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Forum: USA
Feb 20th 2011, 3:48 pm
Replies: 2,189
Views: 377,452
Posted By Manx

Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!

For anyone living in So Cal - if you're visiting Santa Barbara try Mac's FIsh & Chips - on State STreet - it's great! Cod - fresh cut chips, made from scratch mushy peas, cod and a selection of pies....
Forum: USA
Oct 19th 2010, 1:18 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,018
Posted By Manx

Re: Anyone know a website where you can watch BBC Channel 4?

Hi again,
I got FBhost to work but I can't figure out if you can watch stuff from the day before. Can you only watch whatever is streaming live on fbhost?
Forum: USA
Oct 18th 2010, 4:31 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,018
Posted By Manx

Anyone know a website where you can watch BBC Channel 4?

I just tried to watch a Channel 4 programme from tonight or last night (Dispatches) but the website told me it was not available in my area (USA I guess). Does anyone know a website where you can...
Forum: USA
Aug 31st 2010, 12:43 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 11,185
Posted By Manx

Re: British degree equivalent to US degree?

Hello again - I just wanted to update those of you who were nice enough to respond to my question. I went through IERF (international Education Research FOundation, Inc. I selected IERF because it...
Forum: USA
Jul 28th 2010, 6:02 am
Replies: 10
Views: 11,185
Posted By Manx

Re: British degree equivalent to US degree?

Thank you to those of you who responded - and Dunrovin - I'm very sorry about the 3 emails - I only meant to send one! I'm definitely not a cyber stalker!

When I get back to the US next week I'll...
Forum: USA
Jul 27th 2010, 7:55 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 11,185
Posted By Manx

British degree equivalent to US degree?

I need advice from anyone who might have gone through the process of proving their UK degree is equivalent to a US one.
I have a BA (Hons) degree from Oxford Polytechnic - 1980 - sadly for me Oxpoly...
Forum: Australia
Mar 8th 2010, 3:25 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 826
Posted By Manx

Re: Any deals on flights to Europe/UK?

Try Kayak.com - it's a great search engine and you can also sign up for a Fare Alert.
Forum: USA
Dec 14th 2009, 11:48 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,110
Posted By Manx

Re: Internet radios

I have the Sanyo radio too (the one that works from the Reciva website via Wi Fi) and I love it. You can "bookmark" up to 8 stations and it's really easy for a non-techie person to use. I also like...
Forum: Canada
Jun 25th 2009, 11:30 am
Replies: 22
Views: 1,755
Posted By Manx

Re: So much STUFF!!

There's a 20 minute video on the internet called The Story of Stuff - watching it might help you as you go through the process of deciding what belongings to discard.
Best of luck!
Forum: USA
Mar 11th 2009, 8:35 am
Replies: 41
Views: 3,752
Posted By Manx

Re: USA coast like the Mediterranean?

The Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce promotes the city as the "American Riviera".

It has the only south-facing mountain range along the West coast -I don't know about the East coast. Physically...
Forum: USA
Jan 28th 2009, 2:32 pm
Replies: 77
Views: 5,101
Posted By Manx

Re: social life - church?

Garrison Keiler (LAke Woebegon) always has fun at Unitarian's expense - gives them equal time with the Lutherans. I'd never heard of them until recently. One of America's best-kept secrets.

We've...
Forum: USA
Jan 7th 2009, 7:26 am
Replies: 84
Views: 6,925
Posted By Manx

Re: considering california...any stories welcome

Hi - something else you might want to look into is opportunities for you to work occasionally as a doula - you'd be well qualified as a midwife. I would think an internet search for "doulas in...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 6th 2009, 2:50 am
Replies: 14
Views: 8,305
Posted By Manx

Re: British citizenship for my children

Hi JAJ
You're probably right. I'm not an expert. I thought it had changed in 1998 - I can't remember why now. It must have been something I read. Anyway, everyone we dealt with either by email or...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 5th 2009, 3:46 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 8,305
Posted By Manx

Re: British citizenship for my children

I would check out the British Home Office website. I downloaded the necessary forms to apply for British citizenship and a British passport for my daughter (born in the USA - adopted at birth, to one...
Forum: USA
Oct 28th 2008, 11:36 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,334
Posted By Manx

Re: Carpinteria/Santa Barbara, CA

Hi - We live in Santa Barbara and while it can get hot in the summer we often get socked in with fog (May Grey /June Gloom) and that keeps the temperatures down. September's usually worse - in fact...
Forum: USA
Jun 8th 2008, 4:16 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,209
Posted By Manx

Re: Looking for locations

I think Coeur D'Alene was in the news as the location of a compound of a right wing militia group - I could be wrong though. I also remember reading that it's a retirement area favoured by retired...
Forum: Australia
May 18th 2008, 3:01 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 498
Posted By Manx

Re: Planning - anyone know ?

Two things come to mind that might come back to haunt you.
If you ever had cause to make an insurance claim they could hold an un-permitted installation against you.
When, and if you sell the...
Forum: USA
May 8th 2008, 3:41 am
Replies: 53
Views: 6,336
Posted By Manx

Re: Best place in US to live?

Hi Qwerty007,
There's very few neighbourhoods I wouldn't live in. Your choice might depend on whether you have school age children and are trying to put yourself within the catchment area of a...
Forum: USA
May 7th 2008, 5:29 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 6,336
Posted By Manx

Re: Best place in US to live?

We've lived in Santa Barbara, California since 1990 and love it here. The only downside is that housing is outrageously expensive. It's a great mix of a small town (if approx 90,000 is small?) with...
Forum: USA
Mar 16th 2008, 1:37 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 783
Posted By Manx

Has anyone used a site called housecarers.com?

I just read about a site called housecarers.com that matches housesitters and homeowners - they charge a fee to the prospective housesitters. The service is based in Australia but makes matches...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 6th 2008, 3:08 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,211
Posted By Manx

Re: A Huge Apology

Well Geeandtee - you just made my day - I keep thinking my memory is getting worse - and lo and behold I actually retained and retrieved a piece of information that probably had no business staying...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Mar 6th 2008, 2:58 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 4,266
Posted By Manx

Re: First meal

Last time I stayed at my sister's in East Finchley we had an amazing take-out vegetarian curry - I haven't found anything even close to it here and we have at least 4 Indian restaurants in SB. The...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 5th 2008, 5:32 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,211
Posted By Manx

Re: A Huge Apology

Hi Geeandtee,

I'm an avid reader of the BritishExpats site but don't ofter post anything. This might be the second time in as many years. I wanted to say Hi because I've also worked in the US as a...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 18th 2006, 3:01 am
Replies: 16
Views: 6,629
Posted By Manx

Smile How Many Brits live in the USA?

Hi everyone - this is the first time I've started a new thread on this forum and it's really a question. Does anyone reading this have any idea how many British born people live in the USA? Is it...
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