A little bit sad

Really a shame the forum becomes inactive. I Enjoyed to follow, admittedly I did not contribute myself over the last few months.
-@cdw057

Some forums aren't active as much as others, nothing can be done about it.

All, I have always loved the Hungary forum and tried to contribute over time (not always considerate), but it was interesting, over the last few months, I have to say the forum is not very active.
Many interesting topics I would think,
-post offices closing down and re-opening
-cost of living
-looking at foreigners
-public transport
-Restaurants, smoking, alcohol
-...
Many interesting things to report about, this is valid for Hungary and Turkey as well.

Really a shame the forum becomes inactive. I Enjoyed to follow, admittedly I did not contribute myself over the last few months.
-@cdw057

You can always post something to jolly it up a bit. Spring and summer is always quieter. More things to do outside and generally other distractions.

Hot things for me about where you are is the election in Turkey? How is that likely to affect expats? What about Erdogan blocking Swedish membership of NATO? How are the Russia "draft dodgers" doing in Turkey? What's the word on the ground? How's the weather? People swimming in the sea yet?

If you post under Absolutely Anything Else, nothing is off topic there.  Random stuff most welcome.

It's the same with our forum "GoKunming" where I live. It was quite active, then went into crickets mode a few years ago. Although maybe for different reasons.

It's the same with our forum "GoKunming" where I live. It was quite active, then went into crickets mode a few years ago. Although maybe for different reasons.
-@buckchucko

Gotta love anyone who uses Larry as their meme!

I perfer Larry over Curly Joe anyday.

Never was a huge fan of Shemp.

Moe is a classic.

All, I have always loved the Hungary forum and tried to contribute over time (not always considerate), but it was interesting, over the last few months, I have to say the forum is not very active.
Many interesting topics I would think,
-post offices closing down and re-opening
-cost of living
-looking at foreigners
-public transport
-Restaurants, smoking, alcohol
-...
Many interesting things to report about, this is valid for Hungary and Turkey as well.

Really a shame the forum becomes inactive. I Enjoyed to follow, admittedly I did not contribute myself over the last few months.
-@cdw057

No reason to be sad.

This forum is allot more active then some others are.

It means some people have ,"jobs" and don't have the extra time to BS online like we do.

I can pretty much BS about almost anything expect subjects that either make me angry or I don't know much about , like politics.

Then again looking at people like Biden, I don't think he knows anything either!

Summer is coming and I hope to be allot more active outdoors.

We went out yesterday for several hours the weather was great.

Life isn't all fun and games everyday, even if we'd like it to be that way.

Today is laundry day and we are trasnplaning some house plants...

The thrills never end!

I wrote my baby bro, well my one and only living bro and invited him to vist us here.

I don't know why I ahven't invited him before?

He is married and although his wife is OK she has her moods.

It would be nicer if he came alone.

He is a biker/rocker and she is a prim and proper school teacheer, crazy combo.

He isn't working ATM so he should travel.

I'd probably need a month rest if he ever visited after he left.

He is wild, might even put us 6 feet under.

So many heavy metal bands tour in Hungary ,I know he'd enjoy going to some.

The Harely Davidson music event at Balaton is perfect for him.

Loads of beer,bikes,bands and babes... Guess his wife wouldn't be happy about the babe part...

I'd probably really push my son to vist at the same time, Those 2 kooks get on well.

I could play mother hen for awhile and make sure they had fun and got back home in one piece.

I'd enjoy it allot really.

We all have to make time for fun in our lives. Think the world has seen enough negative events in the last few years.

Don't be sad, nothing in life is forever even sadness.

Don't be sad, nothing in life is forever even sadness.
-@Marilyn Tassy

I'm sad to see the weather has taken a turn for the worse.

Just a few days ago, it was almost 20C.

Now it's like November.

Don't be sad, nothing in life is forever even sadness.
-@Marilyn Tassy

I'm sad to see the weather has taken a turn for the worse.

Just a few days ago, it was almost 20C.

Now it's like November.
-@fluffy2560

Yes, it was getting really nice outdoors...

It will return .

@cdw057

Actually as regard to look for certain foreigners/ meet up personaly at Hungary I even made a classfield/ a topic: was not much interest about that.

In a different forum some expat, who live in that geographic area shared their personal insights/ perception though.

IDK,it's not always kind to seek out who is a foreigner and who isn't.

People usually mistake me for a local here in Hungary expect for the way I sometimes dress. Women in my age group usually dress allot differently then I care to.

They come up to me speaking Hungarian all the time. I like it because I can tell it could be uncomfortable to be seen straight out as a foreigner.

My son is starting finally to feel a bit strange in Japan.

He stands out like a sore thumb there.

He isn't in Tokyo where they see more tourists.

I keep it to myself but I can usually tell about what part of the world peole come from here in Hungary in tourist areas whitout them saying a word.

Clothing, hair styles, the way the walk etc. give them away.

I can tell if they are from the UK, Nothern countries or from former eastern block countires. My fellow Americans stand out as well. Sad to say you can usually hear them before you see them.

People now days tend to dress somewhat the same, very causual but the quailty of their clothing also gives them away. Not saying they have more style if they sepnd more but perhaps the clothing may last longer.

Once in awhile I do see a person who dresses with personal style and flare but not all that often.

It's all surface and really doesn't matter what someone looks like, just a way to spend ideal time by people watching.

I would rather people watch from the streets then at a spa or beach. Most people really aren't in shape and they shouldn't be wearing the swim wear they do.

Reminds me of my mother years ago. I had a swimming pool at my home and had an open invitation to my family to come and use it.

My mother was 56 and had on a modest swimsuit for a BBQ at our place. She told us that was her,"last season" of wearing a swimsuit.

Crazy but the older generations had a sence of dignity about them.

I do not wish to follow in her footsteps with not going in the water.

Just a string bikini is not for anyone over age 21 who can't fit in a size 4.

People should know how they look, like my husband always says when we see someone wearing clothing that isn't right for them that they don't own a mirror.

Among the tourist what I instantly notice even in streets:

Spanish - means European Spanish - Dumb and Dumber.

In catering places: German - because of their behavior.

Nicest tourists: Polish, Saudi, Belarus, Mexican in my experience.

Among the tourist what I instantly notice even in streets:
Spanish - means European Spanish - Dumb and Dumber.
In catering places: German - because of their behavior.
Nicest tourists: Polish, Saudi, Belarus, Mexican in my experience.
-@sjbabilon5

Polish people are always nice in my experience.

I am a bit biased though, my family lives in Poland. At least those still distant relations to my father.

It's such a pretty country and I love the food.

It's a country I wouldn't mind visiting again.

Germany, I won't even make a flight connection in that country any longer. It always goes wrong with us everything we set foot there.

I generally try to mind my own business, I've even stopped talking to tourists on my trips to where they tend to hang out. Like the great market hall and around the 5th.

I find it a bit too much in places like Vaci utca any longer.

Everytime we walk down that st. we get hit up to come in and eat or have a drink somehwere. I don't think they are that desperate for customers, why pick on us?

My MIL owned a small milk/dairy shop on Vaci Utca before WW11.

Back then there was a road with traffic running down the blvd.

Nothing like the restaurant row it is today.

@Marilyn Tassy

Yes Poland is a nice country - I was there multiple times but always for relative short trips, usually for days tops a week + weekend.

One of the funny story:

During a military traditions event (Napoleonic wars) we + some italians missed the buses which transfered most of the attendants to the city center to a parade. They seemed also forget about counting because otherwise would be evident that there are missing some 20 people.

So we became creative and hitchhike a shopping mall bus, and convinced the driver to go a bit sideways from his original route. Instantly became popular among the other passangers with our replica uniforms and bayonet rifles.

In the end was able to join the parade in time.

"Polak, Węgier, dwa bratanki / I do szabli, i do szklanki / Oba zuchy, oba żwawi / Niech im Pan Bóg błogosławi."

@Marilyn Tassy
Yes Poland is a nice country - I was there multiple times but always for relative short trips, usually for days tops a week + weekend.

One of the funny story:
During a military traditions event (Napoleonic wars) we + some italians missed the buses which transfered most of the attendants to the city center to a parade. They seemed also forget about counting because otherwise would be evident that there are missing some 20 people.

So we became creative and hitchhike a shopping mall bus, and convinced the driver to go a bit sideways from his original route. Instantly became popular among the other passangers with our replica uniforms and bayonet rifles.
In the end was able to join the parade in time.


"Polak, Węgier, dwa bratanki / I do szabli, i do szklanki / Oba zuchy, oba żwawi / Niech im Pan Bóg błogosławi."
-@sjbabilon5

Poles are cool, easy going people mostly.

I have a sort of silly story about 8 years ago when my US cousins and my husband and I all met for the fist time in Poland.

We found out our grandmother were sister so they are what, 3rd cosuins? Not sure, could tell we wer fam though, everyone is slightly strange and somewhat funny.

All except the cousin from Hungary and her HU husband. They both are ,"professionals" doctors living in the UK so I suppose they couldn't joke or be silly like us common cousins.

I would never submit to a DNa test like my sister did but 9 years ago I did for a lark look up my maiden surname and was lead to a Geneology site.

I found a message that was several years old from one of my US cosuins who was looking for any relations to my Ruysn grandfather.

Seems her great-aunt was his aunt ( Those Ruysns seem to be kissing cousins from all sides...)

Long story but I wrote to her, confrimed we were cousins etc. ( from both sides of the family tree)

We made plans to see the old homeland and meet each other.

Well , the last night we were in Poland a cousin and her nice husband held a big house party for abut 14 or us.

Some people who were not realated to us came, actually a gay couple from the UK. One of my US cousins was helping one of them to translate in Polish to help find his family lands...

Well anyways, as we got to the home people stood in a line and we all hugged and said hello as we entered the yard. One of my relations was in his late 80's.

As my HU husband was introduced to him, he went beyond the call of duty.

Everyone in Poland does a 3 cheek kiss, not the 2 cheek like here in Hungary.

Well, the old guy gave my female cousins and I the old 3 star treatments but as he was kissing my husband on the face someone in Polish told him my husband was HUngarian. In the mist of kissing his face he grabbed my husband by the shoulders and gave him a big smacker on the lips!

We laughed our heads off, my husband turned beet red and someone said that relation really likes Hungarians.

My family is always embarrassing my husband.

He got over it and they shared a glas or two of homemade honey vodka.No words needed.

Everyone in Poland does a 3 cheek kiss, not the 2 cheek like here in Hungary.

Well actually in south-east Hungary that means: girlfried/ boyfriend.

So much more safe just 2 kisses with the opposing sex:

otherwise the guy find himself on the orbit of Mars, when his girlfrind seen such and kick him hard in the ass.

Another funny part about Poles:

In multiple events that was advised to start to go to the toilet some 30 minutes earlier than you need to because on the way at all tent Poles did stop you for "just one drink" and off course that would be insulting to say no for an invitation (even when it is the third on the way of the much needed toilet).

My Ruysn/Polish relations who held that sweet house party were very ,"normal" people so they had us promise we would never mention they made their own vodka. Silly, they both were local school teachers and ran a part-time tour van for people trying to find their Rusyn roots from western countries.

It was a blast, I was unable to do the polka, still recovering from knee surgery but my husband was dancing with just about anyone who could stand.

Live music, great food, lots of laughes. One of those nights one wishes would last forever.

That honey vodka has a real kick to it, no hangovers either.