Hungarianisation
What habits have you picked up in Hungary that you never had before ?
Here's some of mine: Now use serviettes a lot more, I have one of those little holders to put on the table Buy tissues in little packets Drink fruit tea Upcycle bits of wood and metal Use the village post office to pay bills Make jam and compotes never pay more than £3 for a bottle of wine Don't eat ready meals anymore Having been here for nearly two years we were reflecting on how different our lifestyle is now. What about you? |
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never have a argument with a Hungarian Wife, shut up, go in garden berry heed in work digger47
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Definitely drink more alcohol :D
Grow our own veg Don't drink English tea Teach! I never, ever, ever thought I'd be a teacher :/ Pay everything by cheque Speak a little Hungarian |
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Go to bed early!
It is never too early for an alcofrolic beverage but it is often too late! Flip Flops (never owned a pair before moving here) Shorts are not just for sports Homebrew wine Homegrown veggies Never throw anything away, it will come good someday Moan about how complicated the English language is, whilst losing the ability to think of an English word for an item before the Hungarian word ;) |
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Most of the above and including
Home slaughter of the cottagers pig to produce our own pork, bacon, ham, smoked sausages etc. done in the traditional way with all the right meals and palinka during the day. |
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Although not yet living in Hungary:
1) not afraid to kiss men on each cheek, it's a custom for deaf people to kiss men or women three times on each cheek 2) accept the chaos every time Hungarians organise something but I must reciprocate our deaf friends organisation of events is superior to UK 3) eat anything put in front of me even though it looks like someone has puked in it 4) drinking more palinka than I can handle 5) realising each time we go over to Hungary I've got to buy another bottle of whisky 6) don't argue with a Hungarian if s/he is telling you to drink more ..... doesn't matter if I'm about to fall into some bushes .... carry on drinking 7) grit my teeth when my brother in law organises something and I'm ill prepared because he sai I don't need to bring anything |
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Originally Posted by FenTiger
(Post 11569299)
Although not yet living in Hungary:
1) not afraid to kiss men on each cheek, it's a custom for deaf people to kiss men or women three times on each cheek In all fairness our female friends from the UK find it strange when I do it when we pick them up at the airport ;) |
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Originally Posted by llareggub
(Post 11569325)
Forgot about this one, but definitely!
In all fairness our female friends from the UK find it strange when I do it when we pick them up at the airport ;) |
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HeHe.
Some of our best friends here in NZ are Hungarian. Drink red wine with coke. :scaredhair: Home slaughter of a pig. ( We hunt boar here in NZ) Know how to make great breads and stews. |
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The biggest change for me is going shopping.
In the UK I bought everything online including groceries, here I seem to be in one shop or another at least twice a day! One of these daily visits is to the local shop to buy a couple or three of the freshly baked little one mouthful sized pastries, both savoury and sweet varieties. And living in the flat bit I am now using a bicycle again for the first time in 40 years. |
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Originally Posted by FenTiger
(Post 11569299)
Although not yet living in Hungary:
1) not afraid to kiss men on each cheek, it's a custom for deaf people to kiss men or women three times on each cheek 2) accept the chaos every time Hungarians organise something but I must reciprocate our deaf friends organisation of events is superior to UK 3) eat anything put in front of me even though it looks like someone has puked in it 4) drinking more palinka than I can handle 5) realising each time we go over to Hungary I've got to buy another bottle of whisky 6) don't argue with a Hungarian if s/he is telling you to drink more ..... doesn't matter if I'm about to fall into some bushes .... carry on drinking 7) grit my teeth when my brother in law organises something and I'm ill prepared because he sai I don't need to bring anything Plus I must add meeting my Hungarian relatives or friends, male or female, at UK airport I adopt the Hungarian custom. Also when they depart at UK airport. |
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1) Cutting and splitting logs for fuel, I never used a chainsaw before I came to Hungary.
2) Buying unsliced bread because it tends to be a bit fresher than the sliced sort. 3) Going to bed earlier and getting up earlier, especially in summer. 4) Eat far less tinned food and do more "proper" cooking. 5) Diet has changed a bit as I've discovered things like paprika powder, sour cream and letcho. |
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Most of the above except slaughtering - that was part of the plan but couldn't bring myself to do it :(
Shop at markets more than supermarkets :thumbsup: Ditto Fib on the sour cream, use it in a lot of dishes instead of cream now. |
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Can't walk past someone else's wood stack without getting wood envy
Home cooking (in UK was mostly fast food) Drink more wine Forget English words but don't know Hungarian ones so walk about with a foggy blank head (but that could be the wine...or the home cooking) Grow veggies Used to well-behaved children Used to not having everything and anything available so am more grateful for what I do have. Make do and mend Don't care so much what house looks like to guests, yes that is a muddy foot print in the hallway, deal with it! |
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Originally Posted by Pollypaprika
(Post 11576459)
Can't walk past someone else's wood stack without getting wood envy
Forget English words but don't know Hungarian ones so walk about with a foggy blank head (but that could be the wine...or the home cooking) Don't care so much what house looks like to guests, yes that is a muddy foot print in the hallway, deal with it! That will be the wine ;) Haha, that's what it's all about - don't see the point in living the dream if still constrained by the keeping up with the Jonse's mentality and worrying about folk gossiping about how white your nets are :thumbsup: |
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