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Week 1 homework: Romanians: How a patient from this culture could affect communication between you and health team: It is generally assumed that all Romanians are liars and thieves. This is a stereotype. Yes, most of them are poor and some of them have no choice but to take things and lie. This is how some of them survive. Especially the Roma (gypsies). Most people assume the gypsies and the Romanians are one and the same when they are not. The Roma have the Romany language somewhat mixed with their home country, the ones who live in Romania mix Romanian with the Romany language. The Romanian language is a mix of Latin which dates back to the Roman times, Turkish, Greek, and Slavic languages. It also has some words that are derivative of German …show more content…

These conflicts have resulted in physical conflicts as well as occasional violence. Most Romanians are poor and the overall living standard is poor. They have some social classes though, there are the Elite, old Elite and the poverty stricken. In cities, most of the Romanians wear western clothing while other people wear the traditional garb. Roma people wear their bright colors and tend to stand out. Romanians are also very superstitious. They are considered the most superstitious and the most religious of the Europeans. They have some very strange superstitions like not having a window or door open especially when there is a breeze because the breeze will make you and themselves sick and if they have hiccups someone is thinking about them. They also believe that garlic will keep the vampires away and in covering the mirrors when a loved one is deceased. They use a lot of herbs in their medicine as well. They have many different religions in Romania. They have Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, and some that have an unaffiliated religion and some that have another different religion. Some even believe in pseudo and para science, horoscopes, tarot readings, and there is even many who practice this. They have a black magic tax in Romania allowing any of this stuff that they practice a legal profession although many

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