I’ve heard from a lot of expats who reluctantly have to be relocated to Europe that it could be difficult to adapt back to life in European cities again, some told me they got ‘’spoiled’ by the feeling of safety in Seoul, Tokyo Shanghai or like Hongkong, also the convenience such as accessibility to supermarkets, convenient stores etc. There could be more but that’s all I can recall.
So did you find it difficult or challenging once you go back to live in Europe, after experiencing Asian cities for several years, if not, i would be interested to know why as well.
Lived in Seoul for a year and came back to France. I realized for the first time of my life how bad it was (slow, not safe, grumpy people, bad infrastructure, not convenient, boring…) I was legit depressed.
Living in Asia made living in my home country literally unbearable, because when I didn’t know it was fine, I liked living in France. But when i experienced the difference within me… it’s hard to go back frankly. You realize lot of stuff isn’t normal imo. Not saying asian societies are better, there are bad sides as well. But it fits me so much more.
Therefore I did everything in my power to leave for good. Went back to Seoul 6 months later and haven’t looked back since, been 3 years now that I left for good.