What do you think about Hungarians?

[Loddfafner]

I only spent a few days there and should go back to give Hungarians another chance. My impression was negative: in comparison with other European peoples they are less patient with foreigners who don't speak their language and more likely to cheat them.

[Horka Ozul]

It was more due religious reasons, since the main purpose of Cyrilic was to spread the Orthodox christianity. We, as one of the first major Orthodox christian countries often led missionaries in the so called Slavic lands. Our language was also strongly russophilized after 19th century, when they "made" the so called official language. Tzarist Russia took part in our liberation, so the presence of russophilism was reasonable back then. However, we still have different grammar. The original Bulgarian language did not disappear, only melt in the past, being "modernized".
But as I know your Runic letter is read right to left. Our is read left to right. There are also differences in some symbols.

Of course there are differences, since magyars and bulgars were similar people, with strong tribal ties, but with own specific culture and language, but which I don't think was that different (maybe as the closure between the Dutch and the German languages). Do you have some links about remains of the old bulgar language? I am much interested in this.

[Tabiti]

in comparison with other European peoples they are less patient with foreigners who don't speak their language and more likely to cheat them.

I think that's a good trait in whole that Euro multicultural atmosphere today. Not begging at you because you're a foreigner (American) doesn't mean they want to cheat you.

P.S. I haven't noticed such thing.

[Mesrine]

Steppe niggers.

[Svarog]

I only spent a few days there and should go back to give Hungarians another chance. My impression was negative: in comparison with other European peoples they are less patient with foreigners who don't speak their language and more likely to cheat them.

I go to Hungary fairly often, at least I did, it's cheaper so we go and get stock supplies, they are unlikely to cheat - a truth story - I bought something in a store, and did not take my change, I left it to the girl that works there, when she realized she run after me screaming in the street to give me my change back, and did not want to take it even after i explained it's for her so i doubt they are likely to mug you

About the language - very true, they don't do English (actually, the country I had the hardest time communicating) well and can be very impatient even rude, but nothing that I did not already experienced in Greece or France too.

[Tabiti]

Of course there are differences, since magyars and bulgars were similar people, with strong tribal ties, but with own specific culture and language, but which I don't think was that different (maybe as the closure between the Dutch and the German languages). Do you have some links about remains of the old bulgar language? I am much interested in this.

Check this site:
http://groznijat.tripod.com/pb_lang/index.html
Unfortunately, there isn't many translated information.

[Horka Ozul]

I only spent a few days there and should go back to give Hungarians another chance. My impression was negative: in comparison with other European peoples they are less patient with foreigners who don't speak their language and more likely to cheat them.

Of course because of total linguistically isolation, hungarians have a hard time on learning any foreign language to them. I would say that this lack of interest in anything foreign is a negative aspect of us. We like to know what is happening in our own little world, but we are not very interested to open ourselves to other people. As about the cheating thing, I think that's an exaggerated judging towards the general hungarians. By contrary when I visit Hungary (me being from Transylvania) I always seem to be amazed how polite and fair they behave with the costumers. I think you were unfortunate when you were cheated, cheating I assure you is not a "hungarian thing"

[Tabiti]

Most young people I saw knew English or German. It's the same here. Older ones know only Russian, for example. You can "blame" the school system for that.
And after all is knowing a foreign language just to serve "god chosen" tourists from Western countries so positive national trait at all?

[Loddfafner]

I go to Hungary fairly often, at least I did, it's cheaper so we go and get stock supplies, they are unlikely to cheat - a truth story - I bought something in a store, and did not take my change, I left it to the girl that works there, when she realized she run after me screaming in the street to give me my change back, and did not want to take it even after i explained it's for her so i doubt they are likely to mug you

This is good to hear, as my own experience may not be representative. In several countries, I would hold out my hand with the change for the shopkeeper to select the correct coins. In Prague and in Romania, the shopkeepers were honest. In Budapest, they would pick out the high value coins.

Budapest has some confusing policies about which subway tickets are valid. The guards seemed to use them deliberately to catch and fine bewildered travelers. In Hungary and Slovakia, train conductors would look for minor irregularities in tickets and use those to extract bribes.

About the language - very true, they don't do English (actually, the country I had the hardest time communicating) well and can be very impatient even rude, but nothing that I did not already experienced in Greece or France too.

The French can reasonably expect a foreigner to have a clue about their language. That is a bit much for Hungarians, although I did try to learn some rudimentary Magyar.

[Horka Ozul]

Steppe niggers.

Hope you are not serious over this remark , but even if you meant it as a joke, it is still very offending.