Romanian men will make you feel at home anytime, anywhere.

What are Romanian men like? How do you know if you have found the man of your dreams?

Romanian men take my breath away. They are incredibly practical at fixing things – even when they not, you will only find out further down the road, when your car gives up. Fortunately I drive an old Dacia, so everyone’s dad has had one, and so they keep it on the road for me!

Irina, my wife, gets exasperated about me, as I am not practical. I have had to learn how to swing an axe and how to chop the wood into the right size. There is still a sudden rush of help when I turn my eyes to the more powerful machinery, such as the wood saw, the chain-saw or other machines designed at loping off an Englishman’s finger in an moment. Every step has been a painful step – I stopped at trying to milk a cow as the normally placid cow got so annoyed it kicked over my milk bucket – which had only a cup of milk in it!

Romanian men are very polite and know how to treat a woman well. I have met only a few Romanians that did not know how to behave in public. They know when to open a door and before you have even thought of it, they will be returning to the table, complete with more wine, another chair or an extra spoon.

When it comes to drinking, there are two distinct classes of drinkers. I could not, I hasten to add, compete with either. The peasant workers drink considerable amounts of alcohol, and can easily drink a litre of clear plum brandy over a day. They would be most upset and not come back if you ran a dry farm! The problem is that as they drink so much, you need to have a trusty Romanian looking after them and making sure they are still working hard in the afternoon and not vanished to sleep under a tree. The more educated male though will never be seen drunk – as sleeping on a balcony or in the hall is not a great option (Romanian women rule the roost in most Romanian houses!).

Now we are in the European Union, the best workers have also hightailed it to other countries, where they can get better-paid jobs. So we are left with the drunk, old or too young to travel. Their wages have gone up – but for $30 you can still employ a skilled man to cut your grass for the day, or about $10 for an unskilled youth to mix your cement.

The Romanian male do most of the driving, unless they have had a beer or two, at which point their wives or daughter drives. As an Englishman, with a careful driving style and despite never crashing once, I worry them all and so I just sit back and read maps.

The Romanian men I know take marriage seriously – the young men have lots of girlfriends. They are all very committed to their families and work exceptionally hard to provide all that their families need. I must admit, I do enjoy having Romanian men around – as then I can pretend that I am as practical as they are, (my friends are very diplomatic on this subject), while trying to help them.

When you come to Romania, build up a friendship network of Romanian men – they will know more about British football than you. They will make you feel part of the group. The only skill you will need to master is being able to pay the bill sometimes when you are eating out!

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