 8 and invited her out the following night. (Nothing eventuated as I shot myself in the foot with the 5 day time limit).
Personalities - Very laid back and receptive. Not sure how this compares to Bucharest however. Also the girls I hung around were quite progressive, and not too entrenched in religion etc. As with anywhere, it's important you screen for ones which are DTF. I don't care if a girl is a 9, if she's super religious or consersative, I'm going home with the 7. (Obviously if you were to live over there - the conservative 9 would be a no-brainer).
Also they all love Fussball. They play this stupid game even in Clubs until 3am. Even the girls take it incredibly serious - I got my ass handed to a number of times (embarrassing, as I dropped the 'Oh I'm Italian, I used to play this all the time as a kid).
Venues
My favourite were as follows:
Gambrinus Pub - I spent a lot of time here. They play most genres of music depending on the night, and you get an awesome uni crowd.
Booha Bar - high-rollers area of Cluj. Won't hurt your chances to pop on a suit here - the whole street this bar is situated on is very upmarket and you can tell the (relative) wealth of the crowd.
Belevediere Hotel - great spot for a date - overlooking the city
Boiler Room - one of the better clubs I went to - only go on Fri/Sat nights- electronic music predominately.
Conclusion Spending all your time in the Anglosphere makes you tolerable to shitty women. Not only were these women attractive, but they were just nice human-beings, who were genuinely appreciative of your gestures (e.g. buying a round of drinks) - instead of the sense of entitlement we're so used to. There was no facade. Stay there a few weeks, live in Old Town, Pipeline, and you will not be dissapointed. Because of my experience in Cluj I will definitely be hitting up the FSU for longer periods (?maybe even live there for a few months).
I'm super jetlagged - so this may be a bit disjointed. I'll add more to this later.
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