Getting tired of the USA
 

after 9 years here I feel like I am ready to go home.

It seems to have changed a lot or maybe its me, or a bit of both.

just really struggling with the people mainly, anyone got any coping strategies?

Re: Getting tired of the USA
 

Go native or go home.

Do you not have family or other ties to the US after nine years? :unsure:

The US is a big place, have you considered somewhere else in the US?

I can't imaging ever living somewhere long-term but "temporarily", knowing that eventually I would need to move somewhere else. My upper limit would be about 4-5 years. I tried New York, thinking it might be a good career step, but it proved to be a nightmare after only a few months, and I upped and left.

Re: Getting tired of the USA
 

Sorry to hear you are struggling. Don't be afraid of seeking professional therapy.

I just wanted to warn you that "home" may not be as you remembered it either.

Re: Getting tired of the USA
 

I agree with that 4-5 years time frame.......I moved to my present location a few years back to freshen things up......but this time I have run out of ideas.

I think its a sick of the usa thing as I travelled all over the country for couple of months looking around but nothing appeals anymore......its mainly people here......its like they all have the same cloned personality.

could be time to switch continents!

Re: Getting tired of the USA
 

what are you suggesting anti-depressants (prozac, zoloft) like everyone else seems to be on?

Re: Getting tired of the USA
 

No, talk therapy can be very constructive.

Re: Getting tired of the USA
 

Try Alaska for a few months maybe. The people are different up there.

Re: Getting tired of the USA
 

Do you want to cope? If going "home" is what you really want, then you should do so. Life's too short to try to force something that isn't appropriate to work for you.

Re: Getting tired of the USA
 

Whereabouts are you living right now and what, specifically is it that you don't like about the people? Do you have a job which you could feasibly move to a different area?

As others have said, it's a vast country with huge differences from region to region. If you give some indication of what you're looking for/what's missing in your current life, we may be able to offer some advice :)

Re: Getting tired of the USA
 

Also the UK has changed dramatically in some parts of the country. It is not as it used to be. The weather is much the same

Re: Getting tired of the USA
 

Some parts, notably parts of Yorkshire and the North seem to be wetter, more prone to flooding, than they were when I lived there.

Re: Getting tired of the USA
 

Home doesn't exist anymore. Go back, the feeling of it being "home" will likely have gone. Curse of the expat I'm afraid.

Re: Getting tired of the USA
 

I always wondered why Yorkshire people seemed a bit soggy.

Re: Getting tired of the USA
 

Probably not a good idea if the OP has tired of Americans.

Re: Getting tired of the USA
 

I'm ok with Americans, but why are desserts so bloody awful over here? They simply don't know how to make an apple pie or a strudel or similar, without using the blandest possible apples and then adding about six times the optimum quantity of sugar.