

Marie Lund
@Minerva909
Polish °µÍø½ûÇø in Sweden
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About me
Polish
Lives in Landskrona
Speaks English, Polish, Swedish, German, Russian, Spanish + a bit of French and Italian
Registration: 19 September 2007
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I am totally confused and I need help on this one by elinabio
our son is born at November 1997. when I read about maltese education system I thought he is supposed to be in form 3 in a secondary school as he is 15 and not 16 years old. however today my husband went to St Clare College and he was told that our ...

Good luck, elinabio, I am sure you made the best possible choice! :-) Read More


I am totally confused and I need help on this one by elinabio
our son is born at November 1997. when I read about maltese education system I thought he is supposed to be in form 3 in a secondary school as he is 15 and not 16 years old. however today my husband went to St Clare College and he was told that our ...

It is not an easy situation. Both I and several of my friends and former coworkers have been in your shoes when we decided to move for the sake of career in a time that was inopportune for our kids' education. The most frequent choice was to let the ... Read More


Domestic services: availability and cost by Minerva909
Hi, I am retired, recently returned to Europe after 30 years in the USA and the Caribbean, and... suffering from a climate shock and a price shock (especially cost of simple services, which in Sweden cost around $50 per hour = blatant robbery!) and ...

Thanks all for the advice. I shall heed it and ask around once established. Asking early about cost and availability of such services I wanted to avoid unwelcome surprises as I found in Sweden, where hiring someone legally (due to a combination of ... Read More


Domestic services: availability and cost by Minerva909
Hi, I am retired, recently returned to Europe after 30 years in the USA and the Caribbean, and... suffering from a climate shock and a price shock (especially cost of simple services, which in Sweden cost around $50 per hour = blatant robbery!) and ...

Thanks, George. :-) Read More

Domestic services: availability and cost
Hi, I am retired, recently returned to Europe after 30 years in the USA and the Caribbean, and... suffering from a climate shock and a price shock (especially cost of simple services, which in Sweden cost around $50 per hour = blatant robbery!) and ... Read More


details on living expenses by ravibilgi
hello all, this is ravi from hyderabad, india. i will be moving to malmo on a work permit and would like to know what is the day-to-day expense like - for e.g. : - how much does a loaf of bread cost? how much does a liter of milk cost? how about ...

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details on living expenses by ravibilgi
hello all, this is ravi from hyderabad, india. i will be moving to malmo on a work permit and would like to know what is the day-to-day expense like - for e.g. : - how much does a loaf of bread cost? how much does a liter of milk cost? how about ...

here is a recent week's advertisement from a large Swedish grocery chain: coop.ecbook.se/coop/konsum/?store=101610 It is in Swedish but illustrated, so you can see what cost how much. Read More


how much is enough?! by ravibilgi
hi, again, everyone, as indicated in my previous post, i am scheduled to travel to Malmo in the coming months. i would like to know if a salary of roughly 25,000 SEK per month will suffice for a couple? i am in a position to negotiate, so would ...

Ravi, please do not overdo negotiating with a Swedish employer (if your employer is Swedish). Swedes abhor haggling. They pride themselves on being just and fair and making a fair offer, so the negotiating margin in Sweden on the average is only ... Read More


details on living expenses by ravibilgi
hello all, this is ravi from hyderabad, india. i will be moving to malmo on a work permit and would like to know what is the day-to-day expense like - for e.g. : - how much does a loaf of bread cost? how much does a liter of milk cost? how about ...

Ravi, Sweden has excellent health care, don't worry. Read More


how much is enough?! by ravibilgi
hi, again, everyone, as indicated in my previous post, i am scheduled to travel to Malmo in the coming months. i would like to know if a salary of roughly 25,000 SEK per month will suffice for a couple? i am in a position to negotiate, so would ...

Uff, i worry for your wife with that super austere saving plan. She won't be working, you say. What, if I may ask, is she going to be doing? Sitting alone in a budget apartment in a strange city and a strange country, with nobody to talk to all day ... Read More


Helsingborg by ladyB
Is there anybody in or close to Helsingborg? Would love to meet some people!!

Hi, Lady B I will be returning to Sweden ( I am Swedish citizen) in a few months and living in Skane (perhaps in Helsingborg). I am half German and would like to practice it more than I do now. Read More


how much is enough?! by ravibilgi
hi, again, everyone, as indicated in my previous post, i am scheduled to travel to Malmo in the coming months. i would like to know if a salary of roughly 25,000 SEK per month will suffice for a couple? i am in a position to negotiate, so would ...

It depends what do you mean by "enough". Many Swedes make less, but in Sweden usually both members of a couple work, so if it is only you to make money, it might not be much, since most goods and services cost a lot in Sweden. A one bedroom ... Read More


Living in Georgia by travellers
Hello all! My husband and I are considering relocating to Georgia from Germany. Any other Germans living there? Many other Europeans? Any tips and advice on good neighbourhoods to live would be great... Also tips and ideas on how to intergrate with ...

Savannah is picturesque, historical, touristy most of the year, but particularly in the summer ... very, very southern, which means very conservative, high percentage of African Americans but very little (still) social integration crossing the race ... Read More


Book about the individual(!) states of America by Birdwatcher85
Hi there, As I have plans to move to the United States of America within now and 3,5 years (I set myself a deadline Summer 2015), I've read quite a lot about the USA the last fews months. Although I have already found some interesting books myself, ...

And what kind of information about EVERY state you would like to find in such a book? Who should the book be addressed to? American authors write and American publishers publish to markets, consequently there are books (periodically updated) like ... Read More


who can survive in culturally different environment? by tuyatsetseg
Hello everybody It is known that some °µÍø½ûÇøriates effectively survive in culturally different environment while some of them have failed. Please answer me who can effectively survive?

Oh, erin, it is not a question of understanding - patriarchalism, its causes and its manifestations have been widely studied and are well understood. My - a tad convoluted perhaps - point was: not to exaggerate open-mindedness to the point of ... Read More