Xenophobia (was Re:jobs in Linux / IT)

phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org
Thu Jan 12 00:48:27 UTC 2006


> Over the years I've had a number of occassions to know
> people who, after complaining for years about problems
> in Canada compared to their original country, returned
> "back home" to discover that they had gotten used to a
> large number of advantages in Canada that overwhelme
> the disadvantages, and they quickly moved right back to
> Canada.
>
That was such a common pattern among British expats that it was known as
'the cure'. Go back to Britain and get rid of the longing for the 'good
old days' over 'ome.

P.

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