I wasn’t critical enough. I gave Romanian music too much of a chance, but now I have seen the error of my ways. Of course there are some things which can be counted as exceptions, but if you want to be a better judge of quality, you can’t claim to like something based solely on some form of relation that you have with the person who created that thing. Any support needs more founding than just “Hey, this song was made by a Romanian. I’m Romanian too, therefore I like it.” Somebody I know is exactly like that: a track could be the worst thing to come out of a studio but he will still like it, or at least give it a chance, just because it is made by somebody of Romanian descent. 

I used to be just like that, but it’s surprising how much a mindset can change in the space of about a year. And it’s not just with music, it’s everything. If I meet a Romanian person, they’re not going to get any bonus points in my book just because we’re of the same nationality. I’ve actually distanced myself from most Romanians around here because I can’t find any common ground with them other than that. 

I guess the point I’m trying to make here is that you need to take things with a grain of salt. Unleash the inner critic.