What's Your Year Of Expat Birth?

[rixalex]

Does it make any difference to your friendships with other expats, how long you have been living as an expat? I myself find it easier relating with those who have been here at least as long as me. Those who have been here longer i find interesting as i can learn from them, whereas newbies i find can be a bit tiring as they are making all the observations/discoveries/mistakes i already experienced.

I'm a 1999 expat baby. So what's your year of expat birth and does it matter?

[Maigo6]

1990

[Crossy]

There's something wrong with the poll structure (or my brain), it won't let me vote

[seonai]

1992

It won't let me vote either - check out the poll structure

[rixalex]

Have i messed up the poll? Help anyone... please

[Crossy]

Have i messed up the poll? Help anyone... please

It's expecting us to choose one answer in EACH section

[garro]

I moved here in 2002.

I gave up on the poll.

[rixalex]

Oh.. i didn't know the system forced an answer for each question. Is there any way to fix or should this be closed for me to go back to the drawing board (tail between legs)?

[DragonQuest]

POLL NOT WORKING.

1980

[Beardog]

I moved here 2004 42 baht to a dollar.

[lazeeboy]

1995 and the poll still not working

[garro]

I moved here in 2002.

I gave up on the poll.

I lied, it was actually 2003.

I need to learn to count.

[Nomad97]

Ditto - poll not working.

Expat since 1986, as in when I permanently left the UK, and since December 2002 in Thailand.

[Scott]

Yup, tried four times. Won't take it.

[Mossfinn]

I guess the Poll is not working then

Moss

[Xangsamhua]

1969 - 1975, then 1997, then 2002 - present. Which is the birth year for me?

I was also an expatriate in 1951 for 4 years. Why are we having this poll?

[JonnieB]

easier relating with those who have been here at least as long as me. Those who have been here longer i find interesting as i can learn from them, whereas newbies i find can be a bit tiring as they are making all the observations/discoveries/mistakes i already experienced.

I'm a 1999 expat baby.

My sentiments exactly. I matriculated in 1999 also...maybe we should get together and discuss old times

As to the poll...FUGETABOUDIT

Edited February 22, 2008 by JonnieB

[toptuan]

POLL: Hey, it worked for me! I just voted once in each category! Let's just not call this a "scientific" survey, and everybody remains happy.

[November Rain]

Glad I'm not a thicko. Thought it was my fault the poll didn't work.

Expat 1994.

Thailand 2001

[Naam]

I moved here 2004 42 baht to a dollar.

me too.

[RueFang]

I moved here 2004 42 baht to a dollar.

me too.

Me 3

[GuestHouse]

1988 (Since then 12 years in Thailand), currently in Saudi Arabia and negotiating my next posting. :-)

[Maestro]

Rixalex, you poll doesn’t work because you are, in effect, asking three different questions and each question requires an answer. Correctly, you should have put the whole list of years in one question only.

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Maestro

[Maestro]

Rixalex, I tried to fix it for you but it is impossible: the system allows a maximum of 20 choices for a question.

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Maestro

[Deke]

1982

[haybilly]

I think that the poll is still not working--or I'm not doing it right--anyway,I presume you are referring to our Thai 'Expat-ism'--I was born as an Ex-Pat but was dragged back at 6 yrs old--been hiding in Thailand [Ex-Pat] since New Years day 2000--but why, what's the point? Do we prefer, relate to etc.. others who have been here as long or longer than us--not necessarily as I find some newbies very interesting/entertaining and some Old farts--well, just that and vice versa. It rather depends on how long I go without any farang contact--after a few weeks anyone who doesn't speak Thai can seem interesting, for at least half an hour, anyway.

Edited February 23, 2008 by haybilly

[Goldenbead]

Became an expat in 1998.

Moved to Thailand in 2000.

[garro]

I moved here in 2002.

I gave up on the poll.

I lied, it was actually 2003.

I need to learn to count.

I became an ex-pat first in 1986 and so have spent most of my life as one.

[rixalex]

Rixalex, you poll doesn't work because you are, in effect, asking three different questions and each question requires an answer. Correctly, you should have put the whole list of years in one question only.

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Maestro

Thanks Maestro. Was forced to divide into three questions because of the twenty answer limit. I didn't foresee that the system demanded pollsters to give an answer for all of the questions. Guess i should have given people the choice of a range of several years, rather than the specific year, to reduce the number of answers. Sorry people. Thanks for those who tried. Guess a job at Mori is out of the question for me now!

[nidge]

2001 for me.