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coacher New member

Member since 19 January 2013

coacherNew member19 January 2013 03:30:20

Hey everyone, how are you?

I'm Shailesh and I've moved to Bangalore a couple of weeks back after living in the States for the last eleven years. I'm more of a repatriate than an expatriate, don't you think?

The hardest part so far is that I can't pass as a local. Damn frustrating. Anyway, would love to hear more about other people's stories about moving to Bangalore.

Cheers,
S

Harmonie ViP

Member since 13 June 2011

HarmonieViP21 January 2013 04:02:39

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Welcome to Expat.com Shailesh!

Harmonie.

KarthikKashyap Active member

Member since 12 August 2010

KarthikKashyapActive member21 January 2013 07:09:42

Hi Shailesh,
Welcome (back) to Bangalore I bet it must have been a different experience in the last 11 years.

- Cheers,
Karthik

coacher New member

Member since 19 January 2013

coacherNew member21 January 2013 08:33:35

Hey Karthik! Thanks for the welcome.

Yup things are quite different, I'm going through just a little reverse culture shock. My roots are in Delhi so it's fun figuring out a new city -- Bangalore is quite different from where I grew up.

I noticed you're learning Portuguese, are you taking classes somewhere in Bangalore? I'm quite interested in the language, would appreciate any suggestions on how to go about learning.

Cheers,
S

KarthikKashyap Active member

Member since 12 August 2010

KarthikKashyapActive member21 January 2013 09:30:01

I picked up some Portuguese from a couple of Brazilian friends when I was in UK. Didn't take any formal classes though. I am currently learning German (again, no classes)at my own snail's pace. I do plan to continue to learn German till I have at least intermediate proficiency. And then probably switch back to Portuguese and a bit of Spanish

I don't know of any Portuguese classes in Bangalore, but I bet there will be in some area. You just need to search it out.

Micky Fernandez Contributor

Member since 01 September 2012

Micky FernandezContributor08 March 2013 10:56:09

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I can not tell you much about Bangalore since I was there only once--for about a week--a few years ago.
However, I hope that you will tell me about San Francisco.

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