radiumpotato
American expat in Hungary
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Registration: 06 April 2021
Lake Balaton
I wonder why my post was deleted from the public forum, but still visible in my "activity log".,,,, :-) Read More
Lake Balaton
Hi Livia, I just found your post, my husband and I are Canadian and we live in Tapolca which is not that far from Almadi, we are also Magyar, if you are still living in Almadi we would like to chat Rose and AttilaThe local expat geographical ... Read More
Missing Hungary (or not) by cdw057
All I have left Hungary for a number of reasons, me being egoistic I have to admit largely financially. Good opportunity to sell property at a good (perhaps still too low) price, but fine. What is annoying are all these handouts by Orban, family, ...
I run a company for many years, paid loads of VATVAT registered companies do not pay VAT, the simply collect VAT. They can get a VAT refund, so no fiscal loss to the company other than the cost to process VAT. And supported local ... Read More
Moving to Hungary solo by Cheryl
Hello everybody, Moving to Hungary is a challenge in itself, but even more when you decide to go alone. If this was your case when you arrived, we would like you to share your experience. It might help other people who are also preparing for this ...
Anyways, the moderators will clamp down if it goes awry.Come on Nuclear Krumpli, share!Oh, ***.... You know when you became an expert it came with responsibilities. Including some reasonable expectations of politely moderating the forums. And not ... Read More
Moving to Hungary solo by Cheryl
Hello everybody, Moving to Hungary is a challenge in itself, but even more when you decide to go alone. If this was your case when you arrived, we would like you to share your experience. It might help other people who are also preparing for this ...
... A pity the Hungarian expert does not seem to regulate this better, but maybe he has his reasons. :/Who is the Hungarian expert?Sighs..... :rolleyes: Read More
Moving to Hungary solo by Cheryl
Hello everybody, Moving to Hungary is a challenge in itself, but even more when you decide to go alone. If this was your case when you arrived, we would like you to share your experience. It might help other people who are also preparing for this ...
Sounds like a very neutral topic,She is a forum moderator. They make the same post across all country forums to generate discussion topics: /forum/profile.php?id=2562266&lang=en§ion=timeline I prefer posts from ... Read More
Hungarian Assimilation by zif
Hungarians have been emigrating in large numbers since the 19th century. But my impression is they assimilate very quickly into the local population. Hungarian restaurants are relatively few outside Hungary. Parents don't usually send their ...
To take another example. In a lot of cultures there's pressure to marry within the tribe, as it were. I don't sense that's the case with Hungarians, inside or outside the country. Is that in fact true? For those of you who married ... Read More
Hungarian Assimilation by zif
Hungarians have been emigrating in large numbers since the 19th century. But my impression is they assimilate very quickly into the local population. Hungarian restaurants are relatively few outside Hungary. Parents don't usually send their ...
Charming! No-one wants to be second best!Interesting that my topic "Who Wants To Be Second" was deleted. Stated it was not " expat-related". Well... Maybe that is true. Or maybe not. I do not know. But it sure is funny :lol: ... Read More
Who Wants to be Second
Who Wants to be Second.... :par: http://everysecondcounts.eu/europe.html?fbclid=IwAR2pnf-ROvC2JkdtjcyMHOjrzfI0NhkzQMhyv_zwrW34H2_6Erv0ga9RgZo Comedy at its finest. Pity not a Hungarian one yet. As I find Hungarians have an excellent sardonic ... Read More
Hungarian Assimilation by zif
Hungarians have been emigrating in large numbers since the 19th century. But my impression is they assimilate very quickly into the local population. Hungarian restaurants are relatively few outside Hungary. Parents don't usually send their ...
Oh sure, but the days of communist threats from HU to those outside are long gone -A few things to consider. The communist "threat" is gone. But many of the tortured and the torturers both are still alive today. Your comment seems to be ... Read More
Hungarian Assimilation by zif
Hungarians have been emigrating in large numbers since the 19th century. But my impression is they assimilate very quickly into the local population. Hungarian restaurants are relatively few outside Hungary. Parents don't usually send their ...
We've been approached by Hungarians in the street because we had a Hungarian sticker on our British car which they noticed. They were alright but I think the Hungarian partner was really just happy to have someone to converse with for a short ... Read More
Hungarian Assimilation by zif
Hungarians have been emigrating in large numbers since the 19th century. But my impression is they assimilate very quickly into the local population. Hungarian restaurants are relatively few outside Hungary. Parents don't usually send their ...
Hungarians have been emigrating in large numbers since the 19th century. But my impression is they assimilate very quickly into the local population. Hungarian restaurants are relatively few outside Hungary. Parents don't usually send their ... Read More
Gypsies, crime situation in general? by markolaukas
Hi all! I am interested of 1 house in Mez艖cs谩t area. Is It a good area to relocate as expat, english speaking Finn? What about gypsies? Is there a real problem with them? Thank you in advance!
Come to the Balaton area! It is really safe there.And property prices are much higher. Read More
Gypsies, crime situation in general? by markolaukas
Hi all! I am interested of 1 house in Mez艖cs谩t area. Is It a good area to relocate as expat, english speaking Finn? What about gypsies? Is there a real problem with them? Thank you in advance!
I don't think there really is a Central Europe or if there is, it's notional.There are actually far more historical and cultural definitions of what is "central Europe" : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Europe than ... Read More
Making friends in Budapest as a young postdoc by rip_kirby
Hello everybody, After living here for 10 months, I would like to meet friends based on common interests: learning in general, physics, mathematics, traveling, veganism, lgbtq rights, DND, ... there's many more, but these would be the basics. I ...
DND? Do Not Disturb (others?)Dungeons and Dragons. Read More
Moving FROM Hungary by cdw057
Dear Forum Members, Me and my wife have lived in Hungary for 6 years and I have to say quite happily. Having said that prices for services and normal purchases have increased massively, longer term it is just going to be expensive. We have had an ...
You really did some homework.Actually I didn't. Numbeo did all the work. ;) I simply did a city comparison search. Trivial effort. And since it is crowd sourced from many people, you can also see ranges of information on any single city ... Read More
Moving FROM Hungary by cdw057
Dear Forum Members, Me and my wife have lived in Hungary for 6 years and I have to say quite happily. Having said that prices for services and normal purchases have increased massively, longer term it is just going to be expensive. We have had an ...
We are currently thinking about Alanya (but also Burgas and Batumi)According to Numbeo comparing Heviz to ... Read More
Funeral Advice by vanillavodkaandjunk
Hi all, I am wondering if you can help please? My (English) grandfather who lived in Hungary for years married to a Hungarian lady, died on Monday. She died about 15 years ago. My mum was with him when he died in hospital and his body was taken ...
his body was taken away for cremation.,As with all things in Hungary the family will have to fill out paper work and declare what is done with the ashes. This is often requires written agreement by family members as to what is done with the ... Read More
COVID-19 and expatriation in Hungary by Lo茂c
Hello everybody, The COVID-19 crisis inevitably impacts Hungary, between closed airports or periods of containment in some cities or even the entire country . We would like to hear from you during this unusual period, to find out what the ...
Having a TAJ-card is a golden ticket to vaccine nirvana here in HU.It certainly seems to help. But do not discount the other half: I live in a small village. The local doctor knows me. When I registered in the "system" I was assigned an ... Read More
COVID-19 and expatriation in Hungary by Lo茂c
Hello everybody, The COVID-19 crisis inevitably impacts Hungary, between closed airports or periods of containment in some cities or even the entire country . We would like to hear from you during this unusual period, to find out what the ...
Received second shot today. In and out in 5 minutes. In fact I was early for my appointment so I got in early, and left even before my official appointment time. Do note: I do not live in Budapest, but a smaller village, and I have a TAJ card. Read More
How to be happy as an expat in Hungary by Cheryl
Hi everyone, Being happy is surely our common goal, whether we are living in Hungary as an expat or somewhere else. We would love to know your tips and tricks to be fully fulfilled and happy as an expat in your host country. New environment ...
Basically..... Zero. After 25 years, I have to say, sadly, currently Hungarians have a rather morose culture. :-( They may give a smile to the tourist (a facade), but once they get to know you, they start to unload on you from their hang nail, to ... Read More
How good is the online shopping in Hungary? by onlyablur
Hi all We do more than half of our shopping online (food, clothes, books, electronic products etc). We are moving to Hungary soon, and I wonder if the online shopping businesses are quite established in Hungary? How does it compared to the UK? ...
Interesting. This is an old thread. History and experience if wonderful and of value. So I am interested, compared to your 2013 comment: It's rubbish here for online shopping but it's better than some places like Austria. (snip)In your ... Read More
Regarding Job opportunities by Kavyapravinsb
Hello Everyone, I am kavya from India,recently moved to Hungary. I have dependent -residence permit Visa but they say I can't work in hungary . Can anyone please suggest me what can be better options for my career. Having 5 years of working ...
Quoting myself as I forgot to mention: Any business (i.e. any activity that tries to make a profit) you start might need to classify you in a passive role for a "no work" visa. If this turns out to be the case, passive activities often ... Read More
Regarding Job opportunities by Kavyapravinsb
Hello Everyone, I am kavya from India,recently moved to Hungary. I have dependent -residence permit Visa but they say I can't work in hungary . Can anyone please suggest me what can be better options for my career. Having 5 years of working ...
With your visa, job options are probably not an option. I would suggest you look into starting a small business. It does not have to be a business that caters to Hungarians, but one that can have an International clientele. Which you can take with ... Read More
COVID-19 and expatriation in Hungary by Lo茂c
Hello everybody, The COVID-19 crisis inevitably impacts Hungary, between closed airports or periods of containment in some cities or even the entire country . We would like to hear from you during this unusual period, to find out what the ...
I am a third party national. Went to this site and signed up: [link under review]/ Despite the "instant" reply claim, it took many days to get a reply. But I did get one in less than a week. That included instructions (in Hungarian) how ... Read More
What struck you about Hungary? by Cheryl
Hello everybody, When you first settled in Hungary, you might have been struck by cultural aspects of life in Hungary and you might even have anecdotes about your integration here. We would like you to share with expats-to-be what you discovered ...
20 years ago. So things have changed too much now to be probably relevant to today's expats. What were the things that surprised you the most after your arrival?20 years ago... how non-western European it was. Very simple and to my mind better. ... Read More
What struck you about Hungary? by Cheryl
Hello everybody, When you first settled in Hungary, you might have been struck by cultural aspects of life in Hungary and you might even have anecdotes about your integration here. We would like you to share with expats-to-be what you discovered ...
These types of questions are posted by expat.com staff to simply generate discussion. The same question at many forums at this site : Austria: /forum/viewtopic.php?id=925656 Netherlands: ... Read More