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    How do Argentinians celebrate X-mas?

    Hi All ! many of the expats and travelers in this forum are spending their 1st Christmas celebration in Argentina. ... Probably, many of us will share Christmas dinner with locals (Argentine family, friends, colleagues etc). Would you like to share your expat perspectives on what´s Christmas...
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    Homesickness. What do you do?

    Hi Hepdoll I think you did great in posting a message to share your thoughts! I´m sure you´ll find several helpful ears in this forum. From my experience working with expats, I guess you are going through a normal stage of every expat´s life abroad. And many of the readers of this forum may be...
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    Intercultural Misunderstandings with Argentinians - any stories?

    Victoria that´s an interesting experience! Changing your shoes on the dance floor is definitely well seen in any milonga or salsa club in Buenos Aires. In the end, dancing is what you went there for. Thanks for sharing it! Natalia
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    Intercultural Misunderstandings with Argentinians - any stories?

    Hi Expats! I´d be interested in hearing funny/ embarassing/ shocking stories of intercultural misunderstandings as expats in Argentina. When you arrive to a new country, things seem easy at the beginning. But at some point, things can go slightly wrong. You have a hard time communicating with...
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    Seeking expat Speaker on Doing Business in Argentina

    Hi Miles thank you for your message. The expat Speaker I am looking for is not expected to to offer agricultural business consultancy to my client, but actually sharing a personal experience based on the years spent in a business environment in Argentina. It is a different focus. The article...
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    Where is home to an expat?

    Hey Mini thanks for clarifying. I agree with you... fifilafi and I were trying to say the same. You see? This is a living example of how useful it is to ask for/ offer clarification when things seem confusing...We should try to apply these kind of simple attitudes to cross-cultural encounters...
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    Where is home to an expat?

    ------------------------- Dear HotYoga teacher and all thanks a lot for keeping this discussion alive! It´s really interesting. Hotyoga Teacher, I can certainly perceive your frustration towards those things from the Argentinian culture that appear to be impossible to understand, from your...
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    Seeking expat Speaker on Doing Business in Argentina

    Hi Miles Lewis I appreciate your insight on Argentine agriculture. Reality can be sad sometimes. Unfortunately I am not in a position to discuss this topic, since agro business it is not my area of expertise. I am looking for a a professional who can share his/her personal experience in a...
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    Seeking expat Speaker on Doing Business in Argentina

    Hi rentaplus thanks for your reply! Can you please contact me on my private email address? [email protected] A copy of your CV would be really helpful. Thanks Natalia
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    Seeking expat Speaker on Doing Business in Argentina

    Hi Mini sure. The reason is methodological: because the participant who is going to receive the session has a mixed background from those 3 cultures mentioned above. I´d like the speaker´s cultural background to be similar to the participant´s one, as this will help make relevant...
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    Seeking expat Speaker on Doing Business in Argentina

    Hi All I am seeking an expat living in BA to deliver a 2-hour session to an English- speaking expat arriving to Argentina, as part of a 2-day intercultural training program. The focus of the session is to share their personal experience and good practices on Doing Business in Argentina...
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    Where is home to an expat?

    Thanks lis!
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    Where is home to an expat?

    Hi Citygirl! Excellent insight on the feeling of "dislocation" of foreigners when living abroad. I think we have all been there.... Regarding Hemingway´s quotation... making local friends means somehow bonding with the "soil" of the land you are inhabitating, looking to regain the lost...
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    Where is home to an expat?

    Hi Fifilafiloche thanks for sharing your thoughts! ... you know that it is not unusual for expats to unveal hidden sides of their personality when they decide to move abroad. For some reason, some personality traits don´t find a fertile place to develop when living at one´s home country. Many...
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    Where is home to an expat?

    Hi Expats! I am a Psychologist and Intercultural Trainer living in BA. I recently featured an article on the concept of home for expats, that I´d like to share with you. Here is the full article: http://nomadasglobales.blogspot.com/...-what-are.html I think this is a great topic to discuss...
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    Where is home to an expat?

    Hi Expats! I am a Psychologist and Intercultural Trainer living in BA. I recently featured an article on the concept of home for expats, that I´d like to share with you. Here is the full article: http://nomadasglobales.blogspot.com/2009/09/where-is-home-to-expatriate-what-are.html I think...
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    Argentinian Psychologist - new to the Group!

    Hi All my name is Natalia, I am an Argentinian Psychologist and I live in Bs.As. This site was recommended by a colleague and I find it very interesting! I am, by definition a multicultural person who speaks English, German and Spanish. I lived in Germany, New Zealand and Southeast Asia and...
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