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Got an automated email from the Canadian embassy in Berlin last evening, advising all Canadians travelling in Germany to get their arses back home ASAP before it's simply no longer possible to travel.
I keep wondering if they're also directing this guidance to expats (which is what I am). Seems to me, if I were to follow their guidance to the letter, I would literally have to bug out: leave all my stuff behind, try to kill my rental contract way ahead of any notice period baked in (or worse, just skip out on it, leaving the landlord high and dry), etc, etc. Basically, I'd have to abandon my entire life that I've built up over the years.
Not saying I haven't idly thought of going back, especially since I'm unemployed and looking for work, but then I also wonder what the actual point of leaving would be (besides being closer to my mum and sister). My situation in CA wouldn't change that much; it would still be self-isolation and recession there, too.
Plus, if I go back now under the current global circumstances, it would have to be for keeps, which isn't something I would want.
So, terribly sorry, Government of Canada; thanks, but no thanks, I'm staying put here. At least for now.
- Good luck mate!OBBTKN
- Funnily enough, five minutes I posted this, I got an email from one of the places I sent my CV to in Munich, saying, 'We are still interested ...Continuity
- ... in your application. However, we will continue the recruiting process after normal business activities have resumed.'
Fair enough, I'm not going anywhere!Continuity - Yes!!OBBTKN
- also...why would you want to go through this mess a 2nd time...1-2month europe will be mostly ok,starting from the south.uan
- Exactly. If we were talking about something like civil unrest, violence, a disease so fatal you'd die just hearing its name, then yeah, I'd really consider ...Continuity
- ... bugging out. But this isn't that, by any means.Continuity
- I think the GoC should have been a bit more measured in the tone of its message to Canadians, and been a bit more specific about who they're speaking to.Continuity
- yes it seems a bit weird to say the least. whats the point in going back to canada? healing group hug or summat?hans_glib
- I love Berlin, but if I had to pick a city where to be when shit falls apart, Berlin is not it.. the winters are hard and the city is unforgiving.autoflavour
- ... yeah, but German women are very warm and cuddly so that makes up for it.robotron3k
- Countries around the world are closing borders to non-citizens. You might find Germany less welcoming in the near future.monNom
- Canadian snowbirds having to come home as health insurers will no longer cover covid-19 related expenses abroadmonNom
- Airlines reducing flights now. May be hard to return in future. On the plus side, the govt has $5000 to help you shelter in place where you are.monNom
- Well, Florida pensioners and expats aren't exactly the same deal. I am on local public health insurance here, thanks to my residence permit.Continuity
- Fair enough, just giving you some recent Canadian headlines. Stay safe out there!monNom
- already have a German woman here.. very warm and cuddly..autoflavour