Living and Working Abroad in Budapest: My Experience
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- I love exploring new cities, working and living in different places for a while. I spent about 4 months in Budapest and really liked it. In this video, I'll share my experiences - the good and not-so-good - take you to some of my favorite (coffee) spots and encourage you to give living and working in another country a try!
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"Low cost of living" is always one of the worst takes by digital nomads, especially when a Lot of locals are struggling with the cost of living. I like meeting foreigners, but when you come here with your better salary and you take away the living spaces of locals, you are actually contributing to the raising of rent prices.
Other than this point, it's an interesting perspective. But the topic of cost of living ticks me the wrong way when more and more hungarians are struggling.
Hi! Thank you for sharing your perspective. I completely understand your point about the impact digital nomads can have on local rent prices and the cost of living. It's an important issue in many countries.
Since I stayed there for a short period, it would have been very difficult to actually rent an apartment. However, while there, I made an effort to support local restaurants, cafes, co-working spaces, and visit tourist attractions.
I appreciate you bringing this up. I've discussed this topic with locals and it has made me more mindful, for sure!
@@SabrinaArnoldVlogs get groups together to get gov to cancel digital nomads and oyher lower income foreigners so rents stabilize.. rich, golden visas add to the economy, i for one considering it woukd hire full time house keeper, shopper as i am senior and cleaning agency once week. i will not be competing with anyone in country and would invest huge amount into government bonds to save me tax, but helping Hungary. These low income bloggers, digital nomads are not much better then open borders.
go to banglidesh, somalia, gaza to do your Digital nomad
how many Digital nomads are there... bet its less than one hundred, there are warmers cheap places they can go to like Thailand, Vietnam and many many more, even way way cheaper to live there.
these peoples jobs are gone by AI, with more content, faster, cheaper. What are they going to do for work in 5-10 years, work at those coffee shops
I have been to Budapest several times and lived more than 2 years. And I can say that Budapest is the most amazing city for me. Budapest is in my heart!!!
Budapest really is such a nice city!
I am hungarian, and live in Budapest. So probably thats why this video poped up for me. Interesting to see a foreign opinion of my city.
I'm also moving to Budapest, and I'm also part of the LGBT+ community. But when I visited in February I fell in love with the place. Even ended up at Why Not bar :)
Budapest is indeed a really nice place! So enjoy Budapest then!😍😍
We love Budapest. Awesome movement is art nouveau. Budapest and Szeged are amazing. Looking forward to visiting it again
Great video, new subscriber! I'm an American with Hungarian roots! My great grandfather and further back are all from Hungary! Looking to visit in the next year and maybe relocate!
Thanks for subscribing!🥰 Nice, have a great time in Hungary!!
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I live in Budapest and I love working in coffee shops, there are so many good ones.
Yeees! One that is pretty good to work from is Arch & Beans😍
wow, different districts, like every where in the world... every where
As an international student interested in pursuing a PhD position there, could you tell me if the locals are friendly to foreigners? Is there any noticeable racial discrimination, especially for someone like me from the Middle East? Also, how about the English language? Do most people speak it well, similar to countries like the Netherlands?
-Yes we are, Budapest is a global city, in the city center foreigners are actually the majority living there. University students or people with degrees are especially open to foreigners and most of the time they speak english. Also hungarians are very hospitable, nice and warm people (we just hate ourselves...)
-As an educated middle eastern expat you will not have much or any discrimination i think especially in Budapest, but countrywide neither... Seeing and interacting with middle eastern people is an everyday occurence in this city.
BUT
Since 2015/2016 there is a bit of a "restlessness" (idk what the correct world is) towards muslim migrants. The thing is when the migration crisis started after the Syrian civil war our country did not take any refugees, and built a fence on the southern border to not let them in. Accompany this our government started a political campaign. They basically put up bilboards that said things in hungarian like: If you come to our country you have to respect our culture, you cant take hungarian people's jobs, did you know that the parisian terror attacks were done by migrants, did you know that roughly 300 people died in terror attack since the migration started etc... But Budapest is very against the ruling party so people dont care. Also it was like almost ten years ago so people do not care as much in general i think...
People here tend to dislike those muslim migrants who they percieve bring economic, cultural and social trouble (wheter they actually do that is not for me to say). These include refugees and guest workers who do not speak english very well. As an educated english speaking expat you are not in that bracket i think. There is certanly a part of the population who is racist but every culture has those i believe...
(Also some of us (i especially) love ironically nationalistic/racist humor (see r/2visegrad4you), if you can handle that you are good to go)
-In Budapest you will get by very well only speaking english. Getting a job is a little bit harder but it is possible (i actually have a middle eastern coworker who doesnt speak hungarian, she gets by fine i think) Everywhere else is a different story, in the countryside you may need some help to get by from someone who speaks hungarian. But young people tend to speak english much more than older folk, as they are taught the language and they are more tapped in the online ecosystem.
So yeah i think it is a good choice to come here, maybe the education system will be a little bit different first (it is very lexical instead of problem solving, but its not that bad)
@@fdonn2112 Thank you so much for your detailed and thoughtful response. I appreciate you sharing insights about the openness of Budapest, especially towards educated international expats. It's reassuring to hear that Budapest is welcoming and that English is widely spoken, particularly among the younger population.
I understand the context you provided about the political climate and public sentiments since 2015/2016. It's good to know that, as an educated English-speaking expat, I might not face significant discrimination.
Thank you again for your comprehensive answer. I wish you all the best and hope everything goes well for you
I would like to live in Budapest but I am concerned about working. Here in Norway I can tell my boss or coworkers what's on my mind, even get angry, knowing that I keep my job. I don't know how tolerate employers are in Hungary.
I didn’t work for a company while I was in Budapest, so I can’t really say what the corporate culture is like. But I wouldn’t worry too much about it. If you want to live in Budapest, I’d suggest trying it out. It surely also depends on the workplace, just like anywhere else :)
And the city looks more beautiful with you in it! Also loved the self-ironic cuts!
Aww thank you so much for your comment!! 🥰
Thank you, liked the video, liked the style. I think youre the first Swiss person Ive seen, you seem very professional in your approach, I like it. :D Im surprised by the salty comments by some Budapest locals, dont worry about that. From the perspective of the diginomad, its ok to say there is a low cost of living. Its a fact. Yes, when more people from abroad come live there, it raises some prices, but Im pretty sure the benefits for the local ecosystem outweigh the costs.
Thank you for your comment! 😊
Well explained and a very enjoyable video, thanks!
Thank you so much for your comment!
What do you mean not LGBT friendly? Did you feel discriminated against when you were looking for your apartment? Or when getting a coffee or getting a job?
No, I didn't feel discriminated against, but I was cautious. In the city center/ touristy areas there shouldn't be a problem. There are even LGBTQ-friendly venues. It can vary… some people may be more accepting than others. But in the city center you shouldn‘t be concerned.
I appreciate the video but you aren't very self aware in that most of your complaints about the city are either you problems or problems caused by the presence of lots of people like you. Especially the touristy gentrification problem you mentioned.
The cost of living here is actually very bad and most of us struggle to get by month to month but you wouldn't know that as one of the richest demographics in Europe.
Still. I appreciate the general positivity regarding my beautiful city.
Thank you for your comment. I totally understand your point. This video is just about my impressions and views; it’s not a political video at all. But you are right. The impact of digital nomads on local rent prices and the overall cost of living is indeed a significant issue in many places. Talking about this with locals has helped me understand it better. Thanks for your thoughts. It's important to bring it up and talk about it. Your country is beautiful indeed!
Amazing, Sabrina! Love seeing you on YT! 🙌🏼🔥
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Informative vlog…just loved it…😊👏
Thank you so much!☺️
Great content & editing 👌🏼
Thank you Madi!!
@sabrinarnold Any tips for this awesome editing and content creation? I'm about to become a YTer, too. I'd highly appreciate it.
@@tugberkbastepe RUclips is the best for tutorials! The most important thing is to take action, try it out yourself, experiment, and as you make more videos, you'll get better every time. Good luck with starting your channel!!
Hi i want to discuss about hungary as i wanted to settle down there !
Hi, if you want you can text me on Instagram: instagram.com/sabriinarnold
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Hi!! what do you mean by not LBTQIA+?? because I'm planning on moving to budapest in october and that was one of the issues I was most concerned about
Budapest is mostly safe for LGBTQI+ people, especially in tourist areas and downtown! There are even several LGBTQI-friendly bars and cafes. But it’s still good to be cautious in more conservative areas… But in the tourist areas/city center I wouldn‘t be concerned.
@@SabrinaArnoldVlogs thanks!!
Love this.
Thank you!
Loved your video! Which camera are you using?
Thank you! I am using the sony a6700😊
Where is Arnold ? Is he filming ?
Arnold is always filming 🙃
There are LGBTQI+ firendly places and communities in Budapest but yes, unfortunately you would still get "the looks" on the street if you are visibly and openly queer. Most people don't really care though.
Yes you are right!☺️
Wow nice video hope to see more and meet too
Thank you so much!☺️
Ich habe das umgekehrt gemacht: ich komme originell aus Budapest, arbeite jetzt aber in Zürich :)
Das ist natürlich auch eine gute Idee!😍😉
different districts, thats the same for every city in the world. stupid benefit as there like other cities there are areas you would not be safe