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joubertnoel214Member11 January 2024 17:35:58

HI, my name is Noel and I am an English teacher from South Africa joining a school as soon as my visa is approved, I am looking at joining an English community to maybe guide me through what to do and what not to do while making new friends and share experiences.

Bhavna Team

Member since 01 June 2015

BhavnaTeam12 January 2024 01:50:16

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@joubertnoel214

Hello and welcome on board Noel !

Please note that I have created this new thread from your post on the Russia forum so that you may better interact with active members.

Where, in Russia, will you relocation ?

Regards

Bhavna

joubertnoel214 Member

Member since 11 January 2024

joubertnoel214Member12 January 2024 05:50:23

Hi,

Nice to meet you here. I will be relocating to Khabarovsk

sjbabilon5 Serial expat

Member since 25 March 2022

sjbabilon5Serial expat21 January 2024 12:54:06

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A few things:

Don't be overwhelmingly friendly/ smiley that is strange/ suspicious, only with the ones who are close/ for example who invited you into house
If get invited inside left your boots in the anteroom/ near entrance, especially if there are a baby in the household
no smalltalk/ generalities
Don't use loud voice, nor make promises or oath if you are not perfectly sure that can or will keep them
Don't criticise anything/ any progress/ leader: locals can do outsiders not,
Be careful with the ones who especially seek the company of outlanders instantly, they are may semi-otcasts from local society - better the ones who are seem distanced first, when they open up after deeds/ after you prove yourself that is true/ real not fake/ profit seeking