{"id":17012,"date":"2025-12-02T12:02:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/uncategorized\/mind-the-gap-learnings-of-an-american-expat-in-london\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T10:50:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:50:18","slug":"mind-the-gap-learnings-of-an-american-expat-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/insights\/blog\/mind-the-gap-learnings-of-an-american-expat-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"mind the gap: learnings of an american expat in london"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":17013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,36],"tags":[284,41,241,133],"class_list":["post-17012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-intercultural-and-language","tag-cross-cultural","tag-intercultural-language-solutions","tag-language","tag-london"],"acf":{"blog_type":"Long Blog","category_type":"blogs","dont_display_published_date_in_blog_landing_tile":false,"hero_image":17014,"story_section_topic":"","story_section_description":"","rich_text_content1":"When Cartus President & CEO Matt Tebbe was recently asked to share a key takeaway from his expat experience, he said that \u201ccultural differences should never be underestimated.\u201d Matt explained that he had relocated with a previous employer from the US to Australia without the benefit of cultural coaching, but that in hindsight, this would have been immensely valuable to him and his family. \u201c<\/strong>Adaptation in a new environment goes far beyond sharing a common language,\u201d he emphasized, \u201cwhich is why Cartus solutions in the intercultural and language space are a key differentiator for the value we bring to the market, our clients, and their global talent.\"\r\n\r\nWe know that cultural support is essential for success on an international assignment, especially to ease the initial transition and cultural adjustment of the first year or two. 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As a self-diagnosed introvert, I thought I would be happier in a culture known for \u201cnegative politeness\u201d\u2014that is, a social etiquette that promotes personal space and autonomy by minimizing interaction.1\r\n\r\nA cultural coach would have uncovered the fragility of that generalization. But although I was embarking on a long-term relocation, similar to a permanent transfer or a localization, my move resembled Matt\u2019s in that I did not have access to a cultural coach or cultural support as transferees often have. Furthermore, the language and history shared between the US and the UK tricked me into thinking that I didn\u2019t need it.\r\n\r\nThis is a common but unfortunate misconception. First, it is debatable whether the US and UK have really \u201cshared\u201d a language since the 1600s when English colonists first settled in North America.2\u00a0 Since then, the English language has evolved in different directions on either side of the Atlantic. Linguist Geoff Nunberg refers to English as \u201ca divided<\/em> language,\" ultimately concluding that \u201cwe (US and UK nationals) basically, all expect to understand each other, which is why we find it so curious to realize that sometimes we don't.\u201d3\r\n\r\nLurking behind this misplaced expectation is the culture gap. Researcher Elena G\u00f3mez Parra writes that \u201cthe more implicit aspects of culture\u201d\u2014i.e. values, beliefs, and thought patterns\u2014should be studied \u201cespecially among speakers of the same language because they tend to take for granted that they do not exist<\/strong>.\u201d4 Hall and Weaver\u2019s \u201ciceberg\u201d model of culture illustrates this well: obvious cultural differences (e.g. language and customs) make up the tip of the iceberg, while the submerged part is made of subconscious thought patterns, values, and beliefs.5\u00a0The top of the British-American cultural iceberg is barely visible over the water due to our \u201cshared\u201d language and history. But the submerged part of this cultural iceberg is actually huge<\/em>, making it easy to crash into when crossing the Atlantic\u2014like a cultural Titanic<\/em>.\r\n\r\nOne way cultural coaching helps us steer clear of the iceberg is by challenging stereotypes<\/strong>. And as I learned the hard way, stereotypes can be misapplied in two directions. Just as I had come to London to escape from some US social norms, I found that my UK acquaintances often looked to me, the American, hoping to find those very \u201cUS\u201d traits: Enthusiasm. Optimism. Friendliness. Pep. Sometimes, being the only US national in a British office felt like coming to work in a cheerleading outfit!\r\n\r\nIt wasn\u2019t hurtful, just funny and perplexing, so I rolled with it. And as time went on, I found myself actually manifesting these qualities\u2014and even embracing them. Now, 17 years later, I\u2019m proud of my can-do attitude, outgoing disposition, and unfailing optimism. But what would my personality be like today if I had remained in New York, as that introverted non-conformist I used to be before wanderlust made me an unofficial ambassador of the USA? Or what if, as an expat in London, I had dedicated cultural support to explore the reasons why my colleagues might perceive me this way, and determine my choices of how to respond? What if, instead of just being amused and perplexed, and fumbling through situations by trial and error, I had coaching to help me understand what was really happening, and make conscious decisions about how to act?\r\n\r\n

Cultural coaching at the start of my move, and ideally throughout my time here, would have given me the opportunity to explore my own personality in relation to commonly shared US values\u2014gaining critical self-awareness and empowering me to stay more rooted in my authentic self on the inside, while also successfully adapting to my new cultural environment on the outside.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\r\n\r\nOngoing cultural coaching could have also helped me understand how the social and political climate was impacting my self-image. In the time I\u2019ve been in London, the UK population\u2019s confidence in US leadership has swung from 79% at the highest, to 12% at the lowest.6 I\u2019ve never felt personally judged in the UK based on my country\u2019s politics. Still, the British view of US affairs does impact how comfortable or uncomfortable I feel being an American in the UK at any given moment. My own views also have a role. In New York, US culture is a backdrop I stand out against, as an individual. But here in the UK, my nationality is one of the first things people notice about me. So, when I\u2019m in the UK and feeling less comfortable with UK perceptions of the US, I\u2019m less comfortable being me.\r\n\r\nNavigating the changes of adulthood while living in another country was always going to be a challenge, but feeling like I was working around the clock as an \u201cunofficial US ambassador to the UK\u201d added a layer of complexity to my twenties and thirties that even years of therapy never really uncovered. I knew I struggled with identity, but up to now I never figured out why. Only recently through cultural coaching<\/strong> have I started to grasp the impact of the British-American culture gap on my personal identity and the way my life has progressed over the past two decades.\r\n\r\nAfter 17 long years filled with patience, resilience, and lots of luck, my approach of \u201cjust rolling with it\u201d has mostly worked out well. I\u2019ve stayed happily afloat throughout my transatlantic adventure, and I\u2019m proud of my blended cultural identity. But there have definitely been tricky moments where I felt myself getting \u201cstuck\u201d on that \u201ccultural iceberg\u201d\u2014which could have been avoided with the right intercultural support at every stage. 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