United_Blueberry_311 t1_isyuycj wrote on October 19, 2022 at 6:27 PM

Were you always a sinophile or what led you to move to China?

JayCroghan OP t1_isyv8m0 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 6:28 PM

I never had any interest in China whatsoever until I met my wife in Ireland and after a couple of years of long distance, I decided to move here to be with her. I have a career in software engineering that I only took a break from for a year and did this as something to get by.

csd2csd2 t1_it16iof wrote on October 20, 2022 at 4:35 AM

How do your parents feel about you living in China? Are they worried about any of the politics?

JayCroghan OP t1_it1jm8u wrote on October 20, 2022 at 7:19 AM

They’re fine, they’ve been here for my wedding and we travelled around. They’re not worried at all. I’m from Ireland not the US. Ireland has a pretty good relationship with almost everyone. I’m a guest here. I lived in South America for 4 years and they were far more worried then.