Posts Tagged ‘expat’

A recent article by Forbes.com highlighted the most friendly countries for expats. Though not necessarily the most sought-after international destinations for everyone, these are the places where transplanted expats feel the most welcomed. Being accepted by others is a natural human need. Though, as most expats have encountered, being thrust headfirst into a different culture [...]

Charlemagne, the King of the Franks during Medieval times, once said, “To have another language is to possess a second soul”. To master a foreign language means not only knowing its grammar, its vocabulary or the correct nouns. To actually master a foreign language means to understand the people with whom you would like to [...]

Dutch expats have shown less loving this year with a huge decrease of Valentine’s Day calls. Expats from Holland appear to be the least romantic this February 14th with an astonishing 82% drop in calls, according to the 2012 Valentine’s Day Holiday Calling Report by VIP Communications. A general opinion that Valentine’s Day is a [...]

Two of my best friends independently announced their engagements last year and started planning weddings for this summer. Great news, except that they both asked me to be bridesmaid and I don’t even live in the same country! After the initial congratulations, a sense of dread overwhelmed me as I realised exactly what I was [...]

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