I've flown with Tarom pilots for a couple of years who were on secondment from the B737 fleet and working via Parc for another operator. They were all very good pilots, albeit slightly old school and had alot of experience. They all loved their home country, as most people do, but said it was much better to work abroad and reap the financial rewards.
They all said Romania was a beautiful country and invited me to visit. However they all said if I did visit to let them know and they would come and meet me as it would not be a good idea for a foreigner to be wondering around Bucharest on their own
All these guys were complete gentlemen and perhaps it was only out of politeness they were saying this, but I doubt it as they had no such qualms about wondering around Budapest, Kosice, Bratislava, Warsaw, Krakow, Katowice etc etc.
Just a personal take on the matter!