Mrs_Madness, may I ask why you live abroad? If couldn't be because you prefer to. Now china, sounds like your going from the frying pan into the fire. You are so generous to share these points with us. I never would have thought of some of the problems you mentioned. I have thought of spending 1/2 year in Italy and 1/2 here, but I speak little Italian....
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