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The Hungarian prime minister concedes to Péter Magyar, who is set to win a supermajority in the 199-seat parliament.

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[–] Karmanopoly@lemmy.world 116 points 2 months ago (6 children)

His last name is Magyar?

His last name is basically "Hungarian" lol

[–] becausechemistry@piefed.social 82 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Hi, I’m Dave American, and I’m running for President.

[–] charokol@piefed.social 63 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That would be enough for some voters

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'd at least want to hear his policies regarding cheeseburgers first.

[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We're going to put a cheeseburger in every tummy, and deport all the vegetarians

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, I don't agree with everything he says, but I do love a cheeseburger.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

He said he's going to genocide my friends and neighbors but he also said he'd lower the price of cheeseburgers, so...

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago

Hi, I'm David - the cheeseburger - American, and I'm here to smash patties!

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We could've had a president McGovern though

[–] msfroh@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

The whole "Boaty McBoatface" thing is just a way of conditioning us for the next time someone named McGovern wants to run for leadership.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 months ago

you have my vote, and I am Jason Australian

[–] justdaveisfine@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is it fine if I just call you Dave?

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

"Mr. America" is fine.

[–] chrislowles@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

I'm gonna be the money president.

[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)
[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Brummbaer@pawb.social 6 points 2 months ago

There is Anatole De France.I like his well known quote.

"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

[–] Brummbaer@pawb.social 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have to nitpick here. De Gaulle seems to come from flamish "De Walle" meaning "The Walls", which seems to have been mutated to " De Gaulle".

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famille_de_Gaulle

[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago

So, he is a colossal titan in geopolitics, then.

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Like British comedienne Dawn French. The name doesn't necessarily mandate where they live.

[–] Fetus@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago

Exactly. I'm Australian, even though my name is Billy Congo Free State.

[–] huppakee@piefed.social 12 points 2 months ago

The most famous porn star in the Netherlands is called Kim Holland. Might not be her real name, but her fame shows a name can really help you get people to like you.

[–] jmsy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

It'd be like if Johnny America was running for US president

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

And it isn't even a crazily rare surname! We also have plenty of these:

  • Tóth, which used to mean Slavic, Slovakian or Slovenian (today: 'tót')

  • Horváth, which means Croatian (today: 'horvát');

  • Németh, which means German (today: 'német')

  • Szerb, which means Serbian; Rác, which used to mean Serbian

  • Bolgár, which means Bulgarian

  • Lengyel, which means Polish

There might be more, but these 6 came from the top of my head.

UPDATE:

  • Török, which means Turkish

  • Cseh, which means Czech