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If you just need an adventure for a year a two I'd say go for it! BUT, as an expat living in the Netherlands I mostly see people from south Europe immigrating n
by joelbluminator 8y ago
If you just need an adventure for a year a two I'd say go for it!
BUT, as an expat living in the Netherlands I mostly see people from south Europe immigrating north (to Germany, Netherlands and probably Scandinavia as well). I don't hear many stories of people immigrating south (other than retirees maybe).
Spain has the weather going for it, other than that I can't think of any measurement of quality of life where it performs better than Sweden (perhaps besides life expectancy).
Who knows maybe you will fall in love with the culture and the weather, but you are coming from one of the highest ranking countries in quality of life.
Also, I hope it's obvious to you that going on a trip and living in a place or 2 different things.
- pimmen 8y agoAbsolutely, the difference is obvious between the two. I have colleagues who've moved from the South up here who think I'm crazy when I'm talking about it but I should probably mention that the main reason is that I want to try something different from the Northern European culture that I'm so used to, and I want to move somewhere that is closer to the emerging markets when it comes to economic and cultural ties, and Spain is very close to Latin America in that regard. Sweden has a growing populism because we're a very saturated market, sort of becoming like Japan, and I just want to experience something different. I'm not expecting the same social safety net or pay check, or the same culture when it comes to hierarchy and work-life balance. And if it doesn't work out and I miss Sweden too much I'll go back.
- joelbluminator 8y agoSo sure yes, definitely go for it! you're a short flight distance away if you've had enough. Being an expat is something I would recommend to anyone, it's a really intense experience.