pardon me?

so today i got a random e-mail from good friend, and de facto berliner
(of say-no-more-how's-your-motor fame)

patrick: you would so love Bucharest
Reply: in romania?!!
patrick: oh yes. it's so ramshackle, crumbling, full of rogues,
miscreants, gypsies and stray dogs.
Reply: lovely to know what my pals think of me
patrick: it struck me last night as i was being trailed by a mangy beast
in a crumbled alleyway on the way to the Romanian Intelligence
Headquarters. felt like i was being watched by vampires...