You may need to interview outside of that geographical area, maybe in Europe. I've been working for a firm that almost verbatim said those words in the intervie

You may need to interview outside of that geographical area, maybe in Europe. I've been working for a firm that almost verbatim said those words in the interview - and after some acclimatisation (in which I felt horrible for "only" working 8 hours a day), no amount of promised compensation would drag me back.