What is the downside and upside of living abroad?
What is the downside and upside of living abroad?
What is the downside and upside of living abroad?
It seemed like for most westerners or specifically people from developed countries preferred living in other countries and as much as places they possibly can to experience new things. I wish i can do that too in the future. However, it seems like it will not ever happen for me in the near future, no matter what The ASEAN will be becoming one community (ASEAN INTEGRATION) in the end of 2015 in which all the people in ASEAN countries can go, live and work in the 10 countries easily and freely.
It seemed like for most westerners or specifically people from developed countries preferred living in other countries and as much as places they possibly can to experience new things. I wish i can do that too in the future. However, it seems like it will not ever happen for me in the near future, no matter what The ASEAN will be becoming one community (ASEAN INTEGRATION) in the end of 2015 in which all the people in ASEAN countries can go, live and work in the 10 countries easily and freely.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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John Bingham
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Re: What is the downside and upside of living abroad?
It might seem like that but it's not true. Most of those people live in the countries they were born in.Samouth wrote: It seemed like for most westerners or specifically people from developed countries preferred living in other countries and as much as places they possibly can to experience new things.
Silence, exile, and cunning.
Re: What is the downside and upside of living abroad?
I don't know you personally, but i am guessing that you are from developed country right? If you want to contribute in this thread you can just write about your own personal experiences. I just want to heard as much as stories of people who have been living in abroad, before i make a big step (living and working in one of ASEAN countries outside Cambodia) in near future.John Bingham wrote:It might seem like that but it's not true. Most of those people live in the countries they were born in.Samouth wrote: It seemed like for most westerners or specifically people from developed countries preferred living in other countries and as much as places they possibly can to experience new things.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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Re: What is the downside and upside of living abroad?
Don't be mistaken, Samouth.Samouth wrote:I don't know you personally, but i am guessing that you are from developed country right? If you want to contribute in this thread you can just write about your own personal experiences. I just want to heard as much as stories of people who have been living in abroad, before i make a big step (living and working in one of ASEAN countries outside Cambodia) in near future.John Bingham wrote:It might seem like that but it's not true. Most of those people live in the countries they were born in.Samouth wrote: It seemed like for most westerners or specifically people from developed countries preferred living in other countries and as much as places they possibly can to experience new things.
I work with a bunch of expats who are not from a developed country. However, they have appropriate skills.
Re: What is the downside and upside of living abroad?
I think i might have interacted too much with only people from developed country. Are they (your coworkers) from Philippine?Username Taken wrote:Don't be mistaken, Samouth.Samouth wrote:I don't know you personally, but i am guessing that you are from developed country right? If you want to contribute in this thread you can just write about your own personal experiences. I just want to heard as much as stories of people who have been living in abroad, before i make a big step (living and working in one of ASEAN countries outside Cambodia) in near future.John Bingham wrote:It might seem like that but it's not true. Most of those people live in the countries they were born in.Samouth wrote: It seemed like for most westerners or specifically people from developed countries preferred living in other countries and as much as places they possibly can to experience new things.
I work with a bunch of expats who are not from a developed country. However, they have appropriate skills.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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Re: What is the downside and upside of living abroad?
African ? South Asian? Middle East?Username Taken wrote:No.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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Re: What is the downside and upside of living abroad?
Sadly, you are missing the point.
Not every expat is from a developed western country. But!!! They have the necessary skills to do their job.
Do you have the skills to work in an ASEAN country?
Not every expat is from a developed western country. But!!! They have the necessary skills to do their job.
Do you have the skills to work in an ASEAN country?
Re: What is the downside and upside of living abroad?
I know that some Eastern Europe countries are not really rich. Moreover, i am not a typical Cambodian who always think that white people are rich.Username Taken wrote:Sadly, you are missing the point.
Not every expat is from a developed western country. But!!! They have the necessary skills to do their job.
Do you have the skills to work in an ASEAN country?
Beside my TEFL degree, i have got a bachelor degree of Civil Engineering. I am going to use that skill to work in another ASEAN country, however i will not be able to make it soon, as i need to work in Cambodia first to gain some experiences.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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phuketrichard
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Re: What is the downside and upside of living abroad?
ASEAN will never happen.
Thailand's current military government does not want it to be put in force.
Thailand's current military government does not want it to be put in force.
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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