Bucharest is a true party city. So make the most of it. If you're the kind of prima donna who only feels comfortable in clubs with lots of shiny surfaces that will reflect your own face, try substantially blingier options Kristal or Gaia. The same goes for Club A , where students have been dancing to pretty much the same playlist for over 40 years, and everyone thinks dubstep is a type of reggae.
To the outside observer it may appear that Romania has the usual range of political parties, from conservatives to social democrats, but in fact none of them have an actual doctrine because they were all formed by former Communist Party members. Freedom of expression doesn't put food on the table. There is a far-right movement here who are attempting to revive the fascism that existed in Romania before WWII, but their numbers are relatively small.
They have an annual march against homosexuality and another against the ethnic Hungarians who live in Romania. A massive Usually they only attract a few hundred people, but sometimes 20, people show up and all the streets get blocked. Whatever you do, don't confuse Roma people with Romanians. Racism against Roma Gypsies is incredibly common, and they get the blame for everything bad that happens here.
Nobody wants to admit that we used them as slaves or that we put them through a Holocaust during WWII, so they act as unfortunate stress balls for the Romanian majority's self-loathing.
Calif Shawarma kebab is to Bucharest what the hot dog is to New York, and there are literally thousands of places to get it in the city. The respect they show for this cheap-ass fast food is utterly astounding. The meat is properly spiced, the pitta made in-house, and the fries and vegetables are fresh.
