Welcome to week ten of #expatproblems. Each week, we’ll scour the twittersphere to uncover the Top 10 linguistic hurdles, communication nightmares and cross-cultural faux pas that make expat life so wonderful! Expat life has it’s ups and downs, filled with weird, whacky and surprising experiences. Our weekly #expatproblems series will give you a glimpse of expat life across the world.
This is a series for expats, written by expats. Above all, we hear you!
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Sarah Morrow – @semorrowI found cheddar cheese! Yes, that is important enough to tweet. #expatproblems |
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Lisa Hill – @Lisapisa921Way behind on @GreysABC but can’t catch up because @hulu is blocking VPN users now. #expatproblems #frustrated |
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Eleanor Wylie – @EleanorWylieAccountant: “can you send me a scan of a recent bill sent to your Kabul home address?” Er…. have to get back to you on that #expatproblems |
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Samantha Angell – @MrsAngell13Finally cleaning out your old purse and realizing you have six different currencies in it– #expatproblems #expat |
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Clare Messink – @CMessinkAn #american in #thailand celebrating #mexican holiday #CincoDeMayo in her #argentine accent. #culturallyconfused #expatproblems |
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The Expat Chap – @TheExpatChapReceiving Happy Birthday Messages From Your Pals In English, French, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, Dutch, Afrikaans Etc..#ExpatProblems.. |
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iLyse Liffreing – @IlyseLiffreingOne thing hard about living in China–having interviews at 1AM. #expatproblems #Shanghai |
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the real aindee@aindeeTomorrow at work I’ll have no one to talk to about the Semi Final #Eurovision #expatproblems |
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Brianna Tichá – @breezi185I’m already beginning to not be able to understand the new slang terms Americans my age are using. #oldladystatus #expatproblems |
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Cait – @caitertotI’m in this stage of using half imperial half metric…my brain is confused. I use whichever number is bigger at the gym. #expatproblems |
