American Things in Hungary

We come across many American things here in Hungary.  Here are a few of them.

American fast food - Here in Debrecen we have several American fast food opportunities including Subway, Burger King, KFC and McDonald's.  In fact, there are four McDonald's in Debrecen!

American soft drinks - We can buy Coca Cola, Pepsi, Nestea and other drinks.  We even saw Dr. Pepper in the store last week. The only diet soft drinks, though, are Coca Cola Light, Pepsi Light and Coke Zero.

American music - When we are in restaurants and stores, it is common to hear American music over the loudspeakers.  Hungarian radio stations also play a lot of American music.

American worship music - We often hear familiar tunes at church even though the words have been translated into Hungarian, so we can sing the songs either in Hungarian or English, if we remember the English words, of course.

American television and movies - Many American movies are released in Hungarian movie theaters about the same time they appear in American theaters.  Most of them are dubbed into Hungarian, though some are showed in English with Hungarian subtitles.  Many American television series are played on local stations.  These, too, are dubbed into Hungarian although our cable service allows us to watch many of them in the original English.  It is rather embarrassing to see some of the reality programs that show the uglier side of America to the Hungarians.

American Christian books and programs -We recognize many American Christian books in the Christian bookstore here.  They are translated into Hungarian, of course, but are a great help to the Hungarian church.  Many American Christian television and internet programs are available in Hungarian, too.

So, let us know how many Hungarian things you have found in America.