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A new report shows which are the friendliest countries in the world. The HSBC bank conducted the Expat Explorer Survey to find out which countries offered the most comfortable lifestyles. Researchers questioned people in one hundred different countries between May and July 2011. They asked 3,385 respondents to assess how willing they would be to make different countries their second home. The questions were based on how easy it is to make friends with the local people; learning the local language, fitting in with the new culture, and integrating into the local community. The top-ranked country was New Zealand, followed by Australia, South Africa, Canada and the United States.
Head of marketing for HSBC, Lisa Wood, said: “As the largest global survey of expats, Expat Explorer allows us to capture invaluable insights into expat life and how it differs from country to country, continent to continent and from an expats’ home country of origin.” The lowest ranked country was the United Arab Emirates, which is surprising as around 80 per cent of the whole population comprises of expatriates. Most of these are poorly paid labourers who are unlikely to be eligible for HSBC’s survey. India finished second bottom. Danish expat Pia Mollback-Verbic said the country “is simply a minefield of relentless mental, emotional and practical daily challenges for most non-Indians.”
- TRUE / FALSE:Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
| a. | A global bank tried to find out who its friendliest customers were. | T / F |
| b. | Researchers asked over 3,000 people about their own countries. | T / F |
| c. | People were asked whether their own country was friendly. | T / F |
| d. | The report says the world’s friendliest countries are English-speaking. | T / F |
| e. | The bank says it wants to be the world’s largest supplier of expats. | T / F |
| f. | The UAE finished bottom of the list. | T / F |
| g. | Around four-fifths of the UAE is made up of expatriates. | T / F |
| h. | A woman described India as being like a minefield for expats. | T / F |
- LIFESTYLES: Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners and share what you wrote. Change and share again:
| Where | Good points | Bad points |
| New York City, USA | ||
| Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Dubai, UAE | ||
| Delhi, India | ||
| Rural New Zealand | ||
| Paris, France |
- COMFORTS: What’s important when in other countries? Rank them and share your rankings with your partner. Put the most important at the top. Change partners and share your rankings again.
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- What problems do you think each nationality would have adapting in Brazil? And Brazilians in these countries? Consider the topics below: language, food, culture, time, friendliness, professionalism and reception (welcoming).
- Americans
- Germans
- French
- Arabians
- Japanese
- Indians
- CHOOSE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS AND WRITE A PARAGRAPH:
- Do you believe everyone should experience expat life and live in another country?
- Do you believe it’s better if we stay in our own country?
