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In our experience (English - six years living in France) anyone who thinks that "ex-pats" can be treated as an homologous group is not in the real world.

Apart from a depressing level of "DailyMailishness" and colour prejudice we have found as wide a variety of opinion, attitude and expectation as in any other random group of people. I also suspect that the outlook of those of us here in Les Landes will differ from that of ex-pats in Dordogne and in company with our French neighbours will be extremely different from Les Parisiens. What is your life like as an “expat”?, 14/06/2008 02:37

Summer books

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Two expats from the UK found each other via Expatica Date and will wed this October.

Summer activities - indoors - in Belgium 2008

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Belgian Getaways

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