Gregory MacGregor
@Greg2k
English expat wishing to go back to
Forum posts
12
About me
English
Lives in Greater London, England
Speaks English, Spanish
Registration: 13 August 2012
Good professional CV writers
Hello everyone, I'm a Brit living in Spain since I was six and now I'd like to return to the UK and speed up my career progression. One of the first things I know I must do is adapt my CV to UK standards and style, and I'm interested in ... Read More
Driving in the USA by Maximilien
Hi, What do you think of the way people drive in the USA? How different is it from your home country? Respecting the road safety rules, driving etiquette such as general courtesy, speed excess聟 what are the characteristics of the driving style ...
Thanks for the answers guys, I guess I'll have to be overly cautious next time I see a yellow school bus. I'll try to imagine a pack of "wild children" will suddenly emerge from the bus and that way it will all seem justified ... Read More
Greencard question- about photo by Pimpelina
Hello dear expats, I read through the descriptions considering the digital image you need to send with the greencard lottery application and it didn'T say anywhere that it needs to be taken in a photo studio professionally. But with the image ...
The photo I use as my profile picture was taken the same day I got professional photos for my Green Card Lottery application; stupid me I missed the application deadline but at least I have photos! So, my personal opinion is you can't go wrong ... Read More
Job in UK by easyrider1970
Hello, I am looking for job in UK. Anyone knows or find out, please just send me some details. Thank you. Regards to everyone.
I "was once British" so to speak, because although I do have a British passport and was born in England, I've been living in Spain since I was six and my entire education and professional carreer have taken place in Spain. I find it ... Read More
Spanish cuisine by Priscilla
Hi, When living abroad, tasting the local cuisine is part of discovering the country. What is your favorite food in Spain? What is the local speciality? Share with us the local tastes of Spain and why not your best recipe. Thank you ...
Personally I consider Paella to be the culinary equivalent of a "tourist trap". Nobody really eats it here in Spain besides those who live near the coast of Levante (Valencia, Alicante, etc.), and there are very little regional adaptations ... Read More
Your experience of culture shock in Spain by Christine
Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Spain. What is ...
As someone who is now basically more a Spaniard than anything else, despite being born and raised in the UK, I'm surprised to see the biggest cultural shock mentioned here is cruelty to animals. Let me just be clear: we are not cruel to animals ... Read More
Safety in Spain by Christine
Hi, We would like to talk about a sensitive but important topic: do you feel safe in Spain? How would you define the level of safety in the country? Can you walk safely during the day and at night without any fear? Do you think there is ...
This is a rather common example of life in Spain. It's very uncommon that someone will try to inflict violence in order to steal a phone from you. But if you're careless and leave your phone where everyone can see it, it IS common that ... Read More
learning spanish language in madrid vs. in valladolid
You should notice no difference. I presume Madrid will have more choices in terms of time slots, but Valladolid is also a "truely Spanish" city and has no other official language that may "collide" or obstruct your learning of ... Read More
Uk TV in the Canary Islands by Northern Belle
Hi, is UK TV available in the Canary Islands? We used to get it in Spain until the UK changed the satelite. Regards and thanks in advance.
I'm afraid the UK channels are all on the 28.2潞E position, which except Astra 2G, are out of sight from the Canary Islands. If you are a Sky subscriber you can watch the channels listed under the Astra 2G beam shown in this link: ... Read More
Non-Eu with Spanish marriage, need advice.
My wife is Mexican and we got married here (I'm Spanish). She has a residence permit so this was not a problem for us. In your case maybe the best option would be to return to Turkey and then come back to Spain with a new tourist visa. But the ... Read More
Your experience of culture shock in Spain by Christine
Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Spain. What is ...
No, of course not, that's not normal in any culture. That was a gross person who had no shame taking a dump on your doorstep. Urination is more common, especially drunk people who are having trouble getting home, but I bet it's the same in ... Read More
Driving in the USA by Maximilien
Hi, What do you think of the way people drive in the USA? How different is it from your home country? Respecting the road safety rules, driving etiquette such as general courtesy, speed excess聟 what are the characteristics of the driving style ...
You guys should probably outline some of the basic driving laws in the US, because they aren't the same in all countries. - What must I do when a yellow school bus pulls over and lets children out? Should I stop as well or continue at a slower ... Read More