Hungarians, in your opinion, what are the biggest cultural differences between Hungary and Romania, especially in mindset, beliefs and behaviors?

by ArkHystory99

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  2. Its quite simple really! I would liken it to the difference between monkeys and man!

  3. Making up stuff wilder than we then doubling down by making it school curriculum. Imagine if we would teach bullshits like we are coming from Sirius or we are direct descendants of Noe.

  5. A comparison of apples and oranges.
    Also one easy to spark unneccesary tensions.

  9. When Romanians have a fucked up government, they don’t vote for them again.

  10. We don’t alter history like you say “Mátyás Hunyadi is Romanian”

  11. Serious answer: I think Romanians are more often religious than Hungarians, and they have Orthodox religion, while most Hungarians (are atheist but technically) Catholic or Calvinist.

    Personal experience: I think Romanians on average are a little bit more reserved and serious than Hungarians, who can be very direct and down-to-earth and forward, asking personal questions straight away.

    Food: Romanians eat more corn/maize flour and Hungarians
    However, in general the food is very similar between the two: sour cream and onions in everything! (Less paprika in Romania.) We have in common our love for spirits, especially homemade alcohol, potentially Romanians even more than Hungarians.

    There is not a lot of difference. Both peoples have a strong Eastern European identity, which means we feel a lot of negativity about our country, as well as (apologies to everyone) a sense of victimhood. Hungarians focus a lot on the unfairness of life, and I heard from Romanians a lot about how they are the worst (at sports etc, when they are not).

    Love to Romanian brothers/sisters who might read this.

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