I left Budapest in July 2017 after 3.5 years of living in this beautiful capitol. This is a part 2 of my series about the reasons that led me to quitting Budapest. Read the first part about how the city changed, and how tourism shapes it. Or just be a rebel, and read the second […]
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Hungarians are so brave for surviving this
The Hungarian referendum tested not only my nerves but also the stamina of Hungarians. What did we have to withstand since the announcement of the referendum? Let me walk you through the five months of the campaign as I experienced it here in Hungary. A little Hungarian referendum timeline February 2016 I heard about the […]
Hungary’s referendum about EU quota and what is wrong with it
Hungary has been swamped with billboards again, this time, the government played everything on one card and decided to send a message to Brussels so that they also get it. What is it all about? Who gets richer and what valuable messages does it truly send? Read further to find out how to never construct […]
Hungary: From illiberal democracy to pornography. Viktor Orban speaks.
The prime ministers of Visegrad countries (Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic) were participating in a Q & A session at the Globsec 2015 conference. Hungarian PM, Viktor Orban managed to embrace reference to pornography, Christianity and family making in his answers. He also referred to Hungarians as discussion addicts (more about the all […]
Ups and downs of living abroad
It has been over a year since I made the decision to leave my home country and as I describe it on my Twitter, emigrate from the Czech Republic in search of a worse country, currently residing in Budapest, Hungary. But what did the past year bring to me and what did I lose? And […]