For those of you who have already spent some time as an expat in CR, how would you list your top 3 challenges in your experiences so far? Thanks for the answers 
New expat challanges
Alemi28
25 October 2016 18:04:49
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TerrynViv
25 October 2016 19:38:44
622
Spanish
Patience
Bureaucracy
kohlerias
25 October 2016 19:59:42
1572
Learning to have patience to deal with
Different rules from different offices of the same government office...so no continuity. 
Red tape 
Bureaucracy 
pebs
25 October 2016 20:30:56
349
Patience!
Petty theft (if you do not keep everything locked away)
3rd ? debatable...
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