You’re living overseas and enjoying life in a new country but then something happens in that country that changes everything. Not talking about war, but maybe a public debate, a new politician on the scene, a recession, or an election. Something that flipped how you see your new home. For better or worse.
For me, living in Malaysia all was going smoothly. An amazing country. But when COVID hit, non-Malaysians really became a target. You had vaccines prioritised for Malaysians and the government using the pandemic as an excuse to round up illegal migrants to deport them. Instilling more fear at a time of fear.
I was going to say, it’s not a whole lot better for citizens. If you get really sick you will fight for years to get the disability pension which is still only $530/week. Most people on JobSeeker payment in Australia are sick, or, carers, or a combination and the payment is $375/week which is far below the poverty line.
Well aware. Im dual EU/AUS citizen so I’m eligible for full help and the comparison between me and my friends was noticable. Now its seems to be very little difference and I’m also astonished how badly New Zealanders were treated until recently and even now its not great.
I’ve got family in nearly every country around the world. In discussions, its those little things you never think of that concern us. I fully believe if you pay taxes you should be eligible for the same assistances and coverage as citizens but nope, not here.
The foundations are crumbling to the point a person (not a household) needs to be on 120k plus per year and rising to afford to be middle class. That is an insane bar and something is going to give.