| Name |
What I loved about being an expat |
What I hated about being an expat |
KV
(USA) |
The anticipation |
Not got around to it yet |
Casper
(Brit in Singapore) |
Wonga |
lingo |
Gralbi
(American in Singapore) |
Girls! |
Girls! |
Freezer
(American in Japan) |
Being out of the US |
Missing big steaks |
KJ
(Brit in Japan)
|
Surprise |
Surprise |
JC
(Brit)
|
Having a job worth doing, servants, cheap food,
drink, and ciggies, daily surprises, and female 'White hunters'.
|
The politics, never really being sure what was
going on. |
PR
(American in Philippines)
|
Blue sky, sunshine, and hot brown women. |
The rainy season, always being called 'Sir' (I'm
not that damn old). |
|
CN
(Aussie in Philippines)
|
San Miguel beer, long black hair, extra-friendly
locals, Manila Tens
Rugby, Cathouse, Puerto. |
The cops, corruption, traffic, pollution, knowing
I would have to go home eventually... |
AW
(German in China)
|
The life in Asia; should have done this years ago!
|
Chinese traffic |
MF
(Australian in Bangkok)
|
3% tax |
Nothing for free |
DB
(American)
|
Great Salary/Perks/Asian Women |
Company made me return to USA after assignment
completed |
PS
(Brit)
|
The new experiences and adventures! Not paying
tax! |
The bad experiences and misadventures! I worked
in North Korea for 14 months - are there any harder posts than
that? |
MH
(American in Korea)
|
Kimchi, Soju, Maekju and the service. |
Taxis and buses running you off the road. |
FM
(Australian ex-Malaysia)
|
LBFMs |
Having to go home eventually after 16 years. |
LW
(Briton in HK)
|
Manila, Bangkok, KL, Seoul, Saigon even Singapore.
|
Being mistaken for an Aussie ... |
XR
(Spaniard in Thailand)
|
As if you didn't know. |
Heat and traffic, but how could you call this a
hardship posting without them. |
PL
(Brit in HK)
|
Bir Bintang, Nana Plaza, Chicken Adobo, Hoi An,
Shibuya, Kijangs, amahs, Foreign Correspondents club, Boracay,
Apocalypse Now, Orchard Towers, Aman resorts, Angkor Wat, Pad
Thai, The Dragon's Back, Banana Daiquiris, Sarongs, Gas Panic,
The Oriental Spa, Sambolo, Gudang Garam, The peak cafe, The
Mercantile Athletic Club, Tanamur, Heart of Darkness, Yakult,
Langkawi, Brand's Essence, Tuk-tuks, Sandalwood, Shinjuku station,
BATS, among other things.... |
Reducing life expectancy by about 20 years |
NH
(Brit in HK)
|
Full appreciation of the 'Spicy' side of life. |
Actually having to work! |
D
(Brit in HK)
|
Drinking, women, the weather and most of all: I'm
nowhere near the bloody UK |
Absolutely nothing |
PW
(Australian in Indonesia)
|
Most of what's described in the book. |
Not knowing whether I have been here too long! |
MM
(Swiss in Philippines)
|
The fringe benefits as compared to the hardships. |
Constant considerations about "face"
... |
KB
(Swiss in Thailand)
|
the free life we can enjoy here in Asia |
to be mistaken as a tourist what a bore |
MA
(American in China)
|
What don't I like? |
Except the pollution |
JJ
(Brit in Laos)
|
Birds, beer and the weather |
The lack of Branston Pickle in the supermarkets
here |
DP
(Australian in China)
|
Asian ladies of all shapes, colours, sizes, ages
... |
Roaches, German expats, Philipino bands, dogs you
cannot eat. |
| |
|
|
Pete
(Brit in Malaysia) |
Horny young Asian girls who wanted to do it in
carparks |
credit card explosions, the clap and crabs |
IB
(Australian in Indonesia) |
18 year old local girls that don't think 50 is
OLD! |
The locals all think you are rich |
Patrick
(Belgian in Philippines) |
So many girls |
So little time |
EN
(American in HK) |
Distance away from political correctness |
It's hard t taunt your mother-in-law from 8000
miles away |
Foxy
(Philippines) |
Girls |
Not enough girls! |
BB
(American in HK) |
The drinking, the girls, the drinking girls |
Not one damn thing! |
GA
(Israeli in Thailand) |
The 10 S's: Sabai, Sanuk, Service, Samui, Soi33,
Sawadee Bar, Suzie Wong, Som-Tam, Sushi and Shagging |
The uncertainty of how long you can keep enjoying
these S's |
FH
(American in China) |
Stretching the dollars a long way |
Cadre asswipes |
DM
(Brit in HK) |
Very little body hair |
Being a walking foreign bank account |
BG
(American in Hong Kong) |
Asian women |
Non-Asian women |
JS
(American in Indonesia) |
Sex and money |
Other expats getting more sex and money! |
BS
(Australian in Indonesia) |
The sex |
The clap |
SW
(Brit in Phillipines) |
Soooooo much pussy... |
...and only one dick! |
JJ
(Brit in Laos) |
Birds, beer, weather |
No Branston Pickle in supermarket! |
PS
(Englishman -ex North Korea) |
The new experiences and adventures! not paying
tax! |
The bad experiences and misadventures! I worked
in North Korea for 14 months - are there any harder posts than
that? |
MH
(American in Korea) |
Kimchi, Soju, Maekju and the SERVICE |
Taxis-buses runnging you off the road |
FM
(Australian ex-Malaysia) |
LBFM's |
Having to go home eventually after 16 years. |
PL
(Brit in HK) |
Bir Bintang, Nana Plaza, Chicken Adobo, Hoi An,
Shibuya, Kijangs, amahs, Foreign correspondents club, Boracay,
Apocalypse Now, Orchard Towers, Aman resorts, Angkor Wat, Pad
Thai, The Dragon's Back, Banana Daiquiris, Sarongs, Gas Panic,
The Oriental Spa, Sambolo, Gudang Garam, The peak cafe, The
Mercantile Athletic Club, Tanamur, Heart of darkness, Yakult,
Langkawi, Brand's Essence, Tuk-tuks, Sandalwood, Shinjuku station,
BATS, among other things.... |
reducing life expectancy by about 20 years |
DU
(American in HK) |
No ex-wives, lotsa lovely local ladies, travel,
exotic food, interesting fellow-expats |
I.N.S.E.C.T. (INcredible-Shrinking-Expat-Contract-Terms,)
pollution, 70 hour work weeks, management by F.I.L.T.H (Failed-In-London-Try-Hongkong,
yep, they're still here...) |
D
(Brit in HK) |
Drinking, women, the weather and most of all: I'm
nowhere near the bloody UK |
Absolutely nothing |
AW
(now in Britain) |
MONEY, GIRLS, BARS, HEAT, GIRLS & MORE GIRLS |
HAVING TO END IT ALL ONE DAY AND SETTLE DOWN TO
A 'STEADY, RESPONSIBLE' LIFESTYLE ! |
WJ
(Hong Kong) |
"Being away from home." |
"Being away from home." |
CJ
Hong Kong |
Safari Bar in Pat Pong, Mogambo's Bar in Tokyo,
Hsaling Pub in Taipei, San Fransisco Bar in Wanchai, Every Bar
in Manila, The BEST Italian restaurant outside of Rome in Bungsa
in KL, Keesing Restaurants in Seoul, nothing about Singapore
|
Leaving in 6 months, after 10 years |
RR
Indonesia |
Great bars, less taxes, great sex with lovely ladies,
"maid service", free housing and other perks, the HASH, cheap
and good eats, good amigos |
Polluted cities, cruddy government |
HH
Canadian in Vietnam |
Not living in Canada |
Having to work from time to time |
RR
Indonesia |
Great bars, less taxes, great sex with lovely ladies,
"maid service", free housing and other perks, the HASH, cheap
and good eats, good amigos |
Polluted cities, cruddy government |
BP
Australian in The Philippines |
ex wives |
Wasting the first 19yrs living in Aust |
