T'is true, Tootsie, and you make some good comments. As you said, it all depends on attitude to adjusting somewhere. The biggest problem Americans face in moving to another country, I think, is that the really socialized ones rapidly find that it's not 'all about them'. There's this thing with American society where people are socialized to look out for themselves at the expense of others. Selfish, spoiled, loud-mouthed, overly opinionated, narrow-minded--I have heard all these used to describe Americans.
High school in the US-- sports, homecoming, prom. In many schools, those who excel academically are often pushed to the side for those who can kick a football or make 3-pointers. Yet it's interesting that today's class president often fails to leave town and/or gets knocked up right after high school. At least that's the pattern in my corner of the world.
Anyway, you are quite right. I, too, didn't necessarily hear the reason of 'culturizing the family' in moving. It sounds as though the decision *might* be based solely on the salary. And my whole point was to ask the OP to look beyond the money. Which I think the OP understands already, having lived overseas before.
T'is true, Tootsie, and you make some good comments. As you said, it all depends on attitude to adjusting somewhere. The biggest problem Americans face in moving to another country, I think, is that the really socialized ones rapidly find that it's not 'all about them'. There's this thing with American society where people are socialized to look out for themselves at the expense of others. Selfish, spoiled, loud-mouthed, overly opinionated, narrow-minded--I have heard all these used to describe Americans.
High school in the US-- sports, homecoming, prom. In many schools, those who excel academically are often pushed to the side for those who can kick a football or make 3-pointers. Yet it's interesting that today's class president often fails to leave town and/or gets knocked up right after high school. At least that's the pattern in my corner of the world.
Anyway, you are quite right. I, too, didn't necessarily hear the reason of 'culturizing the family' in moving. It sounds as though the decision *might* be based solely on the salary. And my whole point was to ask the OP to look beyond the money. Which I think the OP understands already, having lived overseas before.