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I'm am American, just about to leave the Netherlands after a year here to move to Taiwan for two years. I've very much enjoyed living here, but there are definitely some annoyances, like the very short shopping hours and having no freezer in our flat. I know those things will be much better in Taiwan - in fact, from what I've heard, most American ( Read more... )

First of all I need to introduce myself, Estelle, 31, currently living in America in Olympia, Wa and originated from France. Well it's a little short but I'll get to tell a little more on my new livejournal blog later ( Read more... )

Just out of curiosity...

(I realize one country can have more than one official language, but in this case I just mean the language spoken locally.)

Poll Languages

After getting tired of answering the following two standard questions (I am Indian born and for the first time in my life of living abroad, come across as a local - Malaysia, so the initial questions make sense to be asked):

1. Why don't you speak Malay?
2. Oh how come you don't speak Tamil? oh you speak Indian then?

I found something where being a ( Read more... )

My kids love www.starfall.com for reading and games. I'm looking for something like this in french or italian. Anyone in the expat community familiar with second language reading sites or second language online curricula?

OK, I've been here in the UK for over eight months now and there's still something I haven't figured out:

When do I use "thank you", when do I use "cheers", and when do I use "ta"?

Hello to all! This is my first time posting here. I'm an American teaching English in Japan, and for the most part, my students and my life are good. I have a few kids in my classes that hate all the teachers' guts, mine included. Part of the 'fun' we have in class is their English phrases used to make me go away. They've gone from repetitive ( Read more... )

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Why is my mom making me feel so guilty about wanting to stay in Denmark for University. I am half Danish, half American, born in Denmark but raised and socialized as a North American ( Read more... )