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Funny stories about how ignorant some foreigners are about Hungary
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Nlcafe.hu reports that although the following situations concerning foreigners and their view on Hungary might seem to be a bit surreal, in fact, they are not fabricated stories. They actually took place, although we do not state that this would be the general belief of all foreigners about Hungary. These just strengthen our belief that there are still many people who do not know much about Hungary. Anyway, they can make you smile and laugh a lot since there are some hilarious stories among them. Check them out!
1. One Hungarian reports that a friend of him studied in the United States for a 1 year in the framework of a scholarship program. When she arrived, her hosts showed her around in the house presenting every household object slowly and articulately. They showed her, for instance, how to use the phone, but they took their time to describe what the refrigerator serves for. However, when the hosts were on the point of showing how to use the microwave oven to heat up the food, the girl ran out of patience. She turned to her hosts and made it clear that she also has one at home, a much more modern type, and she is totally capable of using it.
2. Another Hungarian unfolds the incident happening with him when he was studying in Germany.
His classmates around 16-17 did not want to believe that highways exist in Hungary. By the time they finally understood that that is actually the case, they asked him whether he had ever seen an airplane before.
He said that in fact, he had, and Budapest has its own airport, too. That was when they started to stop harassing the Hungarian boy and did not endeavour anymore to explain that pizza is an edible food and it exists in frozen form, too. It was funny, but a bit hurting, too, as he reports. Then, his friends came to Hungary and really understood the humorous side of the story. Anyway, they were nuts about Budapest and Hungary, in general.
