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Is it possible to see the full list with explanations and not just the summary of the top / bottom five? UK is listed as 37 and I’d love to know why.

em-bee 4y ago
the full report is here: https://www.internations.org/expat-insider/ https://www.internations.org/expat-insider/ the UK scores below median on Quality of Life (Travel & Transit, Environment & Climate, Leisure Options, Health & Well-Being, Safety & Security) and Ease of Settling In (Local Friendliness, Finding Friends, Culture & Welcome), as well as Salary & Job Security and Work & Leisure. it's especially low on Personal Finance (50) and Housing (42) compare that to germany: high on Quality of Life and Working Abroad (Career Prospects, Salary & Job Security, Work & Leisure, Work Culture & Satisfaction), median on Personal Finance, but extremely low on Ease of Settling In and on Expat Essentials (Digital Life, Admin Topics, Housing, Language) the low score on ease of settling in is pretty much why i left germany.
- TrueGeek 4y ago
  Thank you so much, that’s extremely helpful. Can I ask where you’re from and if you returned there or went somewhere else after Germany? My wife and I are American but we’re in the UK now, just to see how we like it before committing to a permanent move. We’ve also looked at Germany but I’ve struggled with the language, and although she’s conversationally fluent, I feel like forming deep friendships would be difficult.
  - em-bee 4y ago
    one thing i would try is to find friends there before you settle: find groups/communities of interest and join them, travel to go to meetups and conferences. forming deep friendships is always a challenge. we had these discussions on HN before. my personal experience is that i went wherever i could find a job and i stayed there as long as the job would keep me unless i found another reason to stay. i am happy to share more details by email. (see my profile)

em-bee 4y ago

the full report is here: https://www.internations.org/expat-insider/ https://www.internations.org/expat-insider/ the UK scores below median on Quality of Life (Travel & Transit, Environment & Climate, Leisure Options, Health & Well-Being, Safety & Security) and Ease of Settling In (Local Friendliness, Finding Friends, Culture & Welcome), as well as Salary & Job Security and Work & Leisure. it's especially low on Personal Finance (50) and Housing (42) compare that to germany: high on Quality of Life and Working Abroad (Career Prospects, Salary & Job Security, Work & Leisure, Work Culture & Satisfaction), median on Personal Finance, but extremely low on Ease of Settling In and on Expat Essentials (Digital Life, Admin Topics, Housing, Language) the low score on ease of settling in is pretty much why i left germany.

TrueGeek 4y ago
Thank you so much, that’s extremely helpful. Can I ask where you’re from and if you returned there or went somewhere else after Germany? My wife and I are American but we’re in the UK now, just to see how we like it before committing to a permanent move. We’ve also looked at Germany but I’ve struggled with the language, and although she’s conversationally fluent, I feel like forming deep friendships would be difficult.
- em-bee 4y ago
  one thing i would try is to find friends there before you settle: find groups/communities of interest and join them, travel to go to meetups and conferences. forming deep friendships is always a challenge. we had these discussions on HN before. my personal experience is that i went wherever i could find a job and i stayed there as long as the job would keep me unless i found another reason to stay. i am happy to share more details by email. (see my profile)