@Aisling "Nicolae Ceausescu, the asshole, governed Romania from 1964 to December 1989," Dracula answered. "Back then, the situation here was similar to the one in North Korea: A megalomaniac dictator established a personality cult. Had us call himself 'Genius of the Carpathians' and 'Beloved Son of the People' when in reality, he ruined the country with his politics.
Back then, Romania was in high debts, like any other country is actually. He wanted to pay those debts by exporting all the good products and leaving all the bad ones in here. For us. That led to shortages in everything: Food, medication,... but this wasn't all. We've had warm water and energy for an entire two hours of the day. Every couple had to have at least four - later even five - children. Those are just a few examples."