German Acceptance?
I am a follower of the Chicago Goethe Institut since I spent lots of money continuing my German there, and they posted this article. I have mentioned my total love of all ethnic things (a reason why anthropology jived so well with me) and it delights me to no end to see Europeans embracing diversity without being threatened. Europeans are facing a lot of existential crises right now, at least on a political level, and the idea of embracing a cross-cultural understanding is a big one. Europe's general stance has been one-sided adoption and fretted about "integration", which was a PC code word for "assimilation". This ethnic-loving American is thrilled to pieces, even with such a small gesture.
Hungarian Tradition - Redesigned Beautifully
I originally came across this on Design*Sponge, but it also had an appearance on Design East, which I referenced during my Design Week. This is from the design shop Dombon a tanya and it is a fresh take on Komatál (Platter or Friendship). I read up a little bit on komatál here and it's such a cute tradition! I'd love to pass it along even though I have no Hungarian lineage. This would be such a cute housewarming or dinner party gift. When you give it, you can tell people the culture behind it and sound really sophisticated as well. Win!
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| from designeast.eu |
Hungary, Again?!
Never a dull moment with Orbán at the helm. Looks like the EU has "bullied" Magyarország enough for its own purposes. Is he really surprised at the EU's tough stance in the midst of the Greek crisis? C'mon. We all knew it was going to play tough guy, especially when it comes to democratic issues. I continue to be interested in what it will to take to push Hungarians to the point of revolution. It almost seems like they learned from their failed revolutions, but learned the wrong lesson. It's still worth fighting for what's good and right, even if it fails. History will prove you a hero.
Tune in for more updates in the near future! Maybe even an op ed. Ooooh...
Never a dull moment with Orbán at the helm. Looks like the EU has "bullied" Magyarország enough for its own purposes. Is he really surprised at the EU's tough stance in the midst of the Greek crisis? C'mon. We all knew it was going to play tough guy, especially when it comes to democratic issues. I continue to be interested in what it will to take to push Hungarians to the point of revolution. It almost seems like they learned from their failed revolutions, but learned the wrong lesson. It's still worth fighting for what's good and right, even if it fails. History will prove you a hero.
Tune in for more updates in the near future! Maybe even an op ed. Ooooh...
