Expat blogs roundup: watch out for Dubai's beach pests I met a funny expat this week - an American who works in the entertainment business. I won't say what he does exactly because it might give his identity away and get him blackballed... Sophie Pitman: cream teas whilst cream-crackered: first impressions of Britain Well here I am in jolly old Blighty, and I must say, so far, Britain has done me proud. This weekend, the sun was shining on this green and pleasant land, and as soon as we landed at Heathrow, we have been treated to the best of British behaviour...