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Considering the majority of tourists (from my observation) in Iceland are American, I’m not really sure why you bring up Romanians.



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It’s Iceland. They have a population of 300k, and get 700k tourists every year.

I don’t know why your keep bringing up Romanians apart from flat out racism.


Just flat-out racist…


I'm a Romanian citizen but sure, I must be racist. By the way, can you tell me what race Romanians are, exactly?


> By the way, can you tell me what race Romanians are, exactly?

No I can't, but surely you know?

The racism is extrapolating some behaviour to all members of a ethnic/racial group. Simply say 'some Romanian drivers…', or 'everyone in Bucharest…' or "I've seen a lot of driver who…".


Romanians aren't a race, they're barely an ethnic group. That said, if I state a fact ("Romanian driving culture is terrible"), does that make me racist? There are exceptions (there are two Romanian drivers who drive safely), but for all intents and purposes that's irelevant. And not only do I speak after having seen the exact state of Romanian driving culture (I've been rear-ended and had other near-accidents just for stopping at a crossing), but the statistics confirm what I'm saying. If you feel I'm wrong, please go to Romania and use the street crossings without stopping to check for cars, we'll talk afterwards. You might notive the sense of entitlement Romanian drivers have ("the road belongs to me, it's my right to allow or disallow a pedestrian to cross, they need to check the road before crossing, I don't have to slow down").




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