Xpat Interview: Parag Maydeo

  • 17 Jan 2008 11:00 AM
Xpat Interview: Parag Maydeo
I came to budapest about 2.5 years back first time. Worked with local people a lot and enjoyed their company. Liked the country and specially budapest its living city...something which reminds me back home...Mumbai...



Still havent tasted the good part of country, vineyards and castles but promise to do it before I leave. Loved hungarian way of doing everything "heart-felt"...something missing in many parts of world !!! Would love to have someone near and dear like that :-D

Being single, I loved hungarian summer though I can die for snow... :-)


1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?
2005. As for every other Indian, computers

2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?
Norway, Israel

3. What surprised you most about Hungary?
Dazzling Nightlife

4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
Pubs & Discs, Buda Castle, Danube, Buda hills

5. What is your favourite Hungarian food?
Somlói Galuska

6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?
Csokoládé

7.What is your favourite Hungarian word?
Kapaszkodni

8. What do you miss most from home?
Street / Junk Food, spicyyyy stuff

9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Sales

10. What's a job you would definitely never want?
Death Registrar

11. Where did you spend your last vacation?
Balaton

12. Where do you hope to spend your next holiday?
Croatia

13. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
Westlife

14. What can't you resist?
Blue eyes & Brown hair

15. Red wine or white?
White all the way !!!

16. Book or movie?
Movie

17. Morning person or night person?
Typical owl...night person

18. Dog person or cat person?
Cats

19. Buda or Pest side?
Pest

20. What would you say is your personal motto?
Its EASY to be MANKIND, Hard to be HUMAN ! Striving towards it !!

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