The Two Hungarians

Written by Scott Savoie

There are two basic types of Hungarian.

There is the one that thinks Hungary is the greatest nation on earth and has the best food, women, engineers, etc. This type is quick to point out that Hungarians are everywhere and they invented everything and that everyone else merely imitated them. They think everything is great and nothing should ever change in Hungary ever maybe to widen the borders a little, say, back to their pre-Treaty of Trianon locations.

Then there is the other type of Hungarian, the one who says that Hungary is the worst place on the planet. This type maintains that everything is terrible and corrupt and cold, and he/she can find nothing good about the place. This person claims they would rather live anywhere else but don’t ever seem to go.

„Vy you are coming here? Vy?” This type asks me.

Well, I ask myself that sometimes: „Vy?! Vy I am coming here?!”

Maybe because I am Hungarian in a way. Which type of Hungarian, you ask?

Both.