Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?
Oct 5th 2009, 4:20 pm
#122
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Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?
Are you kidding Lisa...this is after all the BE...
Most seem to have been dragged over to the US, and will no doubt spend the rest of their days remembering the good old days back in the UK.
My holidays have to be in for the full year by late Feb each year and has been that way since starting here 14yrs ago, that's of course after co-workers have their say first to be with kids, so I usually get the crap weeks off, Oh and so does my wife, end of Sept for her, in retail, so its a bitch to get time off together...but hay this cant be the case as it doesn't show the UK in a great way
Most seem to have been dragged over to the US, and will no doubt spend the rest of their days remembering the good old days back in the UK.
My holidays have to be in for the full year by late Feb each year and has been that way since starting here 14yrs ago, that's of course after co-workers have their say first to be with kids, so I usually get the crap weeks off, Oh and so does my wife, end of Sept for her, in retail, so its a bitch to get time off together...but hay this cant be the case as it doesn't show the UK in a great way
Oct 5th 2009, 4:26 pm
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Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?
I personally really miss being able to take a day off for no good reason, I went from 30 days holiday in the UK plus Public Holidays, to 10 days in the States and 6 public.
I used to take a day off in December to go Christmas shopping, take a few days randomly in the summer to take my kid out for the day.... Now I never have a day off unless I've got a hotel booked.
I used to take a day off in December to go Christmas shopping, take a few days randomly in the summer to take my kid out for the day.... Now I never have a day off unless I've got a hotel booked.
Last edited by N1cky; Oct 5th 2009 at 4:37 pm. Reason: Hadn't seen the Mod's post before I carried the booking holiday's post on.
Oct 5th 2009, 4:32 pm
#124
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Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?
I've heard a few places like this but always found it more a case of some people DO book their holidays 12 months in advance to make sure they can have 2 weeks in July while the kids are out of school.
Then when other people wait until June and try to book time off in July they are told they can't because there isn't enough cover.
I personally really miss being able to take a day off for no good reason, I went from 30 days holiday in the UK plus Public Holidays, to 10 days in the States and 6 public.
I used to take a day off in December to go Christmas shopping, take a few days randomly in the summer to take my kid out for the day.... Now I never have a day off unless I've got a hotel booked.
Then when other people wait until June and try to book time off in July they are told they can't because there isn't enough cover.
I personally really miss being able to take a day off for no good reason, I went from 30 days holiday in the UK plus Public Holidays, to 10 days in the States and 6 public.
I used to take a day off in December to go Christmas shopping, take a few days randomly in the summer to take my kid out for the day.... Now I never have a day off unless I've got a hotel booked.
Oct 5th 2009, 4:42 pm
#125
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Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?
Yesterday I mentioned to my daughter's boyfriend (Canadian) that 28 days holiday per year is the minimum now in the UK. Plus due to a new EU ruling if you're on holiday and you're sick you don't count it as part of your holiday entitlement. Somehow I don't think he believed me.
Oct 5th 2009, 4:47 pm
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Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?
OK, this is a formal request to drop the side convo about the holiday booking, which is (still) not going anywhere.
There is generalizing going on about both places and none of the examples are going to apply to everyone/everywhere.
Please just drop it, or take it to PM.
thank you.
There is generalizing going on about both places and none of the examples are going to apply to everyone/everywhere.
Please just drop it, or take it to PM.
thank you.
Oct 5th 2009, 4:49 pm
#128
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Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?
Oct 5th 2009, 4:53 pm
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Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?
Does everybody in the UK walk around with a phone glued to their hands or stuck in their ears? Because that's what you've got to look forward to if you move to the US. It is actually illegal here to talk to anybody in the same room anymore.
I'm just saying.
I'm just saying.
Oct 5th 2009, 4:54 pm
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Oct 5th 2009, 4:55 pm
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Oct 5th 2009, 4:56 pm
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Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?
Hi Everyone. 
Is a life in the USA still a dream worth pursuing or is it a bad idea now?
With various cutbacks in spending (health, education, etc) is it worth it?
I'm looking to emigrate to the US on an EB-5 visa in a few years as admittedly, the US is where I would prefer to have my children born and raised as I believe they would have more opportunities.
But......?
Is a life in the USA still a dream worth pursuing or is it a bad idea now?
With various cutbacks in spending (health, education, etc) is it worth it?
I'm looking to emigrate to the US on an EB-5 visa in a few years as admittedly, the US is where I would prefer to have my children born and raised as I believe they would have more opportunities.
But......?
My husband works in an industry with very few opportunities in the UK, redundancies are frequent and more people are trying to get into the industry meaning fewer jobs at a few companies.
For us a move to the States was a no brainer as far as his job was concerned. Although I find health care a major issue here, it doesn'e effect us at the moment as we both have good jobs with good healthcare. We are lucky enough to be able to afford private schooling for our daughter (which we also did in the UK) so again education cutbacks do not effect us, however in California especially this seems to be a major problem.
Its all comparative, there are lots of things I miss about England and that I feel are better there than here.
We have relative job security here though, which my hubby would never have in the UK, therefore meaning we can enjoy life a little more in terms of spending money on holidays and entertainment as we are more financially secure.
As far as opportunities for your future children are concerned? I don't feel my daughter has any better opportunities here than she did in England. The only opportunity I feel we are possibly giving her is US Citizenship (no guarantees at the moment) so she can choose to live and work in either the US or the UK.
Oct 5th 2009, 4:57 pm
#134
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Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?
Oct 5th 2009, 5:03 pm
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Re: Is the US still a dream worth pursuing?
I got the impression OP was an entrepreneur of some sort. I have seen self-employed people go bust here, but by playing the system they seem to manage all right, so it may still be a good place to do that.