What do you like and don't like about Hungarians?

[Tabiti]

The same like us - have the potential to be one of the strongest nations, however don't know how to use it.

[Agrippa]

No disrespect to you, but you are misinformed. I don't think there was a more open nation to Germans in Europe than Hungarians. Since the foundation of our state in 1000 Germans were welcomed to settle in Hungary, and they always benefited of large autonomy, and our rulers treated them better than the average Hungarian peasant (in wars they weren't obliged to fight for Hungary, so they had all the circumstances to flourish). Also in both world wars Hungary was the first and last country to join and to remain in battle with Germany.

That's true and I respect that, you became almost Germans with an Ugrian language

However, there was a strong pressure on Germans for Magyarisation. Language and own schools were forbidden, there was a constant discrimination to force Germans, especially in the cities, into Magyarisation. In a way that's understandable too, but of course, it is problematic from my German point of view.

And again, Ödenburg should have remained German.

But like you said, the past is gone, today I have just positive feelings towards true Hungarians.

[Stars Down To Earth]

What I like:

Bela Lugosi, vampire films, and all that creepy medieval stuff like Elizabeth Bathory. Also, coffee houses and nice food like goulash. And for speaking an incredibly weird language that has no relation to Indo-Europeans whatsoever.

What I don't like:

Can't really think of anything bad. The only Hungarian person I've ever met was hot and female, so it's mostly good impressions.

EDIT: Oh, right, I just remember they have a huge infestation of Gypsies. That's a definite minus for the country.

[Sagitta Hungarica]

That's true and I respect that, you became almost Germans with an Ugrian language

However, there was a strong pressure on Germans for Magyarisation. Language and own schools were forbidden, there was a constant discrimination to force Germans, especially in the cities, into Magyarisation. In a way that's understandable too, but of course, it is problematic from my German point of view.

And again, Ödenburg should have remained German.

But like you said, the past is gone, today I have just positive feelings towards true Hungarians.

I don't deny that there was a state policy that is known today as "magyarization" in the late 19th century and early 20th century. But it is very one sided and biased critic that Hungarians are targeted with, similar as White Americans are indoctrinated with the "White guilt". Only leftists and liberals in Hungary constantly use this card to hit in everything that is Hungarian (btw, we have some of the most disloyal antis in Europe). Remember that Hungarians after the creation of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire came from a long period in which their nationhood was almost extinguished by Hapsburgs. Our aristocrats were very much Germanized, lucky with our proud and stubborn Hungarian peasantry which preserved our language and customs even in oppressive times. After the Union, suddenly Hungarians reunited their former lands and awakened that large parts of the country didn't knew the official language of the state, Hungarian. Our elites became conscious that with an alienated population, which is foreign from Hungarian language and culture, which is disloyal to the state, Hungary can break-up anytime. So they steadily obliged pupils of other nationalities to learn the official language of the state. Today it is called evil "magyarization". But Hungary wasn't a singular case in Europe with such policy. All states practiced such policies, besides Switzerland and Belgium I think. Yes, Hungarian officials should have been more open towards the many inhabiting nationalities, but is it wrong that a citizen of a country should know the official language of that state? I think it isn't very acceptable to you either that many Turks don't speak any or very bad German. Of course in schools they must learn the official language of the country, that is German. As I sad, this blame game is easy to play, but it isn't always that clear the amount of guilt of the accused.

[Agrippa]

You know, the difference is just that the Germans were invited under very specific conditions, with very specific rights, even when Hungary was independent, a sovereign state. So they broke promises, so to say, when putting up pressure on the German communities, which were otherwise loyal citizens, but just wanted to keep up their German tradition.

But anyway, that's not comparable to what other nations did to the German settlers and again, I can understand where that policy came from...

[Storm 1995]

What do you like and don't like about Hungarians?

I don't like their paprika. It's not good as it used to be.

[Sagitta Hungarica]

I don't like their paprika. It's not good as it used to be.

Paprika is cultivated all over the world now, and is mixed with all sorts of chemicals, but the best one is still cultivated naturally in Lower Hungary

[Caeruleus]

what do I like about Hungary and hungarians ?

well ... Anita Blonde



I would've posted a more sincere picture but then there are a few underage members

Just kidding ... you can not not love Budapest, its up there next to Prague and Paris. Hungarians are good people if they would give up their Greater Hungary dreams they would be even better.

[Agrippa]

what do I like about Hungary and hungarians ?

well ... Anita Blonde



I would've posted a more sincere picture but then there are a few underage members

On Wikipedia they write about her, that she converted to Islam after her "career"...

[HungAryan]

If they would give up their Greater Hungary dreams they would be even better.

Sure, "if the enemy would surrender, they would be better"
Come on, you can't be serious.