Hi, I know this question may get asked a lot but I’m wondering; when you think about all the places and the experience you had there as a whole (scenery, people, laws, culture, etc) what takes the cake as the closest to perfect?

I know perfection isn’t a thing when it comes to being an expat, but I’m sure you’ve felt once before “if it had just this one thing it would be perfect”

I think mine would be Ikaria, Greece.

  • Sassywhat@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Tokyo

    There’s just so many things to do and eat, the city is comfortable and human friendly to walk around in, public transit is convenient and reliable, even sketchy neighborhoods are safe and clean relative to the vast majority of other cities, and there’s so many interesting and friendly people.

    I had pretty tempered expectations based on what I read online before moving there, but every difference from expectation has been positive.

    It’s not perfect. The salaries could be a lot better. The work life balance could be more French and less American. The long term future could be less gloomy. People could be more interested in improving things instead of just going with the flow. The English speaking community could be a bit less useless with advice.