The rise of capitalism in Hungary … the real life at the present

       We have told that we can leave… Many people think Hungary is not going in the right direction, and many of people are leaving the country to survive and make a bit more money elsewhere.  94% of the Hungarian describe the country’s economy as ‘bad’- according to Pew Research Center.  

 

This is the highest level of economic discontent in the country, and comes from the hard hit region of Central and Eastern Europe. But what does it mean in the long run? Do Hungarians actually wish to have communism come back? The general belief in the populations mind, and the whisper is that ’life was better, at least there was work’. With Communism you could feed your family.    

Educated people vanish from the county never to return. Lots of Hospital have been closed, doctors are hard to find and the younger educated generation is leaving in mass. The brain drain is extreme, as all the valuable people have left. What’s going to happen to the country that created the great inventions I covered in my previous blog?  Our government is burning all the bridges and hoping someone outside will fixes the problems.  

 

 We see more and more demonstration on. These have been going on for several months now, and now you can see Universities in the country forcing it’s students to stay in the country by getting students to sign a contract forcing them to stay before they graduate. 

What about taxes? Americans would not believe how many taxes we have to deal with…the country taxes us for cellphone services, bank withdraws, and event for bill paying...the tax list goes on and on. Then the cost of living is just as high as in many other western country, Germany, France… but the salaries  are meager about a fourth of the westernized nations. Salt this with a bit of corruption— 76% said corrupt political leaders are a major drain on the country.  What’s interesting is that old communism leader just have become leaders of the new supposed democratic Hungarian system.  It doesn’t matter what political party in the former Soviet satellite countries you follow, left or right, they are created and are run by former communists. 

 

And…again. What’s if you don’t like to live here? Well, the Prime minister’s solution to the economy is to tell its citizens that they can leave the country. Guess what, many of talented citizens have left.  

 

The new Hungarian Revolution

March 15th represents of the biggest Hungarian anniversaries.  In 1848-49, the Hungarian revolution was followed by the revolutionary war in Europe, however only Hungary was successful at resisting invasion. This day is also special since the famous Hungarian poet Sándor Petőfi’s, wrote the Hungarian national anthem from one of his poems. The song rumbles the Hungarian consciousness to this day.

“On your feet, Magyar, the homeland call

The time is here now or never!’

As a proud Hungarian we also have to listen to the doctrine forced upon us from our countries President that our freedom still exist. So our hero’s efforts was not wasted. That’s fine, as we got used to our leaders who provide the voice of our national symbol, and let the politicians interpreted the ideology.  

You know we are a smart nation, and have access to news, through twitter, facebook, and so many other real time news feeds, and we watch in horror how the EU states are not happy with the Hungarian political direction. As an outsiders view point, Hungary is collapsing, much like Greece, and Italy. We were warned by the German government to work and restore ourselves, and think about the next steps to being part of a financial connected world. It’s not hard to picture a future where Hungary is kicked out from the EU. It’s a very confusing time, and as a nation we wonder where are the Heroes of our great nation?

Another confusing dilemma comes to the Hungarian market place is the introduction of the smartphone revolution. A growing number of web services such as Facebook, Twitter, the many music sharing services, Map sites, weather app services, and so many more connected activities have invaded Hungary in force, like a new revolutionary war.. This time the information is invading the hearts and minds of the new generation, they become impossible to avoid. So what direction to move, as none of the manufacturers really care about a small market like Hungary. So let’s look at the current dominant devices on the market.

Use a Google Android phone or Apple iPhone? Is this a national dilemma?  

Selecting a device in Hungary

Right now the iPhone is an expensive premium product, and costs more than an average salary for most. It really pushes itself out of the regular people’s hands.

This leaves the android devices, but which one?  It does not help that our local carriers have not done a good job to teach us about the android line up. All the options. So how can we get into a good smartphone, ensure we have all the options, and spend as little as we can?

Interesting fact that women costumer had a more serious role for the purchase of smartphone success than men. Of course we have! – so stay tuned, as I look at what carriers are doing around Budapest.

So which should I choose? Freedom? Life style? Expensive or cheap? Check out this great chart at http://android-devices.net/