T么m C脿ng
French expat in Vietnam
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Lives in Hochiminh City
Registration: 15 September 2005
Hello from Singapore!! by Cheekybeek
Hi everyone! I am an expat wife (so to speak) living in Singapore... Originally from Australia. Just wanted to say hello! :cheers:
Hi Cheekybeek, Welcome aboard. How long have you been living in Singapore ? Kinda like it ? T么m C脿ng from HCMC Read More
Article about expat in tazmania
Very interesting, Tasmania seems to be a beautiful place to live. Even if my expats friends who live in Australia say it's kinda harsh place too. Thanks a bunch ! Read More
Can you live far from your better half? by Julien
Well that's a personal question, but have you ever lived far from your better half? I spent almost two years far from my girlfriend when I first came to London, then we moved together to Madrid (for one year), and now I am back to London for a ...
Yep Didn't work 12000 kms is much too much Too bad... TC's last haiku Read More
Unemployment in your country by Julien
I've just read a very interesting article about unemployment in the US (sorry it's in French), it says that the unemployment level is so low that the salaries are getting increased. Well it seems to be exactly the opposite in France; there is less ...
Well it seems to be exactly the opposite in France; there is less and less jobs, and as everybody's fighting to get a good position, the salaries are decreased. We've got a 10% unemployment rate in France. And it might be a reason why a lot of young ... Read More
Cost of life in Los Angeles by Julien
Hi everybody, I've got a job interview next Thursday for an IT job in Los Angeles. They want me to negotiate my salary but I have no idea of the cost of life there. I heard that it's very expensive (but I don't really know), how much does it cost ...
It's a tough decision dude, but now you got it after all you souldn't back down. You applied for it in the first place, right ? So will you go? You were not sure... big_smile (I'm sure you will)I'm dead sure you'll go too ;) Who wanna bet? Read More
Poll: How long have you been living there? by dmscvan
I am really impressed with this forum (great job to the administrators), and I'm curious how long people have been an expat in the country they're currently living in. Also, any thoughts on how things change the longer you're there. For example, ...
When I arrived some time ago, I was supposed to do my PhD on fishermen viillages in the Central Region... Now I'm working on shrimp farmers in the Mekong Delta : social change and how it affects the community, networks of technical knowledge and so ... Read More
Poll: How long have you been living there? by dmscvan
I am really impressed with this forum (great job to the administrators), and I'm curious how long people have been an expat in the country they're currently living in. Also, any thoughts on how things change the longer you're there. For example, ...
I read somewhere that almost 100% of anthropologists working on SEA contracted malaria... I'm no exception. Vietnam is ok as long as you stay on coastlands and cities (side effect of pollution I was told). And now we have to worry about chicken flu ... Read More
Poll: How long have you been living there? by dmscvan
I am really impressed with this forum (great job to the administrators), and I'm curious how long people have been an expat in the country they're currently living in. Also, any thoughts on how things change the longer you're there. For example, ...
Hi dmscvan, Well that's a pretty good question. But I'm on my fifth year so I'm confused : am I 3-5 or 5-10 ? By the way, your fieldwork sounds like you doing a great job as an anthropologist. Congrats ! I've been doing a similar stuff down in the ... 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 ...
Same here. It take at least 1 week to re-adapt myself and when I feel fully fonctional, it's time to take the plane back. The first year I had a thermic shock too by the way. I made the mistake to be back for Season Holidays (you know, pressure from ... Read More