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Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Disney On Ice: Worlds Of Fantasy, Budapest, 13 - 15 December
- 12 Dec 2013 9:45 AM
- entertainment
Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories when Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy comes to your hometown! Thrill to high-speed stunts as Lightning McQueen, Mater and the crew of Disney•Pixar's Cars race across the ice. Dive into The Little Mermaid's enchanting undersea kingdom and enter the mystical world of Pixie Hollow with Tinker Bell and the Disney Fairies as ...
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Butcher’s Fabulous Art Collection
- 9 Dec 2013 7:00 AM
- community & culture
Today’s theme, art, is not the common fare of this blog. But, fret not, the post will also deal with life in Hungary in the 1960s and 1970s. It will even touch on economics. Specifically, how the closed socialist regime in Hungary distorted the prices of art works and barred twentieth-century Hungarian artists from becoming known outside of the country.
Tomo Kuriyama, Former General Manager, Sheraton Pattaya
- 7 Dec 2013 11:00 AM
Mr. Kuriyama spent total of 13 years learning in hotel operations in which 10 years were at resorts in Hawaii. He started as an intern in the PR department at Sheraton Waikiki, and went on to hold various positions within the Rooms and Food & Beverage Division in different hotels.
Hungary's President Áder Sends Condolences Over Mandela’s Death
- 6 Dec 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian President János Áder on Friday expressed his “most sincere grief and sympathy on behalf of the people of Hungary” over the death of former South African leader Nelson Mandela.
Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Xpat Opinion: Left Wing In Crisis In Hungary Less Than 6 Months Before The Elections
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators concentrate their fire on Bajnai and Gyurcsány, and tend to consider Mesterházy as the victim of the aforementioned. Left wing analysts have begun to voice serious doubts about whether the Socialists and their allies are in a position to even successfully wage a campaign.
Get The Price Of Your Smartphone Back In Topups This Christmas With Vodafone
- 19 Nov 2013 7:50 AM
- specials
As the holidays approach, Vodafone is launching special prepaid offers starting Monday (November 18). The campaign lasting until the end of the year covers seven smartphone models, for which customers will get their price back in talk time. The offer also comes with the VitaMAX Premium Perc & Net tariff which includes a 1GB monthly internet allowance every time the customer tops up with 3000Ft or ...
Xpat Opinion: Unintended Consequences Of Expanding Hungarian Citizenship
- 17 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has been actively recruiting new citizens from the neighboring countries, presumably to add to their vote total at the next national election. In order to be eligible for citizenship a person must have at least one ancestor who was a Hungarian citizen. He must also have some knowledge of the Hungarian language.
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Disney On Ice: Worlds Of Fantasy, Budapest, 13 - 15 December
- 12 Dec 2013 9:45 AM
- entertainment
Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories when Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy comes to your hometown! Thrill to high-speed stunts as Lightning McQueen, Mater and the crew of Disney•Pixar's Cars race across the ice. Dive into The Little Mermaid's enchanting undersea kingdom and enter the mystical world of Pixie Hollow with Tinker Bell and the Disney Fairies as ...
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Butcher’s Fabulous Art Collection
- 9 Dec 2013 7:00 AM
- community & culture
Today’s theme, art, is not the common fare of this blog. But, fret not, the post will also deal with life in Hungary in the 1960s and 1970s. It will even touch on economics. Specifically, how the closed socialist regime in Hungary distorted the prices of art works and barred twentieth-century Hungarian artists from becoming known outside of the country.
Tomo Kuriyama, Former General Manager, Sheraton Pattaya
- 7 Dec 2013 11:00 AM
Mr. Kuriyama spent total of 13 years learning in hotel operations in which 10 years were at resorts in Hawaii. He started as an intern in the PR department at Sheraton Waikiki, and went on to hold various positions within the Rooms and Food & Beverage Division in different hotels.
Hungary's President Áder Sends Condolences Over Mandela’s Death
- 6 Dec 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian President János Áder on Friday expressed his “most sincere grief and sympathy on behalf of the people of Hungary” over the death of former South African leader Nelson Mandela.
Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Xpat Opinion: Left Wing In Crisis In Hungary Less Than 6 Months Before The Elections
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators concentrate their fire on Bajnai and Gyurcsány, and tend to consider Mesterházy as the victim of the aforementioned. Left wing analysts have begun to voice serious doubts about whether the Socialists and their allies are in a position to even successfully wage a campaign.
Get The Price Of Your Smartphone Back In Topups This Christmas With Vodafone
- 19 Nov 2013 7:50 AM
- specials
As the holidays approach, Vodafone is launching special prepaid offers starting Monday (November 18). The campaign lasting until the end of the year covers seven smartphone models, for which customers will get their price back in talk time. The offer also comes with the VitaMAX Premium Perc & Net tariff which includes a 1GB monthly internet allowance every time the customer tops up with 3000Ft or ...
Xpat Opinion: Unintended Consequences Of Expanding Hungarian Citizenship
- 17 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has been actively recruiting new citizens from the neighboring countries, presumably to add to their vote total at the next national election. In order to be eligible for citizenship a person must have at least one ancestor who was a Hungarian citizen. He must also have some knowledge of the Hungarian language.