weirdo

Do people move overseas because they're weird?

It seems that most of the people that move overseas are a little weird. And the ones that stay the longest are the weirdest.

Which makes you wonder -- does living overseas make you weird? Or do you chose to live overseas because you're weird?

I'd guess it's the latter. If you don't quite feel at home when you are at home, why not go somewhere where you're never at home. Then hey, you're weird, but you're supposed to be, because it's not your home. Dissonance solved.

But it's possible that a long period of time away from your homeland just kind of drives you crazy. You forget which language you're speaking (is it French, Kinyarwanda, or African-English?). You forget what's culturally appropriate (was it okay to pick my nose here or not?). So you give up, and just act weird.

No big deal, you're just a weird muzungu.