πŸ™ƒ The sheer incuriosity of family about where I live. To them, even after all this time, there's the West and then there's... everything else.

@MLClark

Get used to that: I lived in Switzerland for 12 years (ending in 2010). In the 14 years since returning, now one friend or family has ever said:

"I really want to hear about your life overseas...?"

@zenmudprod

It's funny; I often dread ever having to go back to Canada, in part because I don't want to talk about my life here as entertainment for others, to satisfy a fleeting interest, or to defend against tedious preconceptions. If I ever had to go back I'd lean hard into Latin American immigrant communities there instead. Less need to defend oneself.

I'm so sorry for the incuriosity you've experienced. *I* would like to hear about it! What do you miss most? What do you *not* miss?

@MLClark

Hard to describe real freedom:
Didn't lock my door for 12 years (unless traveling overnight);
Sunsets;
Neighbors impromptu lake-wall BBQs 3x weekly (BYO);
EasyJet to Amsterdam for $120;
Cycling to Tour de France stages 3 hours from home;
Drafting a Treaty β€οΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡­

Or Food Purity Laws?
Friends from all countries...
200 meters from France πŸ‡«πŸ‡·

And the woman who got away... (big sad)
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@zenmudprod

The exhilaration of living another way and then having to go back is tough enough. Even tougher, when surrounded by people who think that, as rough as it is in X space, surely it can't *really* be much better elsewhere, no?

Oh, but it can be. What a shame that you can't share so many rich anecdotes with loved ones around you now.

It's their loss, but it means you have fewer places to put the joy, too.

❀️ Thank you for sharing these joys with me. I *will* ask again down the line.

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