Culture Briefing: Hungary - Your Guide To Hungarian Culture And Customs

By Bob Martin

Culture Briefing: Hungary provides current, in-depth information found in no other single publication to help you understand the Hungarian way of life. Whether visiting Hungary, working on a class paper or doing business with the Hungarians, you'll find Culture Briefing: Hungary an invaluable resource. If you're traveling to the country, supplement your travel guide with Culture Briefing: Hungary. It will let you enrich your trip, giving you knowledge about Hungarian etiquette and traditions — and more financial success when traveling on business. You'll also receive the information you need to help you feel comfortable in what might otherwise be a strange environment, including a list of do's and don'ts. You'll gain the wisdom necessary to talk intelligently with the Hungarians, discussing the life they live, deciphering and interpreting how they think and behave. No longer will you run the risk of embarrassment when in conversation with the Hungarian people because you brought up a taboo subject, couldn’t comment on an aspect of local life or knew nothing of their form of government. With Culture Briefing: Hungary you'll discover the character, values, beliefs and customs of the Hungarians. You'll learn of their artistic endeavors and political ways. You'll find out about their home, family and religious life as well as how they make a living, educate their children and spend their leisure time. You'll also discover the problems the Hungarian people face and see how they handle them.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bob Martin
• Release date: Sep 23, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301187089

Bob Martin

Bob Martin, creator of the Culture Briefing series, has lived in Asia, Africa and Europe. He has also written and edited college textbooks and training lessons for the travel industry, newsletters for travel consumers and travel articles for newspapers and magazines, including: Accent magazine, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Buffalo News, The Christian Science Monitor, The Miami Herald, Milwaukee Journal, Off Duty magazine, The Orlando Sentinel and Travel-Holiday magazine. Currently he writes articles and e-books in the areas of travel, exploration and adventure.

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Culture Briefing: Hungary

Your guide to Hungarian culture and customs

by Bob Martin

www.WriterBobMartinwriter.com

Published by the Geotravel Research Center at Smashwords

Copyright 2013-2016 Bob Martin

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Fast Facts

HISTORY

THE HUNGARIAN PEOPLE

Customs and Ways

Do’s and Don’ts

Conducting Business

Subcultures

Class Distinctions

Language

HOME AND FAMILY

Marriage

Family Size

The Role of Women

Names

Health and Welfare

Dress

Food and Dining

EDUCATING THE CHILDREN

RELIGIOUS PRACTICES

MAKING A LIVING

PASSING LEISURE TIME

Holidays

Sports

THE ARTS

Literature

Music

POLITICAL WAYS

Parties

USEFUL INTERNET LINKS

Hungary News Sources

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

INTRODUCTION

Hungary sits astride the main land routes between Western Europe and the Ukraine, the Balkans and the Mediterranean basin.

Following World War II, Hungary fell under Communist control. The country did hold free elections in 1945 and established a republic, but by 1947 the Communist party, aided by the Soviet Union, had seized power. Within two years the party declared the country a socialist state named the People’s Republic of Hungary.

In 1956, Hungarians tried to break free of their communist shackles through a massive popular uprising. Soviet troops and tanks invaded the country to put down the rebellion.

With the collapse of Communism in the late 1980s, Hungary has turned toward the West. It now