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Americans Abroad

Proud Public Servant

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Reply to E-Z-B (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 12:38 PM

Nov 2014

We lived in Turkey, The Philippines, and Singapore; I worked on the local economy in Turkey and for the USG in the other two. And no, I didn't experience any resentment in any of those places. If you're worried about free-floating anti-Americanism, I've found that most people around the world are pretty good at understanding that an individual is not the same as her/his government. If you're worried about being resented for taking a "local" job, I wouldn't fear -- the EU makes it so hard for companies to hire non-EU citizens that I suspect people will just assume your skills were specifically necessary.

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Is it a good idea to move from the U.S. with children? [View all] E-Z-B Nov 2014 OP

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Hi, thank you! Can you say what country or city you were in? E-Z-B Nov 2014 #2

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