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Forum: Hungary
Sep 2nd 2018, 2:30 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,107
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: No mosquitos this year

Thanks for the link, Wolfi. It seems this is a sort of bacteriological rather than chemical warfare, and the link is fairly eye-watering in complexity! Somewhat OT, I'm always amazed by how...
Forum: Hungary
Sep 2nd 2018, 12:15 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,107
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: No mosquitos this year

Very interested to hear what's actually used to kill mosquitoes, as in Tiszaujvaros and Macs, near Debrecen, we've been sprayed at low level, by helicopter and biplane. I expected crop dusting but...
Forum: Hungary
Nov 28th 2017, 12:32 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,104
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Tax, pension and social cost advice

At the (great) risk of being completely wrong, I believe that the 15% income tax rate you mention is 'flat-rate' i.e. payable on ALL your earnings, perhaps starting from a very low 80,000 HUF...
Forum: Hungary
Nov 9th 2017, 1:12 pm
Replies: 68
Views: 7,006
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Dreaming of moving

Just a few observations from a relative newbie living (part-time) in the NE of the country. Many wise words from the old hands, but for me the things that struck most were absence of low, depressing...
Forum: Hungary
Apr 25th 2017, 4:38 pm
Replies: 56
Views: 6,330
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Hungary Banks

I fully expect the near zero-cost mobile-phone services like M-pesa (sweeping E. Africa) and Paytm (sweeping India) and many others, to replace the dinosaur banks in Hungary with their high charges...
Forum: Hungary
Apr 1st 2017, 12:08 pm
Replies: 56
Views: 6,330
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Hungary Banks

Expatrick is wise. Banks offer an expensive service to exchange currency. I use a company regulated by the FCA (for what that's worth, but at least some minimal protection not offered by most) which...
Forum: Hungary
Mar 10th 2017, 11:39 am
Replies: 28
Views: 1,765
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Driving in Hungary

There does seem to be a lot of very poor judgement displayed. The motorway network, generally quite new, seems to me much less problem than the main roads. On these, terrible accidents occur...
Forum: Hungary
Mar 5th 2017, 11:21 am
Replies: 5
Views: 961
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: UK Landline phone.

EBay UK supply plug-in adaptors for around £2.
Forum: Hungary
Dec 7th 2016, 12:55 pm
Replies: 56
Views: 6,330
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Hungary Banks

I don't know about them speaking English, Digger, I was surprised at my first visit not even to get a welcoming smile from them, as a prospective new client! The machine assigning customer numbering...
Forum: Hungary
Dec 7th 2016, 11:40 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,166
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Christmas Greetings

The traffic is truly awful, with added uncertainty of roadworks, closures and out-of-date signage. I've refused to drive anywhere in UK before Christmas except in dire emergency! Anyway, a Happy...
Forum: Hungary
Dec 7th 2016, 11:34 am
Replies: 56
Views: 6,330
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Hungary Banks

I have an 'online' account with OTP, reputedly Hungary's biggest bank. Although they appear proud to offer this, it is truly horrible to use compared with what we are used to in UK in terms of speed...
Forum: Hungary
Nov 18th 2016, 11:41 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,184
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Requirements, if any, for uk to hu by car

I also avoided Brussels by using this 'southerly' route, via Luxembourg and adjacent to the Franco-Belgian border. Travelling Tiszaujvaros - Camberley, Surrey, it's less hectic traffic-wise and only...
Forum: Hungary
Nov 2nd 2016, 3:57 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 3,007
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Ben Fogle - new lives in the wild - Channel 5

I'm unfamiliar with the TV series, but I remember feeling how 'wild' Hungarian countryside can seem especially in the dark. I remember getting out of the car late at night, looking 360 degrees around...
Forum: Hungary
Oct 15th 2016, 1:24 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 2,180
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Hungary’s chilling plight !..?

Yes, there's lots of bitterness and resentment about the Trianon Treaty...but that's the way things are for the moment, something which regret and bitterness aren't at all effective in changing....
Forum: Hungary
Oct 14th 2016, 12:06 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 2,180
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Hungary’s chilling plight !..?

I have very mixed feelings about all this. On one side, an authoritarian society is what makes Hungary attractive to many. In UK and many other countries, the excesses of 'democracy' have proven to...
Forum: Hungary
Sep 15th 2016, 1:39 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 11,474
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Good / Bad areas & Estate Agents !

I think the main reason why house selling appears to be a national sport, is the terrible debt accrued by so many Hungarians in very low-wage jobs, which they have little chance of settling in one...
Forum: Hungary
Sep 15th 2016, 1:30 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 11,474
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Good / Bad areas & Estate Agents !

I think the main reason why house selling appears to be a national sport, is the terrible debt accrued by so many Hungarians in very low-wage jobs, which they have little chance of settling in one...
Forum: Hungary
Sep 15th 2016, 1:09 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,027
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Fresh ginger

[QUOTEThanks everyone. Now to source Indian-style hot green chillies....[/QUOTE]

Hello Clive,
It sounds as if, like me, you enjoy Indian food a great deal. Living (sometimes) in Tiszaujvaros, I...
Forum: Hungary
Aug 25th 2016, 9:38 am
Replies: 22
Views: 3,759
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Campsite setup

I too, remain baffled by lack of Government enthusiasm to 'spread the tourist load' around the country a bit more. My Hungarian partner tells me that decades ago, there was a much larger...
Forum: Hungary
Aug 18th 2016, 8:58 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,051
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Home Insurance Advice

Generali offered me a fairly comprehensive package for my (largely unoccupied) flat. When I made a claim due to rainwater leakage through defective apartment flat roof, they sent an agent who took...
Forum: Hungary
Aug 9th 2016, 2:30 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 8,600
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Northern Hungary

The vitamin B theory, in the shape only of Marmite, is what I've heard to be effective. Of course, you either love it or hate it!
European Dr's are much more knowledgeable than UK ones, who are only...
Forum: Hungary
Aug 8th 2016, 10:31 am
Replies: 69
Views: 8,600
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Northern Hungary

As just a temporary resident in Tiszaujvaros from UK, I was amazed to see anti-mosquito spraying over the city by a Kamov KA-26 variant twin-rotor helicopter. There's a beautiful park with a couple...
Forum: Hungary
Aug 7th 2016, 11:28 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,305
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Stop over suggestions

I recommend the Parkhotel, Frankfurt-Rodermark. I drive annually to Hungary and this was the best place I've stayed at. A little way off the motorway, but well worth it for the peace, quiet and nice...
Forum: Hungary
Aug 6th 2016, 3:30 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,411
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: Just saying Hi

I'm not an electrician, so this may be a bit outdated, but in UK you could get 2 types of RCD's. One was a "voltage-operated" type relying on a good quality earth connection. The other is (still)...
Forum: Hungary
Aug 6th 2016, 3:01 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,991
Posted By blackwaterman

Re: New tax rules for foreigners living in Hungary?

I'm in a situation similar to you, my permanent residence is in UK, and I have no Hungarian income. When I opened my OTP account, I remember that I had to quote my National Insurance number. This is...
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