Jeremy
@angol
English expat in Hungary
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About me
English
Lives in Budapest XIII
Speaks Én tanulok Magyar (translation: I can't yet speak Hungarian!)
Registration: 22 April 2011
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Environmental protection in Hungary by Kenjee
Hi, Environmental protection is a challenging issue for all the countries around the world. Would you say this issue is deemed of significance in Hungary? Is the country going green through initiatives like waste management and selective ...
Here in Budapest, I've always thought there was a very effective recycling system. It engages a dedicated army of mainly shabbily dressed men who inspect street bins at all hours to ensure anything useful, edible or smokeable can still be put to ... Read More
UK votes on June 23 to stay in the EU. by GuestPoster279
For UK citizens in Hungary, if the UK votes to exit the EU what are your contingency plans? If the UK exists the EU, then you are no longer EU citizens. You may not be entitled to EU residency rights in Hungary. And this may including such things ...
I notice the Wiki article also states: "...residents of the Danish territory of Greenland who, whilst also outside the EU as a result of the 1984 Greenland Treaty [to leave the EU], do receive EU citizenship as this was not specifically ... Read More
UK votes on June 23 to stay in the EU. by GuestPoster279
For UK citizens in Hungary, if the UK votes to exit the EU what are your contingency plans? If the UK exists the EU, then you are no longer EU citizens. You may not be entitled to EU residency rights in Hungary. And this may including such things ...
Yes, it seems one can be a citizen of any political area. As EU citizenship is supplementary to and dependent on national citizenship, "there is a great variety in rules and practices with regard to the acquisition and loss of citizenship in EU ... Read More
UK votes on June 23 to stay in the EU. by GuestPoster279
For UK citizens in Hungary, if the UK votes to exit the EU what are your contingency plans? If the UK exists the EU, then you are no longer EU citizens. You may not be entitled to EU residency rights in Hungary. And this may including such things ...
I have always believed that EU Citizenship was - and is - a deliberate but unfortunate play with words. Certainly, the right of EU 'Citizenship', by right of nationality, entitles a national of an EU country to all the benefits and ... Read More
English-Hungarian Beginners Book by Yorkshireman
Hello all Me and a few friends are wanting to start learning Hungarian and I want to ask if anyone knows of a good book to use. We are all complete beginners (barring ten words or so) so the basic starting point book is what we're looking ...
Hi, I don't know if you are still in Budapest... but I can give you some limited tips. Firstly, I would suggest that if you are serious about learning the language - and intending to live here - you really need the input of a college class or ... Read More
help me to choose between district 8th and district 5th by gergi
Hi all i need further information about corvin apartments 8th district and 8th district in general like is it safe and i heard that is the new city center and surrounded by mall,gym,cinema,bars,restaurants is that true ??? i need to choose ...
ingatlan.com is your website. Click on the British flag then click on 'detailed search'. Fill in all your requirements - particularly district(s) and price - and off you go. The site is a portal for very many Budapest agencies. You'll probably be ... Read More
help me to choose between district 8th and district 5th by gergi
Hi all i need further information about corvin apartments 8th district and 8th district in general like is it safe and i heard that is the new city center and surrounded by mall,gym,cinema,bars,restaurants is that true ??? i need to choose ...
gergi, Corvin City Garden sounds OK. Just a short walk from busy public areas and there are new hotels so should be a calm and amiable spot, though I haven't visited it. You quote 450 euro for a 40sqm flat. That sounds expensive to me for the area. ... Read More
help me to choose between district 8th and district 5th by gergi
Hi all i need further information about corvin apartments 8th district and 8th district in general like is it safe and i heard that is the new city center and surrounded by mall,gym,cinema,bars,restaurants is that true ??? i need to choose ...
Hi gergi, Do you have a precise street address for the Corvin apartment? The area I know a little of is around the modernised cinema area at Corvin köz, which is near Corvin-negyed metro station. This spot is OK, near a major crossroads with good ... Read More
Why is it so hard to have a social life in Hungary ? by JujuCherry
Hey you guys, I am Ju from Canada. I've been living in Budapest for 2 years and I was wondering if there is something wrong in here. I mean, why is it so difficult to have friends? Please guys, I want to know how you deal with this situation ( If ...
You might find some tips here: http://paprikatown.blogspot.hu/2012/10/find-help-in-budapest.html Most of the venues mentioned are on FB too. Read More
Hi, new in Budapest, from the US! by sarah105
I'm working in Budapest for the next two months, and I'm looking to make friends while I'm here! I grew up in the northeast US but have traveled a fair bit since then. I've been in Budapest for about two weeks so far and would love to meet up with ...
Sarah, Friday night is drinks night at TheClub, currently venued at the outdoor Pointers Bar, 2nd courtyard, 13 Kiraly utca (if you can find it!). Plenty of expats - English, American - and indigenous persons too. From 6 - 9 pm officially, Club ... Read More
Digi TV by angol
I've just moved rented flat after my first year in BP. Gone a little more down-market and there's no TV set. I've signed up with UPC (in own name) for internet plus TV package. Only got two English cable channels at my last place so have signed up ...
Thanks for all the really helpful replies. Tho' it's a techie subject it's had plenty of reader hits. After all my enquiries, visits to MMrkt etc, I have arrived at a solution. A Hungarian friend is gifting/lending me a spare TV! It's an oldish ... Read More
Digi TV by angol
I've just moved rented flat after my first year in BP. Gone a little more down-market and there's no TV set. I've signed up with UPC (in own name) for internet plus TV package. Only got two English cable channels at my last place so have signed up ...
Well, my visit to MediaMarkt revealed they don't have anything to help me apart from individual HD monitors with integrated TV tuner or HD TV sets with integrated tuner. Strangely, the cheapest price for either was the same - about 40000 Ft. Re: ... Read More
Digi TV by angol
I've just moved rented flat after my first year in BP. Gone a little more down-market and there's no TV set. I've signed up with UPC (in own name) for internet plus TV package. Only got two English cable channels at my last place so have signed up ...
According to the Asus website there seems to be the option of card or stick as tuner. Unless both are required. http://www.asus.com/Search/?SearchKey=TV%20tuner The sticks look simpler and claim, for example: Just plug the ASUS Express TV Stick ... Read More
Digi TV by angol
I've just moved rented flat after my first year in BP. Gone a little more down-market and there's no TV set. I've signed up with UPC (in own name) for internet plus TV package. Only got two English cable channels at my last place so have signed up ...
OK, thanks for the further info. The HDMI socket in laptop is to output to TVs (only output). If you want to receive TV signals, in your laptop then you will need TV tuner.Yes, when I plugged the cable into both STB and laptop nothing happened - ... Read More
Digi TV by angol
I've just moved rented flat after my first year in BP. Gone a little more down-market and there's no TV set. I've signed up with UPC (in own name) for internet plus TV package. Only got two English cable channels at my last place so have signed up ...
Well, there's an HDMI socket on the STB, UPCman left some HDMI cable - it's got small cylinder bulbs at each end just before each plug - and I've got a laptop with HDMI socket. What's gonna happen if I connect up and switch on the UPC box? I ... Read More