I've been avoiding Twitter unintentionally cos I'm struggling with feeling down. More than anything I'm "home"sick even though I've been living in London for a decade and in the UK generally for slightly longer. I'm prob missing out on great discussions but I can't do it yet. 
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Replying to @o_guest
I get exactly what you mean (10 year Portuguese migrant here). For most people I know, emigrating was temporary: you did it for a few years, got rich and came back to live like a
at home where life is sweet. When you move permanently with no end in sight, it feels v different.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @TheFrontalLobe_ @o_guest
You try your hardest to keep family and friend connections going but you're seeing them a few times a year and missing out. The airport goodbyes never get easier only harder as the years go by. You bring back a suitcase full of foods that you consume almost religiously.
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Replying to @TheFrontalLobe_ @o_guest
This is the main reason anti-migrant rhetoric pisses me off so much. People don't get how fucking hard and emotional it is. And it's hard even for people who are well off, coming from poorer but "normal" countries. I can't even *imagine* what it's like for a refugee.
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Replying to @TheFrontalLobe_ @o_guest
I didn't mean to add gloom so I apologise if I did. I empathised a lot with what you were saying and felt oddly comforted by seeing another person feel like that so I tried to offer the same in return. Here's to hope for better days
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Replying to @TheFrontalLobe_
I totally know what you mean.
Especially the stuff with food and goodbyes. I personally have no idea how long I can keep feeling this way. I either have to go back to how I used to feel (nothing) or something else has to change.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @o_guest
Again I relate 100%. Distancing and feeling nothing are a defense mechanism that can only hold the tide out for so long. The alternative is change.. But life can get in the way. Ultimately we all come to a good resolution to this conflict.. But it's a process
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Thank you for saying this.
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Replying to @o_guest
No problem, migrants got to stick out for each other eh?
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