| Moving to another country is not as simple as you | | | | UK. After you have faced the harsh realities, you |
| may think. There are a lot of decisions to make | | | | need to think about how to overcome them. You |
| and there are a lot of new things to experience. | | | | need to learn how to reject that reality and |
| Think of it: if moving to another state is very | | | | substitute your own. Remember that your |
| hard, then how would moving to another country | | | | choices always matter. We all face life with |
| feel like? Some people may answer that "it would | | | | different perspectives of reality. |
| be pretty easy, as long as it's an English speaking | | | | You need to see how you can use your |
| country." Well, it's really not that simple. Think | | | | strengths to overcome any threats to you |
| about moving to the original English speaking | | | | settling nicely overseas. You also need to see if |
| country - UK. Do you think that moving overseas | | | | moving overseas to UK opens up any |
| to the UK would be like moving down the block | | | | opportunities for you. You should try to examine |
| from your home? | | | | how those opportunities can cancel out your |
| The answer to that should be no. There is nothing | | | | inherent weaknesses. |
| familiar about moving overseas to UK. Remember | | | | Moving overseas to the UK needs a lot of |
| that English-speaking or not, it still is a different | | | | adjustment. But people are always good at |
| country. Even in the language, you cannot really | | | | adaptation. We learn how to survive in our own |
| say that the people speak the same. This means | | | | personal jungles for that is what life is all about. |
| that when you are thinking about moving | | | | You would need to learn how to drive on what |
| overseas to the UK, you should try to consider all | | | | you think is the wrong side of the road. You need |
| of the differences that you will encounter. | | | | to learn how to use words which refer to things |
| What's the wisdom in this? Well, if you will be | | | | that are completely different from what you are |
| moving overseas to the UK, then you need to | | | | used to. With enough exposure, you could even |
| get dreams of fun out of your head and face | | | | develop "a cute British accent." |
| reality. You should try to look at the differences in | | | | Of course, you will also need to adjust to the |
| order to judge how much effort you need to | | | | way they run things over there. You need to |
| make in order to be assimilated into the society. | | | | stop thinking about the President and start |
| By assessing the reality of the situation, you can | | | | criticizing the Prime Minister instead. |
| actually get a clear grasp of what needs to be | | | | Moving overseas to UK, however, does not mean |
| done. | | | | turning your back on your heritage. You should |
| However, focusing too much on the differences | | | | remember that there is always hope in |
| can leave you discouraged and may make you | | | | contradiction, for we are naturally contradictory |
| think that the move is a bad idea. One way to | | | | creatures. When moving overseas to UK, you |
| counteract this and assuage your fears is to take | | | | need to assimilate your self into society and still |
| note of all of the positives of moving overseas to | | | | keep your identity. |