Romanian post - De ce?

De ce ai da acelasi loc la 2 oameni intr-un autobuz care nu e plin?
De ce ai cauta scuze puerile pentru a lungi cursa de taxi, in calitate de sofer (eg. E agomerat pe acolo!, Vai, am uitat sa fac stanga aici! etc.)?
De ce Romania e singura tara din lume unde se plateste taxa foto la muzee si cladiri istorice (care urac uneori la 30 de RON)?
De ce la poalele muntilor sunt mese si scaune pentru picnic, dar nu exista nici un cos de gunoi?
De ce site-urile de prezentare ale oraselor turistice nu sunt si in engleza?
De ce in gara Predeal exista scaune doar afara si nici un scaun in incinta garii?
De ce avem atatea statui dedicate soldatilor si razboiului intr-o tara care nu a castigat niciodata vreun razboi?
De ce trebuie sa ajungem cat mai repede peste tot?
De ce trebuie sa fii cel mai bun?
De ce nu se fumeaza in aceasta unitate?
De ce nu poti primi banii inapoi pe un serviciu care nu l-ai folosit (eg. daca pierzi un tren)?
De ce nu pot comanda savarine la ora 10 seara la cofetarie (in speta, la cofetaria Select in Iasi)?
De ce ai strica marcajele pe un traseu montan?
De ce cand oferi un loc unei mame cu copil ti se raspunde cu "DA", in loc de "Multumesc"?
De ce nimeni nu incetineste cand esti aproape sa treci pe trecerea de pietoni?
De ce ai face un centru de informare turistica DOAR in limba romana in Iasi? Pentru cine?
Mai revin cu alte intrebari cand ma intorc de la mare...

Accomodation and papers

I arrived in Germany. Good. But I have no place to stay! What to do now? Actually, I did have a place to stay for a few days. But, still, the first priority was to find accommodation.
I was really lucky to have a friend that could help me with the local stuff. As mentioned before, the English language is not the strong point here. That is why I started the saga of papers in Germany.
It is a known fact that when you move to a new place you need to make tons of papers for various reasons. And they always go in the same order. You must have a medical insurance in order to register to the University (or get a work permit). After you get the medical stuff done, you need to make a bank account (at least it's not BRD, the worst bank I have ever dealt with). After you finish with the bank (yeah, online banking rullz even if it's in German :)) you can, finally, make a rental contract. However, there might be some permutations in this order, since the rules tend to bend according to the situation. And, so, I found a place to stay in some remote corner of the city. The first thing to ask was about the Internet connection. And there was one. :) Good enough for living...
Good side about the papers was that Romania is in the EU and you don't need to justify too many things to have a bank account or why are you here. Bad side, at least about the bank, is that they don't give you a VISA/MASTERCARD, but an EC card, meaning Electronic Cash, which is a card useless for online shopping. And you have to make a separate request in order to get a VISA card. Also, all the papers or services have only German language choice. Kind of limited.