No. 1 Cayman Islands "There's no income or payroll tax, summer all-year-round, hardly any crime, and no pollution," notes happy Scottish expat Steve McIntosh. "Grand Cayman has all the amenities of a city with the close-knit community of a town. That's why most people who come here for a short assignment end up staying long term."
Author James Michener once noted this when referring to visiting foreign lands - "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home." Expats must surely embrace all these things and fortunately that embrace has been returned to those living in the Cayman Islands.
The Cayman Islands are among the three nations where it is easiest to become friends with the locals, learn the local language, integrate into the community and culture, all this according to the results of HSBC's Expat Explorer Survey. The Cayman Islands scored highly in all the categories detailed placing it at the number one spot, with seventy-five percent of the expat community stating that they were integrating very well into the local community.
"What's not to love?" says Glaswegian Steve McIntosh about the Cayman Islands, where he settled and founded a staffing firm for financial and IT professionals, CML Offshore Recruitment, in 2004. "There's no income or payroll tax, summer all-year-round, hardly any crime, and no pollution. Grand Cayman has all the amenities of a city with the close-knit community of a town. That's why most people who come here for a short assignment end up staying long-term."
McIntosh, who met his wife, April, shortly after she relocated to Grand Cayman from Minnesota in 2011, added, "The vibrant social scene attracts young professionals; the safety, schools and short commutes appeal to families. There are not many places in the world with such broad appeal."
Author James Michener once noted this when referring to visiting foreign lands - "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home." Expats must surely embrace all these things and fortunately that embrace has been returned to those living in the Cayman Islands.
The Cayman Islands are among the three nations where it is easiest to become friends with the locals, learn the local language, integrate into the community and culture, all this according to the results of HSBC's Expat Explorer Survey. The Cayman Islands scored highly in all the categories detailed placing it at the number one spot, with seventy-five percent of the expat community stating that they were integrating very well into the local community.
"What's not to love?" says Glaswegian Steve McIntosh about the Cayman Islands, where he settled and founded a staffing firm for financial and IT professionals, CML Offshore Recruitment, in 2004. "There's no income or payroll tax, summer all-year-round, hardly any crime, and no pollution. Grand Cayman has all the amenities of a city with the close-knit community of a town. That's why most people who come here for a short assignment end up staying long-term."
McIntosh, who met his wife, April, shortly after she relocated to Grand Cayman from Minnesota in 2011, added, "The vibrant social scene attracts young professionals; the safety, schools and short commutes appeal to families. There are not many places in the world with such broad appeal."