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.
I will never be able to get used to Europe thoroughly. To me, it seems that Europeans don’t want to make their lives comfortable. It feels like they are in fact trying to make their lives difficult. Everything is expensive and taxed to the tee, shops close early, there is no convenience of any kind of speak of.
You may be able to have nature, free time, green space. But one thing you will not get is material comfort.
A 100% agree.
A lot of easily solvable issues in daily life is made complex and mundane in Europe There is always someone trying to reason out that Asian workers are struggling and don’t have holidays , no tips , less wages. But in all my years of working in Tokyo , I’ve seen majority of service workers diligently and excitedly doing their work. Even convenience workers worked on shifts , came early , made sure customers were dealt with well - I’ve even seen managers motivate juniors and the workers doing morning exercises lol
I guess people like to excuse themselves into acceptance , while reading stereotypical articles .
Life is just easy in Asia (esp SEA) a lot of mundane things are fixed for you , so you can focus on what matters to you. Shops are open, food is mostly affordable and healthy, overworking had reduced a lot post pandemic , there’s novelty and creativity in advertisement and innovation in new products released . Taxes also don’t punch you in the face
Many European houses are poorly built, poor ventilation , endless repairs and unavailability of handymen, endless DIY, endless paperwork … and all at the end to say Oooh we got great quality of life and more holidays .
It’s it a trade off tho?
Shops close early because the people who work there would also like to be home with their family and friends
They import the bottom of the barrel from other countries for some weird reason
This is very true. Germans turn off the A/C during a heatwave. Sunday the supermarkets are closed, even if workers would be willing to work. Seven-Eleven has never managed to get a foot in the door there, even though a lot of urban centers would enjoy such convenience.
Why? That seems to defeat the purpose of an AC
Save energy on the grid for those who need it
Oh yeah, why do Europeans not exploit their weakest even more … how stupid it is … i feel you. For as long as there are more to step on than being stepped on, live is good
Calm the hell down. Why does everything have to be so emotional. And you think you aren’t exploiting anymore? Where do you get your cheap clothes from Zara, H&M and Primark? If all brands have to make all of their clothes with European labor laws and European energy prices, you think you can get a T-shirt for 9.99? Why does Volkswagen make more than half of their profits from China? Are you not worried that Volkswagen could become the next Nokia?