You’re living overseas and enjoying life in a new country but then something happens in that country that changes everything. Not talking about war, but maybe a public debate, a new politician on the scene, a recession, or an election. Something that flipped how you see your new home. For better or worse.
For me, living in Malaysia all was going smoothly. An amazing country. But when COVID hit, non-Malaysians really became a target. You had vaccines prioritised for Malaysians and the government using the pandemic as an excuse to round up illegal migrants to deport them. Instilling more fear at a time of fear.
Given that being trans is kinda severely dangerous in Malaysia there’s a lot more than just vaxes to be scared of. Countries are all friendly as long as they want your money, but you are not one of them ever. It’s kinda sick how xenophobic the world has become in the past 30 years. It never was a great place but it’s kinda been ramped up now that the uber rich own so much more and people are having to fight harder for scraps.
Funny thing to say considering most tourist visas are way more relaxed than even 10 years ago with more and more countries extending 30 to 90 days free tourist visas. It’s a different thing to live and work in a country, but it’s possible if you have a contract. I don’t know where do you get that the world has gone worse in the last 30 years, my experience is quite the opposite, but I am only 40.