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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]There's a saying along the lines that we spend half our life trying to get away from our hometown/where we grew up and spend the second half trying to get back to it. [/b] If your spouse actually lived in the home country, there would be plenty of negatives to focus on as well. That said, I'm not entirely sure what to do/say to get him to shift his thinking. I often feel like a foreigner in the DMV, compared to where I grew up. My DH gets irritated that I get so negative about it. Reading your post makes me realize that I should work on focusing on the positive. Maybe remind him that if you lived there, that there would be lots of things that he'd find irritating/disappointing. Another thought: There is a thing called reverse culture shock when you return home from living abroad. I hated so many things about the US when I returned form studying abroad, even though I had been homesick.[/quote] Just like salmon.[/quote]
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