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Pretoria, South Africa

How much of the local language do you need for daily living? Are local language classes/tutors available and affordable?

There are too many local languages to count, but luckily English is one of them and I've yet to meet anyone here that doesn't speak enough of it to at least communicate. Most domestic workers...

Was this post your first expatriate experience? If not, what other cities have you lived in as an expat?

This is not my first expat experience. Our family has also lived in Paris as diplomats, and I have lived in France, Ecuador and Mexico before marrying.