Is Hungary Iceland?

A lot of analysts have been comparing the economic crisis in Iceland as to what will happen in Hungary. As Andras Simor said on CNBC, the only two things Hungary and Iceland have in common are that both are mid-small sized countries in area, and both have tons of thermal water.. Let's take a closer look.

-Iceland population: 300 000 Hungary's Population: 10 000 000... That means we are 35 times their size.

-Iceland GDP: 10 billion USD; Hungary GDP: near 200 billion

-Hungary is a member of the European Union.. Iceland is not...

-Hungary has a trade surplus, Iceland does not.

-Hungary's export (besides porn): Cars (Audi, Mercedes, Suzuki, GM, etc...); electronics (HP, Phillips, IBM); wheat;

-Iceland's export: Fish

-Iceland's short term debt is 1700% of their GDP (wow), Hungary's bellow 100%.

Yeh not the same

Train crash

People have many names for MAV, the state train service. They often mock, joke and insult them; but one thing everyone concedes: MAV is a relatively cheap safe and quick way to get from point A to point B in Hungary. That's why it came as a huge surprise that an intercity train collided with an express train yesterday near Monoierdo. There were four deaths-- due to the accident the minister of transportation resigned. Mav is now offering compensation for all those affected, they just have to turn in their VALID TICKETS?!?!?! Okay this makes some sense, we wouldn't want people showing up with injuries claiming they were on the train, but I mean finding my ticket would be the least of my priorities after experiencing a crash like that. Not to mention the fact that I usually throw my ticket into one of the trash cans immediately after it is checked; I guess I would be f---ed . I wish the best for the families of those who died in this crash; and for the 30+ who were seriously injured.

Uj Magyarorszag

The Government started a propaganda brainwashing program earlier last year. These ads are there to tell us that we are living a better life than we really think we are. The main ad starts out by saying "There is country, in which there is a town" It shows a town with clean colorful buildings, while in reality towns today are full of graffiti, dog shit, and homeless people on the sidewalks. "In this town there is an apartment" showing a nice upgraded apartment; however reality again is more dissapointing--most apartments are falling apart. "In that apartment there's a little girl" Then it zooms in on a little kid playing with a puzzle. What is this? Fairy land? kids dont play with puzzles anymore, they are stuck to the computer killing other kids cyber figure on different computers. "and in that girl the whole country is hidden"... Then it goes on showing people saying the country is inside of them. Well I dont know if this is something I would spend millions on; Hungary is beautiful, but people need to see that themselves and not on TV.

If you would like to look at these ads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BISGOYg-fEg
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DizzdUX8ls&feature=related

Opposition leader Orban Viktor visits America

Pestiside reported that Orban Viktor recently visited America. He apparently attended the Republican convention and met up with several key political figures such as Bush the senior. Afterwards he felt horrible because he was treated as a regular not important middle aged American, probably having gone through several occasions where true Americans told him "You foreigner, go back to where you came from!". These people probably thought he was just an ordinary poor foreigner, didn't know that his wealth is actually so great that the sport car he drives back home is worth more than their house. If you haven't heard about Orban before, there are several interesting facts about him. (in hungarian last name comes first)

-His name is close to Obama...kind of...Orban Obama?
-He was first a liberal party leader, than a right wing party leader, and now a center right wing party leader. He is actively thinking about joining the communist party (last part made up)
-In 1989 he actually complimented Gyurcsany Ferenc as to be one of the only politicians worth listening to; now he himself began a boycott with his party and does not sit in any of the parliamentary sessions where Gyurcsany is speaking. Truth is he is a sore loser, having lost 3 elections and only won one four year term.
-Talks about how horrible it is that the same leaders in politics keep their position forever, yet the socialist party has switched leaders 4 times in the time that he had been the leader of the Center Right Party Fidesz.
-He loves using the fear tactic, just look at some of their campaign posters (see pictures)

>(left) 67% gas price increase during the ruling of the socialist party
(right) 400 thousand people are unemployed and will stay that way if we keep this government

Gaurdian angels for those who want to move to Hungary!

Caboodle reports that the Hungarian government offers free Guardian stalkers..or errm...angels. This service is primarily for woman, especially ones who are having babies; however, every legal citizen is entitled to these "angels" for help with chores, advice in life, and general guidance. If you are planning to have a baby in this former 3rd world communist sh-t hole, now enlightened capitalistic country, consider this quote from www.caboodle.hu:
"...experts say Hungarian maternity policy is among the best in all the former socialist states, and in addition to ongoing emotional and personal assistance from a védőnő {Angel stalkers!_, benefits include exemption from co-payments at the doctor's office and six months of paid maternity leave."
The capital even has an angel looking down at you at all times in case the stalker one you actually asked for isn't enough. Big angel is watching you!


We are just piling up on the reasons to move to this place! Cold weather, Coldplay, too many highways, men that treat women more equally, tons of bikes, a new metro, and guardian stalkers!

No more CARS! European Car free day. Cold play

Several large cities in Hungary, such as Debrecen, Budapest, and Szeged, have held bike rallies or shut down certain streets to celebrate the European car free day . This is in effort to get people to stop using cars. Ha. We are addicted, cars are our drugs. The number of cars in Hungary has probably more than quadrupled since communism ended. Maybe we should go back to the old ways :p. Bikes on the Pest river bank>>





In addition to the cold weather Budapest has been experiencing lately, Cold play is coming to Papp Laszlo Arena tomorrow. All the cheap tickets are sold out, and the ones left range between 175 dollars and 300 dollars. Anyone want to go, I'll be their tour as long as they pay for my air and concert ticket. A little story about Papp Laszlo arena, named after our best boxer, it first burned down in the late 90s; now they built a building that looks like a UFO with little pokey things on the side that look like they are designed to stab people.

Balaton Bill passed.

Parliament passed the Balaton bill-- allowing more "economic development" to be made on the shore lines of Lake Balaton. Considering that on the southern shore it is impossible to find a quiet place anywhere on the 70 mile shoreline where one can actually enjoy nature...relatively alone, and the northern shore is fast approaching this, I'd suspect they are going to build towns and cities above and under the lake now. Then we can have slides coming down straight into the middle of the lake. I think what we are forgetting is that the charm of Lake Balaton is that it's a beautiful lake, and not that it has skyscrapers being built right outside of it with slides coming down from the 100th story. People can go to a water park for that.