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.
The one I heard is from more the higher end expats who miss having domestic staff help with most of their chores while in Asia, sometimes it’s part of the expat package
Domestic help is cheap in HK. You can get a live-in SEA helper through employment agency for less than HKD 5k/m (£500/m) plus return tickets and insurance. Some double salary earning middle-class families employ live-in domestic helpers as well.
This will be looked back on as essentially the same as slavery
Unfortunately it is common in HK and Singapore.