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  1. So being interested in social issues is useful, but a realistic view needs balance between the macro and the micro.

    And I’m skeptical of “This country is doomed!” content made mainly because pessimism gets views.

    Reality is usually much messier — and much more ordinary — than that.

    #LivingAbroad #Korea #Japan #DailyLife #SocialIssues #MacroPerspective #MicroPerspective #LifeAbroad #CulturalPerspective

  2. So being interested in social issues is useful, but a realistic view needs balance between the macro and the micro.

    And I’m skeptical of “This country is doomed!” content made mainly because pessimism gets views.

    Reality is usually much messier — and much more ordinary — than that.

    #LivingAbroad #Korea #Japan #DailyLife #SocialIssues #MacroPerspective #MicroPerspective #LifeAbroad #CulturalPerspective

  3. So being interested in social issues is useful, but a realistic view needs balance between the macro and the micro.

    And I’m skeptical of “This country is doomed!” content made mainly because pessimism gets views.

    Reality is usually much messier — and much more ordinary — than that.

    #LivingAbroad #Korea #Japan #DailyLife #SocialIssues #MacroPerspective #MicroPerspective #LifeAbroad #CulturalPerspective

  4. People often ask, “What’s it like to live in Korea or Japan? Would you recommend it? I want a realistic point of view.”

    But reality isn’t just one point of view. It’s a mixture of many perspectives.

    There are countless articles saying, “This country is doomed,” or “This country isn’t as good as it used to be,” followed by economic indicators, political issues, international relations, and demographic trends.

    Those are macro-perspectives. They matter, but they don’t explain everything about local people’s daily lives.

    We also need "micro-perspectives."

    Such as “Prices are going up while salaries stay the same.” That can be both macro and micro, because people actually feel it in everyday life.

    But grocery prices alone don’t explain why someone stays in a country, leaves it, likes living there, or hates it.

    South Koreans don’t all leave South Korea simply because North Korea exists. That’s what I mean by confusing a macro-level issue with everyday reality.

    #LivingAbroad #Korea #Japan #DailyLife #SocialIssues #MacroPerspective #MicroPerspective #LifeAbroad #CulturalPerspective

  5. People often ask, “What’s it like to live in Korea or Japan? Would you recommend it? I want a realistic point of view.”

    But reality isn’t just one point of view. It’s a mixture of many perspectives.

    There are countless articles saying, “This country is doomed,” or “This country isn’t as good as it used to be,” followed by economic indicators, political issues, international relations, and demographic trends.

    Those are macro-perspectives. They matter, but they don’t explain everything about local people’s daily lives.

    We also need "micro-perspectives."

    Such as “Prices are going up while salaries stay the same.” That can be both macro and micro, because people actually feel it in everyday life.

    But grocery prices alone don’t explain why someone stays in a country, leaves it, likes living there, or hates it.

    South Koreans don’t all leave South Korea simply because North Korea exists. That’s what I mean by confusing a macro-level issue with everyday reality.

    #LivingAbroad #Korea #Japan #DailyLife #SocialIssues #MacroPerspective #MicroPerspective #LifeAbroad #CulturalPerspective

  6. People often ask, “What’s it like to live in Korea or Japan? Would you recommend it? I want a realistic point of view.”

    But reality isn’t just one point of view. It’s a mixture of many perspectives.

    There are countless articles saying, “This country is doomed,” or “This country isn’t as good as it used to be,” followed by economic indicators, political issues, international relations, and demographic trends.

    Those are macro-perspectives. They matter, but they don’t explain everything about local people’s daily lives.

    We also need "micro-perspectives."

    Such as “Prices are going up while salaries stay the same.” That can be both macro and micro, because people actually feel it in everyday life.

    But grocery prices alone don’t explain why someone stays in a country, leaves it, likes living there, or hates it.

    South Koreans don’t all leave South Korea simply because North Korea exists. That’s what I mean by confusing a macro-level issue with everyday reality.

    #LivingAbroad #Korea #Japan #DailyLife #SocialIssues #MacroPerspective #MicroPerspective #LifeAbroad #CulturalPerspective

  7. What Lithuanian skincare gets right about beauty that American routines miss

    Photo of woman looking over her skincare and cosmetic product collection – Photo courtesy of Lina Vanessa Merchán…
    #Europe #EU #beautyproducts #beautytrends #European #globalbeauty #K-beauty #lifeabroad #lifestyle #Lithuania #Lithuanianskincare #livingabroad #onlineshopping #shopping
    europesays.com/europe/118767/

  8. The Ex-Pat Handbook
    A guide for Americans considering moving out of the States. Tips and stories of Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador and more. Most recent stories in The Ex-Pat Handbook include...
    flipboard.com/@drjimcarey/the-
    #ExPat #MovingAbroad #TravelTips #LifeAbroad #AmericanExpats #TravelStories #ExPatLife

  9. The Ex-Pat Handbook
    A guide for Americans considering moving out of the States. Tips and stories of Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador and more. Most recent stories in The Ex-Pat Handbook include...
    flipboard.com/@drjimcarey/the-
    #ExPat #MovingAbroad #TravelTips #LifeAbroad #AmericanExpats #TravelStories #ExPatLife

  10. The Ex-Pat Handbook
    A guide for Americans considering moving out of the States. Tips and stories of Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador and more. Most recent stories in The Ex-Pat Handbook include...
    flipboard.com/@drjimcarey/the-
    #ExPat #MovingAbroad #TravelTips #LifeAbroad #AmericanExpats #TravelStories #ExPatLife

  11. The Ex-Pat Handbook
    A guide for Americans considering moving out of the States. Tips and stories of Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador and more. Most recent stories in The Ex-Pat Handbook include...
    flipboard.com/@drjimcarey/the-
    #ExPat #MovingAbroad #TravelTips #LifeAbroad #AmericanExpats #TravelStories #ExPatLife

  12. Some houses try to impress.

    Others simply feel easy to live in.

    This one sits quietly in the hills around Galera… a place where the pace of life softens and the landscape does most of the talking.
    A friend of mine is selling it, and it struck me as the sort of home that suits people looking for a little more space… not just physically, but mentally as well.

    If that idea resonates, go here:
    👉 page.fo/casa-en-galera

    #EscapeTheNoise
    #SlowLiving #HiddenSpain
    #DreamHomeSpain #LifeAbroad

  13. 中国では店内包装の商品の識別にバーコードじゃなく QR コードを POS に読ませてるっぽい。
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    $10 groceries in China 🔟 #lifeabroad #groceryhaul #lifeabroad #expat - YouTube

    youtu.be/whDRET0tcfM

  14. 中国では店内包装の商品の識別にバーコードじゃなく QR コードを POS に読ませてるっぽい。
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    $10 groceries in China 🔟 #lifeabroad #groceryhaul #lifeabroad #expat - YouTube

    youtu.be/whDRET0tcfM

  15. The Ex-Pat Handbook
    A guide for Americans considering moving out of the States. Tips and stories of Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador and more. Most recent stories in The Ex-Pat Handbook include...
    flipboard.com/@drjimcarey/the-
    #ExPat #MovingAbroad #TravelTips #LifeAbroad #AmericanExpats #TravelStories #ExPatLife

  16. The Ex-Pat Handbook
    A guide for Americans considering moving out of the States. Tips and stories of Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador and more. Most recent stories in The Ex-Pat Handbook include...
    flipboard.com/@drjimcarey/the-
    #ExPat #MovingAbroad #TravelTips #LifeAbroad #AmericanExpats #TravelStories #ExPatLife

  17. Some houses try to impress.

    Others simply feel easy to live in.

    This one sits quietly in the hills around Galera… a place where the pace of life softens and the landscape does most of the talking.
    A friend of mine is selling it, and it struck me as the sort of home that suits people looking for a little more space… not just physically, but mentally as well.

    If that idea resonates, go here:
    👉 page.fo/casa-en-galera

    #EscapeTheNoise
    #SlowLiving #HiddenSpain
    #DreamHomeSpain #LifeAbroad

  18. The Ex-Pat Handbook
    A guide for Americans considering moving out of the States. Tips and stories of Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador and more. Most recent stories in The Ex-Pat Handbook include...
    flipboard.com/@drjimcarey/the-
    #ExPat #MovingAbroad #TravelTips #LifeAbroad #AmericanExpats #TravelStories #ExPatLife

  19. The Ex-Pat Handbook
    A guide for Americans considering moving out of the States. Tips and stories of Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador and more. Most recent stories in The Ex-Pat Handbook include...
    flipboard.com/@drjimcarey/the-
    #ExPat #MovingAbroad #TravelTips #LifeAbroad #AmericanExpats #TravelStories #ExPatLife

  20. Công cụ mới giúp dễ dàng tìm hiểu về việc định cư tại nước ngoài! Residency.to cho phép bạn chọn quốc gia và xem các lựa chọn visa/residency có sẵn. #DiễnCư #ĐịnhCư #Visa #Residency #Travel #DuLịch #SốngỞNướcNgàyo外 #Expats #LifeAbroad

    reddit.com/r/SideProject/comme

  21. I didn’t come to the other side of the planet to take a taxi — I came for the beautiful and the ugly.

    #SlowMoments #LifeAbroad #EverydayPoetry #HumanMoments

  22. I didn’t come to the other side of the planet to take a taxi — I came for the beautiful and the ugly.

    #SlowMoments #LifeAbroad #EverydayPoetry #HumanMoments

  23. I didn’t come to the other side of the planet to take a taxi — I came for the beautiful and the ugly.

    #SlowMoments #LifeAbroad #EverydayPoetry #HumanMoments

  24. I didn’t come to the other side of the planet to take a taxi — I came for the beautiful and the ugly.

    #SlowMoments #LifeAbroad #EverydayPoetry #HumanMoments

  25. I didn’t come to the other side of the planet to take a taxi — I came for the beautiful and the ugly.

    #SlowMoments #LifeAbroad #EverydayPoetry #HumanMoments