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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, you could work on making that come true.  [b]But keep in mind that you'll always be an outsider.[/b]

You could also simply try to live that life here.  Nothing requires you to live the rat race here.  Downsize your lifestyle.[/quote]

Yup, this. And also even if you’re pretty good at the language, it will always be somewhat tiring to engage in something other than your mother tongue. [/quote]

I’m an outsider where I live now (Florida).[/quote]

This is a sorta gross comment. Are you really comparing moving to Florida to the struggle of being an immigrant in a foreign land? [/quote]

No it’s not gross. You have to fit in where you live - I don’t have friends in Florida where I live, but have very close friends in the city I am daydreaming of. It’s just how it is. If you think this sounds absurd, maybe it is. Maybe my life is totally absurd.[/quote]

No, your life is not absurd, it’s just a mismatch from your expectations. My in-laws are actual immigrants. No friends? MIL could barely ask the neighbors when trash pickup came because her English was so weak. Food, clothes, routines, everything was completely foreign to her, and she didn’t know a soul to discuss it with. Your life in Florida has nothing to do with being an immigrant. Get a freaking clue. [/quote]

Actually one thing many immigrants have going for them is a solid community of immigrants who have a clear way of life to feel a part of. I would feel more isolated as a liberal in some redneck part of Florida than as a Central American in the DC area.[/quote]

As an actual immigrant I will say please stop comparing a move within your own country to a move to another country. You don’t get it.[/quote]

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