Living in Budapest, Hungary | Interview with Expat Phil

Phil is one of the original American expats who has lived in Budapest since the early '90's but left a few years back to the states and is currently a professor of film in Atlanta, GA. While visiting Budapest with his wife, he sat with me to discuss the reason he is returning to Budapest to "retire" in the next few years and gives his quick tip and advice for those thinking about relocating here.

[@airborne_12v]

My parents were born there and I want to move there from Canada looks so beautiful

[@stevekovacs6250]

I'm first gen American with Hungarian family roots and wish to in the next few years live there. I'm currently working on the language....

[@leventelajos5078]

Whats your progress? 😊

[@petrovszkizoli9235]

Thank you, amazing...

[@lightbox617]

I'm currently doing my lsat two weeks of an eight week stay in Budapest. Susan and I did 3 months here 5 years ago and really wanted to come back Upsides:
We can't live at home in Newark, NJ for what it cost us to live here
Best food in the world
Best beer and wine in the world
best architecture in Europe
Great public art and museums
Everyone under 50 speaks english and loves foreigners
downsides
The sidewalks tend to be narrow like Philadelphia, not wide like NYC
sidewalks nearly all slope almost 10 degrees towards the street.
Every one over 50 speaks Russian and they do not like foreigners
Florints are pretty but hard to deal with

[@fanni24]

Haha most of it is true but as a Hungarian, I can assure you, we do like foreigners, although we're a bit reserved, less open to strangers at first, like Southern ountries in Europe. But once we get to know someone, we open up to them and treat them like long-time friends, or at least most of us to. People before 1989 were obligated to learn Russian, no other foreign languages were really allowed to be taught in schools so that's a problem because older generations couldn't learn English. But they are good at sign language as a last resort if they want you to understand them :D

[@tommeiner9983]

"Best beer" - I'm sorry, what? Unless you buy the stupidly expensive craft beers, every other Hungarian beer is crap compared to German or Belgian stuff.

[@tommeiner9983]

@@janosmiko7985 cry about it

[@tommeiner9983]

@@janosmiko7985 Hú papa, nem kéne erőltetni a jópofizást. Gyógyszert tessék beszedni, aztán aludjon egy jót, nehogy infarktus legyen a vége.

[@tommeiner9983]

@@janosmiko7985 xD

[@lajoslajos5001]

OK. VIVA Budapest./BUDAPEST./Hungary./HUNGARY 2021.-2022.😀😀😀

[@9kabuki]

just for your information, there's no such thing as an expat, you are immigrants living in Hungary and that's a good thing. Welcome, I hope you are having a good time.

[@petrovszkizoli9235]

We are a nation that degrade (and an absurd way) like to degrade itself...