British Expat Newsletter: May 2014
This month: Getting the message across—have images supplanted words as the medium of choice for communication?
Estatoranto – a language necessary for repatriation
‘We all know how estate agents are masters of euphemism. For “quaint” read “old and shabby”. “Secluded” or “peaceful residential area” seems to mean “in the middle of nowhere and miles from public transport and shops”. What I hadn’t expected was the frequent sheer inability to communicate simple information in a coherent manner.’ Kay makes a foray into the confusing world of estate agents’ listings.
An expat couple’s opinions on Spain’s ‘expat crisis’
Do expats in Spain really face the bleak and uncertain future that the press headlines imply? Jamie Waddell asks Andalusia-based British expat and author Victoria Twead what she makes of all the fuss.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Sliema
The Neo-Gothic Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Sliema, overlooking Balluta Bay.
The Family Guide to Moving Home
As an expat, you will be all too familiar with the stresses of moving away and reversing the process can be equally stressful—especially when there’s family involved. But help is at hand, with Removal Services Scotland’s excellent The Ultimate Family Moving Guide.
Keep sport out of politics?
Could an England win at the World Cup really lead to the break-up of the United Kingdom and a permanent Tory majority at Westminster?