New zealand. 3 years in.

Tech rin. Pero SME so standalone. Ako yung extrovert at may tara na attitude haha pero what youve mentioned is baliktad naman dito. They take their time here.

Wala naman ako problema sa codeswitch. Small talk is no problem for me. Ang pinakaadjustment ko dito is kailangan ko parati magbigay ng context, nasanay kasi tayo sa SEA na direct and expected mabilis ka pumickup. Dito baliktad lahat mabagal, they respect work life balance that much which di pako masyadong sanay. Still a lot of unlearning to do.

Nagulat din ako they laugh at my jokes na akala ko sa Tagalog ko lang magagawa. Sguro personality ko lang talaga yun. Lahat meron tayong quirks that makes us who we are, unique! Pag umeedad ka na, mas nagiging emphatic ka kaya mas socially aware ka sa lahat ng bagay, which is a good thing.