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Provincialism in Romania
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Provincialism in Romania is defined as the discrimination between its people based on the region they inhabit. The discrimination can take many different forms and can target culture, history, and language. On history Queen Marie of Romania called Wallachia for being "central to Romania's history" and as such, justified the Wallachian eagle being the most prominent element in the country's coat-of-arms. Wallachian propaganda suggested that Wallachia was one of the the core province of Dacia, whereas Moldavia was less Dacian in its legacy; their propaganda went so far as suggesting that Moldavians are less Romanian than the Wallachians. Anti-Moldavian discrimination Discrimination against Moldavians is for the most part, practiced in southern Romania, in the historical region of Wallachia. There have been reports of Wallachians refusing to serve meatballs to Moldavians due to, what the Wallachians argue, is an inproper regionalistic word: the Moldavians use the word "purjoala" whereas the Wallachians use the word "chiftea." In a poll conducted in Bucharest, the students gave the Moldavians a poor rating, arguing that they are drunkards, lazy, and dumb. Anti-discrimination stand Consiliul NaÅ£ional al Reîntregirii (The National Counsel of Refittement) is a non-profit organization based in Bucharest and ChiÅŸinău with the prime objective to combat regional discrimination between Romanians. Footnotes See Also
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