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christ. i moved to a foreign country when i was an adult. reading that article brought tears to my eyes. it's fucking hard and i wouldn't do that to a child.
by andrewcooke 15y ago
christ. i moved to a foreign country when i was an adult. reading that article brought tears to my eyes. it's fucking hard and i wouldn't do that to a child. they are amazing for coping so well.
- joelhaasnoot 15y agoAs a 6 year old Dutch boy I was dumped in a British classroom. I survived am lots of years later live to tell the tale. To be honest, international schools are not always a great alternative: it's very much like living in two worlds.
- andrewcooke 15y agosure; i don't have any alternative to offer and i don't know much about children. i just felt sorry for them... (but anyway, don't you find that you end up living in a middle-world that is not as comfortable as either? this seems to be common amongst ex-pat adults)
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- bahman2000 15y ago3 continents, 5 different schools, 2 different education languages for my sister and I, as children. it was okay, I don't regret it. Moving and assimilating as an adult is definitely much harder. Though it is much easier for me than for my wife, who was born and raised in one town.