I am the French Consul in Hungary
I graduated in Social and Economic sciences in France
1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?
Almost 4 years ago, sent by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be posted as the Consul of the French Embassy in Hungary .
2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?
San Francisco, Kuala Lumpur and Los Angeles
3. What surprised you most about Hungary?
I felt home right away
4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
Majestic Duna river, Széchenyi bath, Opera, Mupa, and all the kerts
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5. What is your favourite Hungarian food?
Gesztenye püré
6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?
Champagne
7. What is your favourite Hungarian word?
Egészségünkre!
8. What do you miss most from home?
The colors of my hometown Perpignan in the south of France and the seaside nearby ...
9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Musician or painter or any artistic activities which i have absolutly no gift for :(
10. What's a job you would definitely never want?
Expropreator
11. Where did you spend your last vacation?
California
12. Where do you hope to spend your next holiday?
Tel Aviv
13. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
Band: the Jam, film Bullit, hobby Rugby
14. What can't you resist?
Smiles
15. Red wine or white?
Both and rosé when summer gets hot
16. Book or movie?
Both !
17. Morning person or night person?
Night I have to admit
18. Which social issue do you feel most strongly about?
Elders abandon
19. Buda or Pest side?
Pest what else :)
20. What would you say is your personal motto?
"If we don't live anything, nothing is worth living". André Malraux
06.07.2011