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Living like a Hungarian in Budapest
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I arrived in Budapest February 3rd
Classes started Monday Feb. 11th the semester ended May 16th
I taught 5 classes
Communications 101 for students who have passed their intermediate level English exam
Advanced English for students who passed the advanced exam
2 classes Cross-Cultural Communications
1 night class in the Language School students who already had their degreesMy flat
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Facts about Budapest and Hungary
Hungary has almost 11 million people
Budapest used to be 2 million people now 1.7
Lowest birthrate in the European Union
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Hungary was part of the Austria Hungarian Union from 1867 -1912
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More Hungarians OWN their “flats” or apartments than any other country in the EU
My neighborhood
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Rick Steves call Hungarians the most formal of all the Europeans
They also respect tradition
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All grades are recorded by hand in a special book owned and cared for by the students.
Students must pay a fine if they fail to have an instructor sign their grade book
Students face standardized written and oral TESTS in every subject to progress to the next level
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Older people try to dress well
however, college students dress like our students mostly.
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Perhaps it’s the formality, Hungarians use a lot of words to say simple things
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Memorials and plaques are everywhere and wreaths appear on anniversaries and holidays.
Hungarians of all ages know and respect their history
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If you taught at BUTE and didn’t have get a bronze bust mounted you failed.
WWI Memorial on campus
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Petrofi nationalist poet on March 16th Revolution day.
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Memorial on the Danube for the Jews murdered during the Nazi occupation.
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Students still talk about the Treaty of Trion in 1920Hungary lost 71% of it’s territory.
They are still discovering live WWII bombs in Budapest
Traffic diverted for bomb Bomb found Info Park May 16th
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Badminton and tennis were also popular when spring arrived.
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More sports – Scout climbing plastic beer crates
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You see more hand tools and less automated labor
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Wherever I saw a large street crew of four or more there was always one guy on a cell phone.
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No fear of nuclear accidents
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Park bench outside the nuclear reactor
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Average Salaries are Low -------------------------------------------Physician specialist $1200 per month
College faculty $856 per month
Teachers $821 per month
Nurse $764 per month
Office clerk $475 per month
Sales clerk $343 per month
Most Hungarians pay 50% in taxes
Annual salaries in U.S. dollars
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How do Hungarians cope with a sluggish economy and low salaries?
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To supplement my salary I was given basic school supplies by the college
• A Calendar• 1 notebook•1 pad of medium size sticky notes•1 large pad of scrap paper•1 box of copper colored paperclips•2 pencils•1 eraser
$16.00 dollars worth of meal tickets each month
I shared a computer running a bootlegged copy of windows 95 with 5 faculty in my office.
Zsuzsa checked out my textbook from the department library
I also checked out my instruction cassette tapes from the library
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•Free healthcare (Doctors expect gratuities)
•Free university tuition
•Wonderful low cost mass transit, although everyone complains about it.
•Lots of bureaucracy
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•Hungarians have credit cards but they rarely use them.
•Many students & faculty drink 40ft (25 cent) coffee from the Nescafe machine rather than 90ft (75 cent) fresh coffee
At the university students seemed to not mind getting food from machines.
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•Brand name sports apparel is rare
•There are a lot of used clothing & discount clothing stores
• Student live with parents, grandparents or in the college dorm
Martos HostileFaculty cars NOT student cars
Their parents will help them buy an apartment later.
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Many Hungarians shop at the PLUS a discount grocery store
Everyone brings their own bag otherwise you must buy one
Store help is minimal; bag boys and girls are unheard of
Shopping carts require a coin deposit returned when you re-stack the cart correctly
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Discount chains Tesco (British) and Auchen (French) have stores in Budapest.
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Whether for convenience or from habit, Hungarians seem to prefer shopping for meat and produce at vegetable stands, green grocers and large indoor fresh markets.
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Few Hungarians own clothes dryers
Gas cook stoves don’t have pilot lights. You must light the burners and oven each time you use them.
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Many streets and public facilities are NOT pristine
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I salvaged some wooden Ikea coat hangers from this mess.
Neighborhood clean-up days???
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A beautiful botanic garden but
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Puddles on the greenhouse floors and very rusty radiators
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Graffiti abounds
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The recycling bins are few and far between and overflow onto the street on weekends.
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You won’t find these on U.S. playgrounds.
No one worries about minor safety issues (lawsuits aren’t common)
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When was the last time you saw pony rides in a city park?
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The homeless are allowed to sleep wherever they please.
The subway is a popular choice.
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Hungarians require much less space for living.
Zsuzsa’s apartment is a 3rd story walk-up. This is her “dacha” or lake cabin.
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In Hungary buildings are built to last.
Stone or brick and mortar with no wood.
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Hungarian Splurges
Flowers!!
Fresh vegetables Meat (mostly pork) pastries, candy, chocolate and palinka
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To leave Hungary I had to do all the paperwork backwards.
I had to go to various university offices and collect clearances with the official seals and stamps.
My last stop was at the bank where it took over 2 hours NOT to get my account closed.
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What I miss most is strolling through the many funny little neighborhood parks and discovering little cafes.
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My fitness workout was a walk up Gellert Hill from the university
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The view and the chance to feel like a smug local among the tourists were great motivation.
My reward was the view and feeling like a smug local laughing at the tourists.
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Young people that take such pride in their history.
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While the fascist were throwing tomatoes at the Mayor the kids were celebrating Revolution Day.
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My Neighborhood
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The historic memorials at every turn
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Would you believe this is Frank Zappa Ter?
Big city surprises