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07-25-2014, 08:40 PM
Again, the Comfort Vs. Growth decision has to be made. For me, I'm planning to move abroad at the back end of this year despite leaving behind a great job, and a comfortable life in my home country.
The excitement of exploring the unknown is something that drives me to leave. I'm in my early 20s and possess the desire for adventure and growth away from the comforts which I am experiencing daily. The thought of wasting my best years in a place where the environment makes me unhappy is too depressing to continue residing in for now.
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07-25-2014, 09:31 PM
Just remember, it doesn't have to be forever. Why not do 6 months there and 6 months at home?
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07-26-2014, 04:04 AM
Yes, integration is very difficult, I can see this with the middle eastern immigrants in Europe. It requires close to fluency in language, but much more difficult is to really understand the culture and being able and wanting to adapt it fully. It's not enough to fake it, you have to want to make it part of your personality. Then again, judging from from those well adjusted immigrants, if you do manage to get adapt the local culture and speak the local language fluently, then you will often not only be accepted, but get extra points. In a way, an outsider assimilating is a compliment to that country and its people. Some immigrants I've met speak the local language perfectly, like how an older, upper class person would and I think that is cool too, but it's a huge undertaking. The difficult part of integrating into an Asian country or a European country (for ME people) is that the culture is ethnic, the history is ethnic, the tradition is ethnic, you can't just claim to be a part of that, so it requires that the society is somewhat modern and has values that are not based strictly on ethnicity.
On the other hand, places like the US, London, HK, Singapore etc, are multicultural by design so integrating means accepting certain values and beliefs more than ethnic culture. That's what made the US unique, that everyone could be an American if they had the right values and mindset.
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07-26-2014, 09:46 PM
Great thread. I have been thinking about this topic a lot lately.
I am in my mid 20s and planning on expatriating to somewhere in Asia in the future. I am currently working feverishly to establish a location-independent source of income for myself, and I am confident that I'll be able to achieve this within a 2 - 3 year timeframe.
I have been thinking about expatriation ever since I became Red Pill, which was about 3 or 4 years ago. When I came across RVF last year, it sealed the deal for me. I know now that I have to do this.
Even though I truly love Australia, I feel that I cannot miss out on the opportunity to live in a place where I would be able to enjoy an abundance of high quality women.
I understand that it's very difficult leaving the place where you grew up, especially due to the fact that you are leaving behind all of family and established social circles. However, I would say that the pain of moving to a city where you don't know anyone is much less than the pain of regretting not doing so.