What do you think about Hungarians?

[The Lawspeaker]

I don't know all that much about Hungarians but what I do know makes me want to learn more about them. What I have seen on TV about Budapest, 1956, the Hungarian (both classical as folk) culture seems interesting enough.

Me, being Western European and raised at the very end of the Cold War, was always under the that Hungary would be much like it's neighbors but after reading a bit about them I realized that they are actually very different from them.

[Óttar]

Horka, why don't you give us a summary of Hungary and its people? It seems not many people here know much about Hungary.

[Osweo]

I knew a great middle aged Magyar working in Moscow. Ferenc's ultimate aim in life was to retire to a fine house by a vinyard, and stride out naked among his vines in the morning sun every day...

Apart from him, the Hungarians on the net have been hilarious. Where is good old 'Pro-Alpine'?!?

[Svarog]

and stride out naked

the thing that many Hungarians have looks like

[Tony]

I so like the Hungarians , above all Cicciolina
nevermind Horka I like to joke , seriously I admire your volk , you've been throu a lot of strives , the Turks , the jew Bolshevick Bela Kun , the commies , uhhh dude but finally you made it

[Eldritch]

the thing that many Hungarians have looks like

See? We are Finns and Magyars are related after all. I like to stroll naked in the snow in midwinter after the sauna.

[Horka Ozul]

I so like the Hungarians , above all Cicciolina
nevermind Horka I like to joke , seriously I admire your volk , you've been throu a lot of strives , the Turks , the jew Bolshevick Bela Kun , the commies , uhhh dude but finally you made it

Not quite. Until we have by foreign interest playing both governing and opposition parties dictating the tempo in our parliament we still aren't free people. When the government in current days, weeks and months is conducting a witch hunt against patriots, and is locking them into prison for fabricated terrorist activity, I can certainly say we haven't made it. But I have a feeling that 2010 will bring a well deserved wind of change for us

[Horka Ozul]

Horka, why don't you give us a summary of Hungary and its people? It seems not many people here know much about Hungary.

It's hard to construct a summary, when we as a nation, otherwise as any other nation, are so complex. But I should say we love to be free, we are very stubborn, always in a mood for an uprising. We are very connected to cultural values, the current population has a very strong Christian-civic tradition, and we have one of the most extended middle classes in all Europe (we lack very wealthy people). We produce very good wine, also have the extra-strong palinka drink. We are the masters of spicy food, and our gastronomy is very unhealthy, that's why our mortality rate is among the highest in Europe. We love to preserve our ancestor's traditions, there a several hundreds of groups focused on Medieval Hungary revivalism. Also we have some very beautiful and diverse folk music (Europe meets Asia in perfect harmony). We are also very melancholic people, who could celebrate even in our nation's disastrous moments, pessimism being also strongly our characteristics. We can also collapse and disarm totally after we had a successful period (especially in sporting events). We take pride in our uniqueness which starts with our language and ends in our sudden behavior changes (from one moment being calm and hopeless, the other moment we unite with each other and are able to realize big things, up-rise and devastate with fury). We usually take a lot of BS, but we never forget the wrong doings against us, and without any announcing we have the power to strike back viciously, even to our own surprise. I think this is enough for now.

[Treffie]

Are you serious? You can't even realize why I find you words offending? I know I'm new over here, and I don't like to judge people I don't know, but your question is as shallow as a puddle.

Don't worry, it's called humour - as in sheepshagger (pertaining to the Welsh)

As for myself, never met a Hungarian.

[Absinthe]

Awesome language, Nyilaskeresztes Párt, and horseback archery? Fuck yeah!!