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Originally Posted by Gudy
Well, Romanian *is* a Romance language, meaning that it is closer to French/Italian/Spanish/etc. than it is to the Slavic languages spoken in most of the other countries in the area. So one would speculate that French is simply relatively easy to learn for a Romanian. If there are other historical reasons for that French-Romanian affinity, I'm not aware of them.
As for what I read, it's mostly English with the occasional book in my native German thrown in for good measure. Why? I like English, I prefer reading English speaking authors in their native language, and I aim to improve my command of English as well.
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I must admit that it wasn't until a few years ago, looking at a (as it turned out) Romanian web page (with some interesting trick images), that I realised it was a Romance language. It looked so familiar, almost ... Latin? Italian? Almost, but not quite. I blame the iron curtain and growing up in the 80's - Eastern Europe wer a sort of blur i never really learned as much about as Western Europe. I do wonder if Romania, despite the language, is culturally more a slavic country than 'romannic'?