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 Saigon and Taipei 3 years combined. While Saigon isn’t the safest compared to Tokyo or Taipei my wife would regularly walk home from the bar at midnight solo with no issues whatsoever. We also lived in D3 which is one of the densest areas of the city. Taipei was so ridiculously safe that I lost my keys once and I backtracked knowing full wellmthat no one touched them. Sure as shit on a busy street they were where I thought I left them.
Moving back to the US was … sad.