Ce greu e-n străinătate, Să stai departe de toate, Să muncești printre străini, Cu inima plină de suspini.
The feeling of being a "stranger" even when surrounded by people, and the longing for the familiar atmosphere of home. Robert Calota - Ce greu e-n strainatate
A common metaphor in Romanian folk and manele music suggesting that money earned abroad is "bitter" because of the hardship required to get it. Lyrics (Refrain Example) Ce greu e-n străinătate, Să stai departe de