There are today almost 2 million Hungarian expatriates who have invaded the farthest corners of the world. Hungarians can be found anywhere – and they usually are. As false modesty is not one of their national vices, they do not conceal their presence nor the fact that they are Hungarians. In fact, their vitality, industry and extrovert friendliness make them more conspicuous than population statistics would suggest. One is tempted to accept the thesis of the Hungarian writer, Mikes: "Everybody is Hungarian…." There are about 15 million Hungarians in the world today: not quite 0.5% of mankind. Without them the sun would still rise and life would still go on – but the rainbow would be a little paler, music a little duller, women a little sadder and mankind a little poorer.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:55:04 +0000