danbmw21 OP t1_j6gkugb wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:07 AM

Reply to comment by tmrcz in my dad, the rebel, in communist Romania circa 1968 by danbmw21

Yeah, he spoke Hungarian and ended marrying my mom, who is Hungarian, although when they moved to the U.S. they lost a lot of that language, just because they stopped using it so much

danbmw21 OP t1_j6g34e9 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:03 AM

Reply to comment by tmrcz in my dad, the rebel, in communist Romania circa 1968 by danbmw21

Yeah, it was actually the Hungarian Metro. My dad thought they were Romanian cause that's what he was told at the time.

danbmw21 OP t1_j6ekcc5 wrote on January 29, 2023 at 8:15 PM

Reply to my dad, the rebel, in communist Romania circa 1968 by danbmw21

For context, my dad was 14yo at the time and wearing a T-shirt was a form of rebellion against the totalitarian communist regime.

danbmw21 OP t1_j6eaydi wrote on January 29, 2023 at 7:14 PM

Reply to comment by dr_xenon in my dad, the rebel, in communist Romania circa 1968 by danbmw21

The shirt is a romanian rock band and i have no clue about the cigarette holder - everyone was smoking like chimneys back then and I'm sure it was just another way to look cool