On Culture and Parenting

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Xpatulator

InCultureParent is an online magazine for parents raising little global citizens. Centered on global parent culture and traditions, we feature articles on parenting around the world and raising multicultural and multilingual (also bicultural and bilingual) children. We also spotlight two global holidays and traditions per month together with craft ideas for kids and recipes. We also highlight good books for kids that have a multicultural theme or feature different cultures. Where possible, we showcase books related to the featured global celebrations.

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Health insurers provide policies for cancer sufferers

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Xpatulator

Medical insurers are moving to fill a void in perhaps the most important, and frightening, area of cover – cancer.
Market leader Bupa International has moved into an area which, until recently, has been seen by some insurers as unduly risky. It unveiled a plan whereby former sufferers of cancer, and other serious conditions, can be insured against the cost of treating a recurrence – albeit at a heavy premium loading.
However, the premium loading was modest, he claimed. The loading in breast cancer cases could be as low as £260, and for skin cancer £65. In the event of the disease recurring, all treatment costs would be covered subject to high annual limits, usually £2 million.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/expathealth/8251107/Health-insurers-provide-policies-for-cancer-sufferers.html

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Ministers confirm end of default retirement age

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Xpatulator

The Default Retirement Age (DRA) of 65 is to be phased out between 6 April and 1 October of this year, the government has confirmed. The Department for Business said that as well as benefiting individuals, “the freedom to work for longer will provide a boost to the UK economy”. Employment Relations Minister Edward Davey said: “Retirement should be a matter of choice.” Presently, firms can use DRA to make staff retire at 65.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12177927

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Britain’s poorest families’ standard of living ‘will continue to fall’

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Xpatulator

About seven million of Britain’s poorest people will see their spending power fall by a tenth over the next decade because the prices of essentials such as food, fuel and clothing are rising much faster than inflation, according to new research.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jan/17/poorest-families-standard-of-living

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Expats to be deported for ‘obscene’ gestures

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Xpatulator

One of the many urban myths with which long-time expats like to scare newcomers to Dubai is that you can be arrested for making rude hand gestures such as “flipping the finger”.

http://my.telegraph.co.uk/expat/annabelkantaria/10141335/expats-to-be-deported-for-%E2%80%98obscene%E2%80%99-gestures/

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Offshore savers less protected if banks fail

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Xpatulator

Offshore savers are yet again being short-changed compared with those onshore. But this time, it’s the level of protection that’s lower for expatriates than for counterparts living in the UK.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/offshorefinance/8246100/Offshore-savers-less-protected-if-banks-fail.html

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Mexico plans reform of immigration system

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Xpatulator

The governmental body in charge of migration in Mexico is be reformed, sources have disclosed. Tens of thousands of migrants, mostly from Central American countries such as Honduras and Guatemala, enter Mexico each year, hoping to use the country as a gateway into the US.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatnews/8238506/Mexico-plans-reform-of-immigration-system.html

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Unusual British exports

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Xpatulator

The traditional red telephone box is fast disappearing from Britain’s streets, but if you’re feeling nostalgic, track down one of the many hundreds sold abroad. This one can be found on Dickenson Bay in Antigua, but others have ended up at the University of Oklahoma, in a Florida shopping mall and on a street in Israel.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatpicturegalleries/8245903/Unusual-British-exports.html

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Australia pressured to speed up skilled migrant applications

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Xpatulator

More than 140,000 skilled workers hoping to migrate to Australia are caught up in a departmental backlog going back over two years. The backlog has been widely criticised by businessmen who believe that the number of skilled migrants in Australia needs to be swiftly increased in order to help the country ride out the economic crisis.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/offshorefinance/8246329/Australia-pressured-to-speed-up-skilled-migrant-applications.html

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The truth about expat lifestyle in Greece

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Xpatulator

When Scottish expat John Malcolm was caught speeding in the southern Peloponnese, a Greek police officer strolled over to the car to book him and asked where he was born. “When I told him I was Scottish the officer said, ‘That means you’re as mad as we are,’ and waved me away, saying to his colleague, ‘He’s Scottish – don’t have anything to do with this one,’” Malcolm recalls. http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/travel-outdoors/the-truth-about-expat-lifestyle-in-greece-1.1079038 When Scottish expat John Malcolm was caught speeding in the southern Peloponnese, a Greek police officer strolled over to the car to book him and asked where he was born. “When I told him I was Scottish the officer said, ‘That means you’re as mad as we are,’ and waved me away, saying to his colleague, ‘He’s Scottish – don’t have anything to do with this one,’” Malcolm recalls. http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/travel-outdoors/the-truth-about-expat-lifestyle-in-greece-1.1079038

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