The Humorless Ladies Of Border Control (2016) - Plot & Excerpts
Poor, but They Have Style (Romania) While Poland is the poster child for post-1991 integration and success, Romania and Bulgaria are the bêtes noires of Western European protectionists and EU skeptics. At the same time, of course, they are equally the most exoticized and the most romanticized: there is a fantastic idea of Romania as colorfully downtrodden, a nation of (if I may quote the renowned Balkan historian Cher) gypsies, tramps, and thieves, with a history of picturesque corruption and genteel untrustworthiness. As Josip in Zagreb put it, “Bulgarians, they have it really poor. Romanians, they are poor, but they have style.” Having retraced my steps from Poland back to Hungary, the road to Romania was eastbound from Budapest, past simple farmland, flooded fields, a pair of mule deer, and a giant concrete soccer ball by the side of the road marking nothing obvious. The village houses were made of thatch with mossy tile in the centers, and all faced the main road. They were accessible by little one-car concrete bridges over thin drainage ditches.
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