I recently watched “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and it’s made me a bit homesick. If you’ve seen the movie, then you’ve met my family. Just substitute ‘Hungarian’ for ‘Greek’ and that’s us.
They’re loud, in your business, and argumentative. They’ll feed you until you explode and if you don’t explode, they’ll be offended that you didn’t enjoy whatever meal was prepared. The man is the head of the house, but (unbeknownst to the man) the woman runs the show. They have something to say about everything and they’re “always” right.
Nationalism runs strong. All Hungarians must be proud of their heritage (I endured a horrific Hungarian school on weekends for far longer than I ever wanted). And Hungarians are responsible for great feats of mankind. (George Pataki [NY Governor], Franz Liszt [composer/pianist], Performers—Drew Barrymore, Mariska Hargitay, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Curtis, Harry Houdini, Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachel Weisz, Bela Lugosi, Goldie Hawn, Paul Newman, Zsazsa Gabor; Peter Esterhazy [writer]; Bela Karolyi [Gymnastics coach]; Business—Calvin Klein, Estee Lauder; Scientists/Inventors—Szilard & Teller [physicists part of team responsible for development of atomic bond (personally, I’m not too proud of this achievement)], Mihaly Somogyi [chemist who developed 1st child insulin treatment in US], Erno Rubik [sculptor and inventor of the Rubik’s cube]. The list is endless…
Unlike those above, my family isn’t famous (though my dad did design and develop food production/packaging machines for Godiva, Pepperidge Farm, and Palmer—what can I say? I’m proud of his accomplishments). Like many Hungarians, they certainly have their eccentricities and are hot headed (to say the least). Despite it all, one thing is for sure. They have hearts of gold. Arguments, hurt feelings, and “talking loudly” are just part of who we are and what we do. Most importantly, we love each other unconditionally—no matter what. After all, we’re family.
Source: Most Famous Hungarians
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