Hi there!

My girlfriend knows since this very morning (!) that she's going to study
Medicine at Budapest (Semmelweis Uni) from the beginning of september (!)  on.

So we're in a bit of a hurry, because she'll have to find accomodation
in absolutely no time.

I'd really be grateful if someone out there could help us with information
about where to go, whom to ask, and what to avoid.

please send email answer to  or just reply to author
Thanks in advance for helping,

Edgar Hellfritsch, Erlangen, Germany

PS: Neither my girlfriend nor I speak any Hungarian up to now, so please
answer in English or German. Thanks.

Tom Beckman wrote:

> A member of our staff will be in Budapest for a few days
> early in September. Does anyone have any tips that would
> make his trip easier or more enjoyable? Thanks.

If he is decides to travel on public transport, (excellent system) don't forget
to cancel his ticket!. Several times I saw tourists picked up for not
validating their ticket. They seem to be fairly strict if you are caught.
Other than that....Bon Voyage!.

GarryC

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If you know of someone who would like to have a one-year fellowship at
the US Embassy in Budapest, they should contact the Bureau of European
and Canadian Affairs at the US State Department and ask about the
FASCELL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

He or she will need US citizenship, knowledge of Hungarian, ability to
obtain a top secret clearance, and recent involvement in language or
area study or related professional experience, minimum age is 21.

Such fellowships also are available in some other East European countries.
The work typically is staff support.

The program pays about US$20,000 plus post differential and free housing
is provided.  The selction and clearance process may take 2 years, so it
will be necessary to plan ahead.  For information call 1-703-875-7490.

Noel

Andras and I had the following exchange concerning an article in *168 ora*:


>> But seriously, Andras, it is hard to see how you could possibly
>> defend the piece of so-called investigative jourmalism
>No I don't think I can defend that particular piece. But I can still defend
>the general idea that it is better for the occasional bad piece to get
>published than to miss a coup. If 168 O1ra gets in the habit of regularly
>publishing pieces they have to retract, it will soon be a case of The Boy
>Who Cried Wolf -- they lose their credibility, and soon they lose their
>readers.

Well, I have the feeling that if *168 ora* publishes pieces like this one too
often, the editors will get into bigger trouble than the one you just
outlined. Hungarians are a litigious bunch and sooner or later the editors
would be dragged to court and will be sued for a lot of money. Eva Balogh

P.S. I assume you read in today's news that currently there are 1 million
cases pending in the overworked Hungarian courts. That means, at least 2
million people are involved in litigation--out of 10 million!

>
>P.S. I assume you read in today's news that currently there are 1 million
>cases pending in the overworked Hungarian courts. That means, at least 2
>million people are involved in litigation--out of 10 million!

--Ah, but what a bonanza for the lawyers!  A young person in Hungary
would be well advised to forget going into business and to take to the
law.  Is there any way we could send about half of our lawyers to
Hungary?  No, that's not a good idea.  The Hungarians have done nothing
to us that deserves such inhuman treatment.  Sorry for even mentioning
it.

Charles

Jeliko,

This is terrific. What about composing a note to Geza Simon. Would you like
to do it and after publishing it we could all add our two-cents worth. Eva
Balogh

On Fri, 19 Aug 1994 07:42:36 NZT Garry Collins said:
>Tom Beckman wrote:
>
>> A member of our staff will be in Budapest for a few days
>> early in September. Does anyone have any tips that would
>> make his trip easier or more enjoyable? Thanks.

--I didn't answer this, thinking that some of the more sophisticated
list members would do so.  But I hope that someone recommended the
Alfoldi and maybe the Karpatia.  And there's a lovely restaurant in
the city center of Pest right next to a church, but for the life of
me I can't remember the name.  The interior is decorated in all kinds
of murals on ceiling and walls.  The food is wonderful.  But there's
a lot of lovely food in Budapest.  And you can get good German beer
on tap.  I've got to stop this!

Andras Kornai writes:

> It's the last sentence that I don't grasp: who is saying that no
> decision-making body can be operating outside the organization of the
state?
> Such bodies have always existed (except perhaps in the darkest
totalitarian
> periods, though even than many minor decisions must have remained outside
the
> grasp of the state) and will no doubt continue to exist. Is the
MSZP/SZDSZ
> position on the matter that this _must_ be a state-run organization?

> Andra1s Kornai

Andras, I think this is a good question to ask the new addresses we have
for the prime ministers and government spokespersons office.
Personally, the way the news reads, I am not optimistic about the proposed
solution meeting our expectations.

Regards,Jeliko.

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 >surprising. The resolution to order the printing of some official
 >documents in German was defeated by one vote -- which later led to the
 >oft-repeated tale that German "missed by one vote" becmming the official
 >language of the United States. You will find the details in the journal

 Besides, Benjamin Franklin feared that the Germans "will soon so
 outnumber us, that...we...will...be not able to preserve our language,
 and even our government will become precarious" (Carl Van Doren (ed.),
 Letters and Papers of Benjamin Franklin and Richard Jackson, Philadelphia
 1947, p.39).

 Regards,
 M. Kiefer
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The reason I have forwarded this posting is that it relates to the
"multicultural" discussion that was going on here. It is interesting to
note how one of the "fathers of the nation" viewed the issue in the past.

Regards,Jeliko.

Agreat idea Eva!!!
ZSuzsa