It’s no secret that Americans leaving the U.S. has been on the rise over the last 20 years. Their reasons will vary from person to person and across time periods. The 2008 housing crisis brought about its own wave of expatriates seeking stability overseas. Political shifts in the U.S. during the last decade have certainly
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Americans love the idea of work-life balance. They write books about it, listen to podcasts about it, and then quietly open their laptops at 9 p.m. anyway. So when they start reading about life in the Netherlands – where the average workweek is 29 hours, part-time work is the norm, and people actually leave the office at
You’ve done your research on the Netherlands. You know about the tulips and the windmills and the Rijksmuseum and the very reasonable cost of a beer. You know the country ranks near the top of basically every quality-of-life list ever published. You may have noticed that the Dutch are, on average, the tallest people on
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When people talk about moving abroad, there’s lots of focus on the where. Where will you live? Where will you work? Where will you travel once you’re there? And of course how is going to be a huge part of it — how to apply for a visa, how to move with pets or children, how to find
The world of food ingredients is vast, comprising countless items used across different industries. Although many of these are accepted universally, in some cases, a product considered safe in one region may be banned in another. The below list, based on a similar stance, explores such food ingredients that are commonly accepted in the U.S.
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When you ask people who’ve left the U.S. what they miss most, they invariably say Mexican food. While they probably mean Tex-Mex, the fact remains that many countries in the world have a real scarcity of spicy food, especially those in Northern and Western Europe. If you’ve never noticed it before, it’s true that many
Whether you’re plotting your move, or you’re an expat still trying to find your footing, you’re bound to feel like the new kid in town. Balmy weather, beautiful landscapes, and intriguing new cultural experiences can only go so far. What you really want is to feel the warmth of a genuine welcome from an adoptive community that’s
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If other countries were in Facebook relationships with the United States, they’d probably say, “it’s complicated.” As a global superpower with a strong military and economy, a country with a long history of social and political turmoil, and the creator of much of the world’s media and entertainment, opinions on the U.S. vary widely. Some
Blue Zones are areas of the world where people reportedly live much longer than average. Although the evidence is anecdotal, there are enough examples of centenarians in those locations that scientists continue to research the regions. The original Blue Zone was Nuoro Province on the island of Sardinia in Italy. Later additions were the Nicoya
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You might wonder why someone might contemplate leaving a highly developed country like the U.S., but the reality is that there are more than enough reasons. While the U.S. may appear to thrive on technology and materialism, humans cannot survive on that or the promise of the ‘land of the free’ for happiness. A nation