VIDEO: Surprising tourist opinions about Hungary, Budapest and the Orbán cabinet
A Hungarian media outlet asked some foreign tourists in Budapest what they think about the Hungarian capital, Hungary, where they would go next and their opinion about the Orbán cabinet’s EU presidency. Here are some exciting and surprising answers.
Tourists praised Budapest’s size, architecture, safety, gastronomy
A British man they asked in Budapest’s downtown was genuinely surprised by the size of our capital. He said Budapest was quite busy and praised the city’s architecture. A Polish couple also praised the buildings and called Budapest’s “four or five” (in fact, four) metro lines impressive.
A Spanish gentleman said Budapest was an incredibly nice city and praised the buildings. He said he already visited the Saint Stephen’s Cathedral, the Opera, and the Hungarian Parliament.
A Canadian couple said Budapest was like Montreal with a lot of history. Therefore, they planned to walk around more to discover the city.
A Chinese guy said the gastronomy in Budapest was better than in any other European country.
Another British couple from Canterbury said it was great that the government is renewing the Buda Castle District for tourists and Hungarians alike.
Hungarian people reserved, Budapest is the party capital
“We find you Hungarian people a little bit distanced, you’re very reserved”, a British woman told Mfor’s Klasszis podcast.
An Indian woman living in the USA praised the food, especially their morning breakfast, but did not share where they ate it. Comparing Budapest to Vienna, their previous stop, she seemed amused by how vibrant Budapest was in the evenings. She said it was like everybody was partying all the time here, while Vienna seemed a bit dull for her. “It feels a lot like India, so it feels like home”, she added.
A British woman said the Hungarian capital was very clean and that she visited the House of Terror and learned about our history.
An Argentinian woman praised the city for being big enough with spacious streets, where many people can walk without disturbing each other.
Orbán presidency, sovereignty, Russians
Tourists mentioned Lake Balaton, Esztergom, Debrecen, Szeged, and Szombathely as possible destinations in the countryside.
Concerning Hungary’s EU presidency, a British tourist said he would probably support the Orbán cabinet in their struggle to keep their sovereignty and voice.
Critics mentioned that Orbán was not as democratic as he should be, and should not meet Russian and Chinese leaders. On the contrary, a British woman found it attractive that Orbán was always on the move because—based on her opinion—that is what politicians should do.
Here is the video:
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Look, here’s the thing about geopolitics: The big and strong always, always, ALWAYS seek to control and exploit the small and weak. Some are more benevolent and consensual about it; others are more belligerent and flagrant. It is true of America and of Russia, of China, of the E.U.; you name it.
I am no fan, to put it mildly, of Russia or China, but AT LEAST they do not demand you radically alter your demographics against your will, erase your borders, accept alien and hostile people and practices on your streets, brainwash little boys and girls into thinking there’s no such thing as boy and girls, and so on.
If I have to pick between being China’s or America’s “female dog,” I can’t believe I’m saying this but I’m going to pick China.
Demographic decline in Hungary, with restrictions on new non EEA permanent immigrants, is increasing and cannot be arrested by pronatal policies, along, if at all.
Hungary like Italy etc. is becoming a land dominated by older people who cannot drive an economy well and need healthy budgets, but backgrounded by mass youth and working age emigration of taxpayers; join the dots?
What has any of the above got to do about a video of tourists talking about their experiences visiting Hungary? It’s one thing you’d pick an authoritarian Communist police state over a democratic and open country where human rights are respected owing to your personal grievances, another why you don’t think a country can maintain civil relations with all countries on which it has a fundamental dependency without excluding some.
Hungary claims to want to maintain good relations with both east and west but exhibits belligerence towards the collective west to the point that relations are on the verge of breaking down completely.
A video ordered by Fidesz. Pathetic.