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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 7th 2012, 5:12 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 8,902
Posted By alicat26

Re: 1 Month Update - Going Great and Loving Being Back!!

Hi there,

Obviously the job market will vary depending on what line of work you are in - my line of work is engineering/food manufacturing (office job)....after I got my job the company are...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 26th 2012, 10:14 am
Replies: 44
Views: 8,902
Posted By alicat26

Re: 1 Month Update - Going Great and Loving Being Back!!

Ethelred - I'll PM you back shortly :)

Well I thought I'd post an update for you all! This is week 4 of working in Switzerland, I am really starting to enjoy it after the first couple of weeks...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Feb 4th 2012, 8:12 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,333
Posted By alicat26

Re: It really is mild

There's 3inches of snow here in Sheffield! Its a winter wonderland....oh and VERY cold :-)
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 26th 2012, 6:07 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 8,902
Posted By alicat26

Re: 1 Month Update - Going Great and Loving Being Back!!

Thanks everyone I'll keep you updated with the next adventure.

Englishmum, yes it's Nestlé! Wow so you have a place there, that sounds great! I'm not sure if I'm going to be at the HQ in Vevey or...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 22nd 2012, 8:31 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 8,902
Posted By alicat26

Re: 1 Month Update - Going Great and Loving Being Back!!

NiHao yes I do feel at home here and I am not secretly pining to go back to the US. It's nice to have that feeling that this time it's not a visit and that I don't have to get back on that plane...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 22nd 2012, 9:33 am
Replies: 44
Views: 8,902
Posted By alicat26

Re: 1 Month Update - Going Great and Loving Being Back!!

Thank you everyone for the replies :)

For anyone looking to move back and find work, definitely look at CV Library, I got my current job from there and I had another phone interview from an agency...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 14th 2012, 4:26 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 8,902
Posted By alicat26

1 Month Update - Going Great and Loving Being Back!!

Hello All,

Well I'm here to post my 1 month update.

In brief I left Florida after living there for 7 years - I even ping ponged back to USA during that time, so this is my second time 'back' in...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 30th 2011, 9:08 am
Replies: 69
Views: 15,972
Posted By alicat26

Re: WATCHING BRITISH TV

Windsong and Montfan you need a VGA cable. You'll be able to get them at any radio shack or best buy or staples. Here an example.

...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 30th 2011, 9:00 am
Replies: 2
Views: 648
Posted By alicat26

Re: Top ten city of U.K ?

......and your question is?

What are the top ten cities in the uk? In terms of what?
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 14th 2011, 8:36 pm
Replies: 935
Views: 150,265
Posted By alicat26

Re: The 'Bon Voyage' Thread! - Flight Tracker!

Thanks everyone!

It's really good to be back. I feel Christmassy now, I never did in Florida cos the scenery never changed, lol.

I have been applying for jobs online all day today, I'm willing...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 12th 2011, 8:04 pm
Replies: 935
Views: 150,265
Posted By alicat26

Re: The 'Bon Voyage' Thread! - Flight Tracker!

I'm flying out to Manchester airport today. Sat in the departure lounge right now. It seems like such a long build up to this day and now it's finally here!

I'm moving from
Florida after 8 years...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 7th 2011, 1:45 am
Replies: 29
Views: 8,548
Posted By alicat26

Re: American TV Commercials

I can agree with everything posted above!

I haven't had US cable for months now and I don't miss it at all. I can watch comedy central online, Netflix, bbc I player and other online streaming like...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 21st 2011, 5:03 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,220
Posted By alicat26

Re: Explaining to a potential new employer why you have ping ponged?

Bob - yes I came out the second time on a second green card.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Nov 20th 2011, 2:56 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 924
Posted By alicat26

Re: East Enders cast

I enjoyed that more than I thought I would.

- didn't recognise Ian as the lady vacuuming
- thought Roxy and Whitney in particular had strong voices
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 18th 2011, 1:08 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,342
Posted By alicat26

Re: Anybody gone back to the UK without partner

Hey Margaret,

I'm in Ft Myers on the SW coast, or as they say "home of the newly wed and nearly dead" :p

Yes going back to the north east in January will be a shock to the system but at least...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 18th 2011, 12:12 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,342
Posted By alicat26

Re: Anybody gone back to the UK without partner

Hi Margaret,

It sounds great that you have a job starting in January.

I have gone back and forth from UK to Florida a dozen times and had many months separated from OH. I think the longest...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 16th 2011, 11:37 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,220
Posted By alicat26

Re: Explaining to a potential new employer why you have ping ponged?

Oh I never knew that children of USCs born in the UK could be USCs also! That's interesting, no kids for me on the horizon though, :D

I think I need to draw a line under living in the USA.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 16th 2011, 6:17 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,220
Posted By alicat26

Re: Explaining to a potential new employer why you have ping ponged?

Thanks for all the replies!

I don't want to stay to get citizenship, we have no children. Rather not file US taxes forever. I don't want to have to stay here any longer, got the flights booked and...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 16th 2011, 2:52 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,220
Posted By alicat26

Explaining to a potential new employer why you have ping ponged?

How do you explain to a potential new employer why you have ping ponged?

I am a UK citizen

I have lived in Florida from 2004-2007
Returned to UK in 2007
Reluctantly returned to Florida in...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Nov 15th 2011, 8:53 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,094
Posted By alicat26

Re: lovely day here in Surrey

Looks like a sunny autumn day, beautiful, thanks for sharing :)
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 12th 2011, 6:36 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 5,918
Posted By alicat26

Re: Moving back to UK after 18 years

If you can network and find a job to return to that would be great! Then it's just a matter of renting somewhere near by to said job.

I plan on posting updates once I get back, good luck with...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Nov 12th 2011, 6:33 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,887
Posted By alicat26

Re: Words/expressions glad to leave behind

Yeah I never liked " do what now." or even worse the "huhhhh?" as a response not sorry or pardon just Huuuggggghhhhh?

I can't wait to blend in and not have an accent people can't understand.
Forum: The Rovers Return
Nov 12th 2011, 1:13 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,887
Posted By alicat26

Re: Words/expressions glad to leave behind

Well, that was my main issue with the "How are you today" statements. My annoyance is not with the clerks or cashiers themselves, it's with the companies making them say the same script over and over...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Nov 11th 2011, 11:40 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,887
Posted By alicat26

Re: Words/expressions glad to leave behind

Yeah, I called customer service for a credit card inquiry and I spoke to the rep, went though all the initial questions and I explained what I wanted to do. Then the rep said "how are you doing...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Nov 11th 2011, 10:22 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,887
Posted By alicat26

Re: Words/expressions glad to leave behind

Being asked "how are you?" as a statement not a genuine question anyone wants to hear the answer to.
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