1. Don't lend anyone any money
2. Don't think a handshake is a deal
3. Don't associate with Brits you wouldn't associate with in the UK
4. Don't believe that your one good turn will result in another in return
5. Watch out for the normal people (copyright R. Geldof)
More to follow in the Scunner book "Surviving the Expat Life", published by Mills & Boon