Last time I moved to another country for work, I found it very handy using a website aimed at anglophone expats to that country. Regular weekly social meetups, and many of the regular attendees had already been in that country several years and had picked up language skills and had local friends. So not only was I able to ease the ‘culture shock’ of being mostly unable to communicate with most locals I met, but these ‘long-termers’ were very helpful giving various tips on how to integrate quicker, how to get through various bureaucratic procedures and also introduce me to a few cool locals as well.