Budapest Society
Family Structures: Nuclear family with many families living together in multi-generational homes.
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Living Standards of Budapest
The living standards of the people of the Budapest region are moderate to upper-level. The private sector accounts for over 80% of GDP. Foreign ownership of and investment in Hungarian firms is widespread.
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The City-dwellers of Budapest
Most people in Budapest carry a cell phone, use the public transportation daily, live in their own apartment and work in the city. The city dwellers of Budapest work a variety of jobs as in any major city – including retail, service, and product industries.
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Budapest: a Cultural Island
The relationship of Hungarians to other people groups has been cordial since the political changes in 1989, yet Hungarians maintain a distinct separate identity culturally, historically and linguistically. Therefore, many Hungarians will say that they are a cultural “island” standing all alone in the middle of other European countries.
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Origin and Identity of Budapest People
The Hungarian people know themselves as the “Magyar” people. They call their country “Magyarország” – or the “country of the Magyar people.”
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Roman Ruins Rule in Budapest
Margaret Island is a huge park that sits in the middle of the Danube. Two and a half kilometers in length, it’s as if a much larger Central Park were ripped out of Manhattan and dropped into a much cleaner Hudson River. Read more »
