The Change of Life

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I just read a very interesting article about how moving to a different country really changes you as a person and the way that other people identify with you and it made me think about my own life and how I have changed due to living in a different country to the one I was born in. I realized the changes that I went through and how they have affected my,life. In England, I was just another one of the many unknown faces that just went about their daily lives. Nobody really noticed me and I made no real impact on society. The biggest change I went through was in The Philippines, which is actually the country I have been in the longest after England. Here in Manila i was noticed and to a degree I felt a bit overwhelmed being called "Sir" all the time. As a foreigner and visitor to this country, people have a certain expectation of my success and assume that I am successful. what was interesting was that when I 1st arrived in The Philippines I wasn't actually that successful and i had to grow to meet the expectation bestowed upon me. I feel the expectation of success by a lot of people actually helped me to become successful and I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this feeling as well. Or indeed if the reverse has happened to anyone. Tim