Tag: expat

The honest answer: less than you fear to get around, and far more than any app teaches to belong. Level-by-level breakdown for expats and relocators moving to Bangkok.

Lisbon Portuguese sounds nothing like what you learned from an app or a Brazilian textbook. Here is what people actually say in Alfama, Mouraria, and beyond.

Berlin German is blunt, distinct, and full of shortcuts that textbooks never teach. Here is what people actually say in Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain, and beyond.

The honest answer: less than you think to survive, and far more than any app teaches to feel at home. Here is the level-by-level breakdown for expats moving to Paris.

The honest answer: less than you think to survive, more than most apps give you to actually connect. Here's what level you need for what kind of life in CDMX.

Same language, very different experience. If you learned Spanish from a Spain based app or textbook, here is what changes when you land in Mexico.