Nordic nations agree on defense cooperation

[Monoriu]

I was under the impression that hussars are light cavalry? 

[Admiral Yi]

Generally they are. 

Don't know if I mentioned it or not, but it's pronounced hoo-zar.  I had thought it was pronounced husser, but a Canadian dude in their hussar regiment set me straight.

[Eddie Teach]

Marty would make a fabulous hussar.

For five minutes, then he'd fall off his horse.

[PJL]

Hoo-zars is definitely the right pronunciation from what I know. Saying anything else sounds silly to me.

[Sheilbh]

A fearsome alliance to be sure.

But yeah kind of lame not even Estonia gets included.

I think it's more about the non-NATO members though. The Balts are already protected. Finland and Sweden, not so much.

Incidentally the British view that I've seen is that Scandinavia are pretty good at defence policy, where it matters, and add a lot.

[11B4V]

Frankly who wouldn't look fabulous as a hussar?

Frankly the best thing to come out of Poland, except Hillshire Farm's Polska Kielbas. Excellent fried.

[grumbler]

Generally they are. 

Don't know if I mentioned it or not, but it's pronounced hoo-zar.  I had thought it was pronounced husser, but a Canadian dude in their hussar regiment set me straight.

In English, its Hussar (a sound, not e, and emphasis on the second syllable).  In the original Magyar (and maybe German and some other eastern European languages, not sure) its more like hoo-zar.  The Canadian dude may have been referring to how his unit referred to themselves, but the vast majority of the English-speaking world uses the English pronunciation.

[Tonitrus]

I thought Canada pronounced it like "hoe-ser". 

[grumbler]

I thought Canada pronounced it like "hoe-ser". 

I was deliberately avoiding provoking the caknuckleheads with Bob and Doug Mckenzie references.

[Agelastus]

I was under the impression that hussars are light cavalry? 

Basically everywhere else they were; Poland was the big exception.

[Martinus]

Hussars were a 19th century light cavalry.

Husaria were a 17th century Polish heavy cavalry.

That's like comparing dragoons and dragons.

[Martinus]

Or Roman legions and the French foreign legion.

[Agelastus]

Hussars were a 19th century light cavalry.

Husaria were a 17th century Polish heavy cavalry.

That's like comparing dragoons and dragons.

Try again when you've actually bothered to check even one article on the history and origins of Hussars, both in general and in the Polish iteration in particular.