Essential?
Jul 21st 2014, 4:47 am
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Essential?
What is one essential thing you need to become a successful expat?
Jul 21st 2014, 4:51 am
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Re: Essential?
A visa.
Jul 21st 2014, 11:22 am
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Re: Essential?
The ability to accept that you're in a different country, and things may not happen the same way as they did in your home country.
It doesn't necessarily mean they are better, it doesn't necessarily mean they are worse...it just means they are different. It also doesn't mean that you are forbidden from bitching and moaning about them, but it does mean you should be very careful about the company/audience if you are going to!
It doesn't necessarily mean they are better, it doesn't necessarily mean they are worse...it just means they are different. It also doesn't mean that you are forbidden from bitching and moaning about them, but it does mean you should be very careful about the company/audience if you are going to!
Jul 21st 2014, 12:32 pm
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Jul 21st 2014, 1:11 pm
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Re: Essential?
The ability to accept that you're in a different country, and things may not happen the same way as they did in your home country.
It doesn't necessarily mean they are better, it doesn't necessarily mean they are worse...it just means they are different. It also doesn't mean that you are forbidden from bitching and moaning about them, but it does mean you should be very careful about the company/audience if you are going to!
It doesn't necessarily mean they are better, it doesn't necessarily mean they are worse...it just means they are different. It also doesn't mean that you are forbidden from bitching and moaning about them, but it does mean you should be very careful about the company/audience if you are going to!
My world is now quite different from the one I grew up in, but I like it, mostly. A few of my gripes I share with my (USC) wife, a few others I share here, but otherwise I am very cautious about criticizing local customs or practices, or suggesting that the way things are done in Britain are better (IMO most are not any better in the UK, just different).
Last edited by Pulaski; Jul 21st 2014 at 2:50 pm.
Jul 21st 2014, 2:47 pm
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Re: Essential?
The ability to accept that you're in a different country, and things may not happen the same way as they did in your home country.
It doesn't necessarily mean they are better, it doesn't necessarily mean they are worse...it just means they are different. It also doesn't mean that you are forbidden from bitching and moaning about them, but it does mean you should be very careful about the company/audience if you are going to!
It doesn't necessarily mean they are better, it doesn't necessarily mean they are worse...it just means they are different. It also doesn't mean that you are forbidden from bitching and moaning about them, but it does mean you should be very careful about the company/audience if you are going to!
Jul 21st 2014, 3:18 pm
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Re: Essential?
The ability to accept that you're in a different country, and things may not happen the same way as they did in your home country.
It doesn't necessarily mean they are better, it doesn't necessarily mean they are worse...it just means they are different. It also doesn't mean that you are forbidden from bitching and moaning about them, but it does mean you should be very careful about the company/audience if you are going to!
It doesn't necessarily mean they are better, it doesn't necessarily mean they are worse...it just means they are different. It also doesn't mean that you are forbidden from bitching and moaning about them, but it does mean you should be very careful about the company/audience if you are going to!
Jul 21st 2014, 5:18 pm
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Re: Essential?
Patience.
Jul 21st 2014, 5:54 pm
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Re: Essential?
Curiosity
Jul 21st 2014, 5:57 pm
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Re: Essential?
Resilience
Jul 21st 2014, 7:27 pm
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Re: Essential?
The ability to write one-word replies on the internet.