Comments on: Expatriate Forever http://Travelday.today.com/2008/05/30/expatriate-forever/ Just another Today.com weblog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:33:08 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: amelie http://Travelday.today.com/2008/05/30/expatriate-forever/#comment-7 amelie Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:31:21 +0000 http://Travelday.today.com/2008/05/30/expatriate-forever/#comment-7 Expat Mum- Completely agree! You can't please everyone, so you may as well just do what makes you happy. Karen- No worries! I love long posts! And I completely agree with you... "but nothing." I can't count the number of people I've said that to when they say they would move to Paris too if only... Expat Mum- Completely agree! You can’t please everyone, so you may as well just do what makes you happy.

Karen- No worries! I love long posts! And I completely agree with you… “but nothing.” I can’t count the number of people I’ve said that to when they say they would move to Paris too if only…

]]> By: karen http://Travelday.today.com/2008/05/30/expatriate-forever/#comment-3 karen Sat, 31 May 2008 00:41:01 +0000 http://Travelday.today.com/2008/05/30/expatriate-forever/#comment-3 I just found your site from Brit out of Water. Great post. I can totally empathise with you on this. I left Ireland 5 years ago in April and still get the "when are you coming home?" question. I have even told my parents I will most probably never come back, but they still persist with the "oh a house just went for sale a few doors down!" Home for me is wherever I am and it has been Iceland for the last 4 years, who knows where it will be in the future. I agree that some people may want reassurance that they are living their life right. I can't count how many school friends I have re-connected with on various social networking sites who have said the usual, "I would love to travel, but.." But nothing, if you want to do it, do it! I'm happy for you that you have found this is what is right for you :) Sorry to post such a long first post haha Karen I just found your site from Brit out of Water. Great post. I can totally empathise with you on this. I left Ireland 5 years ago in April and still get the “when are you coming home?” question. I have even told my parents I will most probably never come back, but they still persist with the “oh a house just went for sale a few doors down!” Home for me is wherever I am and it has been Iceland for the last 4 years, who knows where it will be in the future.
I agree that some people may want reassurance that they are living their life right. I can’t count how many school friends I have re-connected with on various social networking sites who have said the usual, “I would love to travel, but..” But nothing, if you want to do it, do it!
I’m happy for you that you have found this is what is right for you :)
Sorry to post such a long first post haha
Karen

]]> By: Expat Mum http://Travelday.today.com/2008/05/30/expatriate-forever/#comment-2 Expat Mum Fri, 30 May 2008 19:47:52 +0000 http://Travelday.today.com/2008/05/30/expatriate-forever/#comment-2 Hi, came via Brit Out Of Water's blog. Very interesting thoughts. I always find than if people think you're not going "home", they immediately become defensive, or think you hate your country. However, as an expat in the US, if I say I want to go home (ie. the UK) or that I plan to return, they also become defensive, as if I have said something's wrong with this country. Damned if you do..... Hi, came via Brit Out Of Water’s blog. Very interesting thoughts. I always find than if people think you’re not going “home”, they immediately become defensive, or think you hate your country. However, as an expat in the US, if I say I want to go home (ie. the UK) or that I plan to return, they also become defensive, as if I have said something’s wrong with this country. Damned if you do…..

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