I moved to China for 8 years. There were major differences in work culture to the West, but I highly recommend working in Asia.

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Sue Campbell (left) moved to Hong Kong and worked across China for eight years, mainly in Shanghai.

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A New Yorker took her first solo trip to Greece at 38. She loved the slower pace of life so much that she moved there.

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Marissa Rodriguez in Greece by the ocean.
Rodriguez started her workday at 3 p.m. while traveling around the Greek islands.

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We gave up city life and moved to Bali. It was a lot more challenging than we expected.

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A photo of a couple standing on a black sand beach in Bali.
Steve Willis and Nadia Rose gave up city life in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to move to Bali, Indonesia.

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I left the US for Australia. Here are the differences I've spotted in the culture and job market.

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Left: Aolin Xu. Right: Sydney skyline
Xu is a dual citizen of the US and Australia.

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7 cities that pay people to move there, including one that offers up to $10,000 in cash to new residents

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A couple walks in downtown Morgantown, West Virginia.

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I 'escaped' Texas for Tennessee. I loved the food and tech scene, but got tired of the heat and rising property taxes.

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Jim Ward and his wife in downtown Knoxville.
Jim Ward and his wife in Gay Street in Downtown Knoxville.

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I've lived in LA, San Francisco, NYC, and Chicago. I thought moving to LA would be easy, but there are 5 things I hate about living here.

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Stevie Howell posing in front of a natural green leaf wall.
Stevie Howell says LA has many positives, but she doesn't feel an urban buzz or excitement in the city.

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We were paid $10,000 to move from Austin to Arkansas. It wasn't perfect, but we have no regrets.

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Overhead view of Fayetteville, Arkansas
My husband and I lived in Arkansas for a little over a year.

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I'm a Canadian who's lived in the US for over 30 years. I don't get why so many Americans want to move to Canada.

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Hands holding the Canadian maple leaf and a star with the American flag in between them

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I left JP Morgan and escaped the 'golden handcuffs.' I have no regrets.

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Golden handcuffs around a JP Morgan office building

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