I think because his mother might come with him I don't know though, I don't keep track.
Trees don't grow on money
That's it....community. That's what I have in the neighborhood I live in, and it's hard to give that up as it's hard to find this in America (and to be fair, I've heard this is true in Britain, Canada, and Australia, too......NZ I haven't heard about this either way). Rob
Rob, I sincerely believe your use of your mom to be a bogus excuse for staying in the USA. Like it or not, that is my thought about your lack of action.
I do think that all of the things you posted on this thread in post #14, your friends and neighbors and sense of belonging in your community as well as the regular income and healthcare I spoke about up thread, all these things, keep you here. Honesty about that would garner more respect from me. You have it good here. You are too comfortable to move.
What happened to your plan to get into a field where you could generate income while living in Mexico or elsewhere? I havent observed that you are working on that.
But since you focus on your mother as your reason for staying in the USA, I am curious as to why she doesnt want to move. What are her reasons? She doesnt like it here and curses the day she gave up citizenship in The Homeland. So, why stay?
Last edited by iris lilies; 7-27-18 at 11:02am.
Fair question, IL, now that you have framed it this way and given the nature of my posts. I'll give you this much - this comes across as a fair question.
So here's an answer. My mother feels about this country as I do however....she does have Medicare and since we are in Arizona, it's easy to get on a Medicare Advantage plan with minimal co-pays. She also is 76 years of age and dreads any major upheaval in her life. But I believe the strongest reason is this: Leaving the US would be admitting to all the family in Austria that it was a mistake to come to the United States. She has admitted as much verbally many more times than once but to pick up and pack up is to really admit this and I don't think she wants to face that level of scrutiny by family over her decision to come here and take the citizenship. Especially since doing so worked against her in terms of standard of living and stress levels during her working years. Rob
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