The Hungarians are Protestants while the Austrians are Catholics. Therefore these two infidel groups are opposites to one another, despite their both being Christians. ... In short, though both are unbelievers without faith, the Hungarians are more honourable and cleaner infidels. They do not wash their faces every morning with their urine as the Austrians do, but wash their faces every morning with water as the Ottomans do.
Evliya Celebi, Book of Travels 7.3, ed. & tr. R.Dankoff & S. Kim, An Ottoman Traveller (2010), 230-31
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