Funniest Work Abroad Story
By thewriteway
@thewriteway (5)
Canada
April 29, 2013 8:07pm CST
Working abroad brings with it its trials and tribulations, but it can also be an opportunity to laugh at yourself, your blunders and your faux-pas.
Share an example of your funniest workplace moments while working in another country.
1 response
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
30 Apr 13
I had a Working Holiday Visa for Australia when I was aged 20 to 21 years old. One of the casual jobs I did was in a factory packing paper into bags. There were four Brazilian guys and they came with us to the factory. One forgot he needed lunch and amazingly generously an Australian lady gave him half of her lunch. He stood there saying in a poor way "juice" and then "I want juice now". It was awful for the generous Australian lady. He was a wealthy man and all he cared about was his surfing. They went to Bali for a long weekend of surfing. They thought nothing of the cost of the plane over to Indonesia from Australia's Sydney.
@thewriteway (5)
• Canada
1 May 13
What a curious situation. I wonder why he took a job in a factory if he was wealthy... I definitely feel for the kind local woman.
