How many of you are Expatriate ?
 

An expatriate (in abbreviated form expat) is someone temporarily or permanently in a country and culture other than that of their upbringing and/or legal residence. The word comes from the Latin ex (out of) and patria (country), and is sometimes misspelt as ex-patriot, due to its pronunciation.



I came to Budapest June 1 2004. Since them I have spent 80% of that time here. Only going back to the states a few times for about a total of 4 months.

This Expatriate thing is new to me and not sure were I fit in. I'm still paying taxes, have bank accounts and have a home in the states. So really I didn't think I would be called a Ex Pat however according to the above definetion I guess I am :thumbsup

Hey if there is enough of us maybe we can have a Expatriate Webmaster gathering :thumbsup

I started traveling outside of the US when I was 18 ... spent a lot of time in Europe.

Then 1 year in Brazil.

Then I moved to Canada for 6 years.

Then I spent 2 years traveling around the US and now I live in Asia for 1 year and half.

Some of us have duel citizenships does that count?

I was born in the Philippines but spent 24 years in the US. I've lived in the Philippnes since 2003. I've filed for dual citizenship. I do see myself splitting my time increasingly between the US and PI :)

I'm Canadian, living in Japan since Sep. 05

I spent most of my life as an "expat", but at the moment Im in the UK again....

As far as laws, regulations and tax etc are concerned - its a bloody nightmare!!

The best advise I can offer is to keep your head down....

Imma local.. everywhere I go.

I'm Born Dutch, have lived so far in: The Netherlands, Venzuela, USA, Spain,
The Netherlands again, Spain again and now I'm back in The Netherlands for a
bit does that make me a multiexpatriate? :pimp

what are you doing in Japan ? is it hard to get a permit to stay for a longer time

and do people acutally speak english there?

<- Expat

US citizen living in Barcelona. :thumbsup

many adult webmasters here in Barcelona it seems, where are you in the city ? I am in the north in Nou Barris

In the Eixample.
Are you a webmaster? Who else is here?

I have been in canada for the last 3 years

Im interested as well. I was thinking of moving to Japan, is it good for the industry? I have been there a couple times

I have the impression there are many webmasters here in barcelona altough I have yet to personally meet them ,

on this board alone I think there are at least 10 webmasters from bcn


Eixample is where the rich people live :1orglaugh :pimp

RAM, how're you getting along with the language? Back when I lived in Budapest almost nobody spoke any English at all. Which is really fucking surprising, considering the amount of tourists the city gets.

I have been in Spain on and off since 98, taxes and porn legislation in Norway is pretty uncomfortable.

I was living 10 days a month in Brazil. So was semi I think. Did it for almost 2 years. This was my last trip for new years.

Ram,
I'm living in Budapest as well (in Almassy ter). Been here for the past 6 years shooting content for my own sites. Winter sucks frozen balls, but come the summer. Most of my friends who came here during the warmer months need to see the the chiropractor from turning the head this way and that, trying to catch all those pretty babes walking through Liszt Ferenc ter.....white thongs seen through tight pants!.

You live on Almassy ter....small world. I live on Barcsay ut 11. From my windows I look over Almassy ter. Shit I may have just walked past your place on the way back from the gym.

hey I have lived in Sant Cugat del Valles for 2 years Private.com has their
EU headquarters overthere. NoCreditCard is also located in Barcelona.
i know quite a few webmasters in Spain and also in Barcelona.

Later I have lived in Guardamar del Segura which is just below Alicante

:thumbsup

<< US citizen now living in Thailand.

In 2007 will start splitting my year between Thailand and Colombia.

Instead of asking if people in Japan speak your language, why not learn their language?

Instead of trolling threads why not do something meaningfull with your time ?

maybe it has to do with TIME ?

if everyone in Japan understands basic english I could leave tomorrow sort of speak, if they only speak Japanese I would need to learn the language first .. .

Where in Colombia? Looking for a country like Brazil that is closer plain wise.

plain wise I meant airplane and just spell shitty.

Cartagena is the city I enjoy the most. It's a beach city, has nightlife, great dining, lots of water activities and plenty of pretty chicas to attent to your every need.

It gets kind of humid there, always hot, and it's not as cheap as you think it would be (unless it's for coke or coffee)... but it's a great place to spend 4 - 6 months a year. Cartagena is a very romantic city filled with history. :thumbsup

I prefer the small mountain towns but they are WAY to sleepy to live there and the internet shuts off around 9pm in alot of them. :1orglaugh

I forgot to add... If you can live in Brazil you can live in Colombia. Only difference is the police will fuck with you more in Colombia. Well, that and there are Guerrilla and Para Military groups that would love to kill or kidnap you. But other than that, it's about the same.

I'm not an expatriate but I'd love to fly over to Barcelona to meet some of you guys! (When the weather gets better, maybe in March or so...). Lived in Beijing for some time (months) and been to Barca a couple of times. Wish I could travel more, bit it's hard for me to leave my local friends.

Icelandic, living in Barcelona :)

Do something meaningfull with my time like move to a new country and learn the language? :1orglaugh

Try not to be such a giant pussy and you'll be fine. The best way to learn the language is immersion. I know it because i've done it.

Here's a good trick many Americans already use. When somebody doesn't understand English, speak it louder and slower! You'll do just fine.

I am ..American living in London.

I was born and raised in NYC...now I live in Denver...does that count? :pimp

We are quite a few people here :)

One less from monday though, as I am moving down to Puerto Banus / Marbella again ;)

how many more of you are a Expatriate ?

Awesome exactly what I needed thanks. :)

Just read second post. ummm... no thanks. I got reamed by the Brazilian police once.

hehe. You will not have any problems in Cartagena. Just keep your passport on you in case your car gets pulled over at random. The cops are pretty laid back in this city.

It's mostly when you try to go from one city to another by land... or your driving in the mountains where there are guerrilla... or if your in a heavy drug trafficking area like Buenaventura.

I am a US citizen living in Mexico. My wife is a Cuban, and US citizen living in mexico, and about to get her mexican citizenship. My son was Born in Mexico, and is a US citizen.

PG,

I have read some of your posts about mexico. I think you said you live in Cancun or one of those coast cities.

I have thought many times about buying a house down in mexico, have been to vallarta alot and just love it.

Read there are some cities with alot of americans and canadians living there, retirees I suppose.

Sounds like Spain for British people. There are parts of Spain that almost have more British than Spanish people.

Left my country (France) 6 years ago. Never been there since.
Travelled like 6 o 7 countries during that time.
Glad to be a webmaster when i see my friends living 10km from where i left them.

Yeah, the whole Benidorm area, as well as Torremolinos and the shittier places on the costa del sol are pretty infested.
EasyJet and RyanAir are contributing pretty hard to the coast getting trashed up.

Sure, there are british people with manners and money as well, but the vast majority are the tatooed up white trash.

Ey! im very near from you, maybe you want to take a beer with me :)

Im in Málaga Capital. :thumbsup

Of course i pay the beer :2 cents:

Agreed..I really want to go to Spain but there are some parts I am put off from visiting because of the number of British teenagers.

English, been living in SE Asia for the last 6 years.

Live in Barcelona too. Office just next to Plaza Catalunya, but live down in C/ Escudellers....

Originally from Denmark, but it's too cold and taxes a waaaay to high.

we should have a Expatriate get together :thumbsup

Well i wasnt born in Hungary, but been living here since 1993 :) So double nationality or whatsoever.
Know a couple of ppl from England, France living here as well, and unsure about returning to their origin country.

Almassy ter isnt far from Andrassy / Bajcsy either :)