
Foreigners tell the weirdest things about Hungary Foreign people visiting Hungary do not just admire the country’s architecture and natural beauties, but as soon as they get home, they share stories about the most peculiar and shocking habits Hungarian people have. Some of the most well-known ones are eating every kind of food with bread, using tonnes of paprika in meals and in particular eating three times a day. In this article, we would like to share 10 things foreigners find the most shocking about Hungary. 1. Blowing your nose In Asian cultures, it is not only considered to be unhealthy but without exaggeration disgusting to use a handkerchief to blow your nose. In Hungary, it is the other way around. Foreign people find it shocking that Hungarians are not ashamed of blowing their noses whenever it is necessary, and they even tend to do it loud. 2. Bogrács Hungarians like to use bogrács for cooking traditional Hungarian dishes like pörkölt or Goulash soup. Foreigners find it peculiar that in small villages there is an oven in the kitchen, but during the summer season, it is rarely used. Instead, delicious meals come from a big bowl hanging on a chain above the […]

to admire | csodálni |
peculiar habit |
sajátos/ |
in particular |
különösen/ |
to consider |
tekint/ vél/ |
without exaggeration | túlzás nélkül |
disgusting |
förtelmes/ |
to be ashamed of | szégyellni valamit |
to tend to |
hajlamosnak lenni |
cauldron | bogrács |
reluctant |
kelletlen/ |
benches | padok |
to despise |
megvetni/ |
to sprinkle | locsolni |
sophisticated | kifinomult |
particular day |
egy bizonyos |
verb | ige |
noun | főnév |
to be astonished |
elképedve/ |
populated areas | lakott területek |