I didn't get right the way through to the end, but your initial remarks seem right. From my side, yes, I have lived my whole adult life outside England, BUT 1) always in countries whose languages I spoke and wrote fluently and 2) in work situations where my Englishness gave me an advantage over natives (first in a US bank in Germany, later as an independent translator in Brussels). The other vital thing has been to be absolutely honest with myself on the psychological reasons why I left England, which at one stage was pretty painful. A certainly my Christian faith and practice has provided valuable ballast.
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Date: 2015-03-21 05:56 pm (UTC)From my side, yes, I have lived my whole adult life outside England, BUT 1) always in countries whose languages I spoke and wrote fluently and 2) in work situations where my Englishness gave me an advantage over natives (first in a US bank in Germany, later as an independent translator in Brussels).
The other vital thing has been to be absolutely honest with myself on the psychological reasons why I left England, which at one stage was pretty painful.
A certainly my Christian faith and practice has provided valuable ballast.