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Once you get wherever you are going, find an expat community. Yes, I realise you may be trying to get AWAY from your fellow countrymen, but someone who speaks y
by elptacek 16y ago
Once you get wherever you are going, find an expat community. Yes, I realise you may be trying to get AWAY from your fellow countrymen, but someone who speaks your language and knows their way around will be invaluable, especially when culture shock sets in.
- misham 16y agoGreat point! I am not looking to avoid fellow countrymen, rather to immerse myself in a completely different environment. I can see how having expats to talk to would be of a great benefit.
- elptacek 16y agoI lived in Zurich from 95-97, rooming with an American expat I met through Usenet news. He still lives there, in fact. He knows where all the good shopping is, and he's fluent in German. Very handy.