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Monthly Archives: September 2011
15 years on and still learning the lingo
Someone asked me at lunchtime today how long I had been living in Norway and unusually I was able to answer quite accurately, because in two weeks I will have been here for exactly 15 years (to those who know … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Expat, Language issues, Lost in translation, Norwegian culture
Tagged Expat, Grammar and spelling, Humour, Language issues, Lost in translation
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“Passion”, as in housework, how I hate it with a´
Nothing to do with being an expat this time, just a general rant and resultant reflection. Having played out with the dog for most of yesterday, I had planned to spend most of today doing housework (so, OK, wet Norwegian … Continue reading
Posted in Expat, Language issues, Lost in translation, Random
Tagged Expat, Language issues
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