Do you see what I see?

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12 years ago

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Does anyone else see all these flags from all these different countries? Every day there are more and more topics started in one of the general forums that really should be in a specific forum. For example, Where do I find a good haberdashery in Mongolia? should probably be in the Mongolia forum. What is that UFO looking building on the corner of Rue Clochette and Bl du General de Gaulle in Djibouti? should be in the Djibouti forum.

People don't seem to have any trouble finding the "Expatriate forum" and "Expat Caf茅", but when it comes to all these countries just below those 2 forums, they might as well be in Siberia. Why is this? They're right there. All those flags are pretty hard to miss.

Or are people putting very specific questions in the general forums in order to get a wider audience? Most of the members of this site probably don't live in Mongolia or Djibouti, but the people in those forums probably do. If you want information about a cavity, you ask a dentist, not a podiatrist.

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Fred Indonesia Expert

30549POSTS

12 years ago

How do I buy a villa in Bali?

Gordon Barlow ViP

1188POSTS

12 years ago

Oh, shit! Now I have to cancel my podiatrist's appointment.

stumpy Laos Expert

18028POSTS

12 years ago

Do you see what I see.聽
Most people look but do not actually see.

Pangki Sudirjo Active member

56POSTS

12 years ago

mas fred wrote:
How do I buy a villa in Bali?

give some bucks to the villa owner

anyway, I hate dentist

James ViP

11272POSTS

12 years ago

Hi Hailey,

Because that involves a little work, just like posting a question that's been asked and answered in a national forum hundreds of times rather than reading some of the related topic postings.

Nowadays it look like there are many more people who want everything and everybody to come to them, they want things to fall into their lap without having to do anything to get them.

I find both practices equally as frustrating, but I doubt that either one of them are going to change anytime soon.

JasfurJQ ViP

1865POSTS

12 years ago

cause no one even bother reading the rules and regulation...what people want now is the easiest way, before we have Push Button now we have Touch Screen.....

HaileyinHongKong ViP

4723POSTS

12 years ago

mas fred wrote:
How do I buy a villa in Bali?

There's an English guy in Jakarta who can hook you up.
/forum/viewtopic.php?id=293005

HaileyinHongKong ViP

4723POSTS

12 years ago

stumpy wrote:
Do you see what I see.聽
Most people look but do not actually see.

That's unfortunately very true.

HaileyinHongKong ViP

4723POSTS

12 years ago

#10

wjwoodward wrote:
Hi Hailey,

Because that involves a little work, just like posting a question that's been asked and answered in a national forum hundreds of times rather than reading some of the related topic postings.

Nowadays it look like there are many more people who want everything and everybody to come to them, they want things to fall into their lap without having to do anything to get them.

I find both practices equally as frustrating, but I doubt that either one of them are going to change anytime soon.

That reminds me, I want a job in Canada.聽 Give me one.聽 Now.

HaileyinHongKong ViP

4723POSTS

12 years ago

#11

JasfurJQ wrote:
cause no one even bother reading the rules and regulation...what people want now is the easiest way, before we have Push Button now we have Touch Screen.....

Touch screen?聽 My cell phone is so old it's rotary.

JasfurJQ ViP

1865POSTS

12 years ago

#12

HaileyinHongKong wrote:
JasfurJQ wrote:
cause no one even bother reading the rules and regulation...what people want now is the easiest way, before we have Push Button now we have Touch Screen.....

Touch screen?聽 My cell phone is so old it's rotary.

mine is not a touch screen but it has a crack on screen.....very old!!!

JasfurJQ ViP

1865POSTS

12 years ago

#13

mufkh wrote:
hi

there you are, this is the other part of my HIHI__ thanks for finding it......

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James ViP

11272POSTS

12 years ago

#14

There still is a very big problem here, so many people just can't seem to find their way to a national forum without somebody holding their hand and leading them too it.

It's not rocket science folks! Just look at all those pretty flags at the bottom of the main Expat Forium page. Click on the name of any country in that list takes you right to that nations's forum.

Once you get to that forum you will then be able to choose which language version (we have 5 - English, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese) by clicking on the flag icon in the menu bar at the top of the page. It's just that simple.

Please respect the language specific nature of each of the forums and post ONLY in that language. Your cooperation and understanding will be appreciated by all.