Jadeheart:
If I had the money and ability to just leave and stay for 2 months to live there to see what it's actually like, I'd go do it since they now have visa free 60 day stays.
That's a great idea.
I believe it's also possible to live and work there for a period of time, teaching English. That's what my brother did to see if he liked living there. He was there for 4 months the first time. Not enough to really know the ins-and-outs of a new country, like P43425 mentions, but it's a start.
My experience with relocating and living in new places (over and over!!) is that it takes at least a full year to get a good idea of what it's like. A year minimum. I've lived in 3 countries so maybe even longer for foreign countries.
What's interesting is an online friend who is Vietnamese, but living in SK, feels the very same as you. He hasn't connected to the Eastern ways his whole life and wishes he lived in a Western country. He is 26 and has the same dreams.
But, yeah, we all know there is good and bad no matter where one lives. It's just the degree to which we can adjust and accept those things.
p43425:
And now I feel like a double minority in this group: (1) a guy, (2) over six feet.
OOOooo, I love tall guys! I dated a guy who was 6'4" :-)
p43425:
You're just jealous.
Right!! NOT! (hair flip)
GelfyFaeth222:
From the cartoon spiderman.
Oh ok! Got it now. :-)