helensou
English expat in Tunisia
Forum posts
23
About me
English
Speaks English (French and German minimal)
Registration: 01 January 2021
Activity
Moving to Tunisia! by Llyra
I just sold my home in AZ USA and am looking to find out where the safest and best areas are to buy a home for a single lady?
You are very brave. To be happy and comfortable as a single woman here, I think you would have to know a few people before moving here - and speak the language - or at very least, fluent French. For example, it is a nightmare trying to deal with ... Read More
(in Monastir or sousse ) hotel help ! by Firas ezaeaze
Anyone knows and hotel who allow unmarried people to spend days in the same room If anyone knows give me the name of the hotel and thanks guys 鉂わ笍 My girlfriend from canada and im from Tunisia 馃槙
Hotels would lose a lot of their revenue if they demanded proof of marriage (they don't even do this in the UAE, which has stricter laws). At a guess probably around half the young European couples that come on holiday to Tunisia are ... Read More
New members of the Tunisia forum, introduce yourselves here - 2021 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Tunisia forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hi Betty Good luck with your plans and I am sure you are well aware of pluses and minuses if you have been visiting Tunisia for 30 years. I have been living here as a resident 'retiree' for two years but in my case my husband is Tunisian. ... Read More
Non-married couple living together by MartheGh
Hello everyone, I am currently planning to move to Tunisia and would like to know if there are people here who have experience with living together with their boyfriend/girlfriend without being married. If so, which city was this in, what was your ...
I am surprised it is that strict unless you are not being discreet about your unmarried status - definitely very strict for Tunisian girls and muslim women in general, but I think they turn a blind eye to non-muslim women. Let's face it, a ... Read More
Is my Tunisian boyfriend just using me by GuestPoster542
I am 31 and my boyfriend is 24, he lives in Tunis with his mother as he says it is very hard to find work, he has asked me for some money, I've only sent him $20 that gave him 40 ,he knows I'm a single mother and have bills to pay,and i was ...
Justmacy - Great to hear a good news story for a change, but sorry to hear about your health issues (though in general I wouldn't have thought Tunisia a wise choice for someone living within a limited means who might need to pay for expensive ... Read More
Tunisian Men Marrying a Filipina by Ruth1007
Hi Everyone! I am a single parent with a 4 year old daughter. I met a man in United Arab Emirates and we are more than a year of being in a relationship,he knows that I have a daughter and he love and care for her base from his attitude towards my ...
This is an expat forum. Are you an expat? I think your command of English, or even of plain logic, is limited. I said in a previous post: "I think one of the main problems would be the very high cost of getting back home to somewhere like ... Read More
Tunisian Men Marrying a Filipina by Ruth1007
Hi Everyone! I am a single parent with a 4 year old daughter. I met a man in United Arab Emirates and we are more than a year of being in a relationship,he knows that I have a daughter and he love and care for her base from his attitude towards my ...
Agree almost impossible to save any money in Tunisia. Also that most young people are trying to leave. Most of my husband's nieces and nephews have left or are poised to (e.g. qualified doctors or just finished Masters) - it is really only ... Read More
Tunisian Men Marrying a Filipina by Ruth1007
Hi Everyone! I am a single parent with a 4 year old daughter. I met a man in United Arab Emirates and we are more than a year of being in a relationship,he knows that I have a daughter and he love and care for her base from his attitude towards my ...
Knowing how much Filipinos rely on the church for support and social life, especially when working abroad, I would imagine this would be a huge negative factor in Tunisia. I believe there are a very few Catholic churches in some areas like Hammamet ... Read More
Tunisian Men Marrying a Filipina by Ruth1007
Hi Everyone! I am a single parent with a 4 year old daughter. I met a man in United Arab Emirates and we are more than a year of being in a relationship,he knows that I have a daughter and he love and care for her base from his attitude towards my ...
Every country in the world has places where an expat wouldn't want to live. The UK, for example, has plenty of areas I wouldn't recommend to anyone. I don't think we know where the person who posted the original query would be living. ... Read More
Tunisian Men Marrying a Filipina by Ruth1007
Hi Everyone! I am a single parent with a 4 year old daughter. I met a man in United Arab Emirates and we are more than a year of being in a relationship,he knows that I have a daughter and he love and care for her base from his attitude towards my ...
If Tunisia is such 'hell on earth', I wonder why Hammamet (where I live) is so full of expats - largely Italian. Yes, there are difficulties, such as language and sending money abroad if you need to do that. However, as far as I understand ... Read More
mail to and from Tunisia by helensou
Hi all - I wonder if anyone has experienced problems sending and receiving mail. We sent a card to UK on Dec 14 and it never reached there. Our daughter sent us greeting cards from the UK early Dec and also over a month ago and these have never ...
Thanks but we've had a PO Box for a year now. Read More
mail to and from Tunisia by helensou
Hi all - I wonder if anyone has experienced problems sending and receiving mail. We sent a card to UK on Dec 14 and it never reached there. Our daughter sent us greeting cards from the UK early Dec and also over a month ago and these have never ...
Thanks for your feedback everybody. It is too expensive to keep forking out for courier service (which we have used a couple of times). Last year it was over 拢50 for a jiffy bag containing a few things like tea bags, weighing maybe 3/400 ... Read More
mail to and from Tunisia
Hi all - I wonder if anyone has experienced problems sending and receiving mail. We sent a card to UK on Dec 14 and it never reached there. Our daughter sent us greeting cards from the UK early Dec and also over a month ago and these have never ... Read More
Driving licence by helensou
Hi all Is it true that you can drive legally with a valid overseas licence for one year as long as there is a reciprocal agreement? I have a UAE licence and saw that Tunisia is one of the many countries that now accept this. But I wonder if this is ...
I have a residence permit as I am married to a Tunisian. Re previous UK address, I haven't lived in there for over 40 years - most of this time I/we lived in the Middle East. My son said he converted his UAE licence to a Tunisian one with no ... Read More
Driving licence by helensou
Hi all Is it true that you can drive legally with a valid overseas licence for one year as long as there is a reciprocal agreement? I have a UAE licence and saw that Tunisia is one of the many countries that now accept this. But I wonder if this is ...
Your efforts are much appreciated. However, I don't think you have to do a driving test. Read More