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.
Yeah definitely there was a 5.6(something in the 5s) in Jakarta when we lived in Bali and 200 people died it kinda made me paranoid.
I think after a while especially like you said in a country with good building codes you get used to it but the first few times it’s really unsettling.