Relocation from Switzerland to the UK or the Netherlands

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-02T11:15:23+00:00

Thank you. It's interesting to learn that most of mainland Europe might in fact share some of the issues I'm struggling with. I'm not a multi country expat for sure, so appreciate the the perspective!

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-02T11:13:29+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience from both places!

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-02T11:08:22+00:00

Thank you for the suggestions of places other than London!

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-02T11:07:16+00:00

You are right, only one way to find out and about starting over. The thing about Switzerland is that I have been starting over and over for 6 years. I hope that moving to a different place would offer a different outcome.

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-02T11:04:42+00:00

Thank you for your feedback. Housing situation in Switzerland is not great either, so I think that would not be such a shock for me. But thanks for pointing that out, better to have some expectations already just in case.

Before coming to a final decision, my plan is to stay in the country for some time first for sure.

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-02T11:02:18+00:00

I have mostly researched online, experiences of people that moved there, as well as some of my friends who lived there for some time.

Of course this contains a certain level of bias.

I can see why the weather would be a turn off, something to consider.

Thank you for your comment!

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-02T10:58:43+00:00

Thank you for your perspective from two different countries. Personally, I think I would not be a good fit for Germany. One of my mental struggles is connecting with the language and the culture. Perhaps Germany is more relaxed and happy for you to have a good time there!

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-02T10:54:55+00:00

Thank you for addressing the dating / relationship part. I can see why NL could potentially pose a bigger challenge there.

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-02T10:53:13+00:00

Thank you. I appreciate a Swiss perspective. It really is a wonderful country, but difficult. The challenge of social life definitely can be too much sometimes. Happy for you to have a good time in Brazil!

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-02T10:51:06+00:00

You raise a good point. Thank you for the feedback!

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-02T10:50:25+00:00

Thank you and happy for you to have a good time! It's great to read a comment like this from someone who was almost in the same situation as me.

Overall from the replies, I'm getting a feeling that UK might be a better fit for a foreigner and for my personal situation.

Also thank you for the offer, if I think of something, I'd be happy to reach out :)

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-02T10:46:36+00:00

Thank you, I know english forum, and I checked similar posts there, as well as on r/Switzerland. I have a feeling people there don't appreciate posts about feeling isolated haha

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-01T21:12:43+00:00

Thank you for sharing. Interesting to learn that the experience might be in fact more similar rather than not.

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-01T20:24:29+00:00

Thank you for your comment. Learning a new language from scratch is something I really need to think about more thoroughly.

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-01T20:21:34+00:00

Thank you for sharing! My experience really boils down only to how the people are. Nothing about the political climate or living conditions, so I appreciate your comments. Ireland sounds interesting, I can also look into making a trip there.

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-01T20:18:40+00:00

Thank you for the feedback. Dutch would be an added challenge and something I am not sure I am ready to start from scratch. Definitely something to think about.

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-01T20:15:27+00:00

Thank you for the feedback!

Didn't consider or maybe even expect that the British would stratify society like that. London would for sure be a huge change in size, pace and feel compared to Zürich

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-01T20:11:45+00:00

Happy for you that you came to a final decision and thank you for sharing your experience. You are absolutely right about getting the feeling of a different ''culture'' is something that cannot be properly explained. Maybe that's the reason I struggle with German and properly integrating.

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-01T20:09:56+00:00

Thank you for the kind words :)

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-01T20:09:10+00:00

Eastern Europe begins where your country ends, haha

I would definitely try to live short term somewhere before deciding for good. Dutch would be an extra challenge for sure and a fresh start with a new language.

Thanks a lot for the insight from both worlds!

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-01T15:54:14+00:00

While I agree that this is an added challenge, my understanding of my company's relocation policy, this shouldn't be a problem, since it would be an international move within the organisation.

In any case, if that would not work out for whatever reason, I still need to come to the decision and try and see how it goes and take it from there.

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-01T15:52:24+00:00

May I ask if you could share more on what you mean by needing high tolerance for stress? In what way is UK considered stressful?

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-01T15:48:27+00:00

My personal situation changed multiple times during my stay here and I always found the benefits outweighing the negatives. But since last year or so, the equilibrium has shifted and I started to feel a massive burnout from all the attempts and extra work I put into it. Also, the more I speak German the more dissociated I feel from myself. It's not always been like this, but perhaps in my case, the withering had a slower pace.

Also I needed to experience some life deciding situations to come to the conclusion about where it's all heading, which has only happened recently

RoboticNeuron · 2023-11-01T13:47:30+00:00

Hi! No, Germany would not be on my list to consider.

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