Many foreigners find it suprising, but asking 'how are you?' is not included in the regular greetings here. So if you ask it, chances are high, that you will really get an answer for it.
Hungarians don't look at "How are you?" as part of the greeting. They treat it as a real question. It actually makes Hungarians feel a bit puzzled if you ask "How are you?" without actually wanting to know the answer. Köszi a szép üzenetet a végén!
I was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Toronto but my parents were from Budapest (Mom) and Kecskemet (Dad). I have visited Budapest twice and Kecskemet and Csevharaszt once but have never actually lived in Hungary. I can cook Hungarian foods because I learned at my mother's elbow growing up and I'm fluent in Hungarian! Believe it or not I have 5 siblings who can't cook the food and really don't speak the language although they understand a little bit. You are way more conversant in Hungarian than they are! Your pronunciation is very good... and I'm really impressed! I'm proud of my Hungarian heritage and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your beautiful description of Magyarország and her people... Hungarians everywhere will love you for that! And yes! it makes you family! :) Köszönöm szépen minden kedves dolgot, amit mondott egy szívből kedves országról.
We literally have festivals and celebration days for everything. Wine festival Lecsó festival Paprika festival Falu nap (Village day) *City name* napok ( City days) Majális (May 1st celebration and usually like a fun fair) And like a thousand more but just of the top of my head. I think it's a really big part of our culture but it's also an excuse to get drunk
I can relate to the "moment vs pancake" thing heavily. I was at a sushi place and I meant to say "szeretnék kérni a számlát" but I instead said "szeretnék kérni a számát" so it was a little awkward when I said that to the waitress, especially in front of my girlfriend
Always love to see some people from other nations that truly apreciate good people in this part of europe. Greetings to my neighbors in Hungary from Romania with much love!
I'm Hungarian live in canada. My homesick never goes away. Thank you for this beautiful video. We always welcome good people like you in our hearts and homes.
LOL, hahaha, "Budapest, the main... um the capitol..." - That's a clear sign of thinking in Hungarian! The mirror translation of the Hungarian word for "capitol" is "main city" :D
Székesfehérvár gets its name from time past long ago when the Hungarian kings governed from this city. Székes= throne, from where the king brings his important decisions. Fehérvár=white castle. So the way I would explain the name of Székesfehérvár; the White Castle of the Throne.
Nice to see a young man with international experience speaking in superlatives of my country. Such open-minded souls shall always be welcome in Hungary. Thank you for your honest video.
The Hungarian Anthem's first verse translates to something like this: God, bless the Hungarian With joy and fullness Give them a protecting hand When they fight enemies Who has hurt from poor fate, Give them a happy year These people had suffered For the past and the future. This is a really sad anthem, compared to most of the other anthems. The anthem is not about being proud of what we achived, and how great we are. It's about that hungary was a lot of times the country that was used by others. The Austrian, the Turkish and a lot of people fought Hungary, we took a lot of fights, and we lost so much. As you said the anthem is more of a prayer, to finally let us be, and not to take more of our land and population. Hungary is really deep and less patriotic than a lot other countries. We don't wear Red-White-Green flags on our clothes.(Except for football fans, but they usually do it for their team than their country). We have a lot of patriotic songs. And most of them are really depressing, and more of a hoping styled. And the other half is something not much of people listen to and i don't neither. Story Time We had a really patriotic teacher, and we were you know the 2003-2005 generation kids, and no one listens to hungarian songs. And she was like no, we're going to listen to hungarian songs, even if you don't like them. Let's say her teaching practics weren't much useful, and her existence was pain for us. And there was me who reestablished communism in a christian school.
Canadian/Italian here, 3 years living in Hungary.................. compared to what my family and I are used too with the Canadian/Italian culture to Hungarian it is very different. Possibly in Budapest the people may or may not be as what the person described them as,in this video, but in the small little village we live the people are far from what we are used to. I think the best way to describe the Hungarian people is they are like beautiful peacock when they extend the feathers but with cactus thorns on the outside, very difficult to get close too without getting pricked. Over time, I have come to understand the history of the beautiful country and how big it once was and how it was taken from them 70% of their beautiful country taken from them after WWII. Can you imagine. So sad 😞 Hungary is very!very! beautiful country. Great astonishing weather. Dry heat, dry winters, not like Canadian weather it may be 21 outside with 100% humidity. Once a person has the chance of meeting a Hungarian and really listening to them with the amazing stories they pridefully share, once we pass the cactus thorns they really are amazing people. Thank you for the experience. ☺️☺️
Szia Levi! Én még ennél meghatóbb videót életemben nem láttam! Látszik, hogy a szívedből szólsz! Ezért a szívűnkhöz szóltál! Lehet érezni a szeretet a szavaidban! NAGYON örülök neki, hogy ennyire szeretsz minket! Mi is nagyon szeretünk téged és kedves családodat! Nagyon szépen beszélsz magyarul! Köszönöm szépen! (most a felkiáltójel jót jelent 😄) Szép napot kívánok! 👋
Oh my glory. I am Hungarian and never heard that kind words from other nation. Thank you so much, you touched my soul. Hope you will experience more beatifull things in Hungary, but I have to mention that, the kindness of the Hungarians is always the same what they get from a person, in your case, from you. So you should thank for yourself too. (Sorry for my English) Thanks again! It was a pleasure to watch that video.
Szia Levi! Köszönjük ezt a csodálatos videót, és hogy megosztottad másikkal is az élményeidet. Nagyon megható volt hallgatni. Ismeretlenül is nagy szeretettel köszöntelek Magyarországról! Isten áldjon! Vigyázz Magadra! Várunk vissza! :)
As a hungarian i never tought that we are seen like that. Im one who always wanted to get away from Hungary. Kind of feeling touched by the whole vid now and starting to see what are the good things even i enjoy...
dude, this made my day :) you seem like a great person and it feels so good to see that you are genuinely interested in Hungary and you are very prepared about us :) the part where you spoke hungarian sent chills down my spine :) thank you for this emotionally upbeat video, brother :)
19:25 How dare you make me feel so emotional TwT. This is literally the kindness thing a non-hungarian ever told me. I'm glad you enjoyed your stay here :)
It is emotionally nice and very compassionate to see us in your eyes us friendly people who are always willing to help.God take care about you and your family until end of times,see you hopefully soon us I member of our family.
Soo the meaning behind easter tradition is: its the time when young men would go propose to the women. They go to the girl they like tell a poem that is usually about a flower getting dry and needing to be watered. The girl then answers if she refuses or acceps the watering. IF she acceps the splash happens. Then the girl gives an egg to the man. The eggs represent life so it either means the girls gives her life aka wants to be married, it means she want to hive the man new life aka an ofspring aka start a family.
"You can find the most fun things and exciting things in grocery stores" Me, a Hungarian who goes to at least one of them regularly: -Boy it hurts to be this hip!
I really enjoyed your video. Its great that you are so open to new experiences and learning about new cultures. I was born in Budapest but my family escaped when i was 8 years old during the communist era. I have lived in Australia for the last 40 years. I lived in Budapest for a year when i was 23. I partied so hard with people i met that i had to come home to rest. I have the best memories of Hungary which always makes me smile. The older i get the more i miss the culture, my grandmothers palinka, langos, csokis palacsinta, walking down the Korut with my grandad, and Ferencvaros !! Love to you all !!!!
Köszönöm neked a kedves jó videót. Jöjj vissza bármikor. You're welcome back to 🇭🇺Hungary any time. You're a great 🇺🇸American. You're very accurate. Greatings from 🇨🇦Canada.
I was curious about the english subtitles so I took a look at it. I know that it is automatically generated but when he says "rakottkrumpli" ( a hungarian dish ), the subtitle says "raw code crumply" :DDDD By the way your pronounciation is great so keep it up :)
oh my! I live is Székesfehérvár literally on the old roman streets he was talking about!! all the things he said about us were so sweet and i am so glad he had a fun time and that he likes being here! ps: guys our foods ARE really great like come on have a taste!!
Thank you Levy ! Your message was absolutely beautiful at the end ! I'm a grown man , but your lovely message brought tears to my eyes! You are a wonderful person , and thank you so much for the lovely video ! At the end you said " Isten alldja a Magyart " now it's my turn : Kedves draga Levy ! A jo Isten aldjon meg teged es a felesegedet ! Nagyon nagyon jo emberek vagytok! Koszonom szepen a csodaszep videot. Tisztelettel Purzsas Tibor Vancouver bol .
#palacsintapillanat Laughing so hard realising that yeees we tend to be like this. Thank you, for getting to know our culture and sharing these wonderful memories with us. Beautiful closure, thank you for sharing the love, it really made my day!
A fantastic video. I admire and appreciate your rather extensive knowledge of the history of Hungary and your very good attempt at speaking the language ... Bravo! Thank you so much ..., from Canada.
Wow this was such a nice video! I'm hungarian, and I love to see our country and the people through an "outsider's" perspective, it always makes me remember what I love about my home. And thank you fpr the kind words in the end, they really made me tear up!
Oh, this made me very emotional 💕thank you for your kind words about our little country. You are such a sweet heart . You made my day. It's so nice to see how foreign people thinking about us. I just can't handle your kindness. Thank you very much for sharing our culture with the world🌺 i wish to know you as a person ☺️
They are even easier to love when you’re Polish.
A nice video about Hungary:
All the Hungarians:👀
-speaks Hungarian
-loves stocked potato
-asking for pancakes
Yup he's officially hungarian...
I love HUNGARY great country and beautiful language greetings from CROATIA !
Thank you! We love you too brothers!
Croatians and Hungarians=bratstvo
Many foreigners find it suprising, but asking 'how are you?' is not included in the regular greetings here. So if you ask it, chances are high, that you will really get an answer for it.
I lived in Budapest and l loved my time there. I am Canadian in Toronto now . Szep orszag gyonyoru varos
Hungarians don't look at "How are you?" as part of the greeting. They treat it as a real question. It actually makes Hungarians feel a bit puzzled if you ask "How are you?" without actually wanting to know the answer. Köszi a szép üzenetet a végén!
Örülök hogy kis országunkba ilyen jó élményeket szereztél !!
Hungarians are natural leaders and have unshakable strong convictions. It's very admirable.
Love from an Englishman
I was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Toronto but my parents were from Budapest (Mom) and Kecskemet (Dad). I have visited Budapest twice and Kecskemet and Csevharaszt once but have never actually lived in Hungary. I can cook Hungarian foods because I learned at my mother's elbow growing up and I'm fluent in Hungarian! Believe it or not I have 5 siblings who can't cook the food and really don't speak the language although they understand a little bit. You are way more conversant in Hungarian than they are! Your pronunciation is very good... and I'm really impressed! I'm proud of my Hungarian heritage and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your beautiful description of Magyarország and her people... Hungarians everywhere will love you for that! And yes! it makes you family! :) Köszönöm szépen minden kedves dolgot, amit mondott egy szívből kedves országról.
Olyan szépeket mondtál, hogy elkezdtek potyogni a könnyeim a meghatottságtól.
Imagine a random person coming to you asking for a pancake. xd
God bless you friendly American! You are more than welcome in Hungary!
Wow, that HELYES - HELL YES parallel was pretty funny
We literally have festivals and celebration days for everything.
Wine festival
Lecsó festival
Paprika festival
Falu nap (Village day)
*City name* napok ( City days)
Majális (May 1st celebration and usually like a fun fair)
And like a thousand more but just of the top of my head.
I think it's a really big part of our culture but it's also an excuse to get drunk
I can relate to the "moment vs pancake" thing heavily. I was at a sushi place and I meant to say "szeretnék kérni a számlát" but I instead said "szeretnék kérni a számát" so it was a little awkward when I said that to the waitress, especially in front of my girlfriend
Always love to see some people from other nations that truly apreciate good people in this part of europe. Greetings to my neighbors in Hungary from Romania with much love!
I'm Hungarian live in canada. My homesick never goes away. Thank you for this beautiful video. We always welcome good people like you in our hearts and homes.
LOL, hahaha, "Budapest, the main... um the capitol..." - That's a clear sign of thinking in Hungarian!
The mirror translation of the Hungarian word for "capitol" is "main city" :D
I am happy that you love Hungary 🇭🇺 greetings from Hungarian girl
Székesfehérvár gets its name from time past long ago when the Hungarian kings governed from this city.
Székes= throne, from where the king brings his important decisions. Fehérvár=white castle.
So the way I would explain the name of Székesfehérvár; the White Castle of the Throne.
Na tessék, mi azon csodálkozunk, hogy máshol tücsköt, bogarat esznek, vagy osztrigát, neki meg a halászlé volt furcsa :) minden csak megszokás kérdése
That was nice,thank you,your Hungarian is so good.Greetings from Hungary!
Thank you for the kind words! Köszönjük!
Jajj de csodálatos ember vagy! Köszönöm neked, olyan gyönyörű dolgokat mondtál, nagyon meghatott. Üdvözöllek Magyarországról!!!
Dang, it actually made me emotional. I love how you managed to find the true face of our little nation.
Nice to see a young man with international experience speaking in superlatives of my country. Such open-minded souls shall always be welcome in Hungary. Thank you for your honest video.
The Hungarian Anthem's first verse translates to something like this:
God, bless the Hungarian
With joy and fullness
Give them a protecting hand
When they fight enemies
Who has hurt from poor fate,
Give them a happy year
These people had suffered
For the past and the future.
This is a really sad anthem, compared to most of the other anthems.
The anthem is not about being proud of what we achived, and how great we are. It's about that hungary was a lot of times the country that was used by others. The Austrian, the Turkish and a lot of people fought Hungary, we took a lot of fights, and we lost so much. As you said the anthem is more of a prayer, to finally let us be, and not to take more of our land and population.
Hungary is really deep and less patriotic than a lot other countries. We don't wear Red-White-Green flags on our clothes.(Except for football fans, but they usually do it for their team than their country). We have a lot of patriotic songs. And most of them are really depressing, and more of a hoping styled. And the other half is something not much of people listen to and i don't neither.
Story Time
We had a really patriotic teacher, and we were you know the 2003-2005 generation kids, and no one listens to hungarian songs. And she was like no, we're going to listen to hungarian songs, even if you don't like them. Let's say her teaching practics weren't much useful, and her existence was pain for us.
And there was me who reestablished communism in a christian school.
:):):):):):):) One of the kindest description about Hungarians. Thank you very much for your love and kindness :):)
The best Land in the World. I live in Hungary.
Canadian/Italian here, 3 years living in Hungary.................. compared to what my family and I are used too with the Canadian/Italian culture to Hungarian it is very different. Possibly in Budapest the people may or may not be as what the person described them as,in this video, but in the small little village we live the people are far from what we are used to. I think the best way to describe the Hungarian people is they are like beautiful peacock when they extend the feathers but with cactus thorns on the outside, very difficult to get close too without getting pricked. Over time, I have come to understand the history of the beautiful country and how big it once was and how it was taken from them 70% of their beautiful country taken from them after WWII. Can you imagine. So sad 😞
Hungary is very!very! beautiful country. Great astonishing weather. Dry heat, dry winters, not like Canadian weather it may be 21 outside with 100% humidity. Once a person has the chance of meeting a Hungarian and really listening to them with the amazing stories they pridefully share, once we pass the cactus thorns they really are amazing people. Thank you for the experience. ☺️☺️
OMG! I'm Hungarian, and I almost cried at the end! Thank you, Dear! 😘
My boyfriend is Hungarian, this is all so right! I love going to Hungary, the people are so lovely and it's such a beautiful country
Szia Levi! Én még ennél meghatóbb videót életemben nem láttam! Látszik, hogy a szívedből szólsz! Ezért a szívűnkhöz szóltál! Lehet érezni a szeretet a szavaidban! NAGYON örülök neki, hogy ennyire szeretsz minket! Mi is nagyon szeretünk téged és kedves családodat! Nagyon szépen beszélsz magyarul!
Köszönöm szépen!
(most a felkiáltójel jót jelent 😄) Szép napot kívánok! 👋
I really like Hungary, really beautiful countryside. Greetings from Germany! :)
Oh my glory. I am Hungarian and never heard that kind words from other nation. Thank you so much, you touched my soul. Hope you will experience more beatifull things in Hungary, but I have to mention that, the kindness of the Hungarians is always the same what they get from a person, in your case, from you. So you should thank for yourself too.
(Sorry for my English)
Thanks again! It was a pleasure to watch that video.
As far as I'm concerned, you're a hungarian bro, I loved to hear your stories of our country.
Being a Hungarian, the last few words to our people really made me emotional
Yeah, in Hungary you don't ask somebody how they are unless you want to know the answer - it's NOT interchangeable with simply saying hello.
The last words made me cry 💕😭 Thank you: a grateful Hungarian
Congrats for the pronounciation of Székesfehérvár! That was perfect 🙂
Szia Levi! Köszönjük ezt a csodálatos videót, és hogy megosztottad másikkal is az élményeidet. Nagyon megható volt hallgatni. Ismeretlenül is nagy szeretettel köszöntelek Magyarországról! Isten áldjon! Vigyázz Magadra! Várunk vissza! :)
As a hungarian i never tought that we are seen like that. Im one who always wanted to get away from Hungary. Kind of feeling touched by the whole vid now and starting to see what are the good things even i enjoy...
"Resting upset faces" is the best description of my gaze. Thank you
the sweet words in the end made me cry. You are the part of the family :D
dude, this made my day :) you seem like a great person and it feels so good to see that you are genuinely interested in Hungary and you are very prepared about us :) the part where you spoke hungarian sent chills down my spine :) thank you for this emotionally upbeat video, brother :)
I still can't get over how he called kocsonya meat jello lmao
Its amazing that you know so much abaut Hungary, Hungary history.
Sorry if my English is not the best.
We love you too. God Bless you!
19:25 How dare you make me feel so emotional TwT. This is literally the kindness thing a non-hungarian ever told me. I'm glad you enjoyed your stay here :)
Your Hungarian is really good!!! Hungarians love you!!!
"Hell yes!" = Helyes. I'am crying now... :D :D :D
Really funny, how other peoples looking us. Great video!
Isten áldjon meg téged is, Testvérem!!!
Love Hungarian people, the country and Budapest is great ... from an Englishman
Én magyar vagyok és imádom az országomat! Köszi hogy te legalább szeretsz mimket! Thankyou! Köszönöm!❤️❤️
It is emotionally nice and very compassionate to see us in your eyes us friendly people who are always willing to help.God take care about you and your family until end of times,see you hopefully soon us I member of our family.
Soo the meaning behind easter tradition is: its the time when young men would go propose to the women. They go to the girl they like tell a poem that is usually about a flower getting dry and needing to be watered. The girl then answers if she refuses or acceps the watering. IF she acceps the splash happens. Then the girl gives an egg to the man. The eggs represent life so it either means the girls gives her life aka wants to be married, it means she want to hive the man new life aka an ofspring aka start a family.
"fun and happy beautiful ppl"
magyar mentalítás has left the chat
"You can find the most fun things and exciting things in grocery stores"
Me, a Hungarian who goes to at least one of them regularly: -Boy it hurts to be this hip!
I really enjoyed your video. Its great that you are so open to new experiences and learning about new cultures. I was born in Budapest but my family escaped when i was 8 years old during the communist era. I have lived in Australia for the last 40 years. I lived in Budapest for a year when i was 23. I partied so hard with people i met that i had to come home to rest. I have the best memories of Hungary which always makes me smile. The older i get the more i miss the culture, my grandmothers palinka, langos, csokis palacsinta, walking down the Korut with my grandad, and Ferencvaros !! Love to you all !!!!
Köszönöm neked a kedves jó videót. Jöjj vissza bármikor.
You're welcome back to 🇭🇺Hungary any time.
You're a great 🇺🇸American. You're very accurate.
Greatings from 🇨🇦Canada.
So nobody's gonna talk about Hide the pain Harold?
He is Hungarian and his real name is Arató András.
What a beautiful ending you spoke the true.May God bless you.
Aw bless him! It’s beautiful to hear how well he speaks Hungarian! Well done! XX
Thx mate. It was very kind of you to this. Felt good to watch, listen it.
This video was the most profound and beautiful i have come across on YT regarding Hungary. Köszönjük szépen! Várunk vissza :)
I was curious about the english subtitles so I took a look at it. I know that it is automatically generated but when he says "rakottkrumpli" ( a hungarian dish ), the subtitle says "raw code crumply" :DDDD By the way your pronounciation is great so keep it up :)
Dude, you bring tears to my eyes. Isten áldjon!
Thanks for the words!
Köszönjük.
We love you too my good sir. God bless you too and your loved ones. Cheers.
Mi is nagyon szeretünk téged! :)
oh my! I live is Székesfehérvár literally on the old roman streets he was talking about!! all the things he said about us were so sweet and i am so glad he had a fun time and that he likes being here! ps: guys our foods ARE really great like come on have a taste!!
Buying the AC unit in Hungary is easy. Paying the energy bill month after month... Not happening. I'd rather sweat.
I am so happy to hear all this things about us.
I love to be Hungarian.
Glad bless you!
"Lot's of old men in speedos.,, XD As a hungaryan, i can aproove.
Thank you Levy ! Your message was absolutely beautiful at the end ! I'm a grown man , but your lovely message brought tears to my eyes! You are a wonderful person , and thank you so much for the lovely video ! At the end you said " Isten alldja a Magyart " now it's my turn : Kedves draga Levy ! A jo Isten aldjon meg teged es a felesegedet ! Nagyon nagyon jo emberek vagytok! Koszonom szepen a csodaszep videot. Tisztelettel Purzsas Tibor Vancouver bol .
Le a kalappal Uram! :) Szívesen látunk bármikor! :)
Woah that message at the end was awesome.
#palacsintapillanat Laughing so hard realising that yeees we tend to be like this.
Thank you, for getting to know our culture and sharing these wonderful memories with us. Beautiful closure, thank you for sharing the love, it really made my day!
Just ask the romanians what they think about this. XD
P.S: It is just a joke!! (I couldn't resist) We love and respect each other!!🤗♥️
Thank you for this beautiful video. It's always amazing to hear someone talking so nicely about their home country. Made me really happy.
Thank you so much for kind words. There were so touching i just started to cry❤ it was really good to hear about your experience 😊 Minden jót 😊
The ending melted my heart. Thank you!
Wonderful video! Hungarian living in the US. It meant quite a bit to me. Thank you so much!
Thank you for this lovely video about Hungary. As a Hungarian it makes me very proud:)
Thank you for the kind and moving words, Levi. We love you too and we're glad you've managed to find love and kindness in our country.
You hungairian is sooo good and what you said at the end made me cry ❤️🇭🇺😭🥰
It's good to see you enjoyed your time here
Woooow your Hungarian was sooo good blows my mind when foreign people speak it so perfectly.
Your Hungarian accent so beautiful & real, you speak better than most Hungarian do.
A fantastic video. I admire and appreciate your rather extensive knowledge of the history of Hungary and your very good attempt at speaking the language ... Bravo! Thank you so much ..., from Canada.
Thank you for this lovely video we don't hear too often that we are fun and easy to love so it was nice to hear that you saw us like that
Awww🥺 you're so special to do such a thing🥺 My heart just melted 🥺
Wow this was such a nice video! I'm hungarian, and I love to see our country and the people through an "outsider's" perspective, it always makes me remember what I love about my home. And thank you fpr the kind words in the end, they really made me tear up!
Omg this was so beautiful. Btw you're speaking is so good. Like Hungarian is such a hard language it's in the top 10 and you killed it❣️
I like Bekeshaba city i seen in free cctv the plaza my favorite place simple people simple place FROM PHILIPPINES!
I'm hungarian, sending all my love❤️
I think it's nice that people from other countries experience so much good thing in ours. I love it!
Oh, this made me very emotional 💕thank you for your kind words about our little country. You are such a sweet heart . You made my day. It's so nice to see how foreign people thinking about us. I just can't handle your kindness. Thank you very much for sharing our culture with the world🌺 i wish to know you as a person ☺️
You:How are you?
The random person you asked tells you how She/He is
You:I don't need to know that.
Szinte sose hallottam külföldiektől azt hogy Magyarország milyen jó kellemes csalódás volt nekem