Romanians need Hungarian's sense of pride

At the European Ice Hockey Challenge last Friday most of the players on the Romanian team sang along when the national anthem of the Hungarian opponent was played. The team consists mostly of Hungarian-speaking Romanians. Prominent Romanian athletes have called for sanctions against those who sung along. Meanwhile the daily Adevărul says the Hungarians' national pride should be an example to the Romanians: "There are over 1.4 million Hungarians in Romania and you would be hard put to find one who says the Hungarians are a terrible people. ... By contrast how many Romanians say that of their own people every day? If we don't respect ourselves how can we expect others to do so? ... The truth must be said, no matter how painful it is for the Romanians. And the truth is that the Hungarians have been showing us for 22 years what patriotism and national pride are. We're not talking about the exaggerated extremism of individuals but of those Hungarians who are proud of their history and their country. You can see this at every corner if you travel through Hungary. The cleanliness of the villages, the infrastructure and even the monuments show how they value their history."

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