Originally Posted by
stevef
Hmmm - from experience that could equally apply to many British expat 'enclaves' in Africa and Spain. Some have lived in their host countries for years and made little or no effort to learn the local language. Their insular little circles are often lubricated by gossip, back-stabbing and affairs that wouldn't be out of place in a TV soap opera.
And what is their status in these countries? Are they responsible for any level of crime or just not learning to speak the language? Don't misunderstand me, I think these people, if they aim to stay where they are, should do more to integrate, at least learn the language. But doesn't this, again, prove the point about local communities and how people from without fit in? I'm not going to defend a bunch of rich ex-pats who's stand-offishness puts a barrier between them and the people they have chosen to live among? Somehow, I think their circumstances are different again.
FB