10 countries where Hungarians stick together- Part 2

Previously, we showed a couple of letters written by Hungarians from abroad to refute that Hungarians never stick together. Velvet.hu collected more letters, here they are.

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10 COUNTRIES WHERE HUNGARIANS STICK TOGETHER- PART 1

Russia

“I have a little (better) experience, however, I lived with my family as an expat not in the West but in the East, actually in Moscow.(…) The community is obviously much smaller than in London or in any other Western European cities. The size and composition of the community also have influence, in Moscow, there are a lot of young people with children – diplomats and senior professionals plus university students.

There is an organization called Hungarian Club of Moscow which gathers local Hungarians. The organize events – from arts and crafts through the dance house to balls with 100-150 people. There is Children’s Day and Santa Claus ceremony in the embassy – the last performer of Children’s Day was Akos (as part of his international gigs). We regularly attend sports festivals with Hungarian interests together to cheer. And interestingly, many of these friendships have remained after we returned home, we regularly meet here and in Moscow as well, because my work binds me to Russia. And if I have time, I participate in football matches once a week.”

United Arab Emirates

“I have lived abroad several times and I have several types of experience how people are looking for the company of other Hungarians.

First, I went to study and work within Europe. There, I did not want to look for the company of other Hungarians, since I wanted to integrate into the local culture and learn about the culture. In addition, it is also true that the fact that someone is Hungarian it doesn’t mean we will be friends.

Then I got a job in the UAE. Here, as I arrived, my first friend was a Hungarian and since then, I have been looking for the company of Hungarians. This is due to that cultures are very different here, this is a Muslim state, and practically only Asians work there. How well a Hungarian goulash or a Langos comes! Here I don’t feel Hungarians would envy each other, as if you don’t have a job here, you’ll be sent home, but if you do your job well, Europeans can have good job opportunities.

European culture is very different from the culture of the UAE, and while it seemed interesting in the beginning, Arab and Asian people now fully merged into my days. I somehow got used to their habits, but sometimes I think how many good things there are in Hungary, for example the speech. I like living here, it is much better financially, and it is completed by local Hungarians. At this time, I feel like being at home.”

East Africa