Hello everyone,
I left a western European country (think sunset at 16:30 in December) for a southern European country. I’m visiting my family for the holidays, and it just feels very strange to be back here.
I now live in a city, and the contrast with the urban sprawl in my previous country is almost jarring. Car dependency is also quite high, while I mostly walk around where I live now.
For people who experienced similar situations, did you find any way to deal with it? I’m only here for a few weeks, so it’s fine, but I guess I just wanted to see if someone has any tip.
It also probably means I made a good decision to move where I live now.
When I go back to visit family I wonder how the hell I ever stayed so long, why did I stay for so long? How did I endure the stupidity and selfishness and lack of decently educated peoole.
It’s like I’m visiting a different planet that my ATM card & Uber app work in.
The single best thing I ever did was move 3200 miles away and start over. My only regret is I didn’t do it the second I turned 18.