What Do Hungarians Say about What They Say about Hungarians?

2013. április 17. 8:36
Hungary is popping up in the international media a lot these days. Today, I thought it would be interesting to hear what real, live Hungarians think about what they’re saying about Hungary. A video report.

Hungary is popping up in the international media a lot these days. Sometimes it’s sports, ometimes it’s culture and lifestyle. Other times its about our economics and politics – our flat tax and our national bank, our new constitution.

You can read all kinds of commentary, sometimes quite colorful or radical opinions about Hungary from abroad. Today, I thought it would be interesting to hear what real, live Hungarians think about what they’re saying about Hungary.

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