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SultanOfSwing Jan 6th 2016 5:15 am

Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
 

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11829780)
FIFY :)

There are four countries in the EEA that are not in the EU (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and Lichtenstein), and all thirty two countries in the EEA have free movement of people/labour.

I didn't know that, cheers.

I always forget Iceland and Norway aren't in the EU.

sir_eccles Jan 6th 2016 5:41 am

Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
 

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 11829814)
I didn't know that, cheers.

I always forget Iceland and Norway aren't in the EU.

I think it was objections to whaling.

SultanOfSwing Jan 6th 2016 5:43 am

Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
 

Originally Posted by sir_eccles (Post 11829850)
I think it was objections to whaling.

Are they off to play with Japan instead? Or the Faroe islands, they aren't in either.

Pulaski Jan 6th 2016 5:44 am

Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
 

Originally Posted by sir_eccles (Post 11829850)
I think it was objections to whaling.

And the extraordinarily high per capita oil revenues.

teza Jan 6th 2016 3:08 pm

Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
 

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 11829566)
Did you read Pulaski's ways yet? Do you even have a route to a visa?

I'd be worrying about satisfying those conditions first before you get too far ahead of yourselves. Perhaps Canada or Australia (or mainland Europe within the EU) are options for you if you really want to leave the UK. All more sensible options for a British citizen with no obvious ties to the US.

With their professions and age, unfortunately Australia is out as well.

Dorothy Jan 6th 2016 4:27 pm

Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
 

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 11829566)
Did you read Pulaski's ways yet? Do you even have a route to a visa?

I'd be worrying about satisfying those conditions first before you get too far ahead of yourselves. Perhaps Canada or Australia (or mainland Europe within the EU) are options for you if you really want to leave the UK. All more sensible options for a British citizen with no obvious ties to the US.


Originally Posted by teza (Post 11830267)
With their professions and age, unfortunately Australia is out as well.

Beat me to it :):goodpost:

scrubbedexpat099 Jan 6th 2016 7:21 pm

Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
 
North Carolina seems well thought of, but some of the locals can be a bit odd.

sleeplessrowan Jan 6th 2016 10:53 pm

Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
 

Originally Posted by Boiler (Post 11830391)
North Carolina seems well thought of, but some of the locals can be a bit odd.

Lol.......You haven't met the girlfriend! 😉

TheBsKnees Jan 6th 2016 11:43 pm

Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
 

Originally Posted by Duncan Roberts (Post 11829525)
If you want warmth without excessive heat, probably best to avoid the south. However, based on the limited info you posted it doesn't sound like you have any chance of moving so it's kind of moot.

Beat me to it. I live in the Carolinas, this past summer we had a balmy 37.7C, woke up to -6C this morning and it's just begun to get cold! Again kind of moot.

SultanOfSwing Jan 7th 2016 1:22 am

Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
 

Originally Posted by teza (Post 11830267)
With their professions and age, unfortunately Australia is out as well.

So that's Australia and the US, then.

Back to the drawing board, I think ...

Disenchanted Jan 7th 2016 1:23 am

Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
 
If you want heat what's wrong with Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece?

Why do you think moving to the USA is such a great idea? I constantly hear the politicians refer to the USA as "The Greatest Country in The World", and "The Great Sate of Whatever" or "The Great City of Blah Blah". It's none of those, they just seem hell bent on brainwashing everybody here into thinking it is.

There are many other places within Europe that are equally as good or better than here, and easily more accessible to you than the USA. The grass on the other side of the Atlantic is not as green as you might think.

SultanOfSwing Jan 7th 2016 1:26 am

Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
 

Originally Posted by Disenchanted (Post 11830713)
Why do you think moving to the USA is such a great idea?

Nine times out of ten in these kinds of cases it's because of the weather. I shit you not ...


Originally Posted by Disenchanted (Post 11830713)
The grass on the other side of the Atlantic is not as green as you might think.

No, it isn't, but if you go into it well informed and knowing what you're getting into, it really isn't all that bad out here. All the USA is the best people are mostly hot air anyway.

NatashaB Jan 7th 2016 1:35 am

Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
 

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 11830715)
Nine times out of ten in these kinds of cases it's because of the weather. I shit you not ...

And the other 1/10 is because they went to Disneyworld and loved it ;)

SultanOfSwing Jan 7th 2016 1:40 am

Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
 

Originally Posted by NatashaB (Post 11830723)
And the other 1/10 is because they went to Disneyworld and loved it ;)

Yup.

Actually, I'm glad the rest of America isn't like Disneyworld :D

sleeplessrowan Jan 7th 2016 1:49 am

Re: Big hello ! From a "moist " UK ....
 

Originally Posted by Disenchanted (Post 11830713)
If you want heat what's wrong with Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece?

Why do you think moving to the USA is such a great idea? I constantly hear the politicians refer to the USA as "The Greatest Country in The World", and "The Great Sate of Whatever" or "The Great City of Blah Blah". It's none of those, they just seem hell bent on brainwashing everybody here into thinking it is.

There are many other places within Europe that are equally as good or better than here, and easily more accessible to you than the USA. The grass on the other side of the Atlantic is not as green as you might think.

I fully agree with this comment about "people's grass.....except we don't want "heat" .
We have spent may happy times ( months or full seasons ) in the US & love the place & it's folk .
We don't want to move to or within Europe.


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