And you could end up being a slightly better person.
But you will always feel crap when leaving[1].
I have met many people who don't like where they live, I have yet to meet someone who regrets having lived somewhere else.
[0] yes, all over generalizations are wrong
[1] In italian there is a beautiful saying: partire รจ un po' morire, roughly "to depart/leave is (to die a bit|a bit of dying|a bit like dying) ".
EDIT: actually a french expression! http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Haraucourt
And you could end up being a slightly better person.
But you will always feel crap when leaving[1].
I have met many people who don't like where they live, I have yet to meet someone who regrets having lived somewhere else.
[0] yes, all over generalizations are wrong
[1] In italian there is a beautiful saying: partire รจ un po' morire, roughly "to depart/leave is (to die a bit|a bit of dying|a bit like dying) ".
EDIT: actually a french expression! http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Haraucourt