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I am just annoyed I get asked - even though 99.65% I was asked it was genuine curiosity
To be fair to those folks, I get asked that when going back to my hometown after living years abroad. It takes very little difference to give off a vibe of otherness.
I caution against changing countries to fix your unhappiness with life in general (unless you really are from a disaster area). If your general approach to life leads to grief, you will just be taking it with you to a new location. I've seen it often enough.
Some of the angriest expats I knew in Japan were Japanese Americans. They had felt rejected by American society, so went to the "old country" in search of belonging. The native Japanese just regarded them as Americans, so they ended up feeling doubly rejected.
> Perhaps your life failed to launch, and moving to a new country could genuinely help you restart from a difficult situation. I caution against changing countries to fix your unhappiness with life in general (unless you really are from a disaster area). If your general approach to life leads to grief, you will just be taking it with you to a new location. I've seen it often enough. Some of the angriest expats I knew…
In this case I recommend moving cities within your own culture rather than switching to a new one.