About GSJ

Status:

Expatriate  

Gender:

Male

Currently Lives:

Hameln, Niedersachsen, Germany

Citizen Of:

United Kingdom

Past Expat Posts:

United States

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!

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!

I would love to live in...

Somewhere warm, dry and a great view of the ocean!

Education:

Kings School Bruton
  1985 to 1987

Brighton
  1987 to 1990

Ashridge Business School
  2003 to 2003

Favorite Cuisine:

All types other than spagetti!

Favorite Movie:

Dances With Wolves

Favorite Book:

Business stripped bare!

Favorite Sports Team:

England Rugby

Some Forum Posts:

Germany: New in Braunschweig:

Welcome to Germany! My name is Graeme and on behalf of the forum we wish you all the luck and success whilst residing in Germany. If you have any general questions which you feel will help you along whilst you become accustomed to the way of life, do not be afraid of posting a question (someone somewhere may just have the answer!). Good luck.

Germany: single parent moving to berlin:

Welcome to Germany! My name is Graeme and on behalf of the forum we wish you all the luck and success whilst residing in Germany. If you have any general questions which you feel will help you along whilst you become accustomed to the way of life, do not be afraid of posting a question (someone somewhere may just have the answer!). Good luck.

Germany: Meet new people Mannheim area.:

Welcome to Germany / Frankfurt! My name is Graeme and on behalf of the forum we wish you all the luck and success whilst residing in Germany. If you have any general questions which you feel will help you along whilst you become accustomed to the way of life, do not be afraid of posting a question (someone somewhere may just have the answer!). Good luck.

Germany: au pair available in frankfurt a/m:

Welcome to Germany / Frankfurt! My name is Graeme and on behalf of the forum we wish you all the luck and success whilst residing in Germany. If you have any general questions which you feel will help you along whilst you become accustomed to the way of life, do not be afraid of posting a question (someone somewhere may just have the answer!). Good luck.

Germany: Leasing a car in Germany:

I am interested to long term lease a car in Germany. Anyone care to share advice, experiences, suggestions etc etc.

Germany: New to the Hameln Area:

I will be moving to the Hameln area shortly and was wondering if there was any English speakers interested in getting together to socialize, meet others etc.

Date Joined:

5/26/2008

Total Posts:

6

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