Description
The Trailing Spouse is dead – this week on the podcast we talk about why the “Accompanying Spouse” has arrived. I mean the Accompanying Spouse was always a better term wasn’t it? We all walk side by side don’t we? Sidenote – the term Trailing Spouse will no longer be used in the Two Fat Expats Facebook Group with Accompanying Spouse being the preferred term.
We’re also talking Posh and Becks and how no matter how much money you have or how many football teams you own you’re still going to lay awake at night thinking of schools, finding a hairdresser, finding new friends and feeling like a fish out of water.
We also discuss dealing with strong opinions on your host country from people who’ve never lived there. Has social media made it worse?
Kirsty’s three favourite things:
Somewhere in Queens (Movie)
Blackberry (Movie – Amazon Prime)
The Morning Wars/The Morning Show – Season 3
Nikki’s three favourite things:
Nikki also loved Beckham
Silo (television – apple tv)
Getting a giggle from the silent walking trend aka walking
Kirsty and NIkki discuss how differently there lives may had been had they done what they’d originally planned.
Kirsty’s favourites:
Dinasaur: Hulu, SBS on Demand
Fake: Paramount +
Dark Waters: Amazon Prime
Nikki:
The Gentlemen: Netflix
The Rest...
Published 11/27/24
Starting a chat with someone new can be a little scarier when you’ve lost that expat hook. You know the chat – so how long have you lived here? Where are you from? Where did you live before you moved here? Nikki talks about her new intro chats as a repat and how she’s coping with conversations...
Published 07/19/24