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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 01:55 AM
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1. Marry in an learn their language and customs are the best way
Then again, sometimes you can't or won't
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  -How do you fit in when you move to another country? Quantess  May-11-11 01:52 AM   #0 
  - Marry in an learn their language and customs are the best way  MrScorpio   May-11-11 01:55 AM   #1 
  - Learning their language is the first, BIGGEST and easiest way.  MiddleFingerMom   May-11-11 05:33 AM   #2 
  - Depends on the country  clyrc   May-11-11 06:02 AM   #3 
  - Join in.  Bonobo   May-11-11 06:06 AM   #4 
  - I've learned that if in the local language  hobbit709   May-11-11 07:19 AM   #5 
  - I'm in my native country and don't fit in.  Courtesy Flush   May-11-11 07:28 AM   #6 
  - I know the feeling!  DaveJ   May-12-11 07:47 AM   #15 
  - When I was doing that sort of thing -  Moondog   May-11-11 03:11 PM   #7 
  - I tend to blend in.  bikebloke   May-11-11 03:18 PM   #8 
  - Dress to not stand out. Don't call attention to yourself. Shop where the locals do.  Brickbat   May-11-11 03:20 PM   #9 
  - Definitely. Leave the Aloha shirts at home.  trof   May-11-11 04:51 PM   #12 
  - I've done it a few times  Skittles   May-11-11 03:59 PM   #10 
  - there you are!  tigereye   May-12-11 10:07 AM   #17 
  - +1. Learning the language and about the culture help also.  Zorra   May-13-11 01:37 PM   #20 
  - Marry a native.  freshwest   May-11-11 04:43 PM   #11 
  - "Blending in" in Japan is difficult to impossible.  trof   May-11-11 05:12 PM   #13 
  - yeah i've had family in japan for over 20 years  pitohui   May-11-11 07:07 PM   #14 
  - Having lived and worked in 38 countries...  hayu_lol   May-12-11 09:39 AM   #16 
  - LOL  Skittles   May-13-11 10:10 AM   #18 
  - Having had this experience  Philippine expat   May-13-11 12:27 PM   #19 
 

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