Katalin
@Bazil40
Scottish expat in Hungary
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7
About me
Scottish
Speaks English, rusty German and French, a little (minute) Magyar.
Registration: 12 February 2013
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Recently joined! by Bazil40
Hello from an OAP living in Pannonia, Southern Hungary, snowy and cold but at least the air is fresh! Katalin
Not an option; I am a European and could never consider living too far away from the center of Europe. I like to visit far away places but my heart was, is and will always be here. Read More
Feeling lonely and old. by Openwings
Hello, I've spent my life at work, just for a job as a secretary ! Because of that I couldn't find real relations or friends in this country and I've lost my german friends. I got througha very difficult period at work and now I feel lonely and ...
My dad used to call me 'Petra Pan' as I haven't really grown old in myself, just me skellington is a bit off kilter these days. But so long as I can still walkstagger, my eyesight is good, my hearing okay and my innards are functioning I can do ... Read More
Recently joined!
Hello from an OAP living in Pannonia, Southern Hungary, snowy and cold but at least the air is fresh! Katalin Read More
Hello by Bazil40
I'm Katalin and I live in Hungary. I originally came here from the UK.
Hi Armand and thanks for the welcome!" I retired here 7 years ago, I would have gone to Austria, but here is cheaper and only a train ride to my favorite capital city of Vienna. Also, on my father's side we are Magyar/Szekely and I feel at home ... Read More
Have you learned your host country's language? by brusselsclaire
I'm looking to email interview people who have learned to a good level, or are currently diligently working at learning, their host country's language. It's for my blog, conquering babel, which is a resource for language learners. Obviously I'll ...
I have been in Hungary for 7 years, and though I spoke Magyar as a child I forgot it all after my grandad died - no-one else in the family learnt it. Now I rely on the few words and sentences I can say and hand signs, with German as a kind of fall ... Read More