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by kharak 1639 days ago
Out of curiosity, why did you choose Sweden?

Why not move back?

Is there an expat community you could mingle with?

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I did a pros/cons analysis and figured out that it would be my best bet since I knew the language at a around a B2/C1 level and there was no other EU country that spoke English (my preferred language). However, I severely underestimated how difficult it would be to establish a social circle without very fluent Swedish and without existing connections. There is certainly an expat community that I've tried to interact with, but sadly covid has made in-person social gatherings almost non-existing (restrictions have not been very severe here but many groups like language cafes have been cancelled or moved online). Hope things get better in the spring!
> there was no other EU country that spoke English (my preferred language)

you've missed a whole country named Ireland which is in EU

And another named Malta. Much smaller, for sure, but with way better weather.