
I'm a simple emigrant and as if I don't change
Recently it has happened that in many different companies we often discuss how habits change after moving. Everyone is curious to understand: what unexpectedly became part of everyday life, what we started doing with the move and want to keep for life — and what, on the contrary, faded away. Every time I would think to myself, and the feeling is that I hardly changed my behavior. Well, yes, in Germany I started sorting trash, and in Tyumen I never did that, because there was no infrastructure. Although I remember when we were kids my friend and I came up with an eco-business: we returned glass bottles and bought ice cream. And then our parents found out and nearly beat us. I also became less spontaneous, because even if you’re super easygoing, you still have to take into account the calendars of friends and acquaintances. But that's not entirely new either; I used to plan a lot of things too, just not in such proportions. Also I immediately recall walking, but I always loved and practiced it, the only difference is that with moving to Germany I have much more time for walks. Another difficulty is that since the move I have grown up and lived through the pandemic. Try to figure out whether Germany influenced it—whether it's that I started staying home more, age, the pandemic, or my environment? All of this creates the sense that I simply evolve, regardless of where I live. And have you developed new habits after moving to another country or city? Or perhaps old ones disappeared? Write in the comments, maybe among your changes there are mine as well! #emigrant_happiness