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On September 12, 2020, Thai police arrested a US national for defamation after posting a negative comment for a hotel on a popular website. The man had to spend two nights in jail before being bailed out. You might have understood by now that your usual behaviour or habits could land you in trouble in your home country. To save you from embarrassment, we tell you about ten things you could get fined for as an expat.
USA
Andrea comes from Calabria. After living and studying in Florence for many years, he booked a flight to Portland, in the United States, where he has lived for 13 years now. Driven by his passion for music, he even founded a music band there. In this Interview, Andrea talks about his everyday life and shares his views about the recent US protests and the COVID-19 crisis.
In a couple of months, the United Kingdom will no longer be part of the European Union as the Brexit transition period is coming to an end soon. What should you expect as a British expat living in an EU or EEA country, or as a European who is looking to move to the UK or who is already living in the country? Here's an insight into what's changing from January 1st, 2021.
Australia
Erika and Sara met in 2015 in Brisbane and immediately bonded. Both experienced pregnancy and childbirth in Australia, and are now enjoying their beautiful babies. From their friendship, and their expatriate experience, the ‘Mamme Down Under' Facebook group was born, which helps all Italian new mothers with information and advice.
Jerry Nelson, an American expat in Buenos Aires, tells us about his experience volunteering abroad as an expat and what he has learnt from it.
When you tell your friends and family that you're leaving everything behind to pursue your dream job abroad, they expect nothing less from you than success. And the truth is, you do too. But what happens when things do not quite go your way? Psychologist and expat counsellor, Gabriela Encina talks to Expat.com about Expat Shame.
It is nearing the end of summer for Europeans. Indeed, the June to August period is traditionally the holiday season for many European countries. So here are few tips for any expats having to go back to work after a holiday period particularly marked by the COVID-19 sanitary crisis.
For long-term expats, reverse culture shock is a thing. Like an old Rocky movie where Apollo Creed delivers the right jab before landing the left hook, reverse culture shock can be a devastating one-two punch depending on how the expat handles it. Jerry Nelson, an American expat in Argentina, talks about how he experienced culture shock when he visited his home country after two years away.
The impact of the global health crisis on couples and families cannot be ignored. Today, thousands of expats are still stranded abroad and desperately waiting for border restrictions to be lifted so that they can reunite with their loved ones. Love Is Not Tourism is a group that was set up to support couples and families that have been separated since the past few months by advocating reunification with governments of different countries. Let's have a look at what's happening around the world.
Portugal
“I travel, write, eat and talk too much”. Rossella has been living in Lisbon for the past four years now. The young content writer decided to remain in the country after her Erasmus experience.
“The hardest thing was not being able to hug my grand-mother”. Lucrezia, an Italian expat living in Scotland managed to fly home for the holidays this summer. She tells us about how different visiting home in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis was.
He met his now wife eight years ago. Three months later, he moved to Buenos Aires with her. Jerry Nelson, an American expat in Argentina tells us about moving abroad for love.
Jerry Nelson, an American expat in Argentina gives us a few tips about dietary habits to avoid Montezuma's revenge in new expats!
If you are living in the Northern Hemisphere, summer is upon us! And very high temperatures have been recorded this week in Europe, especially in France, Spain and the United Kingdom. And this means one thing: people will be outside. By the beach, at the pool, or just hanging out in parks, everyone will be trying to escape the -likely unbearable- heat of the indoors. What does this mean for the spread of the COVID-19? How to remain protected while enjoying the outdoors? And finally, what are some safe activities you can consider.
If you've lived abroad long enough, you definitely have a few funny (or maybe even not so funny and totally awkward) stories of misinterpretation of certain nonverbal cues. Indeed, body language and gestures are not perceived in the same way across the world. In some cultures, making eye contact is considered a sign of confidence and shows that one is engaged and interested in the conversation while in others, it is downright impolite. So let's try to decipher body language across cultures, shall we?
Denmark
An Oxford research group looked into what makes Denmark such an amazing country for expats. The happiest country on Earth attracts expats from all over the world. While 50% of them come from European countries, 34% come from Asia, North America, Oceania, etc., and the rest from other Nordic countries. If you've always wanted to discover the legendary “hygge” and are looking to relocate to Denmark after the COVID-19 crisis, here's what you should expect.
The situation in America is more than alarming, with more than 4.3 million COVID-19 cases and nearly 150,000 deaths in the USA, followed by Brazil with more than 2.4 million cases and over 87,000 deaths. Citizens of these two countries are currently banned from entering many countries, especially in the European Union. This is a major concern for expatriates living there while governments are advising them to return at the soonest. Some expats in the USA and Brazil share their views about the crisis and talk to us about their new routine.
After four days of negotiations, EU leaders have reached an agreement on how $ 869 billion package will be spent amongst member countries. The summit was the first following the COVID-19 pandemic and its aim was to decide on how the fund would be used to help member states counter the effects of the health and economic crisis. Grants and low interest loans will be available to countries most hit by the pandemic.
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