Californian misses California, wants things to be like California. I can see how this would cause heartburn in smaller-town Germany, particularly if there’s not a reservoir of good will towards the military presence there. But I suspect it would cause similar heartburn in a smaller town in the Deep South or New England. And being removed from family and social ties can be crippling if you’re used to strong connections. Going “elsewhere” is hard if you can’t or won’t embrace the differences. People can tell when somebody’s not comfortable which makes they less hospitable. And “you look/sound different”, unfortunately, occurs everywhere.
Odd the military doesn’t have spouse/family programs as they’ve been moving people all over the world for decades and facing similar problems. There’s a whole lot of rules and restrictions to live as an expat and that’s also where the military should help out. Can’t retain if the family’s dissatisfied.
Odd the military doesn’t have spouse/family programs as they’ve been moving people all over the world for decades and facing similar problems. There’s a whole lot of rules and restrictions to live as an expat and that’s also where the military should help out. Can’t retain if the family’s dissatisfied.