U. S. Expats Are Revealing The "We're Being Scammed" Realizations They Had After Moving Abroad

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134. My story from Englan

I was stationed in England from 1986 - 1988. We an English man who worked in warehouse and he had two sons with serious medical disabilities. His ob didn't pay a lot but he and his family took a two week vacation every year and through the country's healthcare system his boys medical needs were taken care met. If he were in the U.S., he'd be paying a lot for health insurance and the insurance would probably deny his boys the medical care they need. He and his family probably would be able to afford to take a vacation.

The thing I saw stationed in England and Germany, twice, was they had better work-life balance; although their taxes were higher they had a better standard of living, they were healthier, and had a better sense of belong to their community than American do. I've told friends, if my income was a bit higher, I wouldn't mind living in England or Germany.