Irn-bru

Its not.. maybe they seem to be the most vocal.

I know I'm not and there are a few around and I try and give a positive comment to threads thats the way to do it I think without putting others or opinions down.

But I think if someone is having a hard time everyone should try and be sympathetic which I think so far everyone is or has been to people having a hard time, as they should be.
If you find this bit depressing you should go to the lounge most there are happy or leave their worries outside and have a laugh or the TIO if you like arguing with people re politics etc.

Sally

I've never set foot in a Denny's - the sign is scarey

Elvira

For goodness sake will you change the record - your constant harping on about your simplistic easy "solution" is becoming very tiresome.

Sally

Letting us know!!

Sally

How is people complaining hurting you?

Sally

Yes but you're not surly

jumping doris

I agree..there are many things I miss about the UK....seeing the sea from my windows is the main one at the moment
But there would be things I would now miss about the US if we go back.
Referring back to the original post....I find it more expensive here. Just grocery shopping is more than good old Tesco and Asda and the utilities are more expensive than we were paying.
Only OH can work , the rest of us are H4's. That makes a big difference. In the UK my eldest had a Saturday job and I ran my own business. If I wanted some extra money then I worked a bit harder.
Yes, we knew all this when we made the decision to move but actually "living" it is so different to the "anticipation of living it".

When we knew we were possibly moving here we hoped to be put somewhere warmer and where houses were cheaper and we could have several acres. That didn't happen.

dunroving

I think there is a much greater variation in house prices and property taxes in the US, compared to the UK. My property tax in rural NC and rural TN was well below $1,000 p.a. My council tax in the UK is over 100 GBP a month. House prices in both places were similarly low (less than $100,000 for a bog standard 3BR ranch in a decent neighborhood).

Irn-bru

I hope not Though in the mornings....

Jerseygirl

The difference is Bru...you are always supportive, informative, pleasant and funny as are most of the Americans who frequent these forums. OK we all get tetchy every now and then...but not on a constant basis.

frrussre

I guess we should have all moved to China or Russia, maybe North Korea. We would have to keep our mouths shut, never complain & take what we are given, with a grimace or is it a smile?

How dare we not like everything, bloody cheeky immigrants. I say "Give the place back to the Native American Indians."

Reg. Frank R.

lanky spoken here

Believe me, Council Tax in Lancashire is EXPENSIVE! 1000 quid a year for a small (poky) apartment.

I pay $700 a year and I have 4 acres and a very large detached house.

and they are introducing congestion charge in Manchester......No Bloody Way.

Irn-bru

Yes it does depend where you are living. Which maybe is why people posting here have such vast differences.

We don't have state tax here which greatly lowers our bills. Though property is expensive here (still cheaper than a lot of the UK) our property taxes are reasonable.

Jerseygirl

It depends where you live...$700 here would pay about 10/12 days council tax.

If you love where you are that's great but please don't assume everyone in the US is paying a couple of hundred thousand dollars for a huge house and several acres of land...or paying $700 per year in property taxes.

frrussre

Your like a Land Baron, I only have about 4 yards & small shed.
Frank R.