tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.comments2023-10-08T17:38:44.323+02:00Budget NomadRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385881064250411161noreply@blogger.comBlogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-3252789838342162722017-03-28T12:19:50.332+02:002017-03-28T12:19:50.332+02:00The information you shared in this blog is the mos...The information you shared in this blog is the most efficiently reliable one. We hope to read more number of reliable blogs....... <br />Indianeaglehttp://www.indianeagle.com/cheap-flights-from-newark-ewr-to-mumbai-bom/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-41325432088540030822015-08-02T00:13:32.110+02:002015-08-02T00:13:32.110+02:00I can’t wait to see the new blog!I can’t wait to see the new blog!Arpad Farkashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459095876054916837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-21533502758104723972015-03-23T01:47:05.252+01:002015-03-23T01:47:05.252+01:00Politicians often seem to be prone to despotism. U...Politicians often seem to be prone to despotism. Unfortunately, Ecuador is not the only country where such ideology prevails.Arpad Farkashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459095876054916837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-64208979060450295312015-02-28T22:45:31.023+01:002015-02-28T22:45:31.023+01:00The puppies are adorable or, perhaps more fittingl...The puppies are adorable or, perhaps more fittingly, los perritos son muy monos.Arpad Farkashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459095876054916837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-46160450138555486882015-01-25T23:27:25.573+01:002015-01-25T23:27:25.573+01:00Your remark regarding the clinical overtones of th...Your remark regarding the clinical overtones of the term “homosexual” reminded me of the writing advice dispensed in the American Psychological Association’s Publication Manual, according to which, “the term homosexuality has been and continues to be associated with negative stereotypes, pathology, and the reduction of people’s identities to their sexual behavior” (p. 75). They suggest that “gay men” be used instead. Although it may be politically correct, that descriptor appears to be somewhat unimaginative, which leaves one wondering whether “exquisite” will eventually take on the nominal meaning you proposed and catch on as a preferable alternative.Arpad Farkashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459095876054916837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-38363802372322675392014-12-29T20:56:02.026+01:002014-12-29T20:56:02.026+01:00Do note, that your links are Anglicized, especiall...Do note, that your links are Anglicized, especially the second one, which is owned by Columbus Travel Media Ltd (an English Company -- so a bit biased toward using the term "boxing day"). It is not that they did not "get the memo", but simply they are presenting their information to a mostly English/Anglo audience where Boxing Day is more familiar. Not to a Hungarian language audience. And lets not even get into how little one can really relying on what one finds on-line these days in any language -- another can of worms.<br /><br />But of course, it is correct to state that the official day off is indeed simply known as the "second day of Christmas" in Hungary. Never the less, being a predominately Christan nation the tradition in Hungary does still come from the traditional Christian root of celebrating the Feast of Stephen, not the more modern, secular, "Boxing Day" tradition developed in the UK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-59984884730834319322014-12-28T12:02:54.298+01:002014-12-28T12:02:54.298+01:00Hungarians do not celebrate Boxing Day, which is a...Hungarians do not celebrate Boxing Day, which is a secular event (and mostly only celebrated in Britain, its former colonies, or its expats). Hungarians celebrate St. Stephen's Day, which is a religious event. The two simply both occur on December 26th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-84328801062122202272014-12-07T13:04:56.360+01:002014-12-07T13:04:56.360+01:00Even though Budapest is my hometown, you have, by ...Even though Budapest is my hometown, you have, by now, become more of a Budapester than I am as I lived there only for nine years.Arpad Farkashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459095876054916837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-56809927459647475602014-11-06T11:36:18.082+01:002014-11-06T11:36:18.082+01:00The reason why only a drivers license was consider...The reason why only a drivers license was considered valid ID and not the passport is because they wanted to verify that you actually lived in the US State where you claimed having an address. Passports do not have address information so would not work. And for the same reason, even if you had a Hungarian drivers license, that would not have worked either.<br /><br />Long term US expats have the most difficulty when they keep ties to the US, especially in banking. The simple truth is the US Banking system is not international friendly for private bank holders that live abroad. If I want to do an international money transfer to a US bank account from my European account, I can go on-line and make the transfer with a web browser. Some US banks may allow such e-banking also, but my US bank never did (still doesn't today for personal accounts). If I wanted to do an international transfer of money from my US bank account I always had to go into the bank and fill out a paper form and sign it personally to start the transfer. <br /><br />Which is why I simply setup bank accounts in the country where I live. Less hassle. With my local bank, I can go to my local bank branch before I go abroad and tell them to setup extra security on the card, to setup SMS notifications for each transaction, to require a PIN for each transaction, or to limit use of the card only to the country I will be visiting (learned that when was in Panama and just used the card (was not stolen) and suddenly started getting false charges in Spain). <br /><br />Yes, there are fees and no "free debit/credit card" like in the US. But to me time is money. So I simply spend time earning money to pay for the card fees (and a dash extra) rather than spending time trying to avoid fees. Simply a different way to look at it. But, yes, I do understand some can not get extra money by working more, so finding ways to avoid having to pay endless fees is the only real option.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-3566531834563273642014-10-17T12:00:50.786+02:002014-10-17T12:00:50.786+02:00While everyone can appreciate your preference for ...While everyone can appreciate your preference for NCR paper, your own link to Wikipedia also highlights known issues with NCR paper. Such as, despite the modern reformulation of NCR paper, the chemicals used in NCR paper are still toxic to users of this paper specifically, and are an environmental issue in general. The fact that a "Public Health" worker rather uses carbon paper should give you pause and something to think about.<br /><br />Also do consider that since carbon paper can be reused hundreds of times, it is long term cheaper to use than NCR paper. A fact that a "budget" nomad should appreciate.<br /><br />You make find it antiquated and humorous, but many others still find it useful and practical. You can even still today easily purchased carbon paper from Amazon in the USA. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-8178018285032656652014-10-14T18:48:04.304+02:002014-10-14T18:48:04.304+02:00Well... I have to say that we in Argentina still u...Well... I have to say that we in Argentina still use some carbon paper ... To keep a mandatory copy of hand-written invoices for instance. Or in any hand-written form that needs one or more copies. You can easily get them at any stationery shop. This is common in South America, so I'd imagine that in a lot of other places it is too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908970451978862784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-33847242303843362162014-07-30T23:14:01.445+02:002014-07-30T23:14:01.445+02:00How nice! Teachers always have something new to le...How nice! Teachers always have something new to learn from students and colleagues. That's why teaching is so good. Enjoy your holiday!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908970451978862784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-17326891045814499602014-07-17T18:16:04.621+02:002014-07-17T18:16:04.621+02:00Yes, I agree that the older one gets the harder it...Yes, I agree that the older one gets the harder it is to learn a new language. My problem was that Rosetta Stone had stereotyped the hungarian language as being hard to learn, less usefull language. It's as if you would said that Europeans should stay away from learning lets say urdu (an example) just because learning " Spanish, French, or even German, all of which are really much more useful languages in pretty much any context" . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-58974572062207569072014-07-17T16:50:52.184+02:002014-07-17T16:50:52.184+02:00I think neurologists would disagree with the comme...I think neurologists would disagree with the comment starting with "Seriously..." for those of us who have conducted research on second language acquisition, it is a known fact by neurologists that the brain begins to lose its ability to recognize and distinguish sound of different languages after the age of 40 years. There may be those who are better than others, but as a general rule, this does apply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-8887246219307713802014-07-17T15:37:27.393+02:002014-07-17T15:37:27.393+02:00"Seriously, it's not too late to learn Sp..."Seriously, it's not too late to learn Spanish, French, or even German, all of which are really much more useful languages in pretty much any context. Why are you doing this?" (quote from Rosetta Stone - Hungarian first disk) ---> What a load of bollocks!!! I would say they are a bit judgemental towards the Hungarian language and speakers favouring the indo-european languages. As a Hungarian and Romanian language speaker (double citizenship) I can attest that I did not have any problem learning hungarian as it is my native language. However I ve met a romanians living in Hungary and Romania who wave learned hungarian. Where's a will there s a way!!! On the other hand I think it's more to do with marketing and profitability than the ability to do a Language leaning software. Hope Rosetta reconsiders and does a Hungarian learning disk for their latest release : 3.4.7. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-84082912297664808392014-07-03T15:01:05.418+02:002014-07-03T15:01:05.418+02:00True enough, but since I have a 1/2 price rate, I ...True enough, but since I have a 1/2 price rate, I didn't bother. Geoff had left it to his girlfriend, who didn't bother. Lesson learned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-51433372753541051802014-07-03T14:55:48.362+02:002014-07-03T14:55:48.362+02:00I was making a joke, but apparently not clearly en...I was making a joke, but apparently not clearly enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-4441123158874781652014-07-03T14:03:47.531+02:002014-07-03T14:03:47.531+02:00The spelling of "organisation" is simply...The spelling of "organisation" is simply British English spelling. Just like the differences of British English spelling of "colour" versus the US English spelling of "color". So not so much misspelled as an example of regional spelling differences. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-28795730327883804192014-07-03T13:55:00.248+02:002014-07-03T13:55:00.248+02:00Use the MÁV train schedule and ticket price websit...Use the MÁV train schedule and ticket price website in advance, and never be shocked by how much train travel costs when buying your ticket at the ticket window in Hungary. :-)<br /><br />http://www.elvira.hu/english/index.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-35248426511617866562014-06-26T22:51:42.727+02:002014-06-26T22:51:42.727+02:00Congratulations, Ryan!!! Wonderful send off.
Now-...Congratulations, Ryan!!! Wonderful send off.<br />Now--- the world is your oyster-- not that that hasn't been so your entire life.<br />But, now you'll have more time to pursue your dreams and fantasies.<br />I hope so, anyway :-)<br />Hugs,<br />Ray Ruiz in New OrleansRay Ruizhttp://www.ladauphine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-16711807382491941272014-05-07T19:21:24.855+02:002014-05-07T19:21:24.855+02:00Great to hear you're trying Home Exchange - it...Great to hear you're trying Home Exchange - its a really great way to travel for less and feel like a local. <br /><br />You might like to check out CasaVersa - http://casaversa.com a home exchange website that charges no annual fee - in fact it's free to join and your first exchange is free - a great way to try out home exchange. <br /><br />Happy Travels!Jo @CasaVersahttp://casaversa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-47977322349640911892014-05-06T14:20:32.372+02:002014-05-06T14:20:32.372+02:00This post reminded me of one of the cutest America...This post reminded me of one of the cutest American romantic comedies ever, The Holiday!:) LiviAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-22096433019221104602014-03-03T23:52:52.106+01:002014-03-03T23:52:52.106+01:00Every day is a new start; every week is a new begi...Every day is a new start; every week is a new beginning for a series of 5 working days... All the best for next week!Besztercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185492451042237116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-23885611878602509512014-02-16T21:59:09.616+01:002014-02-16T21:59:09.616+01:00I know that some people have their heart set on a ...I know that some people have their heart set on a digital dial, and that’s fine, but I must say I love the simplicity of an analog watch, which can be set very easily.<br /><br />On a related note, I find it interesting that mobile phones have largely superseded wristwatches, which, on reflection, is a reverse path of development. Pocket watches, after all, used to be ubiquitous, but then a smart pilot (allegedly) came along and requested that a timepiece be strapped to his wrist, thereby making it possible to consult his watch in virtually any situation. The innovation literally proved handy. Now, however, watch-eschewing mobile users are back to square one: They don’t know what the time is unless they can fish the device out of their pockets and read the screen.Arpad Farkashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459095876054916837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16795420.post-91313141667384304302014-02-06T17:58:43.287+01:002014-02-06T17:58:43.287+01:00Of course, it is the one that fits me. : )Of course, it is the one that fits me. : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com