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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm highly educated and would probably have no problem finding a job with a large American or  European investment bank. I've always wanted to live somewhere else besides the the NY-DC corridor and at 35 with 2 kids (4 & 1) I finally am ready to say "F**k it, it's now or never." Hell even if for a few years and move back. I just spent 3 weeks during an EMEA tour for work and it's an experience everyone should have. Now here is the rub. My wife hates the idea. Will do a week in Spain for holiday or in Paris but she'll never live there. "I'm just an American gal" she says. If I don't do this, I will resent her for the rest of my life. [/quote]

Have you ever been and expat? I did two years before I was married. It was a great experience for an unmarried guy. Its MUCH more complicated for a married one. A friend of mine too a "temporary" VP job in Japan 10 years ago... he is still there. There is not exit path back the states for him. His kids went to high school there and are now in the states in college. Makes going home for Christmas expensive. My company asked me to head to Korea a few years ago but it would have been massively difficult on the family (kids were all under 12). I decided it wasn't right. Part of the reason is because I could tell there would most likely be cultural issues with managing and being managed by people from China/Korea. You need to consider these things because statistically U.S. expats in London are more likely to fail due to cultural issues than the ones heading to Asia. Why? because they don't expect culture shock. They expect things to be easy because both countries speak English. The reality is there are significant cultural differences.[/quote]

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