XpatLoop Interview: Zoltán Halmay
- 7 Dec 2010 11:00 AM
I did not grow up, but it fits the plan so far..
2. If you could be an expat anywhere in the world, where would you choose?
Any other country with Budapest as the capital.
3. What would you miss most if you moved away from Hungary?
The "home ice" feeling.
4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
Being amazed by the stunning night view from the Halász Bástya and avoid the horrors of public transport.
5. What is your favourite food?
Fishsoup directly from a little fish restaurant in Tiszatelek called "The Cross-Eyed Catfish".
6. What is your favourite sport / form of exercise?
Long distance running.
7. What is your favourite place in Hungary?
Újpest Ice Hockey Arena.
8. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
An archeologist in the future studying the early 2000s.
9. What’s a job you would definitely never want?
Human shield.
10. Where did you spend your last vacation?
In Vienna.
11. Where do you hope to spend your next one?
Outside Vienna.
12. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
I was a drummer in a metal band. Favourite band? Well, I had a long struggle against narcissism, but I could not defeat it... my favourite band was my own band.
13. Apart of temptation what can’t you resist?
Anything, that is more tempting than temptation itself.
14. Red wine or white?
Would it be outrageously unsophisticated to say in a business interview that I'm a beer person? I think yes, so red, cabernet sauvignon please!
15. Book or movie?
Both, exactly in that order.
16. Morning person or night person?
A night person who makes hopeless attempts to be a morning person... It's 1:28 am now....
17. Which social issue do you feel most strongly about?
Conflict between Buda and Pest side. People should not commit themselves to any side.
18. Buda or Pest side?
Buda side, no question about that.
19. Which achievement in your life are you most pleased about?
This interview.
20. What would you say is your personal motto?
I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer. - Douglas Adams









