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[quote=PINETREE                ,21870]From what I know, most expats are posted by their companies to another country to cover the shortage of talents/skills there. These expats are not to be there on a permanent basis but to pass on their knowledge/skills to the locals who will eventually take over from them. Normally this target is 2-5 yrs.In most cases, the remuneration terms of these expats are fantastically attractive and it is 1 that the expats will try to enjoy for as long as possible. As such in real life, most expats will try to extend their stay beyond the original plan. To do this, most of them run down the locals to show that they are still not ready to take over from them.To these expats, a posting overseas is also a chance for them to improve themselves and gain wider exposure and hopefully understand/appreciate the locals mentality/cultures better. This will help them in their decision-making when they return to the own countries/companies. To the locals, I think they gain nothing other than picking up some knowledge/skills. Most are misled into believing that these expats represent the ordinary people in their couontries that are courteous, rich, knowledgeable, etc. This is not necessarily so.To me, the better way for the locals to know more is to be posted out to other countries. There you can pick up not only their knowledge/skills + but see their lifestyle/cultures 1st hand and understand them better. But of cos, they would wanna do the same - so u find foreigners in China, too and enjoying themselves !For those who come to work overseas on their own, I think it is due to the better employment/ business opportunities, volunteering works, love of the country's cultures,history,etc and many other reasons that are generally not unselfish ones - this is human.PS - The writer had been working as an expat in UK/HK/Chinas for almost 10 yrs not too long ago. He too enjoyed the benefits of working in these countries living like an emperor and tried to extend his stay beyond the original plan everytime, too ![/quote]

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