Audrey
@hibiscus
French expat in Sweden
Forum
10 posts
About me
French
Lives in Tyresö (Sweden)
Speaks français, suédois, anglais
Registration: 05 May 2006
Activity
Do and don't in Sweden by expat.com
Are you living in Sweden? We need you to share your experience of the local customs :) Is it difficult to adjust to the local customs in Sweden? Could you please share with us a list of the do's and don't's in Sweden? Thanks!
En vrac : Enlever ses chaussures quand on rentre chez quelqu'un En Suède, on ne fait pas la bises, mais des "kram" = embrassades. Le plus sûr est d'attendre qu'un Suédois vous donne un "kram" pour savoir que votre relation en est à ce point. ... Read More
Poll: How long have you been living there? by dmscvan
I am really impressed with this forum (great job to the administrators), and I'm curious how long people have been an expat in the country they're currently living in. Also, any thoughts on how things change the longer you're there. For example, ...
It will be 7 years on the 1th of July 2006. :) Read More
Expatriate profile by loloieg
Hi, I came in Italy to work on a european project on augmented reality in surgery ... I'm dealing with the image processing part. I am an engineer, but at the end of my work in Italy I should have a PhD as a bonus...
None of the answers is good for me ... I'm an archivist, but just now I'm working at the Nationalmuseum of Stockholm. I hope I'll find another archivist-job at the end of my actual job. Read More
Expatriate or Immigrant? by Julien
Hi, after reviewing wikipedia's definition of the word expatriate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expatriate I realized the difference between an expatriate and an immigrant. And there are "global nomads" too ... What do you think you are? I think I ...
I'm definitly an immigrant. :) I'll stay where I'm now. Read More
Are you traveling when you're on holidays? by Julien
Do you prefer to go home to see your family and friends, to stay in your country (there are too much things to discover) or are you traveling somewhere else?
I'm going back to France to see my family. I don't miss the country itself, but it's good to see my parents, my systers and their boyfriends, and now, since january this year, my nephew ! :) It can be fun to be turist in France, but quite often, I ... Read More
Why did you move to a foreign country? by Julien
The first poll of the expat forum! It is associated to this post: /forum/viewtopic.php?id=27 Did you move for professional reasons, for your studies, because you really wanted to (you move without a job), or for any other ...
I feel in love first. I was in France, he was in Sweden. It was 7 years ago, and I'm still in love with the same guy, so I think it was a good thing to move. I don't regret anything ! :) I fell in love with the country also. I love winter, spring, ... Read More
French in Sweden by hibiscus
Hi everybody, I live in Sweden since 7 years soon. I moved to live with my boyfriend. :) We live in the south suburb of Stockholm. I enjoy very much my life in Sweden and don't plan to go back to France. ;)
Have you ever heard about the excellent photos-suede?Oh yes, I've heard of it : I'm one of the moderators ! :D One quick advice, as you're a mon-blog.org user, don't forget to regularly make backups of your blog.Don't worry, I do it. Thanks anyway ... Read More
You want to add the expat blog logo on your blog? by Julien
It's very easy :) You can add this code: for this logo: /v8-profile-assets/logo/logoExpatBlog.gif or this code: for this one: /v8-profile-assets/logo/expatBlogSmall.gif Thanks for promoting the website! Para hispano hablantes: el ...
Don't worry, a text link is just perfect :DIt's already done ! :) Read More
You want to add the expat blog logo on your blog? by Julien
It's very easy :) You can add this code: for this logo: /v8-profile-assets/logo/logoExpatBlog.gif or this code: for this one: /v8-profile-assets/logo/expatBlogSmall.gif Thanks for promoting the website! Para hispano hablantes: el ...
I don't really understand where I've to paste those codes. It seems like I can only do it in my articles (it will take som time ... :/) I'd prefer to have it somewhere on my blog so that you can see it in every page. Read More
French in Sweden
Hi everybody, I live in Sweden since 7 years soon. I moved to live with my boyfriend. :) We live in the south suburb of Stockholm. I enjoy very much my life in Sweden and don't plan to go back to France. ;) Read More