What do expats find most challenging?
We asked expats and digital nomads what they find the most challenging about the local culture in Guadalajara. They wrote...
"Pounds to kilos. :-) Power-outages for no reason. Bugs (especially black widow spiders and scorpions hitching a ride on the plant trucks). exchange rates and devaluations. (Luckily we had a USD account when they devalued the peso by 50%," commented one expat who made the move to Guadalajara, Mexico.
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"The utter lack of punctuality. The casual approach and the scandalous leeway business and professionalism are given. The poverty, perhaps, is the most jarring of them all. Be prepared to be galvanized by it," remarked another expat in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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What do expats find most challenging?
If you live in Guadalajara, newcomers to Guadalajara would love to hear your answer to this question.
