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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you lived in S America? Or Latin America at all? I have, and went to school with many kids who were sent to US by family for safety. High net worth in many countries is a kidnapping concern. You need extra security and bodyguards. It’s really unsettling…and expensive.

Don’t get me wrong, I love Mexico, BR, Arg, etc, but with high net worth they’d be no-go’s for retirement [/quote]

Sorry my op was a bit all over the place -

I was illustrating that I don’t find the us that different than SA except for better economic opportunities…

…so for people/families that have hit networths of 5-10 million, why aren’t they buying their way into specific European towns with high QoL like the ones I mentioned

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Because most of them have never lived abroad. Most of them don't know that the QoL can be better in these countries. Most of them have been fed the narrative that the US is the best country and best place to live in the world. Why would they think of leaving what they consider the best?[/quote]

I’ve lived abroad for years in multiple countries. I returned. QoL is higher here even with the crazy gun nuts and I have very deep family and friend ties here.

Expat communities are just super superficial and fake. Relationships are transitory and shallow. While I did make community ties, most countries are not nearly as welcoming to immigrants as the US is, and [b]while they are welcoming and polite, you never really fit in. [/b][/quote]

So true. We are still working age but live in another country and while we enjoy it here, it has been difficult socially. There are language barriers, different unspoken societal norms, different cultural expectations that make it difficult. I'm an introvert so it doesn't bother me TOO much but there is definitely a lot of missteps and miscues along the way. [/quote]

I think age makes a difference too.. I came here in my 20s. I'm sure I committed a lot of missteps and missed cues along the way.  Now in my 50s, I've reached a point where I consider myself American to the point that I wouldn't care if the 'locals' in the US don't think I am.  Just don't give a sh*t.  I won't pretend to like someone or act deferential because I think I may have missed some cues/don't want to offend someone by accident.  Certainly not about to change that behavior at my age in another country.[/quote]

Well a lot of my miscues have been with the SAHMs at my kids school who don't seem very open minded to 1) women who work and 2) foreigners. I feel bad for my kids in some ways- luckily back to the US this summer. If it was just me and my husband then it'd be easier to suck it up. [/quote]

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