View Full Version : Ever lived in a foreign country?
jmadtownweb
02-09-2009, 10:33 AM
Just what it says... I lived in Prague, Czech Republic for 6 weeks. Living in a foreign country definitely opens yours eyes to the realization that other cultures, even though they have different habits and traditions, are friendly and willing to learn about yours as well...
great experience... any others??:)
lwelizabeth
02-09-2009, 05:45 PM
I've never lived in a foreign country, but I've always wanted to. I think it'd be so cool to experience a new culture that way.
Cuecard
03-02-2009, 08:20 AM
Yes I lived in Okinawa Japan for thirteen years. nine year I was stationed there in the military and four years as a civilian. I worked for a Japanese construction company for two years. I'm married to an Okinawan lady and have been for thirty seven years.
During the time I lived there I was lived in the community with my wife, and then later with my wife and kids. It's a great place to live and the people are very friendly. Of course we still have family back there and so I plan to visit again.
Living there really did open my eyes to a different life style, but it was all good. I miss the island and all the beaches, wonderful food, and of course the people. :D
eveyevie
03-19-2009, 04:26 PM
yep just this past summer i went to mexico and stayed there 4 three weeks. i was definately hit w/ the culture shock it would have been less i think if i had been w/ people i knew but i was staying w/ the family of a friend. i couldn't wait to get home. i thought i'd never go back, but sometimes now i miss it.
paddystyle
03-19-2009, 06:01 PM
Yeah i lived in the States for 7 years,Austrailia for a year and France for a year,and in England for 3,i agree it really broadens the mind
bowman
03-19-2009, 10:45 PM
As a young boy my father was in the Army and we lived in Hong Kong and Germany. In my service I've visited loads of places but lived (that is on an accompanied post) in Germany, Cyprus, Brunei and Saudi. I lived in N Ireland for a total of 6 years (but I class that as the UK - although Paddy will disagree with me totally)
I've been here in the UAE for just over 2 years now.
I agree that travel really broadens the mind.
paddystyle
03-20-2009, 05:57 AM
As a young boy my father was in the Army and we lived in Hong Kong and Germany. In my service I've visited loads of places but lived (that is on an accompanied post) in Germany, Cyprus, Brunei and Saudi. I lived in N Ireland for a total of 6 years (but I class that as the UK - although Paddy will disagree with me totally)
I've been here in the UAE for just over 2 years now.
I agree that travel really broadens the mind.
Lol occupied six counties mate:p,if your classing here as the UK,i'm classing my 3 years in Kilburn and Shepards bush as living in Ireland:D
bancaoman
03-20-2009, 08:19 AM
I'm a dual national - US and UK but I feel my home country is the US.
I've lived and worked in the following...
Vietnam (as a child)
Hong Kong (as a child and later as an adult)
China
Sierra Leone, West Africa
The Philippines (at present)
bancaoman
03-20-2009, 08:21 AM
In addition to the above, I've traveled to 32 countries in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
bowman
03-20-2009, 11:11 PM
Lol occupied six counties mate:p,if your classing here as the UK,i'm classing my 3 years in Kilburn and Shepards bush as living in Ireland:D
I knew you would bite mate. Actually though, much to the annoyance of the Irish guys, we used to call it Ireland (of which the standard reply was "don't you mean Northern Ireland").
paddystyle
03-21-2009, 06:36 AM
I knew you would bite mate. Actually though, much to the annoyance of the Irish guys, we used to call it Ireland (of which the standard reply was "don't you mean Northern Ireland").
I know,one of the funniest things i,ve ever seen was a Brit patrol at an orange parade calling the marchers Irish b***tards,really got up their noses
koleary_tw
04-06-2009, 05:17 PM
I lived in Taipei, Taiwan for ten years. while living there I visited Singapore, Thailand, Phillipines, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea. Traveled to Panama four years ago and moving to Ecuador in six months.
Petra
04-07-2009, 11:11 AM
I lived in Iraq for a year. But I guess it doesn't really count when it's on a military base.
H20gerl
04-07-2009, 03:03 PM
I worked in Ethiopia in the late 80's early 90's due to the fact I was in charge of the supply C130's that came and went.
I lived in Northern Colombia for the same reason.
MattV
04-13-2009, 09:00 AM
Even though technically it is a state, Hawaii could qualify as a foreign country. :cool:
Lived there for a couple of years.
lampoil
04-14-2009, 05:26 PM
I lived in South Africa for seven months... a bit in North Africa but barely got to know the steets of Cairo
black_lady
04-18-2009, 05:10 PM
Well, it seems I'm the only one who have spent their entire life in Europe :)
paddystyle
04-18-2009, 05:15 PM
Well, it seems I'm the only one who have spent their entire life in Europe :)
Do you have any ambitions to travel out of Europe?
MattV
04-19-2009, 01:49 AM
Well, it seems I'm the only one who have spent their entire life in Europe :)
Transylvania? :cool:
Only through my military career.
Philippines, Japan, Iceland. Japan was fantastic!
H20gerl
04-30-2009, 05:50 PM
Ever lived in a foreign country?
Yes.....Miami
VivaHate
05-01-2009, 12:48 AM
I lived and studied in Volgograd, Russia for five months on a student visa.
minesadorada
05-01-2009, 04:25 AM
I used to think Tenerife was a foreign country. Now I think the UK is a foreign country.
MattV
05-01-2009, 04:52 PM
Ever lived in a foreign country?
Yes.....Miami
Hah! :D :D
Ive been to UK... half year and i don't want to go there again,,, jeez its just such a sh** place,, maybe i was in a wrong part but what i dislike was/is variety of cultures, INDIAN POLISH RUSSIAN and all of them u can meet all people but not English its strange and scaring ;d i was going through the street in i heard more Indian and Polish than ENGLISH,, for me going to another country is like willing to see culture and patterns of eg English people not all for all over the world. so that my opinion about that particular part of england,,
Economics87
06-04-2009, 02:58 PM
I worked in Ethiopia in the late 80's early 90's due to the fact I was in charge of the supply C130's that came and went.
I lived in Northern Colombia for the same reason.
I envy you. That is the type of work I wish to get into one day. I'm undergoing flight training at the moment, and C130's have been my dream aircraft for years. I'm currently trying to volunteer with an agency somewhere in Africa.
MattV
06-05-2009, 07:18 PM
I'm undergoing flight training at the moment, and C130's have been my dream aircraft for years.
Have you ever ridden in a C-130? The entire time the thing is in the air it sounds and feels like it is trying to shake itself into little pieces! :eek: :cool:
smileforthecamera
06-05-2009, 08:17 PM
Southern France and Northern Italy. Beautiful places. If I had the money, I would most definitely live there again. The lifestyle is friggin expensive. Guess for now good ol Canada will just have to do eh. :D
Darlin
06-05-2009, 08:51 PM
I was born in Poland and lived there for 9 months before we immigrated to the US. Have lived here ever since.
H20gerl
06-06-2009, 11:06 PM
I envy you. That is the type of work I wish to get into one day. I'm undergoing flight training at the moment, and C130's have been my dream aircraft for years. I'm currently trying to volunteer with an agency somewhere in Africa.
Well.....I worked for Southern Air Transport.......not really the same thing your'e thinking....LOL ;)
Economics87
06-07-2009, 08:24 AM
Have you ever ridden in a C-130? The entire time the thing is in the air it sounds and feels like it is trying to shake itself into little pieces! :eek: :cool:
Haha no, but they are by far the coolest planes!
bowman
06-07-2009, 08:30 AM
Five years in Italy and only picked up by the Carabinari once :)
I could run pretty fast back in the day :D :p
You don't need to be fast to outrun the Carabinari...................they are not known for thier enthusiasm on a foot chase..............even better in a mini (have you seen the Italian Job - not that crap american version but the real one?).
Wheresmycoffee
06-07-2009, 08:32 AM
The only foreign country I've lived in is California:D
Yo hablo ingles?
bowman
06-07-2009, 08:44 AM
Have you ever ridden in a C-130? The entire time the thing is in the air it sounds and feels like it is trying to shake itself into little pieces! :eek: :cool:
I've jumped out of one. Always hated the noise in a C-130 (we called them Hercs - never C-130s) and I hated crawling over the netting to go for a p**s.
I went on one of the C-17s that the US loaned us - that was heaven compaired to a Herc. You could even get your "Doss Bag" out and spread out...................ah memories eh!
MattV
06-08-2009, 11:54 AM
"Hercules" was the name assigned to the C-130. Hence the nickname "Herc".
See the kind of useless little tidbits of information I have clogging up my brain? There are millions of 'em! No wonder I fail to get ahead in life! :eek:
littleone095
06-13-2009, 05:41 AM
I'm living in Hungary for another month, I've been here about two months already.... I love it, it's really broadened my horizons.... The language still trips me up, but the people are really nice...
jmadtownweb
08-25-2009, 09:01 PM
Where in Hungary? Budapest is awesome...
I'm living in South Korea at the moment. Been here for 3 months teaching english.
evalaviajera
10-18-2009, 06:22 AM
I married a Spanish guy and we were living together in Madrid for 3 years. When I arrived in Spain I didn't know one word in Spanish language (Castellano). Learning Spanish was hard but wonderful. Getting to know a new place is an amazing adventure. Looking back on it, I believe it was one of the constitutive events of my life. Madrid is wonderful! :)
kimberlyb0112
10-28-2009, 06:42 PM
I am being stationed in Ansbach, Germany in March.. besides for being here in Afghanistan for a year, it's my first time living in another country.. I am really looking forward to it!
Nevis
11-05-2009, 08:36 PM
I hope you will find Germany a better place to live than Afghanistan.
Ansbach, at any rate, is a fine small city.
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About myself: I have lived in Dundee, Scotland, for some time. And I enjoyed walking in the Highlands. :)
ManiacMonkey
11-06-2009, 03:53 AM
I am being stationed in Ansbach, Germany in March.. besides for being here in Afghanistan for a year, it's my first time living in another country.. I am really looking forward to it!
wow it seems like a lot of people are coming to Germany lately ^^
I hope you'll enjoy it here.
Ansbach isn't too far from me away. It's a nice old city (founded around 750 ad I think). There are some awesome historic buildings too. :)
I never lived in another country, but I sure hope to experience that one day.