>>> Interesting perspective. I am curious about why the country you are going to pays more than the one you are coming from in software Are you asking me why s

>>> Interesting perspective. I am curious about why the country you are going to pays more than the one you are coming from in software Are you asking me why some places pay more than others? I don't think I have the expertise to answer that correctly honestly, it's probably a multitude of factors. But I don't think it's cultural (or mostly cultural) since it happens within countries too. Silicon valley pays more than the Midwest, London pays more than Birmingham. I don't know why exactly but it's undeniable that they do. >>> Why not try to instill these cultural mechanisms in the country you came from? Because I don't think it's cultural. And even if it were... Why would I do that? My family is more important that some vague notion of changing cultural mechanisms. >>> Also I don't think people should migrate for purely financial reasons. There is a lot of rich and interesting cultures in this world - it would be a shame if people just abandoned them for the sake of money Sorry to be blunt, but it's not your choice. People's lives and priorities are their own to make. This sounds too much like airmchair philosophy. It's great that you can do it but it's not "just money" for the vast majority of people, rich country or not.