Culture & Daily Life
Language, customs, culture shock, and everyday life as an expat
The tiny daily-life things that tripped you up
Created by Sofia Mendes · 20 Jun 2026 Last reply by Sophie Dubois · 28 Jul 2026
18 replies
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Making local friends when you're past student age
Created by Mei Chen · 3 Jul 2026 Last reply by Fatou Diallo · 28 Jul 2026
4 replies
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The etiquette mistake you only learn by making it
Created by Marco Rossi · 2 Jun 2026 Last reply by Elena Popescu · 27 Jul 2026
14 replies
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Tipping: I never know what's expected and it stresses me out
Created by Chris Bennett · 15 Jun 2026 Last reply by Priya Sharma · 17 Jul 2026
12 replies
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Holidays and traditions you now secretly love from your host country
Created by Sophie Dubois · 7 Jul 2026 Last reply by Paolo Bianchi · 17 Jul 2026
3 replies
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Sundays, closures and opening-hours culture shock
Created by Pavel Novak · 15 Jul 2026
0 replies
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Public transport unwritten rules that got me side-eyed
Created by Hiroshi Sato · 23 Jun 2026 Last reply by Priya Sharma · 13 Jul 2026
6 replies
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The loneliness that nobody mentions before you move — anyone else go through this?
Created by Helga Larsen · 4 Jun 2026 Last reply by Fatou Diallo · 12 Jul 2026
10 replies
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How long did it take before you stopped translating everything in your head?
Created by Yuki Tanaka · 30 Apr 2026 Last reply by Diego Fernandez · 29 Jun 2026
12 replies
126 views
Grocery shopping culture shock — anyone else find this weirdly the hardest adjustment?
Created by Priya Sharma · 16 Jun 2026 Last reply by Oliver Brandt · 25 Jun 2026
3 replies
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