Tag Being An Expat

Being An Expat: Legal Aspect

SWAMP

The legal aspect of being an expat is obviously very important. Many countries, especially those that rely on tourism, operate a relaxed approach to short term (thirty days or less) tourist visas, but this is not the case for expats unless the target country and the expat's homeland have some sort of mutual agreement, like in the European Community.

Being An Expat: Cultural Aspect

Being An Expat (part two). The Cultural Aspect The holidaymaker is probably not always as aware of the vast cultural differences that exist between Asia and, let’s say, Britain or the West in general, whereas the expat is obliged to…

Being An Expat: Personal Aspect

Dreary Day

I have lived here in northern Thailand for 21 years and I lived in The Netherlands for nine years until 1982, so I am sort of used to being an expat in two countries on two continents in two radically different parts of the world. The first thing is that being an expat is not like being on a very long holiday.