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    Friday
    06Jul

    Certified Expats in Luanda

    DateFri, July 6, 2007 at 04:58PM

    You are a fully certified expatriate here in what-so-called-hardship-location Angola if:

    1. You complain about your maid and your driver whilst you never had one in your life before, especially not in your home country.

    2. You are happy to see the numbers in your paycheck everymonth. Hey, this is what you are here for!

    3. You join the expat runners' club.

    4. You are often angry about how slow your "taxis" are to pick you up.

    5. You are upset to lose your independence because you are not allowed to drive or to take a walk in the streets.

    6. You are happy because you do not have to drive or to walk in the streets.

    7. Your fridge is mainly filled with bottles of beer and pizzas from Intermarket or Shoprite.

    8. You speak English to everyone. If they don't understand, you speak louder.

    9. You spend at least 60 minutes of your day to complain. Topics can be various.

    10.You make sure you never forget to take multivitamin and supplement every morning.

    11.You check your Star Alliance airmiles balance once per week. 

    12.You think funge*) is made of wallpaper glue.

    *) Funge is a typical Angolan food made of mandioca (casava fluor) or maize (corn fluor). It is mostly eaten together with meat dish with thick tasty sauce.
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    Reader Comments (7)

    Very interesting place, this Angola. Tell us more and whether it is worth a visit! A good place to stay for the work and money.
    July 7, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterRajahram
    Gila ya..gimana rasanya seperti wong londho ning tanah Jowo..nek saiki neng Africo...
    July 19, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterMas Kopdang
    halo mbak nadia ....
    udah berasa resmi belum nih?
    kalo yg nomer 1 kyknya bukan hal aneh kan kalo di your home country (eh ... my home country juga deng)

    salam :) have a nice wiken!
    July 21, 2007 | Unregistered Commenter.:nien:.
    hahaha, yang nomer delapan sumpah bikin ngakak. :D
    July 26, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterfitri mohan
    huekekekek... emang beneran fit! :D
    August 8, 2007 | Unregistered Commenternadia febina
    wah....ternyata semua itemnya mirip dg anggapan org pribumi thd para bule yg tinggal di indonesia :)
    August 18, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterIRA LATHIEF
    Dear Nadina,
    I hope you are enjoying at least the sand ant water of Luanda's beaches.

    I've lived in the Uk for the last 13 years. I have 10 years IT experience. I have done almost everything from development in Java, C# and related technologies to mentoring of engineers. Do you think I have a chance of getting a job in Luanda as an IT person or asa project manager ( in any area of industry) ?


    Best Regards

    Jose

    November 15, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterJose Cardoso

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