Another Pat wanting to live the american dream.
#32
Re: Another Pat wanting to live the american dream.
According to ONS,the number of people leaving the UK for 12 months or more reached a record high in 2008, with an estimated 427,000 people emigrating.
Perhaps BG has been out of the UK for too long, you should see what the UK is like these days. As for our wonderful NHS, it is a great system but completely rundown and overwhelmed.
The UK is in the toilet, saddled with crime, public debt and an incoming govt whose stated aim is to demolish any last notion of public service left and put up taxes as well.
Sure the US has plenty of problems, but its rose tinted glasses to think the UK is wonderful, don't believe me, come back for a month or two. You ll be clamouring to get the first seat on the plane.
Perhaps BG has been out of the UK for too long, you should see what the UK is like these days. As for our wonderful NHS, it is a great system but completely rundown and overwhelmed.
The UK is in the toilet, saddled with crime, public debt and an incoming govt whose stated aim is to demolish any last notion of public service left and put up taxes as well.
Sure the US has plenty of problems, but its rose tinted glasses to think the UK is wonderful, don't believe me, come back for a month or two. You ll be clamouring to get the first seat on the plane.
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Re: Another Pat wanting to live the american dream.
I am right. I'm not talking in relation to the whole usa. I know alaska is above canada.... On the west coast, is Cali ... on the east coast, at the bottom, is florida ... florida sticks out.
Last edited by Carlo09; Jan 23rd 2010 at 8:33 am.
#34
Re: Another Pat wanting to live the american dream.
Cali is not top left...it's central/south west coast (left). Florida is not left at the bottom...it's South East (that would be bottom right).
Alaska is north west of Canada...not above Canada.
Last edited by Jerseygirl; Jan 23rd 2010 at 8:40 am.
#35
Re: Another Pat wanting to live the american dream.
Why don't you take the hint and get a map out? You'll find that Alaska is to the West of canada (not North, as you say), California can be found in the bottom (bottom!!! not top) left corner of the map of the USA (yes, it borders Mexico) and Florida in the bottom right corner (you got that right). The distance between Florida and Mexico is, at best, around 500 miles.....
#36
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You're really a barrel of laughs, aren't you?
Why don't you take the hint and get a map out? You'll find that Alaska is to the West of canada (not North, as you say), California can be found in the bottom (bottom!!! not top) left corner of the map of the USA (yes, it borders Mexico) and Florida in the bottom right corner (you got that right). The distance between Florida and Mexico is, at best, around 500 miles.....
Why don't you take the hint and get a map out? You'll find that Alaska is to the West of canada (not North, as you say), California can be found in the bottom (bottom!!! not top) left corner of the map of the USA (yes, it borders Mexico) and Florida in the bottom right corner (you got that right). The distance between Florida and Mexico is, at best, around 500 miles.....
#37
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Ok at the moment I'm still at university, so this thread is for the future. I've always wanted to move over to the USA since I was younger. I know it's hard to get a green card unless you are married to an American or invest a lot of cash, but I'm looking at the skilled worker route.
I'm currently studying Chemical Engineering and have 2 more years to go. that's got to count as a skilled worker right? I'm looking at specialising in Pharmaceuticals, but if it will make it easier to find a job i would consider going into food, or even defence if there are such openings for say munitions development. So for people who don't know what Chem Eng is, it's the process of turning raw and less valuable materials (Oil, Chemicals, ....) into more valuable and useful ones (Petrol, fuels, Foods, Pharmaceuticals). I'm guessing the fuels market would be more towards Texas and southern oil drilling states.
I'm looking at living up north, Cali or Fl if possible, and firstly was wondering if anyone knows of either of these states having an abundance of this type of work? Also what are the salary's like? (in England after graduation I would start on around £30k, after about 5 years I could get chartered and my salary rises to around £45-50k and then increases with experience). And the one asked right at the start, is this type of skill sought after in the us and will it make getting a green card easier? If the Engineering jobs just aren't there, my degree would also let me move into math related careers such as finance since our course is highly math based and a lot of graduates take this route instead of the engineering route.
Thank you all for your replies and any information is welcomed.
I'm currently studying Chemical Engineering and have 2 more years to go. that's got to count as a skilled worker right? I'm looking at specialising in Pharmaceuticals, but if it will make it easier to find a job i would consider going into food, or even defence if there are such openings for say munitions development. So for people who don't know what Chem Eng is, it's the process of turning raw and less valuable materials (Oil, Chemicals, ....) into more valuable and useful ones (Petrol, fuels, Foods, Pharmaceuticals). I'm guessing the fuels market would be more towards Texas and southern oil drilling states.
I'm looking at living up north, Cali or Fl if possible, and firstly was wondering if anyone knows of either of these states having an abundance of this type of work? Also what are the salary's like? (in England after graduation I would start on around £30k, after about 5 years I could get chartered and my salary rises to around £45-50k and then increases with experience). And the one asked right at the start, is this type of skill sought after in the us and will it make getting a green card easier? If the Engineering jobs just aren't there, my degree would also let me move into math related careers such as finance since our course is highly math based and a lot of graduates take this route instead of the engineering route.
Thank you all for your replies and any information is welcomed.
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#39
Re: Another Pat wanting to live the american dream.
Google "ACS salary survey" for some useful info. Keep in mind that the last surveys were before the big downturn, and IMHO the ones who respond to salary surveys are generally the ones making better money.
In science and engineering, getting a job in the US with limited experience is usually achieved through studying in the US first. You may want to investigate the timeline for H1B visas - there are limited windows for getting out of student /OPT status into a real job.
Also, at least in science, you can often be paid to to an advanced degree. Plus, the US often requires a higher level of degree to do a job than you might expect in the UK.
Finally, your geography skills are troubling.
In science and engineering, getting a job in the US with limited experience is usually achieved through studying in the US first. You may want to investigate the timeline for H1B visas - there are limited windows for getting out of student /OPT status into a real job.
Also, at least in science, you can often be paid to to an advanced degree. Plus, the US often requires a higher level of degree to do a job than you might expect in the UK.
Finally, your geography skills are troubling.
#40
Re: Another Pat wanting to live the american dream.
OP, all of Great Britain fits inside Oregon with room to spare. And a population of about 3.5 million.
#41
Re: Another Pat wanting to live the american dream.
Florida is just to the bottom left middle, just above Canada. It's California that's just west of the east bit. And for god's sake don't even think of Oregon. Why anyone would want to live on an island in the middle of a huge lake is beyond me....
#42
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No, no, you've got it all wrong.
Florida is just to the bottom left middle, just above Canada. It's California that's just west of the east bit. And for god's sake don't even think of Oregon. Why anyone would want to live on an island in the middle of a huge lake is beyond me....
Florida is just to the bottom left middle, just above Canada. It's California that's just west of the east bit. And for god's sake don't even think of Oregon. Why anyone would want to live on an island in the middle of a huge lake is beyond me....
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