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Thursday, February 7 2008

Defective Hungarian healthcare system

Written by Oosi

Sourse: www.egeszsegkalauz.huAfter having seen Michael Moore’s film SICKO I began to wonder: are we really living in that healthcare heaven the author/director introduced? Midst the turmoil and uproar on introducing Hungarian healthcare reforms I think it is worth to stop to think about the issue at hand.

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Tuesday, December 11 2007

Bitter sweet

Written by Oosi

So finally we tied the knot in the City Hall of Daytona Beach. When returning to Hungary we received in two weeks our official marriage certificate which they accept and register here in Hungary without any questions.

All in all my relation with Hungary is bitter sweet, I love her but the feeling is not mutual.

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Friday, November 23 2007

Finally tied the knot

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Do you remember? We have finished with the employee of the Municipal Council who had asked for some other documents necessary for the marriage. Here comes the continue of the story.

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Tuesday, November 13 2007

Legal alien – a Trinidadian in Hungary

New series of posts on the Budapest blog in section 'A foreigner's diary'!

Stories from the pen of a Trinidadian guy living in Budapest, and her young Hungarian wife, who decided to take all difficulties to finally find home in Budapest.

We hope that this section will provide you, dear Reader, a new perspective of people's life in Budapest. Having an insight into the everyday life of this sympathic couple could make us better understand and face weaknesses of our society, old-fashiend systems, way of thinking...

Altough they are living in Hungary, I am sure that their stories could happen not only in Budapest, but in any other Europen city.

Barry and Orsi, welcome to our community, the foor is Yours!

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