Giantaxe

Every time I travel around the American west, I end up being stunned by the scenery. Geographically speaking, it's an amazing part of the world. But there's more to life than looking at scenery, so I can certainly understand why some have trouble settling here.

johnwoo

This subject has been done to death. Just a guess most people are happy here with reservation. They don't like the food and they don't like Americans. Just my impression as a newcomer.
I'd be interested in what made them come here in the first place.

I was offered a job and thought it would be a good experience for just a few years and then go back. Almost 50 years later I'm still here. I've thought about going back in retirement, purely for financial reasons. Moving to the right place in the UK I could sell my house here and come away with pretty good amount of cash. Plus not have the expense of health care. I haven't thought it through enough to know what tax liabilities might be, or other unforeseen expenses.

dj6372

I think I am part Murcan, I love the food and I love my yank wife!


Living the dream baby living the dream lol

MidAtlantic

Not something I identify with at all!

Nutek

Not my position * at all * .

Yes, people complain and piss about stupid shit, but that's what people do, and on a forum where people do tend to miss the familiar you are likely to see more of it.

People come here to vent a bit with other people that are likely to understand a bit more than others. Sympathetic people like me.

It's no different on other forums where immigrants gather.

Those stories are scattered all over the forum if you go poking around.

SultanOfSwing

I think it should be the national anthem. It's a slightly faster song than the current one, so there's less room for 'singers' to make it sound utterly godawful at sporting events ...

That's not true for me. I like the food. I have no strong opinion either way on Americans or non-Americans alike. Most people don't register high enough on my GAF-ometer to elicit any response.

Nutek

Anthems should be completely banned in all forms. Load of pompous bullshit.

Good man.

amideislas

Really, I don't know many Brits who truly find much desirable in anything "not British". There are a few, but far between.

Not much different here in Spain. Except of course in the British enclaves on the coast, but even then, the moaning about the lack of Britishness (or just undesirable things in general) is daily fare. As soon as you leave the expat communities, you only find two types of Brits, those who love it, and those who hate it. Mostly the latter, but they don't last long.

I've come to the conclusion that moaning is just another entitlement. It's just a part of being British. I reckon that's what incubates the stereotypes.

SultanOfSwing

Yeah, at the World Cup, they should play a selection of greatest hits from that country in question instead.

It works for me

SultanOfSwing

Well, you just have to look at all the British people on here who married foreigners to see that's not true ...

christmasoompa

Yep, you're right. After all, if Brits liked foreign stuff then they'd have embraced curry and other foods and obviously that hasn't happened has it? Oh, wait...........

I don't know how long it's been since you've lived in the UK, but I'm guessing quite a while if you think that Brits still don't like foreign stuff. I'd suggest that those that visit the godawful towns on the Spanish south coast aren't your typical Brits. I've got 3 tapas bars within 15 minutes of me which are super popular, and I'm in rural Berkshire - the ham, egg and chips brigade obviously wouldn't go near them with a bargepole, but the majority of Brits would disagree with your statement that they find anything 'not British' undesirable I'm sure.

Nutek

I want to embrace a curry!

It's not going to stop me having my fish and chips tonight though.

(We* finally found somewhere that does good ones.)

*Mrs N.

vikingsail

Apologies apparently I'm living ahead of myself! He visits nebraska by the sea this afternoon. It really is an apt description for this city
https://www.google.com/search?q=san+...79weZTPXxbM%3A

Scrub desert abounds which is very much like the great plains of Nebraska...

SultanOfSwing

That does make sense when explained.

petitefrancaise

you've obviously never lived in France. Never ever ever ever ask a frenchperson about their health!! Or about their amazing social security system and world class healthcare. Or about the weather, or well anything really. Even food can be a touchy subject which apparently is nowhere near as good as it used to be........
There's a saturday french school here for the french speaking kids, the parents go to fairly extensive trouble to get decent baguettes, pains au chocolat et croissants to the kids. Never saw the Brits doing that in France.

I would have thought the stereotype of British is "stiff upper lip" rather than moaning. My experience of Brits abroad is of people who are very good at just "getting on with it".