New to mumsnet. Happy to see there is a whole section for Living Abroad - think I'll be dropping in regularly. Have lived abroad lots as a kid/teen/early 20s but it feels very different this time. Maybe because now I am a mum and understand more about how much I miss family and home... I'm in central Bosnia (anyone else in the region?). I've been here 8 months and it's been fine apart from all the usual massive ups and downs. It's just been hitting me lately how I can't really 'be myself' here, in the sense of going out and socialising. It's a small town (everybody knows everybody and sees everything) and having a beer in a bar is not exactly frowned upon severly but it is 'noted'. I'm not a big party animal in the UK so I'm not missing big nights out on the town but I feel far more controlled here. As if I constantly need to be aware of my image in society. Anyone else going through this kind of thing?
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adapting..... cultural change, different society, alcohol disapproval
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burek · 19/02/2007 09:42
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