
OP one thing here...remember that the expat community is very transient. So, for those who stick around for a few years, after a while, the idea of making new friends again and again gets old. Exhausting even.JR8 wrote:Got it in one. When you're a really seasoned ol' expat the absolutely last thing you want to deal with is gushing newbie-strangers. 'OMG don't you know I'm so above that, I'm so in-country I positively despise you new arrivals...sherro74 wrote: Or will it be us in 12 months when the next wide eyed couple roll into town. haha, hope not...
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Next thing you'll be taking sweaters and down jackets with you when you go to a shopping centre.... because you've gone SO native you have a problem with air-con, which of course is only for newbies...
p.s. Yes there are some real a-hole snobby ex-pats in SG; but it is simpler just to sit back and enjoy laughing at them...
...and so on!
+1/2movingtospore wrote:It is also kind of a hostile environment here all around. No excuse but unfortunately it rubs off sometimes.
If you join some sport groups, clubs, churches, whatever your interest is really - that can be a better way to meet people as you'll find others who actually want to make new friends.
Hey every country has it's stereotypes, but in the case of the US it's a fact that they're fat, arrogant and ignorant.Brah wrote:It was only after coming here did I learn of a so-called* 'allergy' that Brits and Aussies have of Americans. In my experience it has been everything from non-existent to subtle to blatant.
Americans seem to be immune to having this allergy in the opposite directions, except perhaps for those living deep in the South against people from Mexico.....
His IP records show he visited at least DIAC, hipmunk and skyscanner websites. He also visited Seek and LinkedIn a lot lately.Max Headroom wrote:Oh dear, Singa just bailed. Good luck to us.
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