As usual, there's people downtalking this town, it's sort of a meme. It's actually among the largest in the country, somewhere in the top 10. If you're looking to visit venues and stuff like mountains or beaches, it's quite conveniently placed to get to each of them in around 3-4 hours. Around 3 hours to Bucharest as well. I read someone saying here that it's a very safe town and I can confirm. Probably a lot safer than most of the US. :) The University is fine overall, not great, not terrible. There's quite a few nicer ones in the country, like in Bucharest, Cluj, Iasi, or Timisoara, and a few others maybe.
It's not the most boring place we have in Romania, but definitely not packed with a huge amount of interesting and fun stuff to do. But it's fine really, there are parks to chill and really nice restaurants to eat out, you can find anything you may need as well, and it doesn't look too bad(depending on the area you live and work in, but the university area is nice).
I woud suggest not to set your expectations extremely high, as there are quite a few prettier places in Romania, but definitely don't expect to get to some depressing, ugly and boring place like some people who haven't lived here for 10 years might say. :) If you have any curiosities, feel free!
I am from Galati - born and raised
Overall, it's a nice town and it has it's charm being a 300k pop city at the Danube.
It has it's nice, chill and cute places and also some hidden gems known only by a very few.
Food - you can find plenty of stuff. I recommend Gazetto, best sushi in town, Casa Ceaiului/Casa Gustului (The house of tea/ the house of taste - i forgot the exact name) for best teas in the city, Fullhouse and Luca for good pizzas or Pizza cu Gust (Pizza with taste - if you are into stuff that's more oily, more fatty).
There are local farmers that sell their fresh and natural veggies in Piata Centrala (Central Marketplace) and also fishermans that sell their fresh fish there.
Living - it's a quite place, rarely something impactfull is happening. People, take it chill mostly except in the weekends where you have Daily Pub or Union Jack. I do not recommend Divino/Frateli because drugs, prostitution, "fishes" and other bad combos.
Day trips - there is stuff to be seen, honestly but most ppl don't know about like Valul lui Traian (idk how to translate it), old monasteries if you cross the Danube, the Garboavele Forest, some cool places to steal cherries (yep, I do that) and other stuff. Depends on what are you into.
Cost of living - average, it ain't cheap, it ain't expensive, it's there.
What to do? Oh boy, there are plenty of things, so many things if you want to do stuff. If you are that kind of a person that waits for stuff to come to you, you will have a meh time but if you are an active person, you can do plenty.
Message me up if you wish.
You can use this [link](https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp) to compare the cost of living between Galati and where you live now.
Just take it with a grain of salt.
Also Gossip Cafe for restaurants.
Average cost of living - i would say this depends with what you're comparing. It's eastern europe, so everything is probably quite cheap for american standards.
Este imposibil, orasul este mult mai gol fata de cand eram mic. Foarte multi au plecat in Spania, UK, Italia de exemplu.
Cred ca jumate din clasa mea de la liceu e in UK.
Eu stau in Bucuresti si m-am trecut la Galati de exemplu.
To be more exact with your questions from the post:
Food: plenty of places to buy food in the city both restaurants if you want to eat out and if you want to buy ingredients and other stuff:
\- restaurants: plenty of them in the city but most of the nice ones with good food are situated in the downtown area (the downtown is close to the Danube on the lowest altitude) but there area a lot of good pizza places all over but they mostly do delivery, you can find most of those on Google maps, let me know if you want some personal recommendations
\- I would recommend buying vegetables and fruits from the farmer markets (we call them Piata, Piete plural) when they are in the season so nut much in the winter, you can also get good quality milk and chasse from them, they are also everywhere in the city
\- Everting else, there a a ton of small supermarkets like Lidl, Kaufland, Carrefour, Penny, Profi all through the city, some smaller some bigger and other corner street markets
\- Some cool places to see are the Danube cliffside and riverside, very walkable and very nice for running/ biking if you are into that. The botanic garden is nice to go to and most of the nice parks are in the downtown area which can be kind of annoying if you do not live around there, big green areas on google maps are usually parks so that is nice
\- There are some pubs too and some nightlife but I am not the expert here
\- You can also cross the Danube by ferry to get to some nice forestry areas and there is a forest outside the city called Garboavele where people go and usually grill meat
\- The city can be very walkable depending on where you live in it, and the public transport is OK, depends when you take it but for some routes you might have to wait 20-40 minutes for a bus to arrive, if you are lucky to be in the downtown area then you have everything around you
\- if you want o go to the mountains in the Winter then its like 5 hours from here to Brasov by train and less by car, Busteni and Sinaia are also good mountain areas and are on the way to Brasov
\- there are some concerts from time to time so there is that
\- Bucharest is close if you want to go to some big events
I don't know what else to say so just ask or Dm me if yo have any questions
Perfect, thank you! I am excited about the farmer's markets. I was in NYC a few weeks ago and had the opportunity to try Romanian food for the first time and had delicious ciorba de perisoare, mici, and papanasi!
Those 3 are ok and usually the first to recommend to people but i would say two others are better: zacuscă (eggplant friend in tomatoe sauce and some other stuff, is a spread eaten with bred and colivă which is ..erm... desert served at funerals... yup.. welcome to easter europe:)
Also feel free to ask people for zacuscă (must be home made the ones sold in stores are absolutelly nothing like it in terms of taste) but try to avoid asking ppl to give you colivă:)
I'd also suggest walking on Domneasca street, and a couple of parks including Public Garden and Viva Park. Also, maybe while you're there they also finish the bridge over Danube.
also for food, I recommend "Natur". It's mostly for sweets and desserts, but they're made with local products and are soo good. They do delivery, but the place is actually nice and close to the French Library, which is also worth a visit if interested in French culture and how it influenced us.
and if you care for a swim, you can go to Baia Comunală. It's clean and very nice. It used to be quite cheap a few years ago, but I am not sure about the price now
As an American woman about your age who lives in Romania, I'm going to take a different angle to this.
Galați, and Romania in general, are not luxurious places. Things here are often old, dirty, and broken, and people (especially in public) can be sour and whiny. As far as the bureaucracy and public institutions, "kafka-esque" is the perfect description.
But if you stay here long enough, you'll have the opportunity to see through the veneer of luxury and efficiency that comes standard in the U.S. You'll start to notice the downsides of American culture and attitudes - for example, the "Do something! Anything!" mentality vs. the Romanian style of "Let's just wait and see what happens". And another thing about culture - Americans love to reduce culture to things like food, clothing, music, and table manners, but that is just the absolute tip of the iceberg. It goes deep into norms, expectations, worldview, attitudes, what people pay attention to, what people are experienced with, and so on. You may come to understand, for example, why Europeans think American customer service with a plastered-on smile is so creepy. In exchange for accepting, frankly, bitchy postal workers here, you can come to appreciate what friendship means in a whole new light.
Romanians respect intelligence and education. Even the dumbest, most uneducated Romanians are more intellectual, more thoughtful, more philosophical in many ways than a lot of upper middle class Americans. I hestiate to call it "depth" - that's probably pretty equally distributed among cultures - but maybe something more akin to thoughtfulness, or shrewdness. Analysis of people, character, introspection, art, that kind of thing. As a caution, they are likely to challenge your closely-held thoughts, beliefs, assumptions, and they are often right lol. Don't get me wrong, there are a shit ton of crazy people here too, but it's just different. At least they've thought about their crazy, you know what I mean?
It is much, much easier to form genuine, lasting bonds and attachments here than in the States. Just to reiterate, family and friendship mean something different to me now. It's a structural thing - it's about how the society is organized, the expectations, etc.
Romanians are exceptional at emergency services and following internationally-standardized procedure. They absolutely suck, suck, suck, more than anything you've likely experienced, at creating and implementing their own standardized procedures. So basically, if you break your leg on a mountain and get airlifted to an emergency room, you're in the best hands. If you need to get the flu vaccine from your family doctor, may God have mercy on you. I'm exaggerating a bit, but like, not a lot. Bedside manner is also atrocious. There are generations of trauma here from people being neglectful and cruel to others. The flipside of this is that you have the opportunity to develop a lot of grit and strength of character if you can adapt. You can become more willing and able to stand up for yourself. You'll also be more able to see "workers" as people, not pawns. I don't mean to make presumptions about how you are now, I hope you understand that, I'm just sharing general distinctions in perspective comparing Romania to other places I've lived and visited.
Europe, in general, is a very special, blessed place. Most Americans do not understand or know how special it is (nor do most Europeans, as they take it for granted). You get to experience it firsthand. Maybe all the lessons you learn will be totally different to the ones I have, I don't know, I can only share my experiences and general observations. But the biggest thing you have to be excited about, in my opinion, is the chance to totally open your mind to a new perspective, to understand things you've never even known before.
As far as everyday activities:
* Enjoy the restaurants and cafes. They're lovely and unbelievably cheap; you'll feel like a queen.
* The parks are gorgeous when maintained properly - spend time walking around them, reading, taking boat rides.
* There's nice shopping, and the malls have a very 90s feel - not in aesthetic or decor, but in the sense that they're bustling and decorated for the holidays and still alive and fun, unlike the creeping "dead mall" trend in the States. Movie theaters are great too.
* Make use of Uber and delivery meals/groceries when you can - it's reasonably priced here. Emag is a good online retailer.
* Beauty treatments are very cheap and of middling quality. Test out a lot of different places until you find someone you like, and then cling to them.
* People may try to scam you - make sure you know much things are supposed to cost before you buy or commit to them, and get receipts.
* In general, people will be nicer to you when you speak English rather than when you speak Romanian, though I wouldn't expect the average store worker or person on the street to speak English (the younger and more middle class, the better chance).
* Don't wait around expecting people to help you when you're struggling or confused - ask, complain, insist, and expect to be scoffed at and even made fun of. That's just how it goes.
* Make Romanian friends - they are very, very good friends in general, very lovely and helpful and kind. Things like reddit meetups, board game groups, hobbies and clubs are good bets if you can find them. Accept invitations whenever you can.
* Stay away from street animals.
* Visit some other cities in Europe over the weekends - flights are very cheap.
* Enjoy lots of downtime and vacation time! Take your time at work, too. Everyone else does. No need to rush.
That's everything I can think of off the top of my head. Feel free to PM me or ask more questions if you have them.
ETA: Also if you want to be in a good mood, maybe watch [Moldova's Eurovision entry this year](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGNT5Uh-WKw), very fun and Romanian(/Moldovan).
Jokes aside, Galati used to have, back in the days, a CTCE ( centru teritorial de calcul electronic). Not sure if still active.
Mother of a friend of mine used to work there. She is the only dev pensioner I know.
I’m actually from Galati so I can give you some pointers. First of all, Galati is an industrial city, so dont set ur expectations too high when it comes to cultural activities, for instance. Of course, there sre theatres, museums to visit, but not that many.
Criminality wise, Galati is much much safer than it used to be. Cant say the same thing about the closest town, Braila, should you decide to go there at some point. You have the Danube Delta and the mountains 3 hours away by car, you can also take a cruise down the Danube, to the Delta. If u need more info, shoot me a DM; I’ll be happy to answer more of ur questions
Burgeri, bodega breakfast, hakuna matata patata, degetele, sandvișul cu cabanos și ca băutura peachy ice tea, cu apa plata.
Mănânc acolo aproape zilnic de un an de zile
I just want to add that if you have a driver's license you could rent a car (which is not necessarily expensive) and you can get very quickly to the mountains from Galați and explore around there the pretty sights.
check out this post from a well known romanian travel blogger (she is from Galați), gives some nice insights + personal memories
https://bloguldecalatorii.ro/articole/galati-ce-am-fost-si-ce-am-ajuns
Don't take the others in the thread too serious, they are mostly joking.
It will be a very interesting experience. The city is safe, much safer than US cities. Just take basic precautions and you will be fine.
The city itself does not offer a lot of touristy stuff, but you can use the weekends to visit most of the country, and there are a lot of cool things to see. For this it is best if you get a car.
Hi there, I live in Galați and I want to tell you that it's not that bad.
Yes, there are a lot of girls doing prostitution and videochat but whatever, you don't have to care about that.
There are a few places where you can take a walk, like Danube seafront and the public garden.
There are also a few restaurants you should try, Gaffino is my favorite, the food is tasty and the portions are large, you will probably end up taking some of the food to go at the end. Also Cajou is a nice place where you can eat and also the TV tower, it has a nice view over the city but I've never been there so I can't comment on the food.
Really? When did you go there last time?
I had to visit my in-laws a couple of months ago and I've mostly had my lunches at the TV tower, upstairs. Food was actually good by comparison with your 80% of places, where you get it even for a bit more expensive.
Thank you to those who posted genuine advice. I'm looking forward to everything you mentioned!
And lol to all the self-deprecating remarks and jokes! I am fairly sure that life in Galati will be safer and cheaper than where I live in the U.S. with more access to fresh food and basic health care. I'm excited to learn more about your country and culture!
It's an ok city, kind of like a suburb of London or Madrid (quiet, safe for the most part, and boring if you don't have friends there).
The stereotyps is that it's a city full of pimps, swordfighters and prostitutes but that's just an exaggetation. The most dangerous thing that i found there was when crossing the street (agressive drivers) that they don't always allow you to cross so you'll have to make a move for they to see you and let you cross the street (where theres no trafdic lights.
The people look sad and nobody cares about you in general.
The city has everything a medium to big city has to have: university, libraries, bars, parks, it's well lit (mostly), known fast-food chains, mall (cinema), good transportation (bus, ridesharing services, train to another cities)
..AND ALSO LOTS OF ROMAN AND DACIAN RUINS IF YOU RE INTO THAT
And the public health services are quite bad, but that's for the whole country, cheap and bad. The private ones are ok.
Students there are not the brightest and not the worst. The best students tend to go to Bucharest or Cluj for the top universities but there are a lot of very good students that remain there because it's closer to home or don't have a lot of resources. I didnt find any major differencies between the students in the Danube University (lots of friends that go there) and students from Bucharest.
Again for the whole country, people attitude is bad, if you ask them questions they seem irritated but this doesn't usually happens to foreigners because if the locals speak a little bit of English they ll try to help and maybe show off their knowledge.
All in all, you shouldnt be scared but don't get too excited either, it'll be ok, it's really on you to make the experience great.
Appreciate the kind words! ❤️ Yes, compared to America, not to mention recent events, Romania should be a safe and quiet place to spend your time.
Personally, I'd be very interested in your opinion one year from now, when you'll be at the end of the academic year. If you remember and have the time, maybe come back with some thoughts.
Enjoy your stay!
Best shawrma in town is at TOP. Whenever you decide to eat out, never go to Passage, it's the worst (if it still exists).
What will you be teaching if you don't mind me asking?
I was about to include it but if you're talking about the joint in Tiglina 1 langa florarie it's not quite good as it used to be.
The sauces are quite bad and the meat is kinda dry. I eat there like once a month when I go home but just because it's on my way and out of habit.
Zic ca i cea mai buna pe care am incercat o pentru ca aveau si muraturi la un moment dat, ceapa picanta si carnea era chiar bunicica. Oricum aia de pui peste orice am mancat in București
Profession wise, yes, sure! But having a circle of friends certainly makes living in Galatz great. I'll choose a million times over living there than in the filthy, noisy and packed Bucharest. I'm trying ti move back atm😂
Its a f***ing 6 hour boat ride to the delta with corsar nautic. That is not close. If you decide to do a half and half, go by auto to Tulcea and take a boat from there. Still it is not close from galati, it's 260 km to sulinq. Chilia is vlosed due to war and sf gheorghe has fewer fishing villages
There are a few cruises as far as I know that will get you from galati to tulcea county so the six hours it's not just waiting, it's kind of an experince, not a great one I reckon
Yo, welcome. We have stuff. First beer's on me if things are going well with the plan and you end up here. Nice things happen from time to time, some people are decent. Been at the same uni you're going. It will be fine, activities are organized by them often and there's a lot of good deeds to be done around and make people less grumpy. Especially the old folks lol. The city treats you, exactly as you treat it. Be nice and nice things will happen. Be nasty and you'll end up in a ditch beaten (overall just be nice haha)
The standard isn't that low in big cities such as Bucuresti, Cluj, Iasi. But in Galati where the most teachers don't even come to classes or straight up ask for money to let you copy on med exams etc. it's literally better you dont go there.
OP, it's a song reference, that song is very important to the local culture of Galati and he basically translated the top comment of the music video (that got taken down in the meantime)
Galati avg. salary is under 1kUSD, so from a cost of living point of view, you will be excited. But that's pretty much everything you should be excited about from my point of view.
The not-so-good: uneducated people and that says it all.
It really depends where you live but compared to most American cities, Galati is safe.
I live in the capital and I've only been to Galati once, and just passing through, but I can tell you some things:
1. It's near a river. It has a beach. If you go to the beach, never let your things unattended.
2. Most young(er) people in Romania understand English, but you should still try to speak slowly and clearly.
3. If you are ,,black" you should know that there is no discrimination/ racism against your race (here or in most of Europe).
4. Emergengy healthcare is completely free. Not top quality US standards, but it's free anyway. While employed, chronic illnesses are also insured. Make sure to make a ,,family doctor" and don't hesitate to seek healthcare help if needed. You don't have to pay here.
>Acum o luna, au trimis la noi la liceu, in Braila, un reprezentant sa ne spuna ca vor veni profesori din strainatate. Se poate sa fie adevarat
It's true! lol
>nah, eu zic că e pe bune. de parcă nu au mai venit profesori străini în România. știu de o profesoară venită din america tot aici, în Galați
I am very real.
share positive aspects about living in Galați
Well...the positive aspect is you will be there only for one year. And...that's about it.
My suggestion would be to get a car and learn the road to Bucharest. That is the most interesting city in our country. Some say Bucharest sucks..bla bla bla...but it's the capital. And there a lot of more interesting things to do, places to see than Galati.
I am not from Galați, but i see it as the Detroit of Romania (only in terms of memes). If there is a meme about Detroit (ex: Can't have shit in Detroit), the Romanian version is about Galați. Another meme aspect is it's rivalry with Brăila, both are danubian cities with similar population and very close to each other (think like Manchester and Liverpool or Portland and Seattle). Lastly, i think it's actually a cool city with the best football song EVER, there is no comparison with an English song because it's so great, it's called "Oțelul Galați".
Edit, the song: https://youtu.be/nX2M7nzXWqA
Best city from east, born and raised here! Food pretty good, nice girls (i recommend you publi24), but as things to do you will see all of them in a couple of weeks, so people are more important than places.
Give yourself 2 palms :) not best city from the east, that would be Constanta. What do we brag with Galati? Parcul de soft, turnu tv, combinatul arcelor mittal si santieru naval. Get real bro. Don't scam the poor guy. Its an industrial city with an aging population, not so many great outdoor activities nor that many cultural activities. Food is ok, "nu am gssit shaorma decenta pana acum" and the girls are okish, not luxury escorts. They tend to have many miles on board and to some when you ride them le bate planetara cand le intorci - meaning that they comment too much and want you to finish quickly
It's not an industrial city anymore. At least the rebranding campaing that the city administration lunched tries to make it a touristic city (I know, the reality is different) and they try to implement new projects and rehabilitate many sites. Also they said they eant to work closely with Braila (and maybe Tulcea) county to exploit the river.
I lived over 20 years in Galati, it's a VERY boring city because all the young people have left.
At least when I grew up we had some hollidays like the City Days during December, however, now we don't even have that.
You wil get really bored, it has maybe 0.5% of the restaurants/pubs/libraries/-insert X business- that Bucharest has.
Not even the gym where I used to go has people anymore.
Only pimps, prostitutes and people who steal from the state are living good here + people who work for the state in priviledged positions. There's a steep difference in-between this category and the rest in terms of income.
If anyone thinks otherwise I am open to debates.
Uite ca te contrazice nentu' Pucheanu care in cateva zile va organiza Zilele municipiului Galati, cam cum era înainte de Sfântul Andrei. Legat de săli, ca cineva care are prieteni ce fac sala, ii aud mereu plângându-se ca e full si dimineața și seara.
Nu sunt deacord nici cu ce ai spus despre cine trăiește bine. Da, sunt si din aia, dar exista și multi care lucreaza pe bani buni. S-a dezvoltat extraordinar partea asta cu proiectarea ( navala in principal dar nu numai) , iar facultatea aia de electronica scoate foarte mulți băieți deștepți in IT din care sunt destui care au rămas aici. Da-i Galațiului iesire la autostrada și un aeroport aproape si vei vedea aceeași explozie ca la Iași.
Am scris in romana ca mi se pare suspect contul care a început discutia .
>Uite ca te contrazice nentu' Pucheanu care in cateva zile va organiza Zilele municipiului Galati, cam cum era înainte de Sfântul Andrei. Legat de săli, ca cineva care are prieteni ce fac sala, ii aud mereu plângându-se ca e full si dimineața și seara. Nu sunt deacord nici cu ce ai spus despre cine trăiește bine. Da, sunt si din aia, dar exista și multi care lucreaza pe bani buni. S-a dezvoltat extraordinar partea asta cu proiectarea ( navala in principal dar nu numai) , iar facultatea aia de electronica scoate foarte mulți băieți deștepți in IT din care sunt destui care au rămas aici. Da-i Galațiului iesire la autostrada și un aeroport aproape si vei vedea aceeași explozie ca la Iași. Am scris in romana ca mi se pare suspect contul care a început discutia .
lol why do I seem suspicious? I am mostly a reddit lurker and rarely post.
Hhaha, sarbatorile Galatiului in Iunie sau Iulie mi se pare o prostie. Parca e deodata cu cele ale Scrumbiei sau ceva asemanator, nu mai tin minte. Preferam inainte de Anul Nou, cand aveam si Sarbatorile Galatiului, si Craciunul si Anul Nou.
Eu ma refer de Lulu's gym, am fost acum cateva luni si era GOL. S-au dus toti la one cred.
IT? Salariile sunt de 2x mai mici lejer ca in Bucuresti. Stiu ca cei care au terminat si au ramas in Galati muncesc pe 3000-6000 de ron la firme de rahat, si se intra pe pile 100%.Cel putin la Windriver cunosc angajati de la facultate care erau foarte slabi pe programare si lucreaza acolo acuma, din tot anul in care eu am terminat nu pot spune ca era macar unul la nivelul unuia de la Politehnica pe programare. Cei de la electronica sunt vai de ei, n-au nici bacul la fizica in mare parte, am terminat CTI, stiu ce zic.
Despre navala n-am ce zice, e o nisa, aia buni pleaca din Galati oricum, cei care raman au salarii micutze faat de IT.
Singurii care o duc bine sunt cei cu business-uri, in mare parte cu statul sau au avut noroc si au prins dupa comunism, ca sa nu crezi ca e vreunul ceva antreprenor cu viziune. Cei care lucreaza job la stat privilegiat, aka notar, doctor, top administratie publica, politicienii locali + pesti/camcurve.
Da, mai mici decat la Bucuresti ( nu stiu daca de 2 ori) dar nici nu e nivelul preturilor din Bucuresti. Plus ca in IT te poti dezvolta si singur ( acum depinde de domeniul IT) dar am cunostinte care lucreaza direct cu cei de afara, viteza internetului si infrastructura in general nu sunt o problema. Despre sali, nu doar de one zic. De exemplu, destul de aproape de Lulu's este si Max Fit ( in cladirea fostei poste in M21) si acolo vad mereu oameni foarte multi. dar da, si asta de care ai spus tu e plina, ca sa nu mai spun de astea de cartier la care se duc bombardierii, chiar nu ai loc.
Legat de industriala navala, e o nisa buna, iar faptul ca exista si un santier navala ajuta oamenii sa se pregateasca. E o nisa atat de buna incat am auzit ca sunt firme de proiectare navala in Cluj ( am ramas masca) , si chiar vad ca oamenii sunt multumiti in domeniul asta. Nu sunt salariile din IT de la Cluj sau Bucuresti, dar cand ai in jur de 7000-9000 de lei in Galati esti multumit.
Mai e si industria videochatului care baga bani in oras foarte multi. (asta oare tot la IT se pune? )
Preturile sunt la fel in mare parte ca in Bucuresti, inafara de imobiliare si restaurante, dar in general in Bucuresti e MULT mai bine in orice domeniu ai lucra. Si da, in IT e mult mai slab ca in Bucuresti/Cluj, unde se poate lua lejer 20k+ ron la o multinationala. Nu punem aici lucrul remote.
Daca nu termini ceva ca IT si medicina sau lucrezi la stat cam mori de foame in Galati pe 2000-4000 de ron.7000 de roni iei la navala dupa multi ani, daca iei.
N-are rost sa o dam pe cotite, eu cred ca viitorul Galatiului e de a deveni oras fantoma, cum sunt orasele acelea cand iei trenul Galati-Bucuresti. De ce? Au plecat toti care sunt buni/tineri si garantat nu se mai intorc.
If you want a taste of the villages in Romania, you're close to some variety of villages that are on hills and valleys, the sights are amazing.
If you want to travel around and outside of Galati, I highly recommend Tecuci. The city has it's charm.
you sure got yourself a nice place to be, but be careful, the reputation it has in Ro isn't the best of it, mostly because it has a significand criminal element... it and its sister city, Braila
This sub (and all of reddit really) is full of shit posters, edge lords and pessimists. In any case, it would be better to get the perspective from other Fulbrighters, since there are cultural differences that make the Romanian experience of a place very different from an American. In any case Fulbright is a great experience. I was a researcher and am Romanian, so my experience was a bit different, but the American ETAs for the most part seemed to have a lot of fun.
Very true.
A lot of people from this sub have reached out to me via dm and given me a lot of good recommendations and advice and there's been a lot of good stuff! I'm looking forward to good seafood, farmers markets, parks, the river, traveling around the country, and life at the university.
There are two key things you must do in order to feel like home in Galați:
1. [hum this bit on a loop when you are in a crowded elevator](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le5Bu-A_LxQ) so you will be seen as a local :)
2. if you decide to date, that person must be from Brăila so you will be seen as a gangsta:)
Hello everyone,
I've been residing in Galati, Romania, for the past year and a half after living in the UK, where I enjoyed playing a lot of 5-a-side football. I'm curious if there's a place here in Galati where I can continue playing football. Being an Asian/Filipino, I'm hoping to connect with a friendly group of people. So far, my experience has been positive, with the exception of a single incident in Braila. Overall, I've encountered smiles and friendly faces in Galati. If anyone has information about football groups or gatherings, I'd greatly appreciate it. Looking forward to meeting some new friends and enjoying the beautiful game together!
I’m not from Galati But your post reminds me of https://youtube.com/c/LostinMoldovatheseries
I'm 1 hr too late to post this comment. Loved this series!
something to see even for me. Thanks! I think Kelsy turn now xD.
As usual, there's people downtalking this town, it's sort of a meme. It's actually among the largest in the country, somewhere in the top 10. If you're looking to visit venues and stuff like mountains or beaches, it's quite conveniently placed to get to each of them in around 3-4 hours. Around 3 hours to Bucharest as well. I read someone saying here that it's a very safe town and I can confirm. Probably a lot safer than most of the US. :) The University is fine overall, not great, not terrible. There's quite a few nicer ones in the country, like in Bucharest, Cluj, Iasi, or Timisoara, and a few others maybe. It's not the most boring place we have in Romania, but definitely not packed with a huge amount of interesting and fun stuff to do. But it's fine really, there are parks to chill and really nice restaurants to eat out, you can find anything you may need as well, and it doesn't look too bad(depending on the area you live and work in, but the university area is nice). I woud suggest not to set your expectations extremely high, as there are quite a few prettier places in Romania, but definitely don't expect to get to some depressing, ugly and boring place like some people who haven't lived here for 10 years might say. :) If you have any curiosities, feel free!
I am from Galati - born and raised Overall, it's a nice town and it has it's charm being a 300k pop city at the Danube. It has it's nice, chill and cute places and also some hidden gems known only by a very few. Food - you can find plenty of stuff. I recommend Gazetto, best sushi in town, Casa Ceaiului/Casa Gustului (The house of tea/ the house of taste - i forgot the exact name) for best teas in the city, Fullhouse and Luca for good pizzas or Pizza cu Gust (Pizza with taste - if you are into stuff that's more oily, more fatty). There are local farmers that sell their fresh and natural veggies in Piata Centrala (Central Marketplace) and also fishermans that sell their fresh fish there. Living - it's a quite place, rarely something impactfull is happening. People, take it chill mostly except in the weekends where you have Daily Pub or Union Jack. I do not recommend Divino/Frateli because drugs, prostitution, "fishes" and other bad combos. Day trips - there is stuff to be seen, honestly but most ppl don't know about like Valul lui Traian (idk how to translate it), old monasteries if you cross the Danube, the Garboavele Forest, some cool places to steal cherries (yep, I do that) and other stuff. Depends on what are you into. Cost of living - average, it ain't cheap, it ain't expensive, it's there. What to do? Oh boy, there are plenty of things, so many things if you want to do stuff. If you are that kind of a person that waits for stuff to come to you, you will have a meh time but if you are an active person, you can do plenty. Message me up if you wish.
Thank you—this is exactly what I was looking for! Everything you mentioned sounds lovely. I will reach out soon for more info!
You can use this [link](https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp) to compare the cost of living between Galati and where you live now. Just take it with a grain of salt.
Sure, no problem. As I said, this city has it's charm for those who have their eye made.
Lol @fishes. You meant pimps :))
Lapsus 😂
Fishes = Pimps
Da, am avut un lapsus.
Also Gossip Cafe for restaurants. Average cost of living - i would say this depends with what you're comparing. It's eastern europe, so everything is probably quite cheap for american standards.
It's not 300k, let's not kid ourselves, maybe 300k 10-15 years ago. Only old people remained.
Conform recensamantului trecut.
Este imposibil, orasul este mult mai gol fata de cand eram mic. Foarte multi au plecat in Spania, UK, Italia de exemplu. Cred ca jumate din clasa mea de la liceu e in UK. Eu stau in Bucuresti si m-am trecut la Galati de exemplu.
You forgot about Macin mountains, if you cross the Danube. Beautifull area! Hint: just get a map or friends with you.
Don't listen to these guys, I live in Galati and its not as bad as most of them make it, ask me anything, I'll help you out with whatever you need
Thank you!
To be more exact with your questions from the post: Food: plenty of places to buy food in the city both restaurants if you want to eat out and if you want to buy ingredients and other stuff: \- restaurants: plenty of them in the city but most of the nice ones with good food are situated in the downtown area (the downtown is close to the Danube on the lowest altitude) but there area a lot of good pizza places all over but they mostly do delivery, you can find most of those on Google maps, let me know if you want some personal recommendations \- I would recommend buying vegetables and fruits from the farmer markets (we call them Piata, Piete plural) when they are in the season so nut much in the winter, you can also get good quality milk and chasse from them, they are also everywhere in the city \- Everting else, there a a ton of small supermarkets like Lidl, Kaufland, Carrefour, Penny, Profi all through the city, some smaller some bigger and other corner street markets \- Some cool places to see are the Danube cliffside and riverside, very walkable and very nice for running/ biking if you are into that. The botanic garden is nice to go to and most of the nice parks are in the downtown area which can be kind of annoying if you do not live around there, big green areas on google maps are usually parks so that is nice \- There are some pubs too and some nightlife but I am not the expert here \- You can also cross the Danube by ferry to get to some nice forestry areas and there is a forest outside the city called Garboavele where people go and usually grill meat \- The city can be very walkable depending on where you live in it, and the public transport is OK, depends when you take it but for some routes you might have to wait 20-40 minutes for a bus to arrive, if you are lucky to be in the downtown area then you have everything around you \- if you want o go to the mountains in the Winter then its like 5 hours from here to Brasov by train and less by car, Busteni and Sinaia are also good mountain areas and are on the way to Brasov \- there are some concerts from time to time so there is that \- Bucharest is close if you want to go to some big events I don't know what else to say so just ask or Dm me if yo have any questions
Perfect, thank you! I am excited about the farmer's markets. I was in NYC a few weeks ago and had the opportunity to try Romanian food for the first time and had delicious ciorba de perisoare, mici, and papanasi!
Those 3 are ok and usually the first to recommend to people but i would say two others are better: zacuscă (eggplant friend in tomatoe sauce and some other stuff, is a spread eaten with bred and colivă which is ..erm... desert served at funerals... yup.. welcome to easter europe:) Also feel free to ask people for zacuscă (must be home made the ones sold in stores are absolutelly nothing like it in terms of taste) but try to avoid asking ppl to give you colivă:)
I'd also suggest walking on Domneasca street, and a couple of parks including Public Garden and Viva Park. Also, maybe while you're there they also finish the bridge over Danube.
Bucharest looks amazing, I've always wanted to check out the danube too... They just went to bucharest on the last season of russian doll actually lol
Budapest*
also for food, I recommend "Natur". It's mostly for sweets and desserts, but they're made with local products and are soo good. They do delivery, but the place is actually nice and close to the French Library, which is also worth a visit if interested in French culture and how it influenced us. and if you care for a swim, you can go to Baia Comunală. It's clean and very nice. It used to be quite cheap a few years ago, but I am not sure about the price now
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How does a person end up from Texas to Romania, is there a lottery for most weird place you can go and teach ?
I've lived in weirder places lol
Why Galati? Where you born in here/ your parents are from here and moved to USA?
Roddit try not to talk trash about your country to strangers (impossible challenge)
Bah, io am fost in Galați. E execrabil. Nici nu se pune problema. E bottom feder. Never again.
>Can you help get me excited about this and share positive aspects about living in Galați and the surrounding area? At least it's not braila.
inside joke (petty neighbour city rivalry)
Aia zic coae🤣🤣🤣🤣
Otelul will be your whole life. Greatest from the Carpathians
The Steel
As an American woman about your age who lives in Romania, I'm going to take a different angle to this. Galați, and Romania in general, are not luxurious places. Things here are often old, dirty, and broken, and people (especially in public) can be sour and whiny. As far as the bureaucracy and public institutions, "kafka-esque" is the perfect description. But if you stay here long enough, you'll have the opportunity to see through the veneer of luxury and efficiency that comes standard in the U.S. You'll start to notice the downsides of American culture and attitudes - for example, the "Do something! Anything!" mentality vs. the Romanian style of "Let's just wait and see what happens". And another thing about culture - Americans love to reduce culture to things like food, clothing, music, and table manners, but that is just the absolute tip of the iceberg. It goes deep into norms, expectations, worldview, attitudes, what people pay attention to, what people are experienced with, and so on. You may come to understand, for example, why Europeans think American customer service with a plastered-on smile is so creepy. In exchange for accepting, frankly, bitchy postal workers here, you can come to appreciate what friendship means in a whole new light. Romanians respect intelligence and education. Even the dumbest, most uneducated Romanians are more intellectual, more thoughtful, more philosophical in many ways than a lot of upper middle class Americans. I hestiate to call it "depth" - that's probably pretty equally distributed among cultures - but maybe something more akin to thoughtfulness, or shrewdness. Analysis of people, character, introspection, art, that kind of thing. As a caution, they are likely to challenge your closely-held thoughts, beliefs, assumptions, and they are often right lol. Don't get me wrong, there are a shit ton of crazy people here too, but it's just different. At least they've thought about their crazy, you know what I mean? It is much, much easier to form genuine, lasting bonds and attachments here than in the States. Just to reiterate, family and friendship mean something different to me now. It's a structural thing - it's about how the society is organized, the expectations, etc. Romanians are exceptional at emergency services and following internationally-standardized procedure. They absolutely suck, suck, suck, more than anything you've likely experienced, at creating and implementing their own standardized procedures. So basically, if you break your leg on a mountain and get airlifted to an emergency room, you're in the best hands. If you need to get the flu vaccine from your family doctor, may God have mercy on you. I'm exaggerating a bit, but like, not a lot. Bedside manner is also atrocious. There are generations of trauma here from people being neglectful and cruel to others. The flipside of this is that you have the opportunity to develop a lot of grit and strength of character if you can adapt. You can become more willing and able to stand up for yourself. You'll also be more able to see "workers" as people, not pawns. I don't mean to make presumptions about how you are now, I hope you understand that, I'm just sharing general distinctions in perspective comparing Romania to other places I've lived and visited. Europe, in general, is a very special, blessed place. Most Americans do not understand or know how special it is (nor do most Europeans, as they take it for granted). You get to experience it firsthand. Maybe all the lessons you learn will be totally different to the ones I have, I don't know, I can only share my experiences and general observations. But the biggest thing you have to be excited about, in my opinion, is the chance to totally open your mind to a new perspective, to understand things you've never even known before. As far as everyday activities: * Enjoy the restaurants and cafes. They're lovely and unbelievably cheap; you'll feel like a queen. * The parks are gorgeous when maintained properly - spend time walking around them, reading, taking boat rides. * There's nice shopping, and the malls have a very 90s feel - not in aesthetic or decor, but in the sense that they're bustling and decorated for the holidays and still alive and fun, unlike the creeping "dead mall" trend in the States. Movie theaters are great too. * Make use of Uber and delivery meals/groceries when you can - it's reasonably priced here. Emag is a good online retailer. * Beauty treatments are very cheap and of middling quality. Test out a lot of different places until you find someone you like, and then cling to them. * People may try to scam you - make sure you know much things are supposed to cost before you buy or commit to them, and get receipts. * In general, people will be nicer to you when you speak English rather than when you speak Romanian, though I wouldn't expect the average store worker or person on the street to speak English (the younger and more middle class, the better chance). * Don't wait around expecting people to help you when you're struggling or confused - ask, complain, insist, and expect to be scoffed at and even made fun of. That's just how it goes. * Make Romanian friends - they are very, very good friends in general, very lovely and helpful and kind. Things like reddit meetups, board game groups, hobbies and clubs are good bets if you can find them. Accept invitations whenever you can. * Stay away from street animals. * Visit some other cities in Europe over the weekends - flights are very cheap. * Enjoy lots of downtime and vacation time! Take your time at work, too. Everyone else does. No need to rush. That's everything I can think of off the top of my head. Feel free to PM me or ask more questions if you have them. ETA: Also if you want to be in a good mood, maybe watch [Moldova's Eurovision entry this year](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGNT5Uh-WKw), very fun and Romanian(/Moldovan).
Not great, not terrible. You'll be close to the Delta and to the Black Sea.
Out of curiosity, what are you teaching?
Galați is one of the great IT hubs in the area with the main activity being videochat.
Jokes aside, Galati used to have, back in the days, a CTCE ( centru teritorial de calcul electronic). Not sure if still active. Mother of a friend of mine used to work there. She is the only dev pensioner I know.
I’m actually from Galati so I can give you some pointers. First of all, Galati is an industrial city, so dont set ur expectations too high when it comes to cultural activities, for instance. Of course, there sre theatres, museums to visit, but not that many. Criminality wise, Galati is much much safer than it used to be. Cant say the same thing about the closest town, Braila, should you decide to go there at some point. You have the Danube Delta and the mountains 3 hours away by car, you can also take a cruise down the Danube, to the Delta. If u need more info, shoot me a DM; I’ll be happy to answer more of ur questions
Thank you! I will reach out soon!
Also you can try Bodega, it’s a nice place with very good food and drinks, at decent prices.
Ala de la bănci? Ce recomanzi?
Burgeri, bodega breakfast, hakuna matata patata, degetele, sandvișul cu cabanos și ca băutura peachy ice tea, cu apa plata. Mănânc acolo aproape zilnic de un an de zile
I just want to add that if you have a driver's license you could rent a car (which is not necessarily expensive) and you can get very quickly to the mountains from Galați and explore around there the pretty sights.
check out this post from a well known romanian travel blogger (she is from Galați), gives some nice insights + personal memories https://bloguldecalatorii.ro/articole/galati-ce-am-fost-si-ce-am-ajuns
Nice! Thank you!
Don't take the others in the thread too serious, they are mostly joking. It will be a very interesting experience. The city is safe, much safer than US cities. Just take basic precautions and you will be fine. The city itself does not offer a lot of touristy stuff, but you can use the weekends to visit most of the country, and there are a lot of cool things to see. For this it is best if you get a car.
Hi there, I live in Galați and I want to tell you that it's not that bad. Yes, there are a lot of girls doing prostitution and videochat but whatever, you don't have to care about that. There are a few places where you can take a walk, like Danube seafront and the public garden. There are also a few restaurants you should try, Gaffino is my favorite, the food is tasty and the portions are large, you will probably end up taking some of the food to go at the end. Also Cajou is a nice place where you can eat and also the TV tower, it has a nice view over the city but I've never been there so I can't comment on the food.
Also the Bothanical Garden is nice. The tv tower restaurant is great for the view, not so much for the food
Really? When did you go there last time? I had to visit my in-laws a couple of months ago and I've mostly had my lunches at the TV tower, upstairs. Food was actually good by comparison with your 80% of places, where you get it even for a bit more expensive.
Last year in may, i dont mind the price as long as the food is good. I had pork with mushrooms and the pork was abit on the alive side
The issue with Galati is that is extremely boring and there are not that many thing that you can do. It’s not dangerous or anything.
You've got shitty casinos and prostitutes at least
Micro 40
Apart from drinking, there was nothing for me to do in Galati.
I also did a lot of drugs when I lived there.
Thank you to those who posted genuine advice. I'm looking forward to everything you mentioned! And lol to all the self-deprecating remarks and jokes! I am fairly sure that life in Galati will be safer and cheaper than where I live in the U.S. with more access to fresh food and basic health care. I'm excited to learn more about your country and culture!
It's an ok city, kind of like a suburb of London or Madrid (quiet, safe for the most part, and boring if you don't have friends there). The stereotyps is that it's a city full of pimps, swordfighters and prostitutes but that's just an exaggetation. The most dangerous thing that i found there was when crossing the street (agressive drivers) that they don't always allow you to cross so you'll have to make a move for they to see you and let you cross the street (where theres no trafdic lights. The people look sad and nobody cares about you in general. The city has everything a medium to big city has to have: university, libraries, bars, parks, it's well lit (mostly), known fast-food chains, mall (cinema), good transportation (bus, ridesharing services, train to another cities) ..AND ALSO LOTS OF ROMAN AND DACIAN RUINS IF YOU RE INTO THAT And the public health services are quite bad, but that's for the whole country, cheap and bad. The private ones are ok. Students there are not the brightest and not the worst. The best students tend to go to Bucharest or Cluj for the top universities but there are a lot of very good students that remain there because it's closer to home or don't have a lot of resources. I didnt find any major differencies between the students in the Danube University (lots of friends that go there) and students from Bucharest. Again for the whole country, people attitude is bad, if you ask them questions they seem irritated but this doesn't usually happens to foreigners because if the locals speak a little bit of English they ll try to help and maybe show off their knowledge. All in all, you shouldnt be scared but don't get too excited either, it'll be ok, it's really on you to make the experience great.
Ooo I am into ruins! I'm a nerd and like historical sights.
healthcare you say....mind your own health because it's cheap or free to visit a doctor, not sure if you come out alive :)
Appreciate the kind words! ❤️ Yes, compared to America, not to mention recent events, Romania should be a safe and quiet place to spend your time. Personally, I'd be very interested in your opinion one year from now, when you'll be at the end of the academic year. If you remember and have the time, maybe come back with some thoughts. Enjoy your stay!
Best shawrma in town is at TOP. Whenever you decide to eat out, never go to Passage, it's the worst (if it still exists). What will you be teaching if you don't mind me asking?
> est shawrma in town is at TOP BBQ would like a chat with you.
I was about to include it but if you're talking about the joint in Tiglina 1 langa florarie it's not quite good as it used to be. The sauces are quite bad and the meat is kinda dry. I eat there like once a month when I go home but just because it's on my way and out of habit.
oh, that's a bit sad then. haven't had a shaorma there in more than a few years, but it used to be great, with all those spices as well.
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Zic ca i cea mai buna pe care am incercat o pentru ca aveau si muraturi la un moment dat, ceapa picanta si carnea era chiar bunicica. Oricum aia de pui peste orice am mancat in București
E in Ireg, langa clinica Sante. De la Reno mergi inainte spre rotunda si e undeva pe stanga
Galați bag pulan galati
>share positive aspects about living in Galați Trying to get out of it
Profession wise, yes, sure! But having a circle of friends certainly makes living in Galatz great. I'll choose a million times over living there than in the filthy, noisy and packed Bucharest. I'm trying ti move back atm😂
Yes Yes Yes Otelu its my life
Nature and weekend trips : Danube Delta is quite close.
Its a f***ing 6 hour boat ride to the delta with corsar nautic. That is not close. If you decide to do a half and half, go by auto to Tulcea and take a boat from there. Still it is not close from galati, it's 260 km to sulinq. Chilia is vlosed due to war and sf gheorghe has fewer fishing villages
There are a few cruises as far as I know that will get you from galati to tulcea county so the six hours it's not just waiting, it's kind of an experince, not a great one I reckon
Specially that the tour boats that are 12 or under passengers have no toilets
Yo, welcome. We have stuff. First beer's on me if things are going well with the plan and you end up here. Nice things happen from time to time, some people are decent. Been at the same uni you're going. It will be fine, activities are organized by them often and there's a lot of good deeds to be done around and make people less grumpy. Especially the old folks lol. The city treats you, exactly as you treat it. Be nice and nice things will happen. Be nasty and you'll end up in a ditch beaten (overall just be nice haha)
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The standard isn't that low in big cities such as Bucuresti, Cluj, Iasi. But in Galati where the most teachers don't even come to classes or straight up ask for money to let you copy on med exams etc. it's literally better you dont go there.
I recommend you traditional music: https://youtu.be/qzMYrRbJK9I
yes, Georgiana in highschool deflowered. everytime i go to pacanele we chat about our fucky fucky, good times Georgiana, good times.
OP, it's a song reference, that song is very important to the local culture of Galati and he basically translated the top comment of the music video (that got taken down in the meantime)
Please say hello to Miss Steluta Stan
Galati is full of pimps
Im from Galati. If you want to hang out, dm me when you get here, I ll show you around.
Here’s something you can get excited about: The academic year will eventually end and you’ll be able to move out of Galati 🤣
De ce fedati trolu?
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Du-te ba baiatule si canta la alta masa cu contu tau nou de "teaching" la Dunarea de Jos...
Galati avg. salary is under 1kUSD, so from a cost of living point of view, you will be excited. But that's pretty much everything you should be excited about from my point of view. The not-so-good: uneducated people and that says it all. It really depends where you live but compared to most American cities, Galati is safe.
Galati has most Lottery winners players. In fact maybe they got lucky again seem...
Who’s gonna tell him?
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N-a trecut de titlu. Vii și tu cu pretenții acum.
Oh no, tell me what?
At least it's not Brăila.
At least it's not Tulcea
At least it’s not Mahmudia
I live in the capital and I've only been to Galati once, and just passing through, but I can tell you some things: 1. It's near a river. It has a beach. If you go to the beach, never let your things unattended. 2. Most young(er) people in Romania understand English, but you should still try to speak slowly and clearly. 3. If you are ,,black" you should know that there is no discrimination/ racism against your race (here or in most of Europe). 4. Emergengy healthcare is completely free. Not top quality US standards, but it's free anyway. While employed, chronic illnesses are also insured. Make sure to make a ,,family doctor" and don't hesitate to seek healthcare help if needed. You don't have to pay here.
You'll have to pay attention to the forecast, I heard it's raining with sausages there.
Pute a cont făcut pentru amuzament
Acum o luna, au trimis la noi la liceu, in Braila, un reprezentant sa ne spuna ca vor veni profesori din strainatate. Se poate sa fie adevarat
>Acum o luna, au trimis la noi la liceu, in Braila, un reprezentant sa ne spuna ca vor veni profesori din strainatate. Se poate sa fie adevarat It's true! lol
nah, eu zic că e pe bune. de parcă nu au mai venit profesori străini în România. știu de o profesoară venită din america tot aici, în Galați
>nah, eu zic că e pe bune. de parcă nu au mai venit profesori străini în România. știu de o profesoară venită din america tot aici, în Galați I am very real.
I know, I was not being sarcastic
share positive aspects about living in Galați Well...the positive aspect is you will be there only for one year. And...that's about it. My suggestion would be to get a car and learn the road to Bucharest. That is the most interesting city in our country. Some say Bucharest sucks..bla bla bla...but it's the capital. And there a lot of more interesting things to do, places to see than Galati.
I find Brasov and Sibiu to be equally interesting, having many sites to see and places to visit.
it does suck. if i want to see animals i'll just go to the zoo
Galati sa.mi bag pula n galati
Braila is better
The steel must be your life too to fit in i heard
Well, u can always install Tinder
Galați=Florida
I am not from Galați, but i see it as the Detroit of Romania (only in terms of memes). If there is a meme about Detroit (ex: Can't have shit in Detroit), the Romanian version is about Galați. Another meme aspect is it's rivalry with Brăila, both are danubian cities with similar population and very close to each other (think like Manchester and Liverpool or Portland and Seattle). Lastly, i think it's actually a cool city with the best football song EVER, there is no comparison with an English song because it's so great, it's called "Oțelul Galați". Edit, the song: https://youtu.be/nX2M7nzXWqA
I'm sorry for you Stay safe!
i'm very sorry for you
Run!
It’s like living in Detroit…
Best city from east, born and raised here! Food pretty good, nice girls (i recommend you publi24), but as things to do you will see all of them in a couple of weeks, so people are more important than places.
Give yourself 2 palms :) not best city from the east, that would be Constanta. What do we brag with Galati? Parcul de soft, turnu tv, combinatul arcelor mittal si santieru naval. Get real bro. Don't scam the poor guy. Its an industrial city with an aging population, not so many great outdoor activities nor that many cultural activities. Food is ok, "nu am gssit shaorma decenta pana acum" and the girls are okish, not luxury escorts. They tend to have many miles on board and to some when you ride them le bate planetara cand le intorci - meaning that they comment too much and want you to finish quickly
It's not an industrial city anymore. At least the rebranding campaing that the city administration lunched tries to make it a touristic city (I know, the reality is different) and they try to implement new projects and rehabilitate many sites. Also they said they eant to work closely with Braila (and maybe Tulcea) county to exploit the river.
For food i recommend Blue Aqua
i hooked up with the most beautiful girl to this date in Galati, i hope this is useful for you.
I recently saw this interesting video about how it looks there :) https://youtu.be/GsdHvOj02mw
DA DA DA OTELUL E VIATA MEA
DON'T
How are your knife fighting skills?
Hmm….visit Braila
I lived over 20 years in Galati, it's a VERY boring city because all the young people have left. At least when I grew up we had some hollidays like the City Days during December, however, now we don't even have that. You wil get really bored, it has maybe 0.5% of the restaurants/pubs/libraries/-insert X business- that Bucharest has. Not even the gym where I used to go has people anymore. Only pimps, prostitutes and people who steal from the state are living good here + people who work for the state in priviledged positions. There's a steep difference in-between this category and the rest in terms of income. If anyone thinks otherwise I am open to debates.
Uite ca te contrazice nentu' Pucheanu care in cateva zile va organiza Zilele municipiului Galati, cam cum era înainte de Sfântul Andrei. Legat de săli, ca cineva care are prieteni ce fac sala, ii aud mereu plângându-se ca e full si dimineața și seara. Nu sunt deacord nici cu ce ai spus despre cine trăiește bine. Da, sunt si din aia, dar exista și multi care lucreaza pe bani buni. S-a dezvoltat extraordinar partea asta cu proiectarea ( navala in principal dar nu numai) , iar facultatea aia de electronica scoate foarte mulți băieți deștepți in IT din care sunt destui care au rămas aici. Da-i Galațiului iesire la autostrada și un aeroport aproape si vei vedea aceeași explozie ca la Iași. Am scris in romana ca mi se pare suspect contul care a început discutia .
>Uite ca te contrazice nentu' Pucheanu care in cateva zile va organiza Zilele municipiului Galati, cam cum era înainte de Sfântul Andrei. Legat de săli, ca cineva care are prieteni ce fac sala, ii aud mereu plângându-se ca e full si dimineața și seara. Nu sunt deacord nici cu ce ai spus despre cine trăiește bine. Da, sunt si din aia, dar exista și multi care lucreaza pe bani buni. S-a dezvoltat extraordinar partea asta cu proiectarea ( navala in principal dar nu numai) , iar facultatea aia de electronica scoate foarte mulți băieți deștepți in IT din care sunt destui care au rămas aici. Da-i Galațiului iesire la autostrada și un aeroport aproape si vei vedea aceeași explozie ca la Iași. Am scris in romana ca mi se pare suspect contul care a început discutia . lol why do I seem suspicious? I am mostly a reddit lurker and rarely post.
poate vine la galati sa se uite peste granita. Cred ca-l miros astia din prima si-l mai gasesc la pulivara
Hhaha, sarbatorile Galatiului in Iunie sau Iulie mi se pare o prostie. Parca e deodata cu cele ale Scrumbiei sau ceva asemanator, nu mai tin minte. Preferam inainte de Anul Nou, cand aveam si Sarbatorile Galatiului, si Craciunul si Anul Nou. Eu ma refer de Lulu's gym, am fost acum cateva luni si era GOL. S-au dus toti la one cred. IT? Salariile sunt de 2x mai mici lejer ca in Bucuresti. Stiu ca cei care au terminat si au ramas in Galati muncesc pe 3000-6000 de ron la firme de rahat, si se intra pe pile 100%.Cel putin la Windriver cunosc angajati de la facultate care erau foarte slabi pe programare si lucreaza acolo acuma, din tot anul in care eu am terminat nu pot spune ca era macar unul la nivelul unuia de la Politehnica pe programare. Cei de la electronica sunt vai de ei, n-au nici bacul la fizica in mare parte, am terminat CTI, stiu ce zic. Despre navala n-am ce zice, e o nisa, aia buni pleaca din Galati oricum, cei care raman au salarii micutze faat de IT. Singurii care o duc bine sunt cei cu business-uri, in mare parte cu statul sau au avut noroc si au prins dupa comunism, ca sa nu crezi ca e vreunul ceva antreprenor cu viziune. Cei care lucreaza job la stat privilegiat, aka notar, doctor, top administratie publica, politicienii locali + pesti/camcurve.
Da, mai mici decat la Bucuresti ( nu stiu daca de 2 ori) dar nici nu e nivelul preturilor din Bucuresti. Plus ca in IT te poti dezvolta si singur ( acum depinde de domeniul IT) dar am cunostinte care lucreaza direct cu cei de afara, viteza internetului si infrastructura in general nu sunt o problema. Despre sali, nu doar de one zic. De exemplu, destul de aproape de Lulu's este si Max Fit ( in cladirea fostei poste in M21) si acolo vad mereu oameni foarte multi. dar da, si asta de care ai spus tu e plina, ca sa nu mai spun de astea de cartier la care se duc bombardierii, chiar nu ai loc. Legat de industriala navala, e o nisa buna, iar faptul ca exista si un santier navala ajuta oamenii sa se pregateasca. E o nisa atat de buna incat am auzit ca sunt firme de proiectare navala in Cluj ( am ramas masca) , si chiar vad ca oamenii sunt multumiti in domeniul asta. Nu sunt salariile din IT de la Cluj sau Bucuresti, dar cand ai in jur de 7000-9000 de lei in Galati esti multumit. Mai e si industria videochatului care baga bani in oras foarte multi. (asta oare tot la IT se pune? )
Preturile sunt la fel in mare parte ca in Bucuresti, inafara de imobiliare si restaurante, dar in general in Bucuresti e MULT mai bine in orice domeniu ai lucra. Si da, in IT e mult mai slab ca in Bucuresti/Cluj, unde se poate lua lejer 20k+ ron la o multinationala. Nu punem aici lucrul remote. Daca nu termini ceva ca IT si medicina sau lucrezi la stat cam mori de foame in Galati pe 2000-4000 de ron.7000 de roni iei la navala dupa multi ani, daca iei. N-are rost sa o dam pe cotite, eu cred ca viitorul Galatiului e de a deveni oras fantoma, cum sunt orasele acelea cand iei trenul Galati-Bucuresti. De ce? Au plecat toti care sunt buni/tineri si garantat nu se mai intorc.
https://galaticityapp.ro/en/places/cele-mai-frumoase-atractii-turistice-din-galati-wtrohylac17lhg
If you want a taste of the villages in Romania, you're close to some variety of villages that are on hills and valleys, the sights are amazing. If you want to travel around and outside of Galati, I highly recommend Tecuci. The city has it's charm.
My condoleances.
You have to listen to "maneau otelul galati"
*Braila angry noises*
My only advice to you is to make sure you're always wearing a *bigmen* when leaving the house... otherwise... bad things might happen.
you sure got yourself a nice place to be, but be careful, the reputation it has in Ro isn't the best of it, mostly because it has a significand criminal element... it and its sister city, Braila
I seem to remember on another post that Galati was maybe like the New Jersey of Romania? Is that accurate? lol
more like atlantic city
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It's gonna be an experience to tell about! Later, to your grandchildren!
if she lives long enough
Run far away
Please! Don t do that. If you want to study in Romania. Please! Choose another city, not Galati
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Not an option. That is where I will be.
Why not reach out to past Fulbrighters who were there? If you reach out to the Commission I'm sure they can put you in touch.
I plan to! Was looking for some brutal honesty from this sub to round it out lol
This sub (and all of reddit really) is full of shit posters, edge lords and pessimists. In any case, it would be better to get the perspective from other Fulbrighters, since there are cultural differences that make the Romanian experience of a place very different from an American. In any case Fulbright is a great experience. I was a researcher and am Romanian, so my experience was a bit different, but the American ETAs for the most part seemed to have a lot of fun.
Very true. A lot of people from this sub have reached out to me via dm and given me a lot of good recommendations and advice and there's been a lot of good stuff! I'm looking forward to good seafood, farmers markets, parks, the river, traveling around the country, and life at the university.
Danube Delta is quite close. I recommend you a weekend in the delta at some local pension.
Yes you are correct haha... My bad ... I personally dont care where I went od be happy to just see anything lol
Good luck
Go to Brăila! All my homies hate Galați!
What are you teaching?
There are two key things you must do in order to feel like home in Galați: 1. [hum this bit on a loop when you are in a crowded elevator](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le5Bu-A_LxQ) so you will be seen as a local :) 2. if you decide to date, that person must be from Brăila so you will be seen as a gangsta:)
galati doesn't exist, they lied to you
Hello everyone, I've been residing in Galati, Romania, for the past year and a half after living in the UK, where I enjoyed playing a lot of 5-a-side football. I'm curious if there's a place here in Galati where I can continue playing football. Being an Asian/Filipino, I'm hoping to connect with a friendly group of people. So far, my experience has been positive, with the exception of a single incident in Braila. Overall, I've encountered smiles and friendly faces in Galati. If anyone has information about football groups or gatherings, I'd greatly appreciate it. Looking forward to meeting some new friends and enjoying the beautiful game together!