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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)
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-   -   Going back to UK Jan 2008 (https://britishexpats.com/forum/usa-57/going-back-uk-jan-2008-a-483858/)

TruBrit Oct 1st 2007 1:19 pm
Re: Going back to UK Jan 2008
 
Originally Posted by MsElui (Post 5373877)
Mate - that was ALL of England this summer :o
i was in surrey for a lot of this summer and enjoyed lots of hot sunny days, it was great :thumbup:

MsElui Oct 1st 2007 1:43 pm
Re: Going back to UK Jan 2008
 
hehe - im in surrey and never saw so much rain apart from early on (late spring)!

TruBrit Oct 1st 2007 2:05 pm
Re: Going back to UK Jan 2008
 
Originally Posted by MsElui (Post 5373947)
hehe - im in surrey and never saw so much rain apart from early on (late spring)!
i know you are that's why i said surrey ;)

elfman Oct 1st 2007 9:29 pm
Re: Going back to UK Jan 2008
 
Originally Posted by lanky spoken here (Post 5362830)
Got a job as a aircraft refueller here, so that will do me good at Manchester Airport
well that's quite a step down

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showp...0&postcount=45

Sally Oct 2nd 2007 3:22 am
Re: Going back to UK Jan 2008
 
Originally Posted by elfman (Post 5375742)
I wonder if he helped the Doctor.

scrubbedexpat097 Oct 2nd 2007 3:42 am
Re: Going back to UK Jan 2008
 
Originally Posted by elfman (Post 5375742)
Curiouser and curiouser...:huh:

veryfunny Oct 2nd 2007 7:44 am
Re: Going back to UK Jan 2008
 
I really, really sorry that things are not working out for you where you are located. Keep your chin up!

Originally Posted by lanky spoken here (Post 5371892)
I'm a time served tradesman with 15 years exp in UK and when I came to States, my exp and skills counted for nothing. They simply don't care what you did back in UK.

Anyway, I took a job at a big box store for $9 per hour, very humiliating.

Neathborn Oct 2nd 2007 3:31 pm
Re: Going back to UK Jan 2008
 
Originally Posted by lanky spoken here (Post 5362216)
I'm a time served tradesman and to be told in Texas I'm only worth $ 9 an hour is galling saying i've had a Grammar School education. The minimum wage in England is more than twice the minimum wage here. American pay stinks, and the vacation times stinks.:curse:
Sorry, have to say, you need to get over it if you stay here. I went through a similar thing when I moved to the U.S. I had a reasonably high profile admin job in Europe, only to find that in the U.S. my experience didn't count for much, especially as I didn't have a degree. I started all over again basically in a typing pool (and, yes, I'm sorry to say I initially thought it was beneath me). But, the company I worked for had one great benefit: free college tuition. I took advantage of it, but in the meantime, because I did so well in the "typing pool", I moved up in the company and within two years I was just about back where I had been before. The added bonus was that with the increased salary, I was eventually able to go back to college full-time and finish off my degree.

If you look at it from the other side, my USC OH would probably be in the same boat if we moved to the UK. Here, OH works in insurance at mid-management level. It would be hard for him to find the equivalent position and pay in the UK because he doesn't have UK experience or qualifications.

As for vacations, well, I can't argue with you there. They are not over generous :).

lanky spoken here Oct 2nd 2007 10:13 pm
Re: Going back to UK Jan 2008
 
Originally Posted by veryfunny (Post 5376878)
I really, really sorry that things are not working out for you where you are located. Keep your chin up!

Don't worry, lol...I will be having pie chips peas and curry and a pint of Stella watching football on TV come January, instead of having a taco filled with God-knows-what, having weak beer and watching American football player prima-donnas dance around a playing field:lol:

The future is England, and all those who sail on her!

lanky spoken here Oct 2nd 2007 10:15 pm
Re: Going back to UK Jan 2008
 
Originally Posted by elfman (Post 5375742)
Crap wages in Texas are to blame, lol

scrubbedexpat097 Oct 3rd 2007 1:40 am
Re: Going back to UK Jan 2008
 
Originally Posted by lanky spoken here (Post 5379621)
Crap wages in Texas are to blame, lol

Compared to what????

The cost of living is a lot lower than most places anyway..............and weren't you just boasting about how low your property taxes were just a little while ago?

Sally Oct 3rd 2007 3:37 am
Re: Going back to UK Jan 2008
 
Originally Posted by Sugarmooma (Post 5380032)
Compared to what????

The cost of living is a lot lower than most places anyway..............and weren't you just boasting about how low your property taxes were just a little while ago?
His brain has completely changed :huh:

veryfunny Oct 3rd 2007 4:34 am
Re: Going back to UK Jan 2008
 
GODD ONE, MATE.

Originally Posted by lanky spoken here (Post 5379613)
Don't worry, lol...I will be having pie chips peas and curry and a pint of Stella watching football on TV come January, instead of having a taco filled with God-knows-what, having weak beer and watching American football player prima-donnas dance around a playing field:lol:

The future is England, and all those who sail on her!

surly Oct 3rd 2007 4:44 am
Re: Going back to UK Jan 2008
 
Originally Posted by lanky spoken here View Post
As a former Army Officer, my advice would be to seek clarification, as this is a clear breach of EU law. Try legal advice, as whoever denied your application was WRONG. Please speak with the C/O, they can move Heaven and Earth.

Good luck. Ex-Brigadier.
Is this guy for real?

Sally Oct 3rd 2007 4:45 am
Re: Going back to UK Jan 2008
 
Originally Posted by surly (Post 5380307)
Is this guy for real?
Does not compute


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