The scope of my expat experience is limited to Asia. However, an informal survey of random online expat forums – as a member and visitor – confirms my suspicions: It’s the same everywhere, and by “it”, I mean the conditional happiness of people trying to make the nut* in foreign countries. *Make the nut =(…)

Don’t say it. Don’t even think about saying it. If you’ve got something taboo on the tip of your tongue, it’s probably best to immediately put your foot in your mouth before the record screeches to a halt, all eyes in the room are on you and it ends up there anyway. But how do(…)