goldenstate31

How can you say that?!!!
Have you ever watched Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy, Breaking Bad, Homeland...! Those shows are amazing.....In fact TV here is one of the things I think the Americans do far better than us brits

Bob

Don't you mean from about 6?

Saying that, the town we're in is a lot more laid back than our last town....so it's probably the tweens

Bob

Tele shows, a lot of them are great...but TV experience here is pretty crap.

DVR and fast forward has been the best thing to hit TV over here, with the rubbish ads and the like

Sally Redux

A few standout shows in an ocean of crap.

Very little news, documentary, interesting things like that.

Even my mum, who is forever moaning about the 'repeats' on UK TV, was appalled by the poor choice (and we're paying a lot to get all the 'packages')

goldenstate31

+ 1
me and husband wont watch anything unless we can record it and fast forward the ads

goldenstate31

Definitely agree with you there. Whilst i like some tv shows here, if you want variety or anything other than unpredictable. Forget it.

Jerseygirl

I enjoy US TV...costs an arm and a leg as we subscribe to all the channels. Even better now I can get my fix of UK TV programs too.

goldenstate31

Broadchuch! Is meant to be fantastic. Just ordered my copy from Amazon

Jerseygirl

It was drawn out far too long...2 hrs would have been more than enough.

Redwing

I've lived here for 35 years, and I like it here. For me, in Tennessee, the positives are, short winters, long growing seasons, lots of sunshine, relaxed attitude, friendliness of the people, acceptance by the locals, lakes, and nice house on a large lot. My kids love it here, and I have no regrets. I realize some people may never be happy here or anywhere, other than their country of birth, but each to their own.

Pulaski

+1 Ditto, more or less, except I haven't been here as long as you, and I'm just over the mountains from you.

robin1234

I know plenty of folks who are not happy even in their country of birth ...

One thing you mention. Lakes. While in general I prefer countryside and outdoor stuff in England, lakes are definitely a plus here. Especially when you come upon a pristine lake with a sandy beach, sunshine, dragonflies etc. a couple of hours into a hike through the woods. We had that on a walk in the Adirondacks earlier this week. We started out in the morning, cold fall day, maybe 45 degrees, so I had a fleece, jacket, wooly hat. I even wished I had gloves. By 2pm when we got to the beach on the lake, it was sunny in the seventies. I was down to shorts and a tee shirt and I waded out till it was up to my knees. Water was cold, but just what the doctor ordered after a rigorous hike!

So yes, some nice things about America for those open to experiences.

Nutek

I like it here. (I came over in 1996).

I miss some stuff (still), and some things irritate me no end (lack of healthcare being first and foremost, with in-your-face religion a close second), but over all, it is a good place to live. It does still feel "foreign" though.. I don't think that will ever go away.

The people have been mostly nice to me, in an "acquaintances-not-really-friends" kind of way.

I've been lucky with work... It's not a bad life.

And, of course, Mrs N. is here.

SultanOfSwing

You're British, you can't be 'foreign', remember

Nutek

TV... Some of the shows are excellent... but the delivery of them is dreadful.
Adverts...
Theme music of show...
Adverts...
5 mins of show...
Advert WITHIN the show for the next show...
Adverts...

repeat...

Couple of really annoying things...

Sometimes they show a clip of the next episode of the show you are actually watching, which gives away the point of the episode you are watching now.

Not content with all the adverts eating into the show time, they waste 30 seconds giving a preview of what is going to happen in the show after the commercial break, then after the break they show a recap of what happened before the break. Grrrrrr

We don't watch anything at all now that isn't on the DVR or from some other source (Prime etc.) I can't stand it.