A lot depends on where you go. If you're in some shitty second tier city in Eastern Europe then yeah, you're unlikely to find the best and brightest expats there. The most likely expats you're going to find there are there either exclusively for women, or to live in an extremely cheap location. Which in a lot (but not all) of cases is because they can't get women at home, and don't have a high enough income to live somewhere nicer.
If you move to a top tier international city like Dubai or Singapore you'll find plenty of extremely successful, intelligent, high income, very driven expats. Big cities with the best career opportunities attract the best international talent. But there are a lot of lifestyle sacrifices to be made with living in these places.
If you move to a top tier international city like Dubai or Singapore you'll find plenty of extremely successful, intelligent, high income, very driven expats. Big cities with the best career opportunities attract the best international talent. But there are a lot of lifestyle sacrifices to be made with living in these places.