Comments on: What Are the Five Greatest Things About Where You Live? http://www.mikeziray.com/2008/08/14/what-are-the-five-greatest-things-about-where-you-live/?utm_campaign=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=blog&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Life, Logged Through Light Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:14:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Samantha http://www.mikeziray.com/2008/08/14/what-are-the-five-greatest-things-about-where-you-live/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Samantha Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:36:06 +0000 http://www.mikeziray.com/blog/?p=144#comment-21 I want to move to Sweden yet I've never been there. For me, there's really only one reason I wouldn't actually move to Europe - family. It's hard enough being in the middle of the country with parents and sister on the east coast and in-laws on the west coast. I can't imagine having them that much further away. I'd never see any of them. Shopping for me is fantastic wherever I am. I can make substitutions for the things I currently buy: food, clothes, electronics, furniture. Change is good. Most of my friends are all over the place so my friendships are primarily remote. Moving wouldn't really affect that. Language isn't so scary. Learn the language and all is good. I'm happy to do that. Of course it's the getting a stable job overseas issue that does seem a bit tricky, particularly when it's not just me that would need to work... and cost of housing is much higher in Sweden, and more competitive than where I live now. But in the end, it's an interesting proposition. Perhaps if my job offered telecommuting and Sweden said I could move there without question. I want to move to Sweden yet I’ve never been there. For me, there’s really only one reason I wouldn’t actually move to Europe – family. It’s hard enough being in the middle of the country with parents and sister on the east coast and in-laws on the west coast. I can’t imagine having them that much further away. I’d never see any of them.

Shopping for me is fantastic wherever I am. I can make substitutions for the things I currently buy: food, clothes, electronics, furniture. Change is good.

Most of my friends are all over the place so my friendships are primarily remote. Moving wouldn’t really affect that.

Language isn’t so scary. Learn the language and all is good. I’m happy to do that.

Of course it’s the getting a stable job overseas issue that does seem a bit tricky, particularly when it’s not just me that would need to work… and cost of housing is much higher in Sweden, and more competitive than where I live now.

But in the end, it’s an interesting proposition. Perhaps if my job offered telecommuting and Sweden said I could move there without question.

]]> By: Mike http://www.mikeziray.com/2008/08/14/what-are-the-five-greatest-things-about-where-you-live/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Mike Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:55:24 +0000 http://www.mikeziray.com/blog/?p=144#comment-17 Igazán nagyon köszönöm a comment-ot! Nagyon segíteni kész, Kis Chüny! A néved ravasz is. Szia! Miska Igazán nagyon köszönöm a comment-ot! Nagyon segíteni kész, Kis Chüny! A néved ravasz is.

Szia!
Miska

]]> By: Kis Chüny http://www.mikeziray.com/2008/08/14/what-are-the-five-greatest-things-about-where-you-live/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Kis Chüny Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:41:29 +0000 http://www.mikeziray.com/blog/?p=144#comment-16 1. FAMILY. The single most important thing that you'll miss. It is not only about missing family, it's also about the guilt that you might end up feeling if your family gets into a situation where they would need help, but you are unable to be there. And the fear that such a situation may arise. 2. FRIENDS. I totally agree on this point, too. Although with people scattered all around the world, some of the people who are my closest friends are already living far far away. Now that I think of it, probably many more than live here. 3. PLACES. I live in Hungary, and Budapest is so full of life and character, that in the past I have experienced that I really really miss the city. Especially in the summer. I also very much miss familiar places from my childhood. Places that I have been to so often that they give me a sense of feeling home and safe. Places that become part of your soul, bring back sweet memories. 4. LANGUAGE. Depending on where I go. I don't miss speaking and hearing Hungarian, but in my experience - while you can have great and meaningful conversations in other languages as long as you know the language well - there is a level of depth that can only be reached in your native language. Although I have to add that the reason may not be language barriers, but rather that you share a framework of thinking with people from your home country that allows you to express thoughts very delicately. I cannot think of a #5 at the moment. I think many people simply don't REALLY want to go and live abroad. They just need to have their dreams. But that is what they are for many: dreams. Dreams that are not meant to be realized. Because if they would come true, they might just not turn out to be that wonderful. The person might not end up being happy after all. Which of course means that fear is why many chose to rather talk about going abroad than actually doing it. 1. FAMILY. The single most important thing that you’ll miss. It is not only about missing family, it’s also about the guilt that you might end up feeling if your family gets into a situation where they would need help, but you are unable to be there. And the fear that such a situation may arise.

2. FRIENDS. I totally agree on this point, too. Although with people scattered all around the world, some of the people who are my closest friends are already living far far away. Now that I think of it, probably many more than live here.

3. PLACES. I live in Hungary, and Budapest is so full of life and character, that in the past I have experienced that I really really miss the city. Especially in the summer. I also very much miss familiar places from my childhood. Places that I have been to so often that they give me a sense of feeling home and safe. Places that become part of your soul, bring back sweet memories.

4. LANGUAGE. Depending on where I go. I don’t miss speaking and hearing Hungarian, but in my experience – while you can have great and meaningful conversations in other languages as long as you know the language well – there is a level of depth that can only be reached in your native language. Although I have to add that the reason may not be language barriers, but rather that you share a framework of thinking with people from your home country that allows you to express thoughts very delicately.

I cannot think of a #5 at the moment.

I think many people simply don’t REALLY want to go and live abroad. They just need to have their dreams. But that is what they are for many: dreams. Dreams that are not meant to be realized. Because if they would come true, they might just not turn out to be that wonderful. The person might not end up being happy after all. Which of course means that fear is why many chose to rather talk about going abroad than actually doing it.

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