Maybe the New York Times is reading my posts about being too down on Hungary, because the front page, around 11 a.m. Hungarian time, today, had this upbeat story “Hungary’s Spirits Are Back Up, on a Horse,”
The writer here tries to draw a parallel between America’s Seabiscuit and a Hungarian winner called Overdose. It is too simple a comparison, to be sure, but it is an interesting story.
And it even brings up Trianon and the loss of Greater Hungary. Of course. Because I haven’t heard about that enough in my 7+ months here …
