Far too much of Hungarian Duolingo is about pálinka and stuffed cabbage. I mean, I get the idea, but.

Both are important. Budapest is the only place I’ve visited where pálinka (or similar) was de rigueur for morning hospitality. I’ve been told that using “perce” to fill a silence will take you far. Like “also” (Deutsch) or “ah bon” (francais—or maybe “putain” in certain cases).