Yep, neutral worked so much better for ages- we both defaulted to subconsciously doing stuff ‘how things are done here’ when we lived in a home country (he in his or I in mine) resulting in misunderstandings galore. We’re 20 years down the road now and moved to my home country in the summer because of reasons and I think we can finally do it. Or wait, is this why I think he’s being weird? ;-)

Everything is hard when you are feeling depressed. See your GP. Maybe try meds. Work-wise; What part of your business degree did you find interesting? If you have the resources, can you try and find an internship in Oz that is related to this, to see if it feels different if you are involved in a ‘real job’ setting? You could try the same for a few months in Toulouse if you can stay there for free-ish. Dip your toes back in without fully committing and building some confidence. Or just apply for a job in business and give it a go. You can always leave if it doesn’t suit, but you will have more data to base your decision on. My thoughts are you can always go back to France but once you leave Oz it may be more difficult to come back, if you leave it longer than a few years (no more whv after 35) Good luck.

This. No need to make a ‘forever’ decision. Try it. Go see Europe. Meet some people. Make sure you can work in the EU. If you are on the organic side of things, try wooffing if you dont have much to spend. Otherwise, you’ll probably have to Airbnb it for a bit and pick up casual jobs. There is a staff shortage in most areas so if your visa allows, you should find work that is equivalent to Walmart no problem. Have an adventure!

Yep this. Housing crisis fully caused by 12 years VVD but the smallest group of immigrants who actually flee from war are blamed. Oh also sending everyone one with a different skin colour back ‘home’ even if they were born in NL is apparently a good idea. Depressing af

I think part of your conclusion that the US is more beautiful is because you were in the other countries for a few days ‘catching the highlights’ and spent 4 months travelling around the US, giving you a totally different, far more immersive experience. More time to explore, more time to really get a feel for a place and what it has to offer. And (i assume) more time to actually feel something in relation to those places. I think the lesson here is that your experience is better when you travel slower, not necessarily that the US is objectively more beautiful than some other stunning places in the world. (Of course the US is beautiful. And so are those other places :-))