@Old Saigon Hand
American expat in Malaysia
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American
Lives in Kuala Lumpur
Speaks English
Registration: 20 July 2015
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moving from Ireland to KL with our dog plus secondary school by Roisin Quinn
Hi all, We are currently looking for a house that allows a dog ,for all those expats dog owners did you find it easy to locate a house that allow your dog plus also looking for advice on good secondary schools for teenage daughter Many thanks ...
If it were me I would go to the Alice Smith School to be frank I think you should select your living area in conjunction with your working area as traveling between those two can take up a chunk of time. As others have said there are many good ... Read More
Preparing for move to Kuala Lumpur by Czechmarty
Greetings to you all, I'm US citizen living in Florida and I just accepted a job from US based company that have subsidiary in KL. I'm preparing to move and I would be interesting in any and all advice you all can give me. Did anyone ...
Us citizens are obligated to pay tax on their worldwide income, but there is the $108,000 exclusion if you are resident abroad. Read More
Preparing for move to Kuala Lumpur by Czechmarty
Greetings to you all, I'm US citizen living in Florida and I just accepted a job from US based company that have subsidiary in KL. I'm preparing to move and I would be interesting in any and all advice you all can give me. Did anyone ...
It might be easier for you to look at http://www1.malaysiasalary.com/salary/salary-calculation-for-2015-in-malaysia.html to see what deductions and benefits you will have available . That data is for 2015 but it should still be indicatative. Read More
Preparing for move to Kuala Lumpur by Czechmarty
Greetings to you all, I'm US citizen living in Florida and I just accepted a job from US based company that have subsidiary in KL. I'm preparing to move and I would be interesting in any and all advice you all can give me. Did anyone ...
As best I can determine their is no income tax treaty between the United States and Malaysia. Read More
Preparing for move to Kuala Lumpur by Czechmarty
Greetings to you all, I'm US citizen living in Florida and I just accepted a job from US based company that have subsidiary in KL. I'm preparing to move and I would be interesting in any and all advice you all can give me. Did anyone ...
Sorry but its not a double taxation treaty, Its called a Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and under IRS rules it works like this: "If your tax home is in a foreign country and you meet the bona fide residence test or the physical presence test, ... Read More
Preparing for move to Kuala Lumpur by Czechmarty
Greetings to you all, I'm US citizen living in Florida and I just accepted a job from US based company that have subsidiary in KL. I'm preparing to move and I would be interesting in any and all advice you all can give me. Did anyone ...
From IRS pamphlet 54 "If you are a U.S. citizen or a resident alien of the United States and you live abroad, you are taxed on your worldwide income. However, you may qualify to exclude from income up to $100,800 of your foreign earnings. In ... Read More
Preparing for move to Kuala Lumpur by Czechmarty
Greetings to you all, I'm US citizen living in Florida and I just accepted a job from US based company that have subsidiary in KL. I'm preparing to move and I would be interesting in any and all advice you all can give me. Did anyone ...
There is a US tax deduction for Americans working abroad - best look that up Read More
Preparing for move to Kuala Lumpur by Czechmarty
Greetings to you all, I'm US citizen living in Florida and I just accepted a job from US based company that have subsidiary in KL. I'm preparing to move and I would be interesting in any and all advice you all can give me. Did anyone ...
Hi Martin as I said you can live very well on RM40,000 per month especially if your company is picking up the housing and car costs. In addition to the voltage here being 240 volts the plugs in use are the British Standard 3 prong plugs which are ... Read More
Preparing for move to Kuala Lumpur by Czechmarty
Greetings to you all, I'm US citizen living in Florida and I just accepted a job from US based company that have subsidiary in KL. I'm preparing to move and I would be interesting in any and all advice you all can give me. Did anyone ...
Wow where to start? Most of your choices will relate to where your office is located as that will dictate the best areas to live in and after that if we have some idea of the salary you are being paid that will help, but in general: 1, If you have ... Read More
Clinic or hospital for pregnancy follow up in Saigon by Joanne Cheng
Hi, I'm from Malaysia and I just got pregnant with my second baby. As I just moved to HCMC, desperately seeking for advice for any good clinic or hospital for pregnancy check up. I'm staying in district 2, any recommendation? Thanks in ...
Columbia Asia has a hospital in HCM which is part of an Asian chain. I have used them a few times in Malaysia and found them to be exceptional - modern, clean, well equipped/staffed and the prices reasonable. Check them out at ... Read More
I must soon decided to stay in Vietnam or go. by kerrinkris
Last April I moved to HCM to open a hot yoga studio. I've taught hot yoga for the past eleven years in the US, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore. My goal is to introduce this very popular style of yoga (aka Bikram Yoga) to Vietnam. I want to ...
It takes a while to completely change your way of life, and as a yoga instructor you should have more patience than most, but... :) This is a different society with different rules and a different way of life - Those who can adapt well will be ... Read More
Organize an Expat blog meet-up! by Julien
Hi all, Should you want to organize a gathering with the other members, in your town, we would be pleased to help :). It is indeed a great way to meet new people, isn't it? If you would like to plan a get-together, do not hesitate to ...
When is the next meetup? I will be in Saigon November 6 - 10 and hope there is something happening that weekend Read More
Why don't Vietnamese understand Vietnamese spoken by a foreigner? by I do believe
Having lived in Vietnam for 6 years and studied Vietnamese at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities it never ceases to amaze me that if I speak and pronounce a Vietnamese phrase perfectly to most Vietnamese, they don't understand me. ...
Hi Ngattt - thanks for the response - I suspect that I am relying too much on Google translate and am glad to know I am not that outdated :/ Read More
Why don't Vietnamese understand Vietnamese spoken by a foreigner? by I do believe
Having lived in Vietnam for 6 years and studied Vietnamese at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities it never ceases to amaze me that if I speak and pronounce a Vietnamese phrase perfectly to most Vietnamese, they don't understand me. ...
HI I Do - my point was more towards the disapperance of "com on nhu lam" in place of "Cảm ơn rất nhiề". What has happened there? - is it because the spoken language has become more formal or because ... Read More
Why don't Vietnamese understand Vietnamese spoken by a foreigner? by I do believe
Having lived in Vietnam for 6 years and studied Vietnamese at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities it never ceases to amaze me that if I speak and pronounce a Vietnamese phrase perfectly to most Vietnamese, they don't understand me. ...
I have been digging into this topic for a couple of months now and am speaking as a foreigner who used to speak "intelligible" Vietnamese thirty years ago. Time has dimmed most of my memories of those times, but recent visits back to ... Read More