In a message dated 1/16/2006 12:11:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, rregene@hotmail.com writes: I notice many folks seem to have the same problem I have: I have never heard spoken Hungarian so I can't even begin to guess how an accent might be mis-heard. ======================================================= For what it's worth..........There's a program profiling the members of a Hungarian Gypsy music band on Satellite DirecTv this afternoon [Mon 16 Jan at 1pm]...one hour long..channel 375, which is LINK tv. I don't know if LINK is on DISH Satellite. For those interested in looking at the "non-city" Hungarian life, it might be very interesting. Although it's called a documentary, It is not in formal documentary style, but more like a very good home movie. It covers the lives of a small group of musicians in Hungary and their village. While the music wasn't quite what I expected, it was interesting to look beyond the people that are closeup and see the countryside and houses [background] behind them. I missed the first 15 minutes yesterday, but plan to watch it all later today. The name of the specific program is "Parno Graszt Hungarian Gypsy Music" . It is in present day Hungary I believe. Jack Kovacs