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No matter how well thought out your move to Spain may have been, there may be times when you feel a touch of home sickness. You may miss your old friends or the speed at which your post arrives, the theatres and shows or the reliable electricity supply. You may even miss the cold drizzle [...]
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Anyone engaged in business today recognizes the rising costs of labor as one of the major hindrances to expansion. While there are several ways that this issue is being addressed, one of the most viable is by hiring expat workers. There are numerous advantages of having expats in your workforce. The first is that they [...]
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Expat living in America I started this page to help others who are planning to come to America for work or permanent living. Tips and advice that I’ve learnt along the way and to which I will keep adding to as our time spent here goes on. We are from the UK but this article [...]
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Japan’s reputation for being an expensive country has outlived its postwar period economic boom, which ended so dramatically in the 1990s. Its image can be off-putting for potential tourists and expatriates, but its reputation is exaggerated, as this article will hopefully demonstrate. Living in Kansai, I have chosen examples largely from this region. Tokyo prices [...]
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Choosing a Japanese bank can be daunting for foreigners who have just arrived in Japan. As one would expect, there are many retail banks to choose from. I’ve picked out three options with particular advantages for you to consider. Also, I’ve included information about a potentially tricky task that is essential for most foreigners living [...]
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Spain’s Worsening Economy It has been estimated that there are more than one million British people living either part of the year or the whole of the year in Spain. Many of these are expats who have moved to Spain to seek out warmer weather, along with a more relaxed way of life. Some expats [...]
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