Alexandra Béni
Charlie Hebdo: “Hatred makes Hungarians happy”
Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine known for its disrespectful, outrageous caricatures is now mocking at Hungary. According to pestisracok.hu, the magazine, which recently made fun of the victims of the Italian earthquake, focuses on Trianon, gypsies, immigration, the government…
A Hungarian article in New York Times?
Mno.hu writes that a Hungarian article was published on The New York Times’ website on the 12th of October. The article is titled A Holokauszt túlélők szükségletei egyre nőnek, a segítség azonban kevés (The needs of Holocaust survivors are growing, but…
The Hungarian Olympic Committee fell because of its performance in Rio
According to index.hu, the Hungarian Olympic Committee (HOC) talked about a successful participation in Rio. The eight gold medals are actually not bad, but the government, primarily Viktor Orbán missed efficiency. It’s symbolic that a new sport law was proposed right…
“The police can’t provide blankets” – civilians collect for border guards
Hvg.hu writes that it seems that policemen serving along the southern border don’t get suitable clothes to do their job, because the border guards are complaining about freezing during their service. Civilians need to interfere, because the police doesn’t provide blankets and enough food.…
Another big investment – Lake Balaton’s water level to be raised
According to napi.hu, the General Directorate of Water Management announced a public purchase for the reconstruction of the Sió Channel, which needs to be modernised due to the rise of Lake Balaton’s body of water. The tender was published in…
The National Football Team met the Dalai Lama and defeated Latvia
The members of the Hungarian national football team got the chance to meet the Dalai Lama before their World Cup qualification match against Latvia. Mno.hu writes that the Dalai Lama also happened to be in Riga, and the Hungarian team…
Outstanding buildings of Budapest rewarded
Index.hu writes that the Day of Architecture was held last week and the Budapest Architecture Chamber awarded its standard prizes on the occasion. There are quite a few architectural awards, but this one truly fills a gap: it was created…
Free outdoor workout locations in Budapest
When you hear about street workout for the first time, you might think that it sound like street food: it’s a fancy new expression for something that has existed for years. What’s so cool about exercising on the street? Well,…
The world’s first public triptych in Hungary
According to origo.hu, Cardinal József Mindszenty’s and Antal Pálinkás-Pallavicini’s (who died as a martyr in the reprisal after 1956) joint memorial is to be set up in Rétság, Nógrád County. The inauguration will be on the 30th of October. Besides…
The toughest and funniest Hungarian tongue-twisters
Tongue-twisters are usually funny sentences, words, small texts or poem excerptions that are quite hard to pronounce clearly. Especially because very similar words follow each other, so we mix them easily and end up saying the funniest things. The Hungarian…