These quick 20 questions are a great way to get to know your fellow Xpats.

Even better, why not get in on the action! Take a moment and take the Xpat Interview challenge yourself. Following review from the editorial team, we'll upload your interview online.

The interview is designed to be fun as well as informative, so feel free to be creative with your answers. Thanks for interacting with your friends in the Xpat community.

1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?
2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?
3. What surprised you most about Hungary?
4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
5. What is your favourite Hungarian food?
6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?
7.What is your favourite Hungarian word?
8. What do you miss most from home?
9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
10. What's a job you would definitely never want?
11. Where did you spend your last vacation?
12. Where do you hope to spend your next holiday?
13. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
14. What can't you resist?
15. Red wine or white?
16. Book or movie?
17. Morning person or night person?
18. Dog person or cat person?
19. Buda or Pest side?
20. What would you say is your personal motto? You can make up something original or choose a famous quote or a song lyric if you’d prefer.

So, if you can make a spare moment please follow this framework to tell other Xpats about yourself.

Then just click here to send in your interview, do remember to include a short bio & picture

By the way, our definition of Xpat is either a foreign citizen living, or having an interest, in Hungary, or a Hungarian who conducts business with expatriates or who has expat friends.

Here are the 20 questions tailored for Hungarian citizens:

1. Where did you grow up?
2. What Hungarian traditions bring back fond memories of your childhood?
3. What would you miss most if you moved away from Hungary?
4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
5. What is your favourite Hungarian food?
6. What is never missing from your kitchen?
7. What is your favourite place in Hungary?
8. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
9. What’s a job you would definitely never want?
10. Where did you spend your last vacation?
11. Where do you hope to spend your next one?
12. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
13. What can’t you resist?
14. Red wine or white?
15. Kolbász or szalámi?
16. Book or movie?
17. Morning person or night person?
18. Dog person or cat person?
19. Buda or Pest side?
20. What would you say is your personal motto? (You can make up something original or choose a famous quote or a song lyric if you’d prefer.)


We welcome all those interested in this free service to submit biographical details for editorial review and then possible inclusion in this section. Simply click here to get in the loop!