Ticket booked / thoughts on return
 

I was born in the US to a British mother, and I'm moving (back, I suppose, as I did spend part of my childhood in the UK) on May 29. I am graduating from university in the US in mid-May and starting a new job in London in June.

My cousin, born in the UK but moved to the US as an infant, is also planning to return to the UK later this year.

One of my best mates is a first-generation born in the US person, both his parents are from China. He intends to return to China upon graduation, his older sister has already left for China and started work in Shanghai.

Is this a coincidence or a trend? Are us, the children of those who came to America, returning in droves? Or do I just know the people who are?

Re: Ticket booked / thoughts on return
 

Moving backwards and forwards is a lot cheaper in comparative terms than it used to be, A generation or so back, when you emigrated, you did not come back !

Re: Ticket booked / thoughts on return
 

Don't know about other families. My children, the eldest born in Belfast has no intention of returning. He is a professor of psychiatry at Columbia/Presbyterian NYC hospitals in NYC.
My daughter, born in Dallas, always the dreamer like me, is working on persuading her husband to get a job in the UK. He is director of IT for 42nd Street Theatres in NYC. She is a Law graduate of Yeshiva University, Cardozzo School of Law. Hates law and rescues cats......oh well....I think her hubby has had had a couple of job offers. My kids both remember fondly their annual visits to stay with grandparents. Those were the days.........

Re: Ticket booked / thoughts on return
 

Interesting, as I'd say myself and my cousin are the two of our family here who really... don't have a solid career plan.

Re: Ticket booked / thoughts on return
 

My US born British children both moved back to UK before my Dh and I did. One right after Uni and one after graduating high school. They came with no jobs, and soon found work. Older one on a three year graduate program and the other in a pub/restaurant. and is in college full time.
Dd was to young to have a choice and moved with us.
It may well be a trend.

Re: Ticket booked / thoughts on return
 

If it wasn't for our US born DD expressing a desire to move to the UK, we might not even have considered it. I think you are right about a trend - been seeing it elsewhere too.