tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17482029.post7757206401149009749..comments2023-03-24T03:01:13.985-07:00Comments on Expat Focus Blog: Integrity - the first casualty of a move abroad?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17482029.post-31349646944580292912008-05-24T13:25:00.000-07:002008-05-24T13:25:00.000-07:00I love this piece that you wrote. It provoked a lo...I love this piece that you wrote. It provoked a lot of thinking in my head, so much so that I have written a piece on my blog. please have a look. It is too long to post on here.<BR/>I know it is bit late :-)<BR/><BR/>http://wasapninjordan.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17482029.post-17630571042368934912008-04-14T05:54:00.000-07:002008-04-14T05:54:00.000-07:00Great points, guys, I couldn't agree more with the...Great points, guys, I couldn't agree more with them. Thanks for posting.<BR/><BR/>Uncle Drew - nice podcast you've got there! I've added it to our page <A HREF="http://www.expatfocus.com/expatriate-hungary-videos-podcasts" REL="nofollow">here</A>Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907605158512022310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17482029.post-4464284604477866902008-04-14T05:52:00.000-07:002008-04-14T05:52:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907605158512022310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17482029.post-77041856732509073222008-04-14T01:31:00.000-07:002008-04-14T01:31:00.000-07:00Ripping off foreigners is a big topic in Hungary a...Ripping off foreigners is a big topic in Hungary and other parts of Central and Eastern Europe, although it may be tapering off. There is a sense that you'd "better get the money now because it won't be around later", making it okay to tap expatriates for cash.<BR/><BR/>Over the years I have seen this play out through high rents charged to foreigners who have just arrived or don't speak Hungarian. You also see it in waiters/taxi drivers, etc. overcharging non-locals. How people justify this to themselves is beyond me.<BR/><BR/>This hurts a society's long term image and 'brand'. People leave with bad feelings. It also inflates prices for housing and it widens a valley between locals and foreigners.<BR/><BR/>Talk about a 'lose lose' situation.<BR/><BR/>Stay tuned!<BR/><BR/>Uncle Drew<BR/><A HREF="http://www.budacast.hu" REL="nofollow">Budacast.hu - Hungary's podcast</A>Uncle Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445247300932852298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17482029.post-2573599731804793422008-04-10T11:30:00.000-07:002008-04-10T11:30:00.000-07:00On topic that comes up quite often on the forums i...On topic that comes up quite often on the forums is the subject of debt, or rather, the debt in the country they have left. <BR/>A lot of people seem to think its OK to not payback debts they have racked up because the lender can't do anything to them in their new country. <BR/>Um... forgive me if I am wrong, but this is stealing! No different than if I was to break in to your house, steal something and then fly to a country that you couldn't extradite me from.<BR/><BR/>IanIanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795349993016440698noreply@blogger.com