> The long-term expats (more that 5 years) were a pretty miserable bunch a well. i've known a lot of ex-pats. the ones who go overseas for real jobs do just f

> The long-term expats (more that 5 years) were a pretty miserable bunch a well. i've known a lot of ex-pats. the ones who go overseas for real jobs do just fine. so do the ones that start an actual business, i.e. one that they have to work at least a couple of hours every day, while overseas. of course you'll be depressed and crazy if you do nothing but dick around for 5 years. you can't really do that anywhere, home or abroad. not even if you have a trust fund (maybe especially not if you have a trust fund).