I lived for two years in Sydney and am now well into my second year in NJ. In my opinion, Sydney beats NJ hands down - not sure about the rest of Oz though!

If you're looking for other options, take a look at Singapore, had the best ten years of my life there.

I'm in NJ, and it's not exactly Brit-friendly! Although Morristown has quite a large UK contingent, mostly working for the local football team as coaches. But, out of all the places I've been in the US, I've been most at home in Boston. Lots of decent pubs (as in proper pubs, not "bars"), the US's only branches of Wagamama, decent public transport, an approximation of universal healthcare and very friendly locals. The area isn't called New England for nothing. If I get the opportunity of a job in Boston, I'm taking it. The weather sucks though... horrible winters.

I love Australia - was there years ago. I prefer it to the US - it's closer to what you would recognise as British culture (driving on the left, the food's more like UK food, they spell properly, they have a similar drinking culture, and so on) but, basically, it's so far away. It costs a fortune to get to and from there. I've considered it as a place to live recently, but I wouldn't want to take my missus away from her family over here.

Oh ffs......

Better for who should have been the question. BTW, since when did Rushman use this account?

Some things just cannot be improved on.

How so??

hi

I have done nothing for about 20 years but moan about the us , but having recently come back from oz
"its not such a bad place "

Yes, but I never even rated Oz: I could have told you before you went,
did you not see The Proposition?

I'm surprised nobody's brought this up? Clearly, the better country would be the one with better beer. Any responses on this judging criteria?

Several

that's a first...on both

Burlington is a great spot for coders and people in IT, beantown for finance and research....but meh.

And the winters aren't bad, lovely and warm compared to Maine...but do they know how to plough the roads down here? do they pluck, the muppets...the pikes in good shape, but then they have to or they'd have to pull the tolls down, those things should have gone down years ago since the pike has been paid off, but it's now a cash cow.

yes ok thanks you

no i never did ,

Well, obviously nowhere in the US has proper universal healthcare, but at least Massachusetts has mandated that every working person has to have health insurance and has taken measures to make that possible, which is a start. And I've always found the people in Boston to be friendly, certainly compared to Londoners and New Yorkers.

Hi,

I was only there for a short time but my sis is living there ,everything is expensive not as much as the uk but give it anither decade and it will catch up. The property is really high .
I was schocked how expensive it was . Beautiful country but Melbourne where I was was very much like big US cities .
I didn't like the idea of being so far away at least if i need to go back to the Uk it only takes nine hours .
Also I did not find Australian people to be friendly , the first think that I was asked by more that one was what type of visa i was on , when i told them I was only visiting they warmed up to me a little .