jansencorp
Introduction
I am a Branding Specialist with over 20 years of experience and teach English from time to time for a bit of fun. You can find out more about me here: http://dlt8910.wordpress.com/
I joined expat.com on 05 October 2013.
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jansencorpposted on the thread I have been scammed - Translation Services
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jansencorpposted on the thread Advise for International School in Tashkent
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jansencorpposted on the thread Job seeker as ESL/ IELTS teacher
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jansencorpposted on the thread Facts about Uzbekistan ?
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jansencorpposted on the thread Cost of living
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Expat experience
I intend to be in Tashkent, Uzbekistan for the next couple of years as I get ready to emigrate to pastures new... I work remotely for clients in the UK and the US and take advantage of the lower cost of living here in Tashkent. I actually lived here for a long time in the past and wanted to spend a little time here before I emigrate, as there is a good possibility that this will be my last time here for an extended period of time i.e. after this it will be just short holidays like everyone else! )))
The people are very hospitable and over the years I have made some very close friends here. If I was a little older, maybe I would have even retired here - but I have a few years in me yet and so need to emigrate shortly.
There is a lot of bureaucracy to get anything done in the business world here; I expect this to change over time however and look forward to new possibilities as they arise.
Kazakhstan is one of the more developed countries of Central Asia that is very stable and has a culture of strong family values; it has recently been hit hard by the devaluation of their currency, but getting back on its feet slowly but surely.
I like the people, the culture and how there are plenty of opportunities to get involved in moving the country forward.
Surprising not much, I think there are a few creature comforts I miss from back home or that of a more westernised country, but the same could be said about most places...
The UK is very stable and well developed with an education and healthcare system that is second to none. I think if I had a more conventional occupation, I could do a lot worse than staying in my home country; however since I can work remotely for my clients, even though most of them are in the UK, this give me the opportunity to keep an English Salary which is a lot higher than most countries and take advantage of a lower cost if living.
England as a country has strong community values etc. where regardless of your social standing that education and healthcare should be made affordable to the masses; it is also true that as a capitalist society, it is believed that anyone (if they work hard enough) can achieve anything.
Mr Average i.e. the majorly are not really supported at all; they are heavily taxed and increasingly finding themselves better-off elsewhere. As a result the gap between rich and poor is ever increasing whilst the average find better pastures new elsewhere in the world.
