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Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done in Ploiesti to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.
- Safety: In general, the situation is calm, the average level of safety, but in some areas there are exceptions. Please be vigilant.
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Entertainment: Unfortunately, Ploiesti does not have a lot of cafes and restaurants, places to relax and to have some entertainment.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1600.
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Education: The level of secondary and higher education can be described as very high.
- Internet: There is high-speed Internet.
- Income: Unfortunately, the local population has very low salaries as low as $800 a month.
- Air quality: The air is considered to be very clean. A favorable climate, no sources of dust.
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Friendliness to outsiders: The attitude towards foreigners is very open, calm and friendly.
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LGBTQ friendly: The majority of respondents are against equal rights for gays and lesbians.
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Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.
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English: The locals speak excellent English, the only thing that you may notice is not always accurate pronunciation, because the phonetic system of their language is different from English.
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Female friendly: Despite the fact that women have equal rights with men and the attitude towards them is liberal, in some areas there are still many prohibitions against them. Decisions in the family are usually made by men, the influence of women in the family is very great.
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Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.
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Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots.
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Quality of life: performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.
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Freedom of speech: Freedom of speech is spelled out in the constitution. But local authorities are enforcing laws that will somewhat complicate the work of journalists and restrict freedom of speech for all citizens.
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Racial tolerance: Many refugees, migrants or people with migratory backgrounds are subject to racism and discrimination.
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Startup friendly: In the past few years, startups have gained high popularity, increasing the flow of money invested.
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Walkability: The area of Ploiesti is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.
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Free WiFi: There is a big number of free Wi-Fi points for public use.
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Nightlife: The nightlife is quite low. You will have to organize the evening in a different way.
