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The eXpat Files Ep 4: The Implications (Patreon)

Published:
2025-05-15 03:42:35
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2025-05-26 01:24:02
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The eXpat Files is a new series of podcast episodes that chronicle David and @joyofnapping's conversations as they consider whether/how to move to another country.

In this episode, David and Joy discuss:

David's recent health scare

Our current plan (date and location of move)

Making friends with expats before we even leave

The process of getting a bank account in Portugal

A recent seminar comparing cultural differences between America and Portugal

The country-wide power outage in Portugal and Spain

The true implications of the move start to become clear

We're studying fascism at Yale. We're leaving the US.

Is it time to leave the US?

PATRONS: You can get this audio in your podcast app by going to patreon.com/davechen, going to the "My Membership" section, and copying and pasting the RSS link to your podcast app.

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Ink Ribbon

Dave. I don't know about you but I absolutely LOVE it when audiences cheer and applaud during a movie. It's a huge part of the fun. Living in Thailand, I saw Thunderbolts* in a pretty decently packed theater. They didn't laugh hard at the jokes, obviously cause of the language barrier. Worse, they didn't applaud at any of the hero moments and the stinger. I believe if I saw this in America I would definitely get that experience. Anyway when I see Doomsday and Secret Wars and if there is no cheering/applause, it would definitely lessen the fun. Hopefully a Portuguese auidence will be like the American audience.

David Chen

I agree that’s wonderful but I can live without it.

Chris Cameron

So glad to hear you chose Porto. My wife grew up there and we got married there, it’s a great city!

ivano

Joy joining the DCU is one of the best things to happen. Her perspective is better than most and makes me realise that sometimes I am wrong in some matters (I know. How is that possible?!). As an expat living in Europe and needing to watch TV/Movies from 3 different continents I ended up using non-legal means of watching these shows. Now I started this 20 years ago, so give me some slack, but now with a lot of the streaming services available in Europe I hope you don't have to go down that road. The last 5-10 years has gone from dreaming about the US on;y options to them rolling out internationally as a default.

Derek Cheng

I love how honest you are about the potential move. But I think Joy is right that there could be new opportunities. Who’s to say the local Portuguese film community couldn’t use the Chen magic? Maybe being a bigger fish in a smaller market becomes more rewarding.

David Chen

I appreciate the sentiment but the move would be like going from a medium pond to a tiny puddle.

Mark Griffith

Always enjoy following the journey and thought process.

Xinyu Zhang

My favorite series! Thank you for sharing the process!

Sarah Gharbi

Thoroughly enjoying following you on this journey (especially as a massive Joy fan). Could there be any added value in being closer to the European film festivals? There are the big ones (Cannes, Venice, Berlin - not sure how difficult they are to get into) but there is a ton of other ones like San Sebastian, London, Rotterdam, etc.

Nicolas Zika

About watching movies early... also keep in mind that some movies will come out earlier in Portugal than in the USA and vice versa. Some movies or TV shows may not come out at all. But I don't think this matters a lot. And luckily, the movies that you want to review early tend to come out around the same seasons, primarly the summer seasons and December for all the Oscar movies. You could potentially travel back to the US for those seasons.... I'm sure you will figure it out and you will continue to have your audience regardless of whether we get your review early or not.

Nicolas Zika

Just wanted to add... As an expat living in the UAE, where life for us is extremely easy and comfortable, I can say that what we miss most from home is making lasting meaningful connections and of course our family. The UAE is a country of expats where people are constantly coming and going. Through our 11 years here, we've had to say goodbye to many good friends, and we constantly get the feeling that whenever we make meaningful friendships, those are cut short because our friends move out of the country. Being from Chile, we are a 30 hours trip from our family, so that also put a big toll on us. The distance from family and not being able to form a lasting support structure of friends is what is pushing us to think about moving somewhere else. When thinking about moving to Portugal, also think about the community that you will want to integrate to in Portugal and the distance that you will have with your family. At the end of the day, the connections we have to the people we love are the most important thing for our long term well-being as humans.

Warpstone

Another heart felt pod about the big move. Also Australia would also like to thank you as we had our federal election and the better political came up on top with a massive win thanks to the Conservative Party talking way to much about Trump.

Brad Sucks

Sounds like the same bronchial hell I had earlier this year, brutal. Very jealous you scored a drug cocktail but happy to hear you're feeling better!