You have touched a sensitive cord here and it's the most humbling thing that I have ever heard a westerner say about us.
Indeed, some of the Romanians believe that they did just that for hundreds of years and that these invasions kept us behind. The reality is not that simple, but indeed, an important part of our wealth has been lost trying to fight, pay off, or simply burning our own country while retreating to the mountains where he had a fighting chance.
Wait, I thought that the fact that the Romanians held off the empire and are still recovering from it was an established fact. Are you saying there are some who disagree?
@alexdory On behalf of all people with western European heritage, thanks for dealing with that whole Ottoman mess a while back.
You have touched a sensitive cord here and it's the most humbling thing that I have ever heard a westerner say about us.
Indeed, some of the Romanians believe that they did just that for hundreds of years and that these invasions kept us behind. The reality is not that simple, but indeed, an important part of our wealth has been lost trying to fight, pay off, or simply burning our own country while retreating to the mountains where he had a fighting chance.
So thank you for grinding the Romanians' gears :D
Wait, I thought that the fact that the Romanians held off the empire and are still recovering from it was an established fact. Are you saying there are some who disagree?