I tried to get out in 2013, failed, tried again, and succeeded in 2015. I now have permanent residence in Japan. If I had it to do over again, I probably would have gone somewhere in Finnoscandia instead (and indeed I’m working on Norwegian now as a backup plan). When my parents pass, I will probably renounce my US citizenship entirely; I have zero plans to ever live there again and, at least for now, zero plans to visit unless someone is dying.
I learnt Japanese in my 30s. It blows my mind seeing threads where people just give up if there’s not English or they must learn another language.
I tried to get out in 2013, failed, tried again, and succeeded in 2015. I now have permanent residence in Japan. If I had it to do over again, I probably would have gone somewhere in Finnoscandia instead (and indeed I’m working on Norwegian now as a backup plan). When my parents pass, I will probably renounce my US citizenship entirely; I have zero plans to ever live there again and, at least for now, zero plans to visit unless someone is dying.
I learnt Japanese in my 30s. It blows my mind seeing threads where people just give up if there’s not English or they must learn another language.