What helped you successfully repatriate after living abroad long-term?

[Bayesian]

You can even tell people you grew up in Japan, it's simpler and more effective! Maybe they'll appreciate your English proficiency too.

"Hi, I'm nc17 from Japan, I mean, I grew up in Japan but I was born in the U.S."

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Originally Posted by nc17

Okay. If someone tries to jump down my throat in case I do or say something off, I'll just say, "sorry, look, I've been out of the country since 2000, for almost my whole adult life, and I'm just trying to get back in the swing of things in America." Then let them make up their mind about what that means. I'll see how that works.

This is not going to be a problem in your everyday life like you are thinking. There's some serious overthinking going on here. It's not like you'll be in line at the grocery store and people will ask you your view on politics or the latest trends!