Fun Living Abroad?

I agree it is one of the highlights of living out of our home country.  You can learn and experience so much living as an expat.

Bob K

Nicest if one can live in a culturally mixed community. My home for the past 36 years has been the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean. The main island of Grand Cayman (a famous tax-haven and a not-so-famous vacation resort) has about 100 different nationalities living and working here, in a population of only 50,000. It's the most amazingly pleasant place for cultural mixing. Of course it has its social problems. Many of the local born-and-breds resent all the foreigners; but no place is perfect, right? I have posted many little essays on my personal blog - in case any EB member is interested.

wilsonamey wrote:

Guys, irrespective of how comfortable living in your homeland could be, the biggest fun would certainly be trying to meet and mingle with new people with different cultural backgrounds. what do you think?

I don't know about it being fun. It can be hard work initially especially language wise.
I have learnt  a lot from working and living in different countries but not all of them could be classed as fun.

wilsonamey wrote:

Guys, irrespective of how comfortable living in your homeland could be, the biggest fun would certainly be trying to meet and mingle with new people with different cultural backgrounds. what do you think?

Welcome to Expat-Blogs wilsonamey..........
As stumpy has written i agree with that...........its not always fun sometimes its very hard to stay there........my own experiences makes me understand this...........obviously you will learn and know the new people and cultures but sometimes you have to act like you don't have any rights to say or act......so for me its a mixed reaction..........

Regards,
Anil

Can we see you writing something more than YES.................

aryavrat wrote:

Can we see you writing something more than YES.................

Yes, Sir 

Farhaz wrote:

aryavrat wrote:

Can we see you writing something more than YES.................

Yes, Sir 

You too Brother...............

I would say that some of the most fun is discovering new food.  Humans will eat absolutely anything.

MiaCulpa wrote:

I would say that some of the most fun is discovering new food.  Humans will eat absolutely anything.

Not me. Blood-pudding (northern England) - meh, okay, if it's fried and crispy; sheep's eyeball (Palestine, in my travelling days) - out of the question!

MiaCulpa wrote:

I would say that some of the most fun is discovering new food.  Humans will eat absolutely anything.

Well food is one thing which is different in different places so i don't find fun in having any food............

Gordon Barlow wrote:

MiaCulpa wrote:

I would say that some of the most fun is discovering new food.  Humans will eat absolutely anything.

Not me. Blood-pudding (northern England) - meh, okay, if it's fried and crispy; sheep's eyeball (Palestine, in my travelling days) - out of the question!

You may want to steer clear of East Asia if you do not like eyeballs.

aryavrat wrote:

MiaCulpa wrote:

I would say that some of the most fun is discovering new food.  Humans will eat absolutely anything.

Well food is one thing which is different in different places so i don't find fun in having any food............

That is a shame.  Food can be great fun.  The differences only make it better.

Not only eyeballs.
In some countries there's the risk of being served "Low balls". 

El_Jost wrote:

Not only eyeballs. In some countries there's the risk of being served "Low balls".

Yes, El. The usual term for them is "sweetbreads", in my experience. There's a wonderful story about an expat couple living in Madrid who discovered a restaurant in the City that specialised in serving bulls' testicles every Monday, having a regular supply of the delicacy from bulls killed at the Sunday bullfights. The couple looked forward eagerly to their Monday night treat, and were disappointed when one night the meal - while still wonderfully tasty - was much smaller that usual. Asked to explain, their waiter shrugged and said "Ah, Senor y Senora. Sometimes, you know, the bull wins."

I hope I don't need to explain that...

Before I became an expat, I explored the delights of many cultural groups in the UK.
I dropped lucky when I did some work for a local council and managed to get invitations to a lot of multi culti parties.
Fabulous food and an education, all wrapped up in music and fun.