Overall

I'm from UK but have been living and working in Budapest for the past year. It’s an interesting place and there is plenty to see and do for a long weekend, but you will need to look past and around the facades to see the real place. Hungarian's are naturally rude people and rarely smile in public. This can be very off-putting and it’s not until you realise they are like this to everyone (not only tourists) will you begin to understand them. They are proud people who love their country and think that they have been victimised for at least the past 100 years, constantly reminding all who will listen of the greater Hungarian empire, when it’s boarders stretched well into the lands of its neighbouring countries. Despite these losses, and perhaps because of them, they are not a very tolerant society and many are anti-semantic and prejudice against gypsies and non-Caucasians. They consider themselves to be a very intellectual society and will proudly rattle off all their great artistic and academic achievements.

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Great for: History/Culture, Theatre/Music

Last Visit: August 2005

11 September 2005 | A Yahoo! User

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