

Tôm Càng
French expat in Vietnam
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About me
French
Lives in Hochiminh City
Registration: 15 September 2005
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Where does your partner/husband/wife/lover/mate/darling come from ? by Tôm Càng
Hi everyone, This poll seems confused but the truth is, it's kinda simple but needs explanation cause there are 3 variables: 1-2) same nationality/same as country: (A) your dumpling stayed at home and you went abroad and (B) hey ! I assumed you ...

Sallycat: 5 as your hubby is Japanese and you live in Japan. Ish: I guess 6 would be quite right, 7 would be only in case you both lived apart in different countries. Sorry for the headache caused by this one ;) Read More


How is life in China? by Julien
Hi, I am starting a new topic about China and Chinese's way of life. I spoke to several expats in China since I started to work on the Expat.com project and I am wondering if they would like to share their experience about this country and its ...

Woah Henry, Reading a blog like yours everyday is a sure way to immune oneself against the will to go and live in China... Good work, though, somebody has to do it... TC Read More


China Expats by kekova
Hi! I'm an American student at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. I studied in Beijing for the past year and have been studying the relationship between expatriates and Chinese and relationships within the expatriate community. Part of ...

Hi Kathryn, Very interesting topic. Can you share with us the bibliography about 'expats' ? (thing is, I have a special interest for these issues..) Does your research is in Anthropologic field or Sociology? Good luck, TC Read More


Hello from Singapore!! by Cheekybeek
Hi everyone! I am an expat wife (so to speak) living in Singapore... Originally from Australia. Just wanted to say hello! :cheers:

Hi Cheekybeek, Welcome aboard. How long have you been living in Singapore ? Kinda like it ? Tôm Càng from HCMC Read More


Are you traveling when you're on holidays? by Julien
Do you prefer to go home to see your family and friends, to stay in your country (there are too much things to discover) or are you traveling somewhere else?

Going back home, sooooooo exotic :cool: :lol: Read More


Expatriate or Immigrant? by Julien
Hi, after reviewing wikipedia's definition of the word expatriate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expatriate I realized the difference between an expatriate and an immigrant. And there are "global nomads" too ... What do you think you are? I think I ...

Jo Ann, Thanks a lot ;) Usually my ramblings attract nothing more than a polite silence... :rolleyes: @ bientôt Read More


Expatriate or Immigrant? by Julien
Hi, after reviewing wikipedia's definition of the word expatriate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expatriate I realized the difference between an expatriate and an immigrant. And there are "global nomads" too ... What do you think you are? I think I ...

Well, this is an old question we asked on this forum... It depends I guess from which point of view you ask it : For my gouvernement : I'm one of the 2 millions French citizen leaving abroad For fellow expats : well... I'm an expat For the friends ... Read More


french in Ireland/ francaise en Irlande by lulu
Salut, Moi c'est lulu, en Irlande, dans le sud depuis plusieuuuurs annees. Un peu en manque de ma Provence, de son accent et de son soleil :cool:

Salut Lulu, Bienvenue parmi nous ! Moi c'est Tôm, Marseillais perdu au Vietnam depuis quelques années aussi. Rentrant l'été pour combler le manque de calanques, de mauresques, de cigales et de "bonne mère" :lol: Alors, dis-nous tout : Qu'est-ce ... Read More


Hi from Japan! by aurora94
Hi! Just joined the other day. :) American, originally from New York, living in the wilds of Kyushu, Japan. I've been here for 12 years and have been married to my DH (Japanese national) for 6 years. Will be here indefinitely! :D

Welcome aboard Aurora, So tell us how is it to be a gaijin in Kyushu ? Same as everywhere else in Japan ? Take care, TC Read More


Clogs and blogs by Nicola66
Hi, found the site by googling tonight, thought I would join up I'm English. Currently I'm living in the centre of the Netherlands in the small beautiful medieval city of Amersfoort (some not so nice parts around the industrial district). Been ...

Welcome Nicola66, Always nice to have some 'serial expats' around here. If you're willing to share your experience with the rest of us, we're all ears (and eyes) ;) Tell me, is the relocating process stressfull for former expats ? Just ... Read More


Article about expat in tazmania by FF.redo
Hi all, I would like to share an article about an expat in tazmania. This article is in french. http://www.linternaute.com/voyager/interview/marie-paul-leroux/index.shtml Enjoy, FF.redo

Very interesting, Tasmania seems to be a beautiful place to live. Even if my expats friends who live in Australia say it's kinda harsh place too. Thanks a bunch ! Read More


Happy International Women's Day! by blackpurl
http://img.123greetings.com/thumbs/emar_womensday_wishes/8787-002-01-1064.gif I hope you take the time to celebrate yourself or the women in your life!

Yeah, hope you had a great day and all... And more important that EVERYDAY would be like today ;) not just one day every year Read More


Where does your partner/husband/wife/lover/mate/darling come from ? by Tôm Càng
Hi everyone, This poll seems confused but the truth is, it's kinda simple but needs explanation cause there are 3 variables: 1-2) same nationality/same as country: (A) your dumpling stayed at home and you went abroad and (B) hey ! I assumed you ...

Gryphon, I would say 5 since your better half's dark half is Mexican. And your dark half is not. BUT could be 3 if your better half considers she's more bright side than dark side. It's a matter of choice really...but don't underestimate the ... Read More


Can you live far from your better half? by Julien
Well that's a personal question, but have you ever lived far from your better half? I spent almost two years far from my girlfriend when I first came to London, then we moved together to Madrid (for one year), and now I am back to London for a ...

Yep Didn't work 12000 kms is much too much Too bad... TC's last haiku Read More


Coucou from Aix-en-Provence, France by belishabeacon
It's not fair. It snowed yesterday morning but now all we have is wind/rain and not snow. Wind! And rain. What can one do when it's raining and windy? At least you can fling snow to passers-by. In this case, though, I'm the one being flung around by ...

Hi Tom - Used to work in Marseille... Frankly, though, I prefer Aix because I find the tramway travaux really irritating, and mostly because of Cinema Mazarin and its Version Originales ;-). It's true that Aix is a bit too posh, though. Do you still ... Read More