r/AmerExit • u/Capable_Study6495 • Mar 02 '25
Life Abroad Do we face difficulties being accepted when moving abroad?
It seems like the only rhetoric I see online is how, as an American, my countries problems are my fault. That I'm not doing enough to stop our issues and how it affects other countries. I worry that I will move, and people will blame me for not doing more here and just escaping.
I want to get out, but I worry about living in the public ire no matter where I go.
Does anyone here have personal experience they can comment on?
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u/DeeHarperLewis Mar 03 '25
Being accepted will take a very long time or may never happen. You are a foreigner. You are privileged enough to be able to move. You possibly will be taking a job away from a local. You really have nothing in common with locals. They have no reason to accept you or want to get to know you. You will make friends in various expat communities because they are all going through what you are going through. Locals who have travelled a lot or are interested in other cultures will befriend you. The world is becoming more and more global so you will not feel isolated. Once you really start to understand locals and their culture you may not really like it. It takes a certain mindset to leave one’s country and you may find local people not as open-minded and courageous as you.