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Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 8th 2011, 6:52 am
Replies: 30
Views: 8,367
Posted By bigmattE

Re: "We are moving back for the children"

They ended up viewing A levels as just a plain high school diploma. The Army anyway. :(
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 5th 2011, 11:20 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,484
Posted By bigmattE

Re: Caring for the elderly jobs.......

My wife use to do it. Very low pay, mainly only ever minimum wage and the work is hard long hours and not very nice. She is well glad to be away from it.
Forum: Back Home
Sep 3rd 2011, 3:59 pm
Replies: 55
Views: 12,347
Posted By bigmattE

Re: The first week back

Argos and most places only sell the mini maglights in a gift box! and at 14.99 for it.
I was buying a 2 pack of those for $8.99 in walmart. I convert them to LED as they are not that bright at all....
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 3rd 2011, 12:27 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 8,367
Posted By bigmattE

Re: "We are moving back for the children"

I had originally been rejected by the US Army due to my GCSE's and my A levels. They did not see them as the equiv of an American diploma. Though University of MN that I applied to accepted them just...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Sep 3rd 2011, 12:22 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 876
Posted By bigmattE

What happens to my green card??

Now that I have returned home to the UK to live for good, I am wondering what exactly happens to my green card. The whole legal process to get it cost us about $5k and 2 years later I just wanted to...
Forum: Back Home
Sep 3rd 2011, 12:14 pm
Replies: 55
Views: 12,347
Posted By bigmattE

Re: The first week back

Do not forget Tesco. I missed it bad. We only really had walmart where we lived and it was like hillbilly day out. We seen some of the weirdest people in walmart. Do not get me started on folk we met...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 3rd 2011, 11:55 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,884
Posted By bigmattE

Re: Home over 3 months now and feeling great

I am Northern Irish ( British citizen ) and my wife is American. We live in my home country of Northern Ireland.
Forum: Back Home
Sep 2nd 2011, 12:22 pm
Replies: 55
Views: 12,347
Posted By bigmattE

Re: The first week back

Apple crumble and custard. :thumbup:
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 2nd 2011, 12:21 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,884
Posted By bigmattE

Home over 3 months now and feeling great

My last thread was about having a mood crash. Thankfully that only last around 4 - 5 days at the most. Now back to my good old self and feeling million times more settled. I still do think about...
Forum: USA
Aug 8th 2011, 2:06 pm
Replies: 1,530
Views: 295,726
Posted By bigmattE

Re: Anyone Regret Moving To USA

Yes,Yes, so very true. My wife had people stare at her when she said we were moving to the UK. they really struggle to comprehend how somebody would want to leave.
My wife told them that I hated...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 8th 2011, 2:01 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,778
Posted By bigmattE

Re: Boy has Northern Ireland changed!!

I am 28 so i missed the terrible years of the 70's when your hubby would have been a teenager. I can not imagine having been a teenager up in derry during the 70's. I studied our conflict in school,...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 8th 2011, 9:36 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,778
Posted By bigmattE

Re: Boy has Northern Ireland changed!!

Hubby from Derry.:thumbup:
I am sure he has seen many many things. Far to many to recall I am sure. They always got it pretty bad up there. I do not know about your hubby, but when i first moved to...
Forum: USA
Aug 7th 2011, 6:23 pm
Replies: 1,530
Views: 295,726
Posted By bigmattE

Re: Anyone Regret Moving To USA

Yes I realize that. I am having a pretty high moment on my narcotic painkillers they put me on higher doses. :(

Ok I walk away from the computer and wonder what i am doing. :blink:
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 7th 2011, 5:50 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,778
Posted By bigmattE

Re: Boy has Northern Ireland changed!!

I will make no assumptions upon your beliefs of the " Troubles ". I will not argue my country's politics or struggles either. I have already had family buried during those dark times, I have friends...
Forum: USA
Aug 7th 2011, 5:13 pm
Replies: 1,530
Views: 295,726
Posted By bigmattE

Re: Anyone Regret Moving To USA

Nope the UK is all 4 countries. Hence the Union flag is made up of all 4 countries flags.
Scotland, Wales and England is known as Great Britain. All 4 is the UK.

And I was referring to the...
Forum: USA
Aug 7th 2011, 8:00 am
Replies: 1,530
Views: 295,726
Posted By bigmattE

Re: Anyone Regret Moving To USA

Well I had to point it out. Seems the English like to leave us out. Even though 99% of Ulster men are more loyal to Britain than the English themselves.

How about the men from here who...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 6th 2011, 6:50 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,778
Posted By bigmattE

Re: Boy has Northern Ireland changed!!

Yet the IRA where 1 million times worse than the butchers. They took mothers away from their families and did the exact same thing. But hey, the IRA / Sinn Fein are so good at propaganda.
Forum: USA
Aug 6th 2011, 6:47 pm
Replies: 1,530
Views: 295,726
Posted By bigmattE

Re: Anyone Regret Moving To USA

British is also Northern Ireland.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 5th 2011, 10:14 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,778
Posted By bigmattE

Boy has Northern Ireland changed!!

As most know from my other threads, we are home now about 10 weeks from the USA after living there for a mere 4 years. In that time Belfast has changed so much and I do not think for the best. We...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 26th 2011, 9:01 am
Replies: 43
Views: 11,629
Posted By bigmattE

Home 2 months today and having a mood crash!

So today is exactly 2 months since we came back home to the UK and as of yesterday, I am experiencing an environment crash of some sort. We went out yesterday and everything just seemed so crappy....
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 19th 2011, 2:35 pm
Replies: 80
Views: 12,164
Posted By bigmattE

Re: Major current problems in the UK?

So true. I have had tons of people comment on us moving back home. Like they have this really fabricated view of America. It must be like you see in the movies or on TV show's. Yet 99% of them have...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 19th 2011, 2:29 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 5,050
Posted By bigmattE

Re: Been home 5 weeks now

I just replied with an update yesterday. :D

Being back home is just like I never left and that is the modest feeling that I was probably expecting from returning. Life is just calm right now and...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jul 18th 2011, 10:39 am
Replies: 96
Views: 10,320
Posted By bigmattE

Re: Important for Brit citizens married to non Brits wanting to move back to the UK

Yes, I and my family had Tri-care which was excellent. Though before I joined the military we had to pay near $400 a month for what was pretty much a middle level insurance plan. That was a lot of...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 18th 2011, 9:38 am
Replies: 39
Views: 5,050
Posted By bigmattE

Re: Been home 5 weeks now

Hi.
I will indeed remain on this forum. Been home for near 2 months now and I just feel like I never left the UK in the first place. I do not miss America at all.It just feels like a bad dream. We...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 17th 2011, 9:17 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 5,050
Posted By bigmattE

Re: Been home 5 weeks now

NHS is such a huge help. Due to my non citizenship I was unable for the VA and due to the fact I am classed as disabled I am unable to work. So I was not able to receive any help at all in the USA...
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