Quote Originally Posted by Mud Pie View Post
against my better judgement... anyone can prove anything online I guess, so I won't bother but it doesn't feel nice to have people challenge my honesty, so... I've actually lived and worked in more countries than that, but 3 long term (4 incl UK), and really don't care what you believe as your compass is waaaaay doolally. To be fair though you're partly right as one of the countries I wasn't a full legal immigrant, just on work visas but for nearly a decade, the others I had to do the full paperwork.

Think you'll find you're not as special as you seem to think you are. Off the top of my head, Driller, NW6, ThaiPie, and Slack, and many others have referred to spending extended time living and working in other countries.



except I've NEVER said that, so....



bruh! Guess you don't need an educashun in NZ to be on a PTA board.
I also lived abroad for 7 years Mud, and it was initially a wonderful experience. But when i look back I cringe at my behaviour. For the first few years I just hung around with other expats frequenting expat hotspots around town. I was unaware of my white privilege which got me the job in the first place and i was very arrogant. Towards the end of my stay i was incredibly lonely.

Living in other countries absolutely broadens the mind and I'd recommend it to anyone who has the means for a year or two. But the main thing i took away from my experience was realising how thankful I am to be from Britain and how lucky I am to be able to live here. It really makes you appreciate what you have back home. All countries have their problems.

Everyone is different of course.