Monday, February 14, 2011

HAPPY HUNGARIAN VALENTINES : ‘Bálint Nap’ or ‘Valentin’Day



Yes Hungarians DO celebrate Valentine's Day, and though it is not as commercialized as it is here in the United States, maybe that's for the best, for there is still an appreciation for a poem, card, or other items that are one of a kind, hand made. Chocolate, flowers, champagne, going out to celebrate your love is all good, but perhaps celebrations are more for city people.  Linking above to a page all about it from HUNGLISH.ORG


Seems to me that some of the positive (it's all true!) stereotypes of Hungarians are that they/we make for passionate lovers, romantic, sexy.... OK.... HOT!  You know... lots of talking over coffee, wine, cigarettes... lots of standing on tables to recite original poetry...  Confess!


Saturday, February 12, 2011

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED ORDERING A BRIDE FROM HUNGARY ?

No joking!  I found some web sites that are owned by matchmakers or marriage brokers importing beautiful Hungarian women to marry American men. 

The idea makes me personally uncomfortable because I think that a woman is a long way from home when she comes to the United States for the purpose of marrying a man she may not have spent enough time with to make such a decision.  And if it is citizenship she's after this may be a very high price.  Also I have met women and men who entered into this kind of arrangement of other nationalities here in the United States and what is telling is that a year after the person becomes a citizen (7 years?) they usually get a divorce.  During that time both have been off the market - theoretically.

And what about men who just can't seem to enjoy an American woman?  Usually they say that American women are just too liberated or not feminine enough, something like that.  But as a woman it makes me wonder because many of these same men are not in position to marry a woman who doesn't also have a job or career and some of them seem to resent the traditional male role.

But with Internet, web cams, e-mail, videos, and not to mention world travel what it is, perhaps in some or even many cases the couple do get to know each other well enough to make such a decision.


What do you think?

Monday, February 7, 2011

94 YEAR OLD ZSA ZSA SPENDS BIRTHDAY AT HOME ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINK SERANADES!

ZSA ZSA, whose age has been kept mysterious by her, reportedly spent her birthday at home after another 5 days in the hospital.  Serenaded by her friend Englebert Humperdink,  contrary to rumors that she could not even recognize her own husband anymore, there was a party for a few.

We know we all gotta go sometime and Zsa Zsa has lived a life rich with experiences and people, but perhaps what the story of Zsa Zsa and her hip replacement gone wrong is that she has the famous Hungarian spirit... NEVER GIVE UP!

LEARN SOME SEDUCTIVE HUNGARIAN NOW !

  "I think you are special!"  "I like to spend time with you!"  "I would love to spend more time with you!"

Thursday, February 3, 2011

BUDAPEST TIMES NEWSPAPER IS IN ENGLISH

Want to read about HUNGARY in ENGLISH?  For many of us Magyar-Americans, Hungarian is a lost language and the renown difficulties of learning it keep us from even trying!  Still, we don't have to remain ignorant of the NEWS in Hungary!