I’m a consultant and model in Paris. Disgusted with all of the discrimination I and many other expatriates endure whilst living & working abroad, I created the controversial manual. The Controversial Manual is your online guide to employment and expatriate living: offering tips & tricks and funny stories of expats I meet. Read more… Our top 5 recommended reads : 1. [VIDEO] No-tech hacking techniques. 2. How to Google hack a foreign work visa. 3. How to write a French cover letter. 4. How to enter any foreign country. 5. Psychologically profiling the French. 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