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Adjusting to Expat Life in Luxembourg

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adminee

From: United States
5/11/2009 11:49 EST

Hello ExpatExchange.com Members!

One area of interest for many expatriates is the need for assistance in
settling in and the management of culture shock. In order to identify
the information most needed by expats as they adapt to international
living, we'd like to know the biggest hurdles you faced in the process
of moving overseas.

Please help us in this project by answering these few questions:

When you moved to Luxembourg, what was the most difficult part of settling
in there?

How much difficulty did you have with culture shock in Luxembourg?

What would be the best, single piece of advice you'd give to an expat
(or soon to be expat) in Luxembourg?

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prs1016
2/10/2010 12:57 EST

I found the most difficult part was the language barrier. I wouldn't do some things or ask some questions simply because I didn't know how and was a bit timid.

I love different cultures and meeting people so I did not find this at all a problem. In fact, I found many people to be extremely helpful in offering advice/themselves/information to make it easier for me.

The best piece of advice I can give an expat is to expect that things are done slower here. Once you accept that, it makes things much easier. It took me 3 weeks to get a pin no when I lost mine for my bank account. 3 Weeks! In NY, it takes about 1 minute on line. This is just one of the many examples of how differently Lux works compared to other countries simply because it is small enough to be able to work like that.

I hope this was helpful if not a bit late.
Take care, Purvi

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