I am so glad that you made these comments. My wife Linda and I are coming to Hungary for4 1/2 months starting August 1. She is going to be teaching at ICSB and I will doing other volunter work. Our desire is to be good intercultural citizens and be able to have a positive impact while learning from the locals what unique insights to living life that Hungarians have to offer. Thanks

Their culture is traditional and not exclusively all, but they do like to be looked after domestically. I refuse this and go for more modern ways of living and sharing chores. His parents appprove and encourage this.

He gave off so many interested signals in the beginning but as others have noted, no action. I did my homework on body language, i’ll be honest i thought it was in the bag. I was wrong. I asked him and he said he wasnt sure or ready. Shellshocked. Lesson is dont assume. They need time to decide before they do anything. U’ll get ur commitment if ur willing to wait a while. And whats nicer than being with someone who is so sure. I have a massive fear of infidelity from a partner – he says but if we always communicate and are open always theres no room for cheating on each other.

Also if they dont like u they will make it clear, they wont hide behind excuses such as “i have a girlfriend” – they dont want u to see that as a challenge – they’ll just politely decline.

How did i get my hungarian guy? I challenged him by asking what was wrong. It turned out no one had ever challenged him and he realised quickly that i had equal amounts of femininity and feistiness and he changed his mind. Wont necessarily work for all but i just think HE is so frank what did i have to lose by being so?

These are just my experiences. The girls tell me the guys are insanely competitive and jealous of each others success and have arrogance and want slaves for women. Maybe extreme but i have a mild version who tells me i can mould him. His words!!!

I want to correct a little. When you wrote about the greetings.. er.. I dont think its true. I mean, I say Szia (and also hello) to everyone who I dont talk to in a formal mode (or what, in hungarian we call it magázás).
For example, I met first a girl who is 17 years like me, I say ‘Szia’ to her, and she says ‘Szia’ to me, even if we dont feel comfortable with each other.

greetings,
Encsi

Thank you the western world.
I admire your courage for always trying to find a better way to live in this world.

Unfortunately, some go astray and their actions do nothing to promote Hungary.
I don’t see the representation or recognition Hungarians deserve in America.

I remember as a small child, walking through snow, crossing dangerous highways and railroads to go visit my grandmother. Some of my most memorable times are when we had holidays and activities. My grandfather always went to church and to this day it still has a mass in Hungarian.

I am proud of my heritage and have Hungarian on both sides of my family.

When I left for the military my grandmother said “Go Free Hungary” unfortunately she never lived to see that day.

I relish my heritage and would not trade it for anything.