Results of survey "How do you see Romania?"
Respondent statistics:
| Total respondents: | 17 |
| Male: | 10 |
| Female: | 7 |
| Average age: | 22.8 years |
Summary of results
1. Which are the first 3 words that cross your mind when you think about Romania?
1) My ex-girlfriend
Dracula
Poor land
2) Ioana
Nature
Varatec
3) Boekarest
Mountains
Black sea
4) EU member, expressive people, Bukarest
5) Dracula, Bulgeria, bad (damaged) streets
6) Nature
Rough
Old
7) East europe
Developing
Nature
8) development
conflicts
Transylvania -tourism
9) 1. Historical old Hungary
2. Neigbourhood
3. Friendly people
10) Count Dracula
transylvania
castles
11) Poor people, footbal, comunism
12) - Friends
- Religion
- Landscape
13) Friends, Bucharest, Constansa
14) Beautiful pace
lovely people
bias
15) friends
Dracula
Constanta
16) Dracula;
Friendships;
Communications.
17) people, food, weather, because it is an unknown country for me
Dracula
Poor land
2) Ioana
Nature
Varatec
3) Boekarest
Mountains
Black sea
4) EU member, expressive people, Bukarest
5) Dracula, Bulgeria, bad (damaged) streets
6) Nature
Rough
Old
7) East europe
Developing
Nature
8) development
conflicts
Transylvania -tourism
9) 1. Historical old Hungary
2. Neigbourhood
3. Friendly people
10) Count Dracula
transylvania
castles
11) Poor people, footbal, comunism
12) - Friends
- Religion
- Landscape
13) Friends, Bucharest, Constansa
14) Beautiful pace
lovely people
bias
15) friends
Dracula
Constanta
16) Dracula;
Friendships;
Communications.
17) people, food, weather, because it is an unknown country for me
2. What do you think is representative for Romania?
1) economical potencial
cheap workforce
Dacia
2) Spicy food
Nice digestives
A rising economy
3) Hills and mountains
4) people know a lot languages and they are really nice and expressive people
5) nice people, low salleries, nice landscape (but i have never been there - I just heard it from friends...they like romania very much)
6) No idea
7) I think that Romania people themself are representatives of country, their culture makes it unique and special.
8) very big and fast development, in spite of that, there is general crisis everywhere
9) According to my knowledge of romanian people who I met in Belgium high education, open mindness and getting their goals. As for the country itself I guess Romania wants to keep up with the rest of the EU.
Also turism comes to mind. Erdély is a wonderful place.
10) culture
11) flag
12) Landscape and Religion
13) workforce
14) Its history
its traditions
its culture
15) the people and historical places
16) The nice people.
17) romanian architecture
cheap workforce
Dacia
2) Spicy food
Nice digestives
A rising economy
3) Hills and mountains
4) people know a lot languages and they are really nice and expressive people
5) nice people, low salleries, nice landscape (but i have never been there - I just heard it from friends...they like romania very much)
6) No idea
7) I think that Romania people themself are representatives of country, their culture makes it unique and special.
8) very big and fast development, in spite of that, there is general crisis everywhere
9) According to my knowledge of romanian people who I met in Belgium high education, open mindness and getting their goals. As for the country itself I guess Romania wants to keep up with the rest of the EU.
Also turism comes to mind. Erdély is a wonderful place.
10) culture
11) flag
12) Landscape and Religion
13) workforce
14) Its history
its traditions
its culture
15) the people and historical places
16) The nice people.
17) romanian architecture
3. Name the legends that cross your mind when you think about Romania (many answers possible)
| Count Dracula | 14 |   70% |
| The Master Manole | 0 | 0% |
| The old Dochia | 1 | 5% |
| I don't know. | 2 | 10% |
| Other. Which one? | 3 | 15% |
| Total answers | 20 |
Other answers:
- Big Ben
- Grigore Pintea
- Marius Niculae
4. What tourist objectives do you know and would you like to visit from Romania? (many answers possible)
| Bran Castle/Dracula Castle | 13 | 24.1% |
| Curtea de Arges Monastery | 2 | 3.7% |
| The Sphynx and the Old women from Bucegi Mountains | 6 | 11.1% |
| Voronet Monastery | 4 | 7.4% |
| Putna Monastery | 4 | 7.4% |
| Peles Castle | 6 | 11.1% |
| The Happy Graveyard from Sapanta | 5 | 9.3% |
| Sighisoara Fortress | 3 | 5.6% |
| Mogosoaia Palace | 4 | 7.4% |
| Targoviste Fortress | 2 | 3.7% |
| I don't know. | 4 | 7.4% |
| Other. Which one? | 1 | 1.9% |
| Total answers | 54 |
Other answers:
- Friends
5. Which are the first Romanian traditions and customs that cross your mind? (many answers possible)
| Painting the eggs for Easter | 8 | 29.6% |
| Painting icons | 4 | 14.8% |
| Traditional dances for Christmas Feest using special costumes and masks | 4 | 14.8% |
| Singing Carols | 1 | 3.7% |
| Martisor on March 1st | 0 | 0% |
| Wedding traditions (the match making, the bride's adorning, the dowry dance in the bride's yard,the parents' forgiveness) | 2 | 7.4% |
| Funeral traditions like The Great Passing | 0 | 0% |
| 'Sanzienele' - a celebration of Midsummer's Day | 3 | 11.1% |
| I don't know. | 3 | 11.1% |
| Other. Which one? | 2 | 7.4% |
| Total answers | 27 |
Other answers:
- Handmade thingies
- tea!!
Explanation: Total answers is the sum of all answers selected by the participants on certain question. The percentage for each answer option is calculated dividing the amount of this answer with the number of total answers.