Jess2010
German looking for information about Scotland
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Speaks English, French, Dutch, Spanish, German
Registration: 10 April 2010
Does anybody know what Kirkcaldy is like? by Jess2010
I currently live in England where I moved to last year. I like it a lot. But I'm thinking about moving to Scotland and have just been there. As was the case with so many other people, it's very much between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Then, I thought ...
No, of course it's not. There's obviously a whole lot more to it. It's just really weird to find yourself look at various different aspects. I've never really done this before because I more or less ended up wherever life (i.e. my parents and later ... Read More
Does anybody know what Kirkcaldy is like? by Jess2010
I currently live in England where I moved to last year. I like it a lot. But I'm thinking about moving to Scotland and have just been there. As was the case with so many other people, it's very much between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Then, I thought ...
I guess I just went by things like population. Then again, it's really hard to tell since I've never really been there. But thanks, what you said is definitely very helpful. Read More
Living in Edinburgh by expat.com
You are an expatriate living in Edinburgh, or you used to work and live in Edinburgh. [b]Share your expat experience![/b] How would you describe life in Edinburgh? Has it been complicated to settle down, to find a job, and an accomodation? ...
I've just been to Edinburgh and thought it was a really beautiful city. I've been thinking about moving to Scotland for a while. So now I just need to make up my mind about where to go eventually. For those living in Edinburgh, what do you like best ... Read More
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I currently live in England but I'm thinking about moving to Scotland late this year/early next year. Glasgow is definitely on my list of places that I might want to move to. I haven't quite made up my mind just yet. But it's a strong possibility. ... Read More
How to make friends in Glasgow by expat.com
We have been talking about [url=/forum/viewtopic.php?id=891]loneliness when you are abroad[/url], let's now talk about how to make friends (locals or expatriates) when you're living in Glasgow :top: [b]Which are your best tips ...
I'm thinking about moving to Glasgow. So this is really quite useful. Thanks a lot. Read More
Does anybody know what Kirkcaldy is like?
I currently live in England where I moved to last year. I like it a lot. But I'm thinking about moving to Scotland and have just been there. As was the case with so many other people, it's very much between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Then, I thought ... Read More
Your 10 best tips to make friends when you're abroad by Julien
We've been talking about [url=/forum/viewtopic.php?id=891]loneliness when you're abroad[/url], let's now talk about how to make (local and other expats) friends when you're living far from home :top: [b]Which are your 10 best ...
Wow, you actually have loads of great tips how to make friends. And I can only agree. I have done loads of things without even realising that this might be how I made friends. After two weeks in the country, I had already made some friends. It was ... Read More
How often do you make it back home? by daileyjoy
We have been in Romania now for less than 2 months and are already being blasted with "Coming home for Christmas" Well Christmas would be hard 1/2 a world away with 2 children so I explaine that Christmas cannot happen it would be too hard only to ...
I could actually go a couple of times a year. At least, that is now. (I'm a student.) By the time I graduate, however, I'll start working and probably won't be able to visit my parents in Germany. All of my course mates at uni go at least once a ... Read More
Friends & family back home by sapphos
Sometimes I feel like I must be crazy to move to Buenos Aires :rolleyes:, especially if I were to listen to people that I know. I've been met with the same responses from almost (but not all) everyone I know. I hear things like, "oh that's ...
I haven't actually gone through this quite as much. But then, I only left last September. It was a bit difficult after Christmas, though. I kept talking happily about "home" (the UK) and that didn't seem to go down too well with my dad. So yes, ... Read More
Do you prefere to live in "expat community"? by zurrosteph
Hi! I wonder if most of you prefer to live inside an expat comunity or to integrate in the local population? and why? stef
I don't spend time with expats from the same country at all. After all, the people in Germany were one of the main reasons why I wanted to leave even when I was still a child. I have friends from many different countries but I don't have any German ... Read More
Living alone in a foreign country by jazz
I just wonder how many expats are sent overseas alone or together with family. I was unfortunately sent to Germany alone as i am still single. Optimistically. it is a good chance to know new people in a totally new environment. But the problem ...
Hallo, I'm in a quite similar situation. I'm back in germany since about one year (i was 6 month in hamburg, 9 month in Toulouse, then back to Bremen). I fully agree when you say that it's hard to build some links. In fact only people i know here ... Read More
Racism by Julien
Do you feel racism in your country? Is it complicated to integrate yoursleft with local people or are you used to it? I really like London because the city is a lot of people from everywhere, and everybody seems to be integrated. I don't feel ...
I don't know if I would call it racism in my case, but being half-asian, I do feel very different in Germany. In the US, I never really thought of myself as different from anybody else, but I think I am treated differently here. When asked where ... Read More
Language learning tips by karimik
Post your best tips of how to comprehend the language and culture of the place you live in. Please? mine: hire a language tutor get lost in the city alone
There are quite a few things that you can do. Watching TV or listening to the radio helps pick up the language of the country you are going to. This is what I did when I was learning Dutch. I found it to be quite useful to combine this with a ... Read More
Reverse Culture Shock by Guesposter58
Hmm. All last week I was back in the UK (mixing some work, with a short break). The last time I was back there was in November last year, and also the previous August. One thing I noticed this time though was I seemed to be suffering more from ...
It felt really strange when I spent a weekend in Germany after living in England for about a month. I like living here and only went to Germany because my cousin was getting married. Otherwise, I would not have gone to that country at all. The ... Read More
living abroad
You might like retiring in Belgium or the Netherlands. Belgium is a really beautiful country with lots of villages. I have lived in one myself and it did not seem like a remote place at all. It was somewhat rural and yet only 20 minutes away from ... Read More
do those of you living abroad plan to return to your home countries? by ECS
I moved abroad with no specific plan of how long it would be but as things develop it's looking more and more likely that my life won't include returning back to my home country. So I'm wondering, are those of you living abroad now planning to ...
I'm definitely not going to ever live in Germany again. I may hold a German passport but I've never liked living there. It probably wasn't the right place for me seeing how happy I've been since moving to the UK last year. Everyone in my family has ... Read More