Janet Nicholson
@Jan Hurst-Nicholson
English expat in South Africa
Forum posts
9
Contacts
3
About me
English
Lives in Durban
Speaks slang, scouse, swearing (limited)
Registration: 03 April 2011
Activity
What do you miss? by relochatter
I am trying to create the ultimate list of items missed by Expats from around the world. Therefore I would like to know what you missed the most - so far on the list I have: Sausages Marmite Proper bread Cadburys Chocolate Real Ale Any type of ...
i miss the warm weather my family, gosiping with my sister for ages i miss speaking zulu, my girlfriends, wors and biltong and the loud vw taxis ahhhhhhhhh home!!!!Hi, You might be interested in my experiences of moving from the UK to Durban in the ... Read More
do those of you living abroad plan to return to your home countries? by ECS
I moved abroad with no specific plan of how long it would be but as things develop it's looking more and more likely that my life won't include returning back to my home country. So I'm wondering, are those of you living abroad now planning to ...
After being away for 38 years I wouldn't be going back to the same country I left. So many people have said I wouldn't recognise the country anymore. Thanks to Google street view I have been able to look at all my old haunts. Have no desire to ... Read More
What's your favorite Book all time ? by Ayten Mehaya
What's your favorite Book, and who's your favorite writer??? What do you most like about the book, Do you have something special to share about it ? I also want some suggestions for Books to read.
When I first started my writing career a friend suggested that if I wanted to learn about characterisation I should read Monica Dickens (great granddaughter of Charles Dickens). I read The Fancy about a group of girls and their foreman in a Spitfire ... Read More
who can survive in culturally different environment? by tuyatsetseg
Hello everybody It is known that some expatriates effectively survive in culturally different environment while some of them have failed. Please answer me who can effectively survive?
If there is some sort of common language it helps. It's also easier/quicker fitting in to a new environment if you are on your own and you are forced to make new friends. :) Read More
Are good old friends still in your heart? by spongekoji
I donÂ’t know how long you have been an expat. 1 year, 3years, 5 year, 10 years, 20 years or more. I left my parentÂ’s place after finishing the high school and moved to a big city by crossing the sea (my home town is a small island a two hour ferry ...
I still keep in touch with friends I made on the first day of school in the 1950s.:) They say you can make new friends - but you can't make old friends. Read More
What do you miss? by relochatter
I am trying to create the ultimate list of items missed by Expats from around the world. Therefore I would like to know what you missed the most - so far on the list I have: Sausages Marmite Proper bread Cadburys Chocolate Real Ale Any type of ...
The Scouse sensa yuma.:D Humour often depends on a shared background and references to television programmes of the 1960s etc will get you nowhere in a country that only got TV for the first time in the 1970s.:rolleyes: Read More