tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840441359840260402.post3666909495133113361..comments2023-11-15T09:58:47.005+03:00Comments on In a Maze of Beige: How to Adapt to Living Abroad: Part 1Tiffany Wacaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08224661646987749451noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840441359840260402.post-72287748432254619152013-08-07T16:56:23.761+03:002013-08-07T16:56:23.761+03:00Thanks for sharing such tips on how to help someon...Thanks for sharing such tips on how to help someone live in a foreign country. One must accept that a lot of changes will occur, some are easy and some are not. Treating these changes as challenges to improve one's self will certainly help. <br /><br />Rachal Dworkin @ <a href="http://bestlawassociates.com/about-immigration-lawyers-in-philadelphia" rel="nofollow">Best Law Associates</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05010507126319818934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840441359840260402.post-30151187691618138772012-07-18T17:26:37.355+03:002012-07-18T17:26:37.355+03:00Totally agree with everything what I read. My poin...Totally agree with everything what I read. My point of view and my advise to all newcomers (though not long ago I was a newcomer as well): we can not change traditions, people, style of life of the country we are in (and we don't need it), but we can change our attitude to the situation, take it like an amazing adventure and enjoy our staying wherever we are. :)Angelikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840441359840260402.post-7095632573575831922012-07-14T19:38:46.639+03:002012-07-14T19:38:46.639+03:00I've seen how fluent English speakers have muc...I've seen how fluent English speakers have much easier time being an expat almost anywhere in the world. Even if they cannot speak the local language, they can easily make friends and receive support within the international community. Those who don't speak English have to struggle more to get used their new life. They end up having to focus on learning English (more than the local language) in order to expand their limited circle of friends from their own countries (i.e. Japanese, French...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840441359840260402.post-68525111318232123882012-07-10T22:14:16.770+03:002012-07-10T22:14:16.770+03:00Culture shock is a funny thing. In the 70's wh...Culture shock is a funny thing. In the 70's when my family moved to Naples, Italy, my parents were given a cultural orientation class by the US gov. The "warnings" from the class terrified them and they lived the next two years in fear of being mugged or cheated. While I, as a clueless teenager, had a great time in Naples oblivious to the potential dangers. <br /><br />On a more local note, as a child I thought each new state we moved to every 2 years in the Air Force was an exotic adventure. New accents, new foods, new sights to see, changes in plants and animals and weather. I wonder if America has become more homogenous in the past 30 years? Is regionalism gone and today every grocery store, every mall, looks exactly the same regardless of what US state you're in?Gary W Kibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600699850482380857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840441359840260402.post-34495684389775093282012-07-09T14:31:27.481+03:002012-07-09T14:31:27.481+03:00This is very interesting Tiffancy and so true. We...This is very interesting Tiffancy and so true. We have to be accepting of the new culture whilst not necessarily liking everything. I also found it useful to focus on all the good things every day and there are lots to be found.Dee 9th July 2012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840441359840260402.post-33323436835980943712012-07-09T13:02:32.227+03:002012-07-09T13:02:32.227+03:00I totally agree to your points, I would also like ...I totally agree to your points, I would also like to add also that you need to learn some of the common expressions, vocablury of the country u are living in. It is funny from an Egyptian who is speaking Arabic to say so. But even though I speak Arabic I found words in KSA that mean something totally different than my country . Like for rent in my country means 'lileegar' in KSA, for rent means liltaqbeel and if u translate this word literally in the dictionary it means ' for kissing'. When I was in the States last summer, people working in the shop, make a certain sign to say the shop is closed. This same sign in Egypt means I will kill u! So I think it is important to have a little background of the common words, signs and expressions of each country:)Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05963246064064247403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840441359840260402.post-55376228063506120912012-07-09T12:38:35.703+03:002012-07-09T12:38:35.703+03:00I really enjoyed ready this and I TOTALLY agree w...I really enjoyed ready this and I TOTALLY agree with everything you said about the accepting, taking opportunities & experiencing all that we can in any foreign country. Everywhere my husband & I travel, we are learning, seeing & experiencing something new & sometimes exciting. Even here in Riyadh we discover something new every day.<br />I am always telling my family, my friends and anyone who asks about my life in Riyadh that regardless of where you live in the world, life really is what you make it.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing,<br />VivianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com