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Moving to Spain from US
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tawdyaq is in Spain
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I am a 28 year old single male from the US currently in NYC. I studied abroad in Madrid in 2016 and it was the greatest experience of my life. I absolutely fell in love with the Spanish culture and people.

Iā€™ve never been fully satisfied in the US, as I donā€™t like the individualistic and ā€œpeachā€ culture, among many, many other aspects.

Iā€™m considering finding a job in consulting in Madrid (I donā€™t speak fluent Spanish, so it would have to be mainly in English) and moving there permanently. I donā€™t want to just go for a couple of years for the ā€œexperienceā€ because Iā€™ve already done that and at this stage in my life I only want to do things that are part of my long term plan.

The main reasons for my apprehension are:

  • Fitting in: Spaniards tend to have their own groups of friends since they were in school, and are less open to newcomers

  • Work/salary: is working in Spain even possible without speaking fluent Spanish? I asked a Spanish colleague (I work at a global company) and he said that 60% of his work projects were in English due to international clients. Will I be able to build wealth and live well on a ~ 35-40k euro salary in Madrid?

  • Like most Americans, Iā€™ve always dreamt of making it ā€œbigā€ and becoming a multimillionaire. Obviously, this will be much, much more difficult to do Spain, if not impossible. Iā€™ll have to let go of this dream in order to fulfill my life of living in Spain.

What should I do?

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