The truth about living in Hungary | An American's point of view

The truth about living in Hungary | An American's point of view
American reacts to life in Hungary.
A U.S. foreigner's view on living in Hungary (Hungarian culture, history, lifestyle, language, first impressions, etc.) Living in Hungary vs living in the USA.
Comment below things you love about life in Hungary (Budapest, Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs, Győr, Nyíregyháza, Kecskemét, Székesfehérvár, Szombathely, etc.)!
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[@zsuzsiliegner4852]

Wow. This guy has astonishing pronouncation. Not many can say that dreaded 'gy' properly. And that old Hungary brooch? Really kind of him to wear it. It's funny how americans see castles and forts as something extraordinary, while we just pass it with a shrug, saying 'I've seen thousands of castles like this.'

[@krisztinakiralyhidi8132]

My beloved country I am proud of my birth country

[@killlnusstunts62]

we Hungarians don't hate air conditioning, it's just really expensive

[@andypeter1038]

I like that Old Hungary badge. Also, not too many foreigners can pronounce Hungarian words. Well done for that.

[@macilak2]

Mikulás is mainly for kids so after a certain age don't expect any candy in your shoes (though sometimes adults participate just for fun).

[@bluelovefanatic2736]

Sidenote: the shoes are supposed to get cleaned the day before.

[@spelibalint]

The Hunor-Magor story is a legend, the two guy representing two nations. Magor -> magyar According to our best knowlidge the hungarians started their great migration in the 5th century from the west side of the Ural mountain down to the Black sea and ~850 reached the Carpatian basin, occupied the land and 895 they settled in with Arpad as the leader.

[@XYZW12]

I never understood what is so special about 'gy'. If you say, for example, "duke" in english, you must pronounce pretty much the same tone (a 'gy') at the beginning of the word.

[@elodmarton9588]

I loved your description. I would make a small correction if you allow me: the Statue of Liberty on Gellert Hill was indeed built during the communist dictatorship for the “Russian Delivery” from the Nazi occupation, however, Hungarians were never happy with the result of the delivery, because as an outcome we had live in a terrible dictatorship for 40 years. Of course the Nazis were not any better. The original statue used to be surrounded by a few soviet soldiers and after the regime change in 1989, they were removed. So the statue became just the symbol of freedom, as it had a somewhat neutral design; also, it was erected by a Hungarian sculptor, it wasn’t given by the Russians, so this connotation could be easily changed.

[@tothjozsef2327]

Thank your old big hungarian brooch. It's meaning lot of us! Thnank You!

[@markobujdoso2503]

Notice the Big Hungary brooch on him. Never forget.

[@lesliekennedy8775]

I had to giggle a little about the air conditioner because my grandmother and mother believed and we never had air conditioner. The air conditioner was not added in my mother's house when I was 40.

[@accaeffe8032]

Guys, there are different ways to keep your house reasonably cool during the summer unless you stay in in a flat in those prefab concrete blocks of flats.

[@xXxbiia14xXx]

We do have AC in shops and malls and most of the buildings in Budapest. We don't just walk into a building and say it's much better without feeling it. xD

[@dinomyte369]

This man is a real American gentleman with class and culture.

[@atmeneti21]

Great pronouncation, im impressed. Well done. I hope one day you come back to us. Minden jokat.

[@theundertaker241]

Hianyolom magyarorsagot sajnos nincs penzem haza meni látogatni

[@igorjee]

Hol él kedves János?

[@CptDangernoodle]

In the 5th century, the Huns had a city here where Budapest stands, and even 400 years before, the town of Aquincum was built here by the Romans. So arguably it's 2000 years old.

[@johnbalasa711]

I like your pins Hungary before 1920.

[@elizabethnilsson1815]

I am VERY IMPRESSED HOW GOOD IF NOT PERFECT YOU ALL PRONOUNCE THE HUNGARIAN WORDS WHICH IS NOT THE EASIEST AT ALL FOR IT'S MANY SPECIAL SOUNDS AND LETTER THEY HAVE FOR EACH.... AND THAN THE GRAMMATICAL IS VERY DIFFICULT AS IT CHANGE WORD BY WORLD

[@rolandkovacs351]

Love this guy pronunciation....👍

[@alexbecker4149]

*Does anyone here live around Zalaegerszeg? I moved from Germany to Zalaegerszeg but I don't know any young people around my age here..*

[@s9292]

The summers were not that hot decades ago

[@evasmith2705]

Very nice young man. Good luck and I hope you'll come back and visit us!

[@LEK-we2hh]

Very good pronunciation 👍

[@Nagytika]

Bojler Eladó!

[@marw9541]

Dude describes the Parthian shot, feel sorta bad he didn't know about it. But I love these videos even though they are from a missionary perspective. Even though I might not agree with what is being done, I do love the outcome that produces these very good videos with at least the opinions of people who spent a good length of time in the region. I deeply appreciate these

[@laszlo_kovacs]

Pronunciation is on point... Nice man

[@ArpadSzijgyarto]

Hunnians + Mag(y/h)arians = Hun+garians, so technically the English (as well as the original Latin) term is melted the both nations into one. ;)

[@balazsvarga1823]

Great pronumciaton, so well done.

[@elizabethcsikar186]

Go to New York and you will no about hit humid summer and sloshy , icy sidewalks

[@ezilyen]

Which one of two Georgias are you talking about? ;) The country between in the mountains of the Caucasus or the State in the US?

[@lbarna66]

The Liberty Statue's design was originally made for the memorial of István Horthy and would in that role have featured a human child instead of the palm leaf that was a Soviet addition.

[@Simmlex]

You speak really well.

[@LEK-we2hh]

Pécs. ok. 👍.

[@gregorypap7037]

wow I never heard people from abroad mentioning Nimrod ,,thx dude ,lot of good information here about us.

[@AElizabeth2010]

Wow for learning the language after age 20, your enunciation is excellent.

[@gaborfabian3967]

A lot of people dont have AC's in Hungary beacuse they cant afford it, not beacuse of its negative effects on health. Most corporate offices have AC, and more and more homes as well every year.

[@evamikovics]

Budapest was founded in 1873

[@aeropulse]

why Nimrod is a funny word?

[@peterjicmon4188]

Hungarian is the second most difficult language worldwide.

[@jankasidlo5142]

Ügyes kiejtés! 😁

[@petromartaturza5522]

I really like that you pronounce the name of the capital and the name of the nation properly, Congrats!

[@Pwnagotchi-0]

The reason Hungary 🇭🇺 has so many ethnicities is because of Atilla the Hun. The Huns were comprised of slavic Gepid “Germanic tribe” maygars which were probably what Atilla’s ethnicity was and turcik not necessarily Turkish but Turkic peoples. And after atilla died some of the Asians went to khazastan and the Slavic and Germanic as well as Magyar peoples dwelt in Hungary 🇭🇺 for the most part. Until Genghis Khan cane along.

[@ildikom]

Thank you for saying correctly the name of PEST!!! S=sh and not 's' , like snake.

[@Orcman666]

Pécsett bojler eladó!

[@kokasjudit]

It is free to go on the Fisherman's bastion, I never had to pay...

[@ricostos]

good guy

[@gipszjakab7437]

First!