| Name |
What I loved about being an expat |
What I hated about being an expat |
Sabine
(German in Mexico)
|
Eating insects |
can´t get any cheese |
Donald
(American in Philippines)
|
I'm a walking green card here in Manila! Result:
Lots and lots and lots of pussy |
Too many people try to hustle me when I'm walking
on the street because I look like a foreigner (which I am).
For fun, I count how many times I get
hustled in one block. Most: 12. Least: 1 |
SM
(Brit in Thailand)
|
The open-minded attitude of the people and their
friendliness |
Nothing because I come from the UK |
MS
(Brit in Indonesia)
|
blowing cows up with rocket launchers in Laos,
depraved orgies, being taken home by cheery police after finding
myself passed out on the street, cheap drugs, booze, accommodation,
travel, getting a Muslim military general pissed and, oh yeah,
the landscape. |
Wife/girlfriend's mundane lifestyles bringing reality
crashing down, moments of drunken clarity …eergh! |
Johan
(Swede in Taiwan)
|
Discovering the Hardship Posting books. Asian babes!!!
Hsaling pub, Roxy 99 and Pub 45 in Taipei. Double City street
in Taipei. Short flight to BKK (from TPE). 20 year old girls
not having a problem with a 41-year-old guy picking them up.
Almost no taxes. Flying EVA airlines (tasty hostesses). |
Can't think of anything. |
AI
(Brit in India)
|
Money / Booze / Sex |
India |
DH
(American in Thailand)
|
freedom from lawyers! |
The little annoyances of being a foreigner |
TH
(American in Singapore)
|
great pay, no taxes, the loveliest ladies in the
world and most of the laws don't apply to expats. |
not much that I can think of. |
D
(Australian in Japan)
|
Being able to claim ignorance of the culture and/or
language as a form of defense. |
People assuming I'm not really culturally and linguistically
ignorant (I really am!) |
JM
(American in Thailand)
|
The women, the culture, the people, the food, the
smiles (both horizontal and vertical). |
The smog and traffic in Bangkok, the humidity that
leaves you drained for two days after a 10-mile run. The people
who think that you are rich and charge you double for EVERYTHING. |
Traff
(Aussie in HK)
|
The Philippines and Thailand (and the girls thereof).
Also Strawberry's in Wanchai. |
Getting beaten up by Triads just coz I owed some
Chinese c*nt a few bucks ... (well a few thousand) |
CT
(Canadian in Thailand)
|
No taxes, new customs, cheap travel, new beers
and whiskies, 'ethnic diversity' (nudge nudge, wink wink). |
Crap drivers, hiring and firing staff, friends
in Canada that just cannot relate to overseas experiences. |
BE
(Aussie in Philippines)
|
Contracting 'yellow fever', and the constant supply
of 'treatments' for this life long addiction! |
Can't watch the cricket and/or rugby on Saturday
arvos!! |
DC
(Brit in HK)
|
The sheer pace of life - and what a life. |
Absolutely nothing |
(Miss) FMC
(Brit in HK)
|
Having an amah |
50 yr old fat/bald gweilos who think they're sexy
because they can get laid in the Philippines. |
PS
(Swede in Thailand)
|
Being faaaar away from Europe. |
Not far enough. |
Gail
(Aussie in HK)
|
The men |
The men |
Ryan
(American in Korea)
|
Freedom, baby, freedumb!!! Chicks everywhere who
want to get you alone so they can "practice their English."
|
Asshole locals who bitch me out in their language
for being with "their" (those sharing the same ethnicity)
women. |
Phil
(Brit in Thailand)
|
LBFMs, the weather, the food, the prices. Sanuk!
|
The 'walking ATM' syndrome |
Mad Dog
(Kiwi in Taiwan)
|
Working hours (not much) Lack of white females.
|
Working hours (too long). Nobody at home understands
me anymore. |
Bursty
(UK)
|
NO LAST ORDERS AT 11pm. |
BEING BACK IN BLOODY LONDON. THE FAR EAST FOR ME
IS THE 3 B'S: BEER, BIRDS AND BACCY |
Nancie
(Canadian in Taiwan)
|
Lower taxes, no snow. |
Trying to learn a new language |
BW
(Brit in China)
|
The sun, the sand, the sea, the loads of sex with
beautiful Asian ladies. |
Having to work with obnoxious, arrogant, ignorant
French expats, having to live anywhere near their even more
obnoxious wives and offspring. |
George
(German in Indonesia)
|
Life to the fullest... |
Which might lead to a shorter life span but what
the heck ... |
Prince of Pattaya
(American in Thailand)
|
Wine, women and song at bargain prices |
German Tourists. |
