Is it possible to see the full list with explanations and not just the summary of the top / bottom five?
UK is listed as 37 and I’d love to know why.
UK is listed as 37 and I’d love to know why.
https://www.internations.org/expat-insider/
the UK scores below median on Quality of Life (Travel & Transit, Environment & Climate, Leisure Options, Health & Well-Being, Safety & Security) and Ease of Settling In (Local Friendliness, Finding Friends, Culture & Welcome), as well as Salary & Job Security and Work & Leisure.
it's especially low on Personal Finance (50) and Housing (42)
compare that to germany:
high on Quality of Life and Working Abroad (Career Prospects, Salary & Job Security, Work & Leisure, Work Culture & Satisfaction), median on Personal Finance, but extremely low on Ease of Settling In and on Expat Essentials (Digital Life, Admin Topics, Housing, Language)
the low score on ease of settling in is pretty much why i left germany.
My wife and I are American but we’re in the UK now, just to see how we like it before committing to a permanent move. We’ve also looked at Germany but I’ve struggled with the language, and although she’s conversationally fluent, I feel like forming deep friendships would be difficult.
my personal experience is that i went wherever i could find a job and i stayed there as long as the job would keep me unless i found another reason to stay. i am happy to share more details by email. (see my profile)