Have been to Bucharest many times, we actually had an office over there. Within the city center all is nice, when you stay on the main streets. Go left and right and you will still see the poverty. Bucharest itself now is very expensive, but people still earn very little money. An average pay is about 350 - 500 euros a month...
The first things Romanians buy is expensive clothes and cars, even before they have a descent home. Having a nice car is a status symbol. To stimulate the economy they can get very cheap loans, this is how they can afford these things.
Nightlife in Bucharest is crazy, club Bamboo is awesome, but if you really want to party team up with some of the locals and visit the bars and clubs where the Bucharesti people go. A good example is the Bavaria club and some other bars in that area.
Goood times
