măţău

Povestea zice ca denumirea satului Măţău vine la un el si o ea care urcau dealul dinspre Campulung Muscel in sus; la un moment dat, intr-o bucata mai abrupta de drum, el o intreaba pe ea daca se mai poate tine; ea raspunde: "mă ţâu, mă ţâu...".

Cotidianul britanic Times a publicat de curand un articol despre raiul rural din Măţău. Liniste, lume involuata, drumuri proaste, case mai mult sau mai putin frumoase, gospodarii gata sa se risipeasca... si cateva obiceiuri "romanesti"

This paradise is not unblemished. For a start, Matau, like the rest of Romania, is no place to be either a Roma (gypsy) or gay. “You shouldn’t write about gypsies. They’re not worth it,” I was told after visiting some Roma hovels a few miles away. The women are hardly emancipated, and Ion Damian Postoaca, the mayor, cracked sexist jokes that would have him drummed from office in Britain. Though nobody will say so publicly, it is also prudent to offer doctors and officials “gifts” in return for their services.

Aud ca prin zona buldozerele fac loc unei partii de schi. Nu stiu cum o sa ajute asta nivelul de civilizatie din zona, dar pretul caselor si terenurilor sigur se vor duce sus - sus...