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Niche language studies for eavesdroppers

February 1, 2016by expatlingo 25 Comments

Working up my courage, I proudly said, “一個袋唔該,” to the woman in the lime green polo shirt behind the cash register at the grocery store. She looked at me like […]

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languages

Is no knowledge truly wasted? Or was Dutch a big time suck?

June 9, 2015by expatlingo 17 Comments

When I decided to study Dutch last September, I thought: What the hell, we could be here awhile, I might as well take the intensive class. As the result of […]

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languages

The Foreign Asshole Fallacy

March 10, 2015by expatlingo 24 Comments

Living in a foreign land, one soon realizes that all of the assholes one encounters in daily life are ‘foreigners.’ Here in the Netherlands, nearly every one of the assholes […]

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expat life, travel

Sweet, sweet spring skiing

March 3, 2015by expatlingo 10 Comments

Outside the Munich Airport, a ski-tanned, ski-dude threw our gear into the back of a big van and we set off under darkening skies toward Austria. As we turned onto […]

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travel

On the importance of swimming and bluffing

February 10, 2015by expatlingo 30 Comments

Because the Netherlands is littered with unfenced waterways, learning how to swim is an important part of a proper Dutch upbringing. As such there is a tri-level (A, B, C) […]

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expat life, Netherlands

The 5 things that happened when I learned elementary Dutch

January 27, 2015by expatlingo 48 Comments

Learn the local language, always strikes me as a sound tip for expats, and so every time we move I attempt to learn the local language. As a result, my Mandarin […]

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languages

Bumbling my way through menus

December 16, 2014by expatlingo 16 Comments

Being an eager student of languages, I sought to dazzle recent visitors by personally translating an upscale Dutch menu before their very eyes. Here is the restaurant’s menu: And here […]

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languages

White guys have big noses and other non-linguistic language lessons

October 7, 2014by expatlingo 20 Comments

I smell chocolate whenever I muddle through simple Spanish conversations. My eternal thanks for this delicious associative memory is due to an old Spanish textbook, Churros y chocolate, and its luscious cultural […]

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languages, Netherlands

Feeling better about Dutch prospects? Or worse about Chinese efforts?

August 29, 2014by expatlingo 16 Comments

I received a notice from Utrecht City through my letter slot with this title: “Opruimactie weesfietsen wijk Noordoost” Hmmm … something about bicycles in my district. I know “fiets” is “bike” […]

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China, languages, Netherlands

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