One of the popular Hungarian blogs these days is: http://www.londonexpedicio.videa.hu/.

 Two Hungarian guys in their early thirties decided to go to London and get famous and rich as a rock band. The blog contains short video films made by them about their adventures in the big city. This is basically a joke. They make fun of some of the Hungarian “stars” who have about the same right or reason to be famous or to be in television as them: nothing. It’s also a sarcastic action to make fun of the Hungarian society and the way Hungarians act in a foreign country. So this is partly just acting and a series of fake documentary films, but on the other hand, these two guys are actually there in London, and try to meet people and get somewhere and even though just joking the are making themselves ridiculous as well. So in a way something that is just a gag turns into reality or a new kind of reality. The two characters they play are very lazy, cool, naïve, not to intelligent Hungarian types who just hang around and hope to run into music producers and get famous.

 The commentary on this blog is very intensive. When the first few videos came out, a lot of people thought this was for real and wished them luck or told them to give it up. By now it’s basically obvious that this is fake but the internet “audience” is still divided. One half likes this sense of humor and enjoys all the ridiculous situations these men find themselves in, for instance when they try to convince the English people that the Queen is half Hungarian. Others are nervous and indignant about these two clowns, who make fun of Hungarians, as they believe that Londoners will judge all Hungarians through these two “idiots”.

 An other interesting and international site is a blog for foreigners who are interested in the public life of Hungary which is a center of Hungarian bloglife. This is in English, so check it out:     

http://english-hungary.blogspot.com/

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