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| If in one months time your passport were to be taken away. You had to choose a country to live in for the rest of your days. There was no changing. Where would it be? |
| The country you are now working in. |
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15% |
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| Your homeland |
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43% |
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| A previous country you have worked in. |
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16% |
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| A country you have so far only visited. |
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15% |
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| A brand new destination. |
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9% |
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sidjameson
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 629
Location: osaka
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 Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:22 am Post subject: Where would you live if you could never leave? Hypothetical |
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I just thought of this fun hypothetical. Wonder how many will opt for back home or onto a favoured place? Well, me I would have to say that if I could never leave it would be a very hard decision but back to the Uk wouldn't really be an attractive option. Think I would have to choose.........Thailand, where I have never "lived"......Hmmm or Indonesia where I have, but 10 years ago. Gosh..........both seem risky options. Even a central American country, a region I have never even visited would grab my attention.
Wow, I wonder if others would be so illogically torn?
Funny, I live in Japan. My life is fine, but the idea of never leaving this country again EVER.......well it wouldn't enthrall.
Hmmm.....ok, the TEFL wages are crap and the heat would get to me, but my choice would be.......Indonesia. It would be a very nervy move though. |
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angrysoba
Joined: 20 Jan 2006
Posts: 446
Location: Kansai, Japan
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| If your passport were taken away where would immigration stamp your visa? |
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tedkarma
Joined: 17 May 2004
Posts: 1598
Location: The World is my Oyster
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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denise
Joined: 23 Apr 2003
Posts: 3419
Location: finally home-ish
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OK, since we're being hypothetical, I chose my home country, where hypothetically I would find a full-time tenured position at a community college intensive ESL program in San Francisco with a decent salary, full benefits, etc. With a decent job there, my memories of past jobs and countries would be enough to keep me happy.
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Perpetual Traveller
Joined: 29 Aug 2005
Posts: 651
Location: In the Kak, Japan
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I went with my homeland (Australia) because I don't think I could live out the rest of my days without ever seeing my family again... or without seeing Geelong play another game of Aussie Rules football!  Also I do love Australia, Melbourne is so multicultural that in some areas you can feel like you are in another country, the climate is a lot better than many other places, the cost of living may not be cheap but it is reasonable and above all there is space, I miss that.
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sidjameson
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 629
Location: osaka
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Denise.........hypothetically I wouldnt mind where I lived if I could be 25 forever, look like Brad Pitt and have Bill Gates bank account. But the question assumes that everything else stays as it is.
Actually I am was curious to see how many people feel they have found a new home. I mean a for life type of deal. Like Tedkarma and his obvious love of Phuket. Interestingly so far most people as much as they enjoy being overseas they would at a push choose to go back "home". |
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william wallace
Joined: 14 May 2003
Posts: 2869
Location: in between
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| Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:23 am Post subject: Dear Sid.... |
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JZer
Joined: 16 Jan 2005
Posts: 3898
Location: Pittsburgh
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