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Americans Abroad

Nay

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1. I want to end up elsewhere after retiring, too, and frankly, once I leave

Reply to txlibdem (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 05:29 PM

Mar 2012

I will have a hard time giving a shit about what happens in the U.S. Sad but true. I bet that's why we don't hear much from expats, except the occasional happy post about how they're glad they left.

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I'm surprised to see so few posts from expats [View all] txlibdem Mar 2012 OP

I want to end up elsewhere after retiring, too, and frankly, once I leave Nay Mar 2012 #1

Good point txlibdem Mar 2012 #2

Thats me jambo101 Jan 2013 #19

Not here anyway. Spider Jerusalem Mar 2012 #3

Perhaps they don't know about this group. txlibdem Mar 2012 #4

Ex Pats do still care about what's going on in the US arldi2 Mar 2012 #5

Ex Pats do still care about what's going on in the US arldi2 Mar 2012 #6

You don't speak for ALL ex-pats. whathehell May 2012 #9

Just curious, whathehell, Quantess Jul 2012 #12

What would motivate me, to visit the "Americans Abroad" group, Quantess? whathehell Jul 2012 #13

There used to be a bunch on the old DU Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #7

The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Africa 2012 - "Cultural Diplomacy & Sustainable ICDpress May 2012 #8

I would like to leave too We are Devo Jul 2012 #10

I have no desire to move back to the USA. Quantess Jul 2012 #11

I don't either davidpdx Jan 2013 #20

Living in Sweden and loving it California Expat Sep 2012 #14

Here's one CharlesSpencerKing Oct 2012 #15

I don't come into this forum much davidpdx Dec 2012 #16

Retired in Spain Ducksoup Jan 2013 #17

How did you get permission to live there? Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #18

Didn't know this group even existed and just subscribed Number23 Jun 2013 #21

I've seen people throw it around DU quite a bit davidpdx Jul 2013 #22

I'm always amazed at the number of people who trash the US endlessly Number23 Jul 2013 #23

New to the ex-pat community here. cbayer Oct 2013 #24