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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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I am home now and I hate every second of being here.
I know that as soon as I finish with school, I am gone and I have no plans on ever coming back here ever again...not even if my parents pass away. I know it seems harsh to say something like that, but I am here to try to make the most out of having both of them alive now, so when they die, I will have no regrets.
When I was working in Kuwait, I worked with these two elderly men in their 60's. They're both Americans, but none of them had seen the US since the 1980's and they both have homes in Europe (one lives in Paris and the other in Rome).
That would be the life! |
That would be the way to do it!
For myself, I don't want to be back in heartland America, but I wouldn't mind a city like Honolulu. I guess its a matter of choosing your city/location. The Paris/Rome thing is kinda interesting. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:26 am Post subject: |
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| You poor people. |
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Henry VII
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:35 am Post subject: |
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I lived in Japan last year. I tried going home, but it was boring. I moved to Chicago, and it was more interesting, but it seemed like everyone was so ignorant. I lived with people who worked full time so that they could watch TV and get high everyday. That's just not a life I want.
I will probably go back to America to get my PhD, but I don't plan on using it there. Chances are, I will permanently move to Bangkok, Singapore or Tokyo. With the political situation in America, it is not the place to be for a molecular biologist. |
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PGF
Joined: 27 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:33 am Post subject: |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
| lastat06513 wrote: |
I am home now and I hate every second of being here.
I know that as soon as I finish with school, I am gone and I have no plans on ever coming back here ever again...not even if my parents pass away. I know it seems harsh to say something like that, but I am here to try to make the most out of having both of them alive now, so when they die, I will have no regrets.
When I was working in Kuwait, I worked with these two elderly men in their 60's. They're both Americans, but none of them had seen the US since the 1980's and they both have homes in Europe (one lives in Paris and the other in Rome).
That would be the life! |
That would be the way to do it!
For myself, I don't want to be back in heartland America, but I wouldn't mind a city like Honolulu. I guess its a matter of choosing your city/location. The Paris/Rome thing is kinda interesting. |
I'll never live there permanately. I do not even want to visit at the end of my contract, but I have to introdce my fiance' to the family. It will be painful for me. I've lived in a lot of the states; big cities and small town areas, for most of my life. There isn't much left there for me to do....the rest of the world however....it's an oyster.
Just have to find the right country with a good mix of decent healthcare and retirement benefits.... |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| PGF wrote: |
| Just have to find the right country with a good mix of decent healthcare and retirement benefits.... |
Which country did you come up for with that?
I really prefer Asia myself, but it's not particularly for either that I know of anyways. |
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mistermasan
Joined: 20 Sep 2007
Location: 10+ yrs on Dave's ESL cafe
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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i love the concept of america and thus we separated... not so much me leaving but rather america died. everything is run by corporations now. the corporations put profit over all else.
yeah, it sucks to be without a home but certain things require sacrifice. |
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Lostone7
Joined: 08 Jun 2006
Location: SE Asia
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| ...where I lay my head is home... |
WORD!! Well said! |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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| oh, and read some Alberto Moravia. same 'can't go home again' idea. |
"You can never go home" the Gollum song |
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Cheonmunka
Joined: 04 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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As time goes by you might find that where you thought you had no home you end up with two.
I didn't have anything to call 'home' even in my home country - because I didn't have a house, nor girlfriend (who'd want one - money suckers,) just a couple of sisters with their own families. My parents lived seperate in Australia, whereas I was 2000 miles away in NZ.
So, I came to Korea.
I got married and started a family. So, that gave me a home. Home number one.
Mom dies, I invested her money in a property in NZ. Wife wants to live in NZ for children's sake. I have to buy bigger house and a Volvo = home number two.
I can understand why people remain single. I can understand the urge to find a place to settle in. In my opinion, any large city with a structure where you can earn good income to enjoy benefits of living 'above the pale' would be fine. To be an apartment owning expat in Malaysia, Thailand might be okay. Throw a Porsche in the garage and a few hundred K more in the bank and that would be better.
Good luck to you guys. It's hard decisions, eh? |
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