expatriation

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Excerpt: I am an ex-pat in the strictest sense, but not the kind that comes with corporate expense accounts.  So contrasting my voluntary expat experience with some of my friends who have been ex-patted for work, here are some observations. Few report a drop in their standard of living, regardless of their place of origin and their relocated cities.  The issues on hand are those of 1) income discrepancies, 2) tax burdens, 3) quality of life. When it comes to income gaps between home and host countries, those moving from less-developed countries to more developed ones usually have their salaries bumped in…