Originally Posted by
iggy
OR, don't stay at an expat gig long enough to get a local wife, local kids, local credit card, local mortgage, local car mother in law driving license business club friends hobbies... then you will be permanently trapped in a temporary job.
Iggy, have done none of that, am a commuter, which is what a lot of expat jobs are about now, still on wife #1. Another reason why one stays in this game for a long time is the lack of decent opportunities back home and the longer one stays, the older one gets, the less the opportunities.
No regrets from my side, it is working out OK ( would be far more comfortable in a decent operation at home) but younger pilots should be well aware of the trap being set.