Perfect Explanation of Hungarian Customer Service
I especially love the bit where the guy behind the counter just leaves for no apparently reason. That happens ALL THE TIME. …
Frustrations of Living Abroad
Call this silly, but this little problem caused me a lot of grievance this morning. I am in the process of filling …
When The Going Gets Tough
July has been a rough month for me. First getting sick and not being able to find a solution. I spent a …
Overheard in Budapest
I overheard two ridiculous conversations today while I was wandering in some shops: Conversation #1: In a shoe store Customer: Do you …
Attending the Opera–Tips
The Budapest Opera has a fairly good repertoire of ballets and operas on each season. Usually its the same ones year after …
Visiting the Doctor
After my fainting episode in Slovakia, I wanted to visit a doctor in Budapest to make sure everything really was okay and …
Hungarian Census 2011
October 2011 was the date set for the Hungarian census. It is mandatory for all Hungarians to fill it out. They had …
In Which Hungarians Cannot Count
Today I had to go to the immigration office to pick up my residence permit and then to the land registry office …
A Snapshot of My Day – June 9, 2011
While walking to work today, I saw a someone across the street that was blind trying to make his way down the …