In 2008, I packed up everything I owned into two suitcases and moved from San Francisco to London for love. More than 10 years later, I still live in Europe.
There have been a lot of changes in that decade. I got married, had a daughter, and moved around, first to Amsterdam, then back to London, then to my husband’s native Cyprus where we’ve been for the last seven years.
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Living abroad has taught me a ton about myself and a lot about the countries I’ve lived in. But more surprising is how much it’s taught me about America.
And I don’t just mean the many long and often outraged discussions I’ve had with foreigners about America’s overseas policies, though those have been eye-opening. It’s also that the differences you encounter living in another country highlight things you never noticed about your home country before.
Some of those are positive, giving you a fresh appreciation for the best of your home country, but some of them are also negative. More than 10 years as an expat have showed me there are things I really don’t miss about America.
Here are a handful of the biggest.
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Publish date : 2019-07-01 07:00:00
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