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« That said... | Main | Mondegreens and eggcorns » Friday, April 6, 2007Thinking of moving?If my posts this week have you thinking about the attraction of expatriate life -- or is that just me? -- here's something to sober you up. A lot of expats are depressed. Glamour, wealth and a fast track in the promotions race all are on offer to those posted to a distant land. Relocation can be particularly hard on families, especially dual-career ones. Among respondents to a recent survey, 52.5 percent of American women who came along with their husbands to a foreign country had worked before the move, but only 19 percent ended up holding a job in the new country. If you have neither a significant other nor an office job, nor even a pet, however... Posted by Evan Hughes at 02:56 PM
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