ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Tales from the Golden Age

Okay kiddo, so tales from the golden age is a name given to stories that happened in Romania during a time when things were really good, around the 1980s. People like telling these stories because they helped them remember the fun and happy moments from their past.

So, let's imagine that Romania was a big family and everyone was living together. During the golden age, the parents of the family had lots of money and everything was very organized. They made sure everyone had a job and that they ate lots of yummy food.

However, even though everything looked perfect, there were still some problems happening in secret. Some people were not happy with the parents and didn't think they were doing things the right way. They were trying to speak up and fight for change, but it was hard because they could get in big trouble if they were caught.

So, tales from the golden age are stories that remind us of the fun times we had growing up, but also that life is not always perfect and sometimes we need to work hard to make things better.