{"id":4234,"date":"2014-03-27T14:13:01","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T14:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/?p=4234"},"modified":"2022-09-21T13:26:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T13:26:19","slug":"week-expat-problems-week-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/week-expat-problems-week-5\/","title":{"rendered":"A week of expat problems – Week 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to week five 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
\"Bali-Expat-Problems\"<\/td>\n\n

Bali Expat Problems\u200f – @BaliExpatProbs<\/h4>\n

Expect to be sweaty\/clammy\/dirty 98.9% of the time in Bali. #heatproblems #expatproblems #bali<\/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
\"Colette-Franks\"<\/td>\n\n

Colette Franks\u200f – @ColetteFranks8<\/h4>\n

I miss hotdogs. Not like British sausage, get plenty of that, but a really like HOT DOG. #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
\"Candice-Gopaul\"<\/td>\n\n

Candice Gopaul\u200f – @CandiceGopaul<\/h4>\n

That awkward moment when nobody talks to you at the faculty dinner. #expatproblems #korea<\/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
\"Katie-O'Neill\u200f\"<\/td>\n\n

Katie O’Neill\u200f – @keoneill82<\/h4>\n

The neighbors are being incredibly loud, but I don’t speak enough of the language to ask them to be quiet. #expatproblems #dumbamerican<\/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
\"April-Marshke\u200f\"\n<\/td>\n\n

April Marshke – \u200f@peacelovebikes<\/h4>\n

#expatproblems I speak #dutch to Germans and #german to Dutchies. 6am flights in other countries are tough #travel<\/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
\"Kailyn-Clarke\"<\/td>\n\n

Kailyn Clarke\u200f – @kailsclarke<\/h4>\n

I had to stop watching K-dramas and anime because my English was getting too bad. #expatproblems #engrishisno<\/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
\"Jess-Harrow\"\n<\/td>\n\n

Jess Harrow – \u200f@HollaHarrow<\/h4>\n

Have just come to the sad, sad revelation that I have never been classified as a ‘local’. #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
\"Tabitha-Langley\u200f\"<\/td>\n\n

Tabitha Langley\u200f – @tabithakayyy<\/h4>\n

I don’t appreciate having to wait 9 days to watch the new episodes of @OnceABC just because I live in a different country #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
\"JP-Williams-Esq\"<\/td>\n\n

JP Williams Esq – \u200f@JPWilliamsEsq<\/h4>\n

At the barbers… Him: how you want cut boss? Me: just a trim nothing too adventurous thanks. Cuts it too short… #fml #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

Trying to stay up late enough to Skype with family and friends at a respectable hour for them… #expatproblems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/boxed_content]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome to week five 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 world. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4248,"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\/4234"}],"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=4234"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4259,"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4234\/revisions\/4259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mycurrencytransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}