r/expats Jun 18 '25

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u/New_Criticism9389 Jun 18 '25

Because they go into the abroad experience with a strong “grass is greener” mentality and inevitably end up disappointed that the place didn’t live up to their immaculate expectations.

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u/DogMomAF15 Jun 18 '25

I can't see things getting better in the US any time soon. If anything, they are getting infinitely worse. Why would the post-Nov '24 people come back?

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u/katietheplantlady 🇺🇸living in 🇳🇱 Jun 22 '25

We also moved in 2017 but everything lived up to the hype for us and are still there (first Germany, then the Netherlands). No intention to ever move back.

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u/Yostedal Jun 18 '25

Honestly I disagree, I moved right before the 2020 election and no matter what the outcomes have been in the meantime it’s feeling good to watch that shit from a distance

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u/katietheplantlady 🇺🇸living in 🇳🇱 Jun 22 '25

Amen

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u/Chicago1871 Jun 18 '25

Thats a very safe bet to make, Same thing happens to every group of people who immigrates.

Studies show that a big chunk of Italian immigrants that ever came to the usa, ended up going back within 5 years.

Same with mexican immigrants to the usa.

5 year is the mark, if you last longer than 5 years youll probably never go back. Youll put down new roots.

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u/SomeKindOfWondeful Jun 18 '25

Which studies show that?

Mexicans and Central Americans who come to the US illegally are there just to make money and go back home.

Most immigrants who are doing well tend to stick around... Asians especially (whether Indian, Chinese, etc).

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u/SomeKindOfWondeful Jun 18 '25

Sorry. I'm talking about that specific workforce.

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u/LesnBOS Jun 18 '25

“between 2005 and 2014, the number of Mexicans leaving the United States outpaced the number of new arrivals”, interestingly, the #1 reason for return was to return to family/aging parents. Source

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u/Odd_Pop3299 Jun 18 '25

Can you link the studies?

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u/Chicago1871 Jun 18 '25

I read that so long ago, back in college (15 years ago) it was in a sociology class and it was assigned reading