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This article is incredibly disingenuous (if it's not totally satirical) in portraying her actual perceived status in Germany society and how that effects her ex
by ajcp 3y ago
This article is incredibly disingenuous (if it's not totally satirical) in portraying her actual perceived status in Germany society and how that effects her experiences in Germany. She is not just an expat; she is not living an expats life in Germany. As the dependent of a US servicemember stationed in/around K-Town she is not at all exposed to what would be considered the traditional, expat experience. Looking beyond even the Status of Forces Agreement that provides her with the ability to be in the country "visa free", hold a job, and even provide her certain civil protections, there's the access to DoD resources and community, as well as the monetary subsidization she receives for living "on the economy". Her husband gets a substantial OHA (~$1,700 - $2,000+ per month in that area [1]), but even beyond that: they are stationed *across the country* from the places she says she can't afford to live...that's not how that works. That's not how any of this works.
1. https://www.travel.dod.mil/Allowances/Overseas-Housing-Allowance/OHA-Rate-Lookup/ https://www.travel.dod.mil/Allowances/Overseas-Housing-Allow...