Relocating to USA
May 8th 2014 | 5:01 am
#76
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Re: Relocating to USA
Spoke to my wife last night about Australia and it seems that she thinks it'll be too hot, she doesn't like spiders in the UK so the bigger ones in Oz will be a no no..... and then there's the snakes thing.
Also I think she'll miss the winter weather around christmas time, although I think sitting on a beach while everyone is p*ssing about trying to get everywhere on snow is more of an nicer idea.
You seen when it snows on a few centimetres in the UK everythink comes to a halt, the buses, the schools close, the council grit the roads at the wrong time, the foot paths are slippy as hell, but we have to still go to work.
In the US, you guys get on with it and most things are fine.
So I think we we go to the US next year, is she is hell bent on the US then I think that'll be it.
cliffhanger79
Also I think she'll miss the winter weather around christmas time, although I think sitting on a beach while everyone is p*ssing about trying to get everywhere on snow is more of an nicer idea.
You seen when it snows on a few centimetres in the UK everythink comes to a halt, the buses, the schools close, the council grit the roads at the wrong time, the foot paths are slippy as hell, but we have to still go to work.
In the US, you guys get on with it and most things are fine.
So I think we we go to the US next year, is she is hell bent on the US then I think that'll be it.
cliffhanger79
May 8th 2014 | 9:00 am
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Re: Relocating to USA
Also any time you start a new job your vacation time (holiday time off) will likely go back to the minimum (2 weeks for most) and then you have to work the required amount of years to earn more, i had to work 5 years to get to 3 weeks.
Plus there will be the cost of moving and selling your house if you own one etc?
Its not as easy to jump up and move as you think maybe?
Getting hired and visa sponsorship during an industry boom can be fun. But then getting fired during a bust and having to find employment with the same job title with no health insurance is rough. Been there done that. You will likely be vulnerable for 5 years on a H1B and a renewal before your company will sponsor you for permanent residency.
Hows Detroit? Ya bastard almost made me spit my tea over my keyboard
May 8th 2014 | 9:44 am
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Re: Relocating to USA
That really depends on where in the US you are. Some areas and well, it's not fine.
Also, a few blizzards of a few feet of snow or losing the power for a couple of weeks because of a ice storm is a bundle of joy.
Also, a few blizzards of a few feet of snow or losing the power for a couple of weeks because of a ice storm is a bundle of joy.
May 8th 2014 | 9:47 am
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Re: Relocating to USA
May 8th 2014 | 9:51 am
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Re: Relocating to USA
Quote:
Originally Posted by cliffhanger79 View Post
In the US, you guys get on with it and most things are fine.
I can't wait to get back home.
Southern California? You can take it...
Originally Posted by cliffhanger79 View Post
In the US, you guys get on with it and most things are fine.
I can't wait to get back home.
Southern California? You can take it...
May 8th 2014 | 9:51 am
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Re: Relocating to USA
Exactly what I was thinking. No large spiders or snakes...Detroit or Buffalo...nice looking houses for $100K...it looks nice on TV...surely he is pulling our wots it's???? 
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May 8th 2014 | 10:06 am
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Re: Relocating to USA
OP: Here's a 60 Minutes piece done 6 months ago that you should watch if you want to understand what everyone's been telling you about Detroit. (Hope you can link to it from UK?)
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/detroit-on-the-edge/
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/detroit-on-the-edge/
May 8th 2014 | 1:33 pm
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Re: Relocating to USA
What's wrong with spiders and snakes anyway?
Some people!
Some people!
May 8th 2014 | 2:16 pm
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Re: Relocating to USA
Actually last year when I was up the Trossachs I came across a little nest of snakes
But yeah...the spiders...
But yeah...the spiders...
May 8th 2014 | 2:31 pm
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Re: Relocating to USA
Do you know what kind they were?
I caught a gopher snake attacking our sparrow nest. Under our eaves!
Grabbed him by the tail and sent him packing...
I caught a gopher snake attacking our sparrow nest. Under our eaves!
Grabbed him by the tail and sent him packing...
May 8th 2014 | 3:15 pm
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Re: Relocating to USA
my boss still doesn't know what i mean when i call him a snake in the grass
