Agree with your analysis
But doesn't this apply to all poor areas? Like polish or brazillians.... Why only Romanians? May be it's their attitude ....
I think there are two things that make it different:
1. Communist times made people lazy and indifferent to their jobs as you wouldn’t get fired unless you rocked the boat really hard. But also gave us a sense of entitlement. This type of attitude (I deserve a lot of money because reasons but since you’re not giving them to me I will do a shit job) is still present today in Romania, unfortunately. Even in people that are young.
It’s funny because most legit Romanian workers are pretty dependable in the UK because they see that a good work ethic can translate into good money (not necessarily London good money) and they know they have to work twice as hard to prove that the stereotypes don’t apply to them.
In the WG world I think they’re not really interested in that as money and punters still flow.
2. Due to communism and religion, there is a lack of sexual liberation and education. Sex was taboo and still is more or less. The woman has to be subservient to the man and is only good for cooking and making kids. If you’re beaten, you probably deserve it. Etc etc. Things are changing, for the good, but if you come from a small / poor area, the chances of being a little fucked up are very high.