Great perspective, Ron... Thanks for sharing.

Most Asian countries are inherently unstable. It feels like anything and everything you acquire can be whisked out from under you any moment. It's a less trustworthy environment to do business and make investments.

Asians crave stability and security. That's why many of the more successful ones want to move to Western countries. Or at least they want to move their families and assets to Western countries while they continue making money in Asia...

As for White guys moving to Asia, they crave lower cost of living, increased status, adventure and variety and other things. Most probably keep their asset base in their home country and they still have their home country passport so if anything goes pear shaped, they have an easy exit... They have the best of both worlds. But it's not the same for the locals.