A Croatian restaurant doesn’t serve Hungarians – here is why, PHOTO
Relations between Croatia and Hungary are currently not at their best. Following a harsh comment, a Croatian restaurant is now not serving Hungarians, and they are not welcome there – or so it seems.
History
A rather harsh statement by PM Viktor Orbán the other day – saying that the Croatian coastline was taken away from us Hungarians – created some tension between Hungary and Croatia. So much so that even Hungary’s ambassador was summoned to Zagreb to explain what the Hungarian PM meant by his words.
As we wrote before, the problem is that both countries believe history is on their side. The apropos for the sharp comment was the European Committee’s plans to expand sanctions on Russian energy, which Hungary continues not to support, stating that, for us, a landlocked country, it would be practically impossible to receive oil supply from elsewhere.
Restaurant in Croatia does not serve Hungarians
Now, a reader of 24.hu shared a photo of a sign at a restaurant in Croatia that states that the restaurant does not serve Hungarians.
What is more, they also said that Hungarians are not welcome on the Adriatic. 24.hu contacted the restaurant in Trpanj to find out the reason for writing this on their sign. In response, they sent the news portal a link to an article. The article says that the restaurant manager decided to do so in response to Viktor Orbán’s statement last week.
Controversy
As it is known, the Hungarian PM said on Kossuth Radio’s morning show last Friday that “Hungary would have access to the sea if it had not been taken away from it.” On Tuesday, Hungary’s ambassador to Zagreb was asked to explain Orbán’s statement.
As we wrote before, State Secretary Tamás Menczer tried to calm the situation by saying it was merely a misunderstanding. However, he added that Orbán was just referring to “historical facts”, which Croatia does not agree with.
“I hope that our Croatian friends won’t buy into the media hysteria and we can continue our work in the interest of developing cooperation,”
Menczer said in a Facebook post following the controversy.
Do they really not serve Hungarians?
As we can read in the article of slobodnadalmacija.hr, the owner of the restaurant, Jakov Begović, often writes witty and sarcastic things on their blackboard. Sometimes, they might sound harsh at first, but they are actually quite funny.
- “It’s not open. We don’t work even when it’s open, we don’t have time.”
- “One waiter, no chef… We can charge only for what you cook yourself. “
- “You pay for 2, you get 1.”
- “We reduced the portions, but we increased the price.”
In light of all this, we will let everyone decide for themselves whether the restaurant is serious or not.
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Source: 24.hu, Telex
Pot stirring by Telex and a news portal with its salt would not republish such crap.
It’s a shame what hungary has become. Orban has become the dictator in Europe. It’s also a shame how people of hungary have put this man in power.
This is media hysteria at its best
A politicans’ bullshit caused this restaurant owner to ban Hungarian? I think not, he just wants publicity. He is smart, but as Hungarian I will surely avoid his place. I know my loss, but also his. Ads like his gives a bad rep to business owners that do anything for publicity.
A politicans’ bullshit caused this restaurant owner to ban Hungarian? I think not, he just wants publicity. He is smart, but as Hungarian I will surely avoid his place. I know my loss, but also his. Ads like his gives a bad rep to business owners that do anything for publicity.
Coastal Croatians (Dalmatians) are jokers.
This restaurant owner was obviously being sarcastic and put it up as a joke.
Neighbours dont like Hungarians.I talked with many people from Slovakia,romania,Ukrainians.I think its historical conflicts.
This is one incident. Hungarian’s are becoming increasingly disliked across Europe because of the government they elect that works against Europe and works constantly for the enemy which is Russia. I talked to a man in an airport lineup whose accent was obviously Russian. My wife asked where he was from and instead of saying Russia he said the former Soviet Union. Hungarian’s should think of a similar response to avoid embarrassment when abroad.
Western morons divided Hungary?
What a pity! I used to like Hungarians very much, but nowadays when they are repeatedly backing Fides and Orban I became much more reserved.