Much stock was put in slogans that were shouted out by marching, festive or militating crowds. The texts of these slogans were not random, they were put down on card pieces and every group leader got one. The order and timing of the slogans was marked out, too. The group leader was also responsible for both the enthusiasm of the shouting comrades and the sound intensity they produced. Most slogans began with words like ?long live?, ?we want? or ?down with? (when it came to the class enemy). (51)

Parasitism generally characterized the Romanian economy and society.  I pretend to work and you pretend to pay me. That ?s why Romanians are somehow lazy. That?s how they?ve been educated to be for 50 years. Let me give you an example: the place where I worked had an individual plan. 480 minutes.  We had work tasks, which had to be done in those 8 hours of work. I used to do the job supposed to be done in 480 minutes in just 2 hours.  What did I do with the rest of my time? Well, I used to walk.

During Ceausescu? s time, nobody was allowed to be unemployed. If they found out that you did not work, they?d immediately employ you; working places were compulsory. Otherwise you did three months of militia prison.  At the militia section, they would order you to wash the floors of the militia all day long.  They gave you some beatings as well. People were afraid of not working. During those times you were forced to work for the benefit of the community. The society wouldn?t invest in you for nothing so that you could do anything you wanted afterwards. Did I invest in you? Well, after you finished, you must start giving back, too. (I. H., 29)

After 85, Ceausescu?s idea to eat rationally was felt more and more intensely. Everything had to be spared and the valuable merchandise was exported. The Soya idea appeared in Romania. Ceausescu had made some visits to the Orient, he figured it out that westerners ate Soya as well, that it was healthy, so why the hell can?t we eat it too. ? TPS? appeared- the protein texture of Soya- a material obtained by the extracted constituents of Soya and transformed by help of a certain technology into meat, milk, salami. The research formulas, the original recipe weren?t really obeyed; one probably stole the valuable raw materials or the additives; the market products did not resemble what the Soya products look like now.