Getting tired of the USA
Jun 28th 2016, 5:30 pm
#1
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Getting tired of the USA
after 9 years here I feel like I am ready to go home.
It seems to have changed a lot or maybe its me, or a bit of both.
just really struggling with the people mainly, anyone got any coping strategies?
It seems to have changed a lot or maybe its me, or a bit of both.
just really struggling with the people mainly, anyone got any coping strategies?
Jun 28th 2016, 5:37 pm
#2
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Re: Getting tired of the USA
Go native or go home.
Do you not have family or other ties to the US after nine years?
The US is a big place, have you considered somewhere else in the US?
I can't imaging ever living somewhere long-term but "temporarily", knowing that eventually I would need to move somewhere else. My upper limit would be about 4-5 years. I tried New York, thinking it might be a good career step, but it proved to be a nightmare after only a few months, and I upped and left.
Do you not have family or other ties to the US after nine years?
The US is a big place, have you considered somewhere else in the US?
I can't imaging ever living somewhere long-term but "temporarily", knowing that eventually I would need to move somewhere else. My upper limit would be about 4-5 years. I tried New York, thinking it might be a good career step, but it proved to be a nightmare after only a few months, and I upped and left.
Last edited by Pulaski; Jun 28th 2016 at 5:47 pm.
Jun 28th 2016, 5:43 pm
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Re: Getting tired of the USA
I just wanted to warn you that "home" may not be as you remembered it either.
Jun 28th 2016, 6:04 pm
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Re: Getting tired of the USA
Go native or go home.
Do you not have family or other ties to the US after nine years?
The US is a big place, have you considered somewhere else in the US?
I can't imaging ever living somewhere long-term but "temporarily", knowing that eventually I would need to move somewhere else. My upper limit would be about 4-5 years. I tried New York, thinking it might be a good career step, but it proved to be a nightmare after only a few months, and I upped and left.
Do you not have family or other ties to the US after nine years?
The US is a big place, have you considered somewhere else in the US?
I can't imaging ever living somewhere long-term but "temporarily", knowing that eventually I would need to move somewhere else. My upper limit would be about 4-5 years. I tried New York, thinking it might be a good career step, but it proved to be a nightmare after only a few months, and I upped and left.
I agree with that 4-5 years time frame.......I moved to my present location a few years back to freshen things up......but this time I have run out of ideas.
I think its a sick of the usa thing as I travelled all over the country for couple of months looking around but nothing appeals anymore......its mainly people here......its like they all have the same cloned personality.
could be time to switch continents!
Jun 28th 2016, 6:06 pm
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Re: Getting tired of the USA
Jun 28th 2016, 6:33 pm
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Re: Getting tired of the USA
Try Alaska for a few months maybe. The people are different up there.
Jun 28th 2016, 7:19 pm
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Re: Getting tired of the USA
Do you want to cope? If going "home" is what you really want, then you should do so. Life's too short to try to force something that isn't appropriate to work for you.
Jun 28th 2016, 7:23 pm
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Re: Getting tired of the USA
Whereabouts are you living right now and what, specifically is it that you don't like about the people? Do you have a job which you could feasibly move to a different area?
As others have said, it's a vast country with huge differences from region to region. If you give some indication of what you're looking for/what's missing in your current life, we may be able to offer some advice
As others have said, it's a vast country with huge differences from region to region. If you give some indication of what you're looking for/what's missing in your current life, we may be able to offer some advice
Jun 28th 2016, 7:36 pm
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Re: Getting tired of the USA
Also the UK has changed dramatically in some parts of the country. It is not as it used to be. The weather is much the same
Jun 28th 2016, 7:49 pm
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Re: Getting tired of the USA
Home doesn't exist anymore. Go back, the feeling of it being "home" will likely have gone. Curse of the expat I'm afraid.
Jun 28th 2016, 7:57 pm
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Jun 29th 2016, 12:30 am
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Re: Getting tired of the USA
I'm ok with Americans, but why are desserts so bloody awful over here? They simply don't know how to make an apple pie or a strudel or similar, without using the blandest possible apples and then adding about six times the optimum quantity of sugar.
