I would say this. All the ones who wanted to leave had never lived in a large city.
I answered the questions of are you read for Dubai and I got mostly Bs a few As and Cs. ( this is a quote from a previous post)
Well I lived in a large city. 3 in fact. And yesterday was my 4 year anniversary of leaving EK.. and I’m back home.. living in a large city and never been happier.