Recently I've come across loads of articles stating the "Top #" of places to live as an expat. After a while, I've found these lists on the edge of becoming misleading and sometimes down right biased. These " Top #" lists point out the best nations to: Retire / Start a new business / Work or Do business / Get health care / Find a partner Study or Do research / Learn a new skill / Find romance / Start a family / Etc,…… I am finding that these oversimplified statements are lacking fully developed background information about the locations listed. I'm afraid, that this may cause some people to develop the wrong impression about an overseas location and make incorrect decisions about moving to a particular location. As an expat you have to learn that no place is a perfect place. Expats should take the positive elements around them and developed a healthy relationship in their second home. They have come to learn that there may be things in their new environment they don't agree with or can change. Please understand that Paradise doesn't exist and your host nation is not obligated to change because of any personal conflicts you may be having. POINTS TO REMEMBER: Please understand that Paradise doesn't exist and your host nation is not obligated to change because of any personal conflicts you may be having. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Saul Fleischmann (American in Japan): Rite Tag: http://www.ritetag.com Anton Botes (South African in Taiwan): Show Reel: http://www.antonbotes.com Christine Chang (Taiwanese living in Hong Kong) FELLOW EXPAT PODCASTERS: Stephen Penny: Host of the Tech Expats Podcast Jon Dunning: Host of the Big Nosed Ugly Guy podcast Jonathan Rollins: Co-Host of The Power Meeting Podcast Mohanalakshmi Rajakumr: Website: http://www.mohadoha.com THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE! Thank very much for taking the time this week to share. If you have any feedback, please leave a note in the comments section below or leave a voice message via our SpeakPipe page. We would love to hear from you! If you enjoyed this please share it with your friends, family and co-workers by using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Please subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic episode updates of our podcasts. And, finally, please take a minute to leave us an honest review and rating on iTunes. They really help us out when it comes to the ranking of the show and I make it a point to read every single one of the reviews we get. Please help us spread the word and leave a review in iTunes by clicking here! Thank you for listening to Four Seas One Family. We are all the same and at the same time uniquely different!