{"id":4205,"date":"2014-03-21T10:59:05","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T10:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/?p=4205"},"modified":"2022-09-21T13:26:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T13:26:26","slug":"week-expat-problems-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/week-expat-problems-week-4\/","title":{"rendered":"A week of expat problems – Week 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the fourth week of #expatproblems<\/strong>. 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<\/strong> series will give you a glimpse of expat life across the world.<\/p>\n

This is a series for expats, written by expats. Above all, we hear you!<\/p>\n[blank_spacer height=”30px” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”] [boxed_content type=”whitestroke” pb_margin_bottom=”no” el_class=”.frc” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n\n\n\n
\"ben-wilkerson\"<\/td>\n\n

Ben Wilkerson\u200f – @BenWilkerson89<\/h4>\n

Wishing I could watch any of the NCAA Tournament games on t.v. #MarchMadness #NCAATournament #expatproblems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/boxed_content] [blank_spacer height=”15px” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”] [boxed_content type=”whitestroke” pb_margin_bottom=”no” el_class=”.frc” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n\n\n\n
\"Maria-Celis\"<\/td>\n\n

Maria Celis\u200f – @mariacelis<\/h4>\n

Hand washed undies w\/ BVLGARI Omnia Crystalline soap b\/c that’s all there is. Got scolded by the maid for doing “her job.” #expatproblems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/boxed_content] [blank_spacer height=”15px” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”] [boxed_content type=”whitestroke” pb_margin_bottom=”no” el_class=”.frc” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n\n\n\n
\"Joelle-Jefferis\"<\/td>\n\n

Joelle Jefferis\u200f – @JoelleJeff<\/h4>\n

Why must I be on the wrong side of the Atlantic for iPlayer? “@BBCTwo: She\u2019s back! #W1A pic.twitter.com\/AHfXkOQBNR” #expatproblems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/boxed_content] [blank_spacer height=”15px” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”] [boxed_content type=”whitestroke” pb_margin_bottom=”no” el_class=”.frc” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n\n\n\n
\"Sheryl-Beth-Silvers\u200f\"<\/td>\n\n

Sheryl Beth Silvers\u200f – @sb_silvers<\/h4>\n

@Divergent doesn’t hit movie theatres in Korea until April 17th, a whole month after its U.S. premiere… #expatproblems #anticipation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/boxed_content] [blank_spacer height=”15px” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”] [boxed_content type=”whitestroke” pb_margin_bottom=”no” el_class=”.frc” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n\n\n\n
\"Jennifer-Schmerling\"\n<\/td>\n\n

Jennifer Schmerling\u200f – @schmerco<\/h4>\n

OH MAN. I MISS PRETZELS. #expatproblems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/boxed_content] [blank_spacer height=”15px” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”] [boxed_content type=”whitestroke” pb_margin_bottom=”no” el_class=”.frc” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n\n\n\n
\"Alexandra-Talty\u200f\"<\/td>\n\n

Alexandra Talty\u200f – @TheMiddleOfTime<\/h4>\n

Number one question for my Internet friends. What the heck is the grippe? And why don’t we have it in America? #expatproblems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/boxed_content] [blank_spacer height=”15px” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”] [boxed_content type=”whitestroke” pb_margin_bottom=”no” el_class=”.frc” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n\n\n\n
\"Claudia-S\"\n<\/td>\n\n

Claudia S\u200f – @lolaahh<\/h4>\n

Just for today, I wish I could wear sandals and a tank top. I need some summer soon! #expatproblems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/boxed_content] [blank_spacer height=”15px” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”] [boxed_content type=”whitestroke” pb_margin_bottom=”no” el_class=”.frc” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n\n\n\n
\"Audrey-Camp\"<\/td>\n\n

Audrey Camp\u200f – @audreycamp<\/h4>\n

Fighting a fever. Taking my temperature in Celsius. The numbers mean nothing to me. #expatproblems #sickday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/boxed_content] [blank_spacer height=”15px” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”] [boxed_content type=”whitestroke” pb_margin_bottom=”no” el_class=”.frc” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n\n\n\n
\"Rachel-Charlesworth\"<\/td>\n\n

Rachel Charlesworth\u200f@AWanderGirl<\/h4>\n

My phone still autocorrects “haha” to “jaja” #expatproblems #buenosaires @dinorusso @oamter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/boxed_content] [blank_spacer height=”15px” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”] [boxed_content type=”whitestroke” pb_margin_bottom=”no” el_class=”.frc” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n\n\n\n
\"Jill-Blocker\"<\/td>\n\n

Jill Blocker\u200f – @jillblocker<\/h4>\n

Apparently, #StPatricksDay is only celebrated in USA and Ireland. Definitely not a thing in Switzerland. #expatproblems #notgettingpinched<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/boxed_content]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the fourth week 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[141],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4205"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4205"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4220,"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4205\/revisions\/4220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}