see ya…hello!
See ya!
One of the things that gets me the most about Hungarian is something that correlates in a sort-of hysterical reversal with English. When you enter a shop, for example, you generally say “szia!” (pronounced exactly like “see ya!”). When you leave the same shop, it is very customary to exclaim “hello!” (meaning “bye!”).
Here is a wonderful cafe around the corner I can’t wait to go back to:
the inside of the cafe
The tiny chair in front cracks me up.
Hello!
when you come home, let’s reverse talk like that, ok?!
June 30th, 2009 at 12:01 pm