About GSJ
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Expatriate
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| Gender: |
Male
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| Currently Lives: |
Hameln, Niedersachsen, Germany
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| Citizen Of: |
United Kingdom |
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Past Expat Posts:
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United States
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| About GSJ |
Married British born senior executive with multi-cultural experience having worked in several countries including the USA, UK and the Middle East. Mainly in the retail, leisure and hospitality industries.
I settled in Germany in 2003 and have lived in several areas predominantly in the north of Germany.
I enjoy a great quality of life and share many passions with my wife including all sports and recreation, travel and dogs!
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| Advice for New Expats |
You can not plan or prepare enough! However my key advice would be to open a bank account as soon as is possible. In Germany the use of credit cards is not as widespread as we expect in other EU countries, and many places just take EU debit cards, not credit cards! (for example IKEA do not take credit cards!).
Also do not be afraid of language barriers, most Germans can speak English and actually enjoy the practice, therefore the use of DEnglish is widely accepted!
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| I would love to live in... |
Somewhere warm, dry and a great view of the ocean!
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| Education: |
Kings School Bruton 1985 to 1987
Brighton 1987 to 1990
Ashridge Business School 2003 to 2003
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Career Background:
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| My Favorite... |
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| Cuisine: |
All types other than spagetti!
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| Movie: |
Dances With Wolves
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| Book: |
Business stripped bare!
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| Sports Team: |
England Rugby
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| Past Forum Posts: |
Germany: New in Braunschweig
Germany: single parent moving to berlin
Germany: Meet new people Mannheim area.
Germany: au pair available in frankfurt a/m
Germany: Leasing a car in Germany
Germany: New to the Hameln Area
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