Top products from r/hungary
We found 28 product mentions on r/hungary. We ranked the 34 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. The Will to Survive
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2. A Concise History of Hungary (Cambridge Concise Histories)
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Cambridge University Press
3. Teach Yourself Hungarian Complete Course Audiopack
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4. The Flower Show and the Toth Family
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Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
5. Parkworld RV 50A Extension Cord, NEMA 14-50 Extension Cord, 14-50P to 14-50R (100FT)
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6. The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics
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The Dictator s Handbook Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics
8. A History of Hungary: Millennium in Central Europe
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10. Colloquial Hungarian: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series)
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11. The Transhumanist Wager
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12. Hungarian Folktales: The Art of Zsuzsanna Palko (World Folktale Library)
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Number of reviews: 1
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14. Hungary: The Politics of Transition (Postcommunist States and Nations)
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15. The Hungarians: A Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat
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16. Colloquial Hungarian: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series)
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18. ADV LANG PRACT +Key Pk 3rd Ed
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You will drink. A lot. Take it in stride.
Their hospitality can be... pushy, at times. For food/drinks I always at least take a token amount if offered because otherwise they would be disappointed. You shouldn't outright refuse everything offered at someone's house you're a guest in.
Nobody there is going to expect you to learn the language unless you will be there for a long time. They know it's extremely difficult for a foreigner to learn. You should learn common phrases and words to show that you're making an effort but don't worry about being fluent. They'll be impressed, trust me.
Learn the general history of the country. It will come up in conversation if you have hungarian friends. This is a good book that sums everything up well: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0691119694
They say "hallo" or "szia" for both hello and good bye. It can be confusing. They also generally do a double cheek touch/kiss when meeting even if you've never met before. I'm not sure what the contempory ettiquette is for this, so you might want to just offer a handshake and then do the kiss if they lean in.
All my relatives have fairly cynical/pessimistic outlooks on everything. Not sure how universal it is but don't take constant complaining too seriously.
Always assume you will be pickpocketed in public areas with lots of people. Don't put valuables in your back pocket or open-top purse (I don't know your sex, sorry). Don't leave things in your car visible. Don't leave things outside your apartment/house.
Not sure how universal it is, but I'm American and everyone just assumed I was rich. My relatives also had exceedingly unrealistic or weird pictures of what america is like thanks to movies and tv.
There was another thread like this that would probably be useful: http://www.reddit.com/r/hungary/comments/1fjsbw/studyingabroad_in_hungary_highschool/
And finally: just enjoy yourself. Hungary is a fantastic country.
Well, there's that Jerusalem Post overview I've linked to our friend here. That's a very brief -and surprisingly objective- overview.
I've read a couple of books in English, since I have been trying to find relatively unbiased opinions; it's not easy. For some reason Hungary is not a very prominent topic in English language historical works. Go figure.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hungary-Unwilling-John-Flournoy-Montgomery/dp/1931313571/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457954311&sr=8-1&keywords=hungary+montgomery
This book is NOT unbiased, however, it's a very fascinating first hand account from the US Ambassador of the time.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Will-Survive-History-Hungary/dp/1849041121/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457954225&sr=8-1&keywords=hungary+history
This one I've just finished; it's a pretty good account, however, it's not written by a historian...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Concise-History-Hungary-Cambridge-Histories/dp/0521667364/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1457954225&sr=8-4&keywords=hungary+history
This one I like, but the English is not very easy, and it's written by a Hungarian historian.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Hungary-Millennium-Central-Europe/dp/1403903174/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1457954225&sr=8-7&keywords=hungary+history
And this is what is on my next "to buy" list.
The thing is most books I've found that dedicated to the Holocaust in Hungary are written by Hungarian authors; so these books above will only contain a chapter or two on the issue. If you find a book on this topic written by a non-Hungarian author, I'd be really interested to read it.
Try to find books from Michael Vince, his books are the best in my opinion covering elementary to advanced english:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elementary-Language-Practice-SB-Key/dp/0230726968/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540239495&sr=1-10&refinements=p_27%3AMichael+Vince
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intermediate-Language-Practice-SB-Key/dp/0230727018/ref=sr_1_13?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540239495&sr=1-13&refinements=p_27%3AMichael+Vince
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Advanced-Language-Practice-Student-Book/dp/0230727069/ref=sr_1_18?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540239561&sr=1-18&refinements=p_27%3AMichael+Vince
best regards,
My brother-in-law is from Scotland and he used that with a great success
http://www.amazon.ca/Yourself-Hungarian-Complete-Course-Package/dp/007141892X/
I use Colloquial Hungarian and it's my go-to book for recommendations. I love it.
However, it is "The Complete Course For Beginners," so depending on how well you already speak it may or may not be the best choice for you.
I really haven't found that much media so my best practice has been simply reading the Wikipedia page on Hungary. I've already read the first paragraph and it's only been a week! I also occasionally write things in /r/hungarian or in /r/languagelearning's Babylonian Chaos.
Amazonasi erdoeges iden alig lepi at a 15 eves atlagot egy NASA jelentes szerint. Miert kezdett el az elmult par napban mindenhonnan ez a hir omleni, mig az elozo 2-3 evbol nem emlekszem ilyen merteku hir dompingre? Engem ez a kerdes majdnem annyira erdekel mint a felso.
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145464/fires-in-brazil
https://twitter.com/filgmartin/status/1164521950842163200?s=21
Most nem azért a húsz fillérért amellett hogy igen viccesen néz ki, nincs ezzel semmi baj szerintem, ha megfelelő kábellel csinálja a kolléga. Itt hivatalos népek csináltak hasonlót amikor a házfalat javították, utánanéztem, hát olyan 500 dollár az ilyen hosszabbító, úgy néz kb. mint az öntözőcső. https://www.amazon.com/Parkworld-60110-Extension-Receptacle-Lighted/dp/B07GKXL66K Európában mennyivel olcsóbb, mert alacsonyabb áramerősség kell: https://azwebaruhaz.hu/emos-25m-3-fázisú-gumi-hosszabbító-(32a-max)-fekete-PM1005
Persze ha valaki ezt a kerti lámpához kitalált legjobb minőségű chinesiumból készült kábellel addja elő, az más.
I enjoy Colloquial Hungarian
It's not my field of expertise and I haven't these books:
Financial Market Imperfections and Corporate Decisions: Lessons from the Transition Process in Hungary (Contributions to Economics)
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Hungary: The Politics of Transition (Postcommunist States & Nations)
Amazon
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The Politics of Pact-Making: Hungary’s Negotiated Transition to Democracy in Comparative Perspective
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(Mods, is it ok to post download links? The rules don't seem to prohibit them)
I really like this book, helped me a lot
http://www.amazon.com/Yourself-Hungarian-Complete-Course-Audiopack/dp/007141892X
There is a few on Youtube. The word "hungarian folk tales" give some good results.
There is an illegal option to get most of the episodes of "Magyar népmesék" in Hungarian which is an animated series, but you can always watch them on youtube.
Edit: you can always buy books of them. Like this.
Aktuális komoly (de szórakoztatóan írt) könyv:
https://www.amazon.com/Dictators-Handbook-Behavior-Almost-Politics/dp/1610391845
for more info: http://www.amazon.com/The-Transhumanist-Wager-Zoltan-Istvan/dp/0988616114/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382633491&sr=8-1&keywords=the+transhumanist+wager
https://www.amazon.com/Judo-History-Practice-Vladimir-Putin/dp/1556434456
Esti Kornél by Dezső Kosztolányi
The Toth Family by István Örkény
Embers by Sándor Márai
Jean-Claude Juncker recently received this one a few days ago from a MEP for being ignorant.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00INYGBO4/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Will-Survive-History-Hungary/dp/1849041121
These books are pretty good describing the situation before and during WWII.
As for teaching: history is taught in a pretty neutral fashion; no heroic struggle, no idolization of anyone. It's still taught more anti-Horthy than anything, really. They do stress we were on the wrong side.
And nobody in their right mind thinks about the war against the USSR as anything other than an unmitigated disaster. We lost a lot of people there. It has nothing to do with the Russian occupation (which was not as brutal as you think). They did rob, murder and rape, but it was mercifully a short period during the war. (And was nothing like the Germans' actions in the Eastern Front I might add.) Our stalinist period of terror was the result of our own dear (Russian puppet) leaders.