What brought you to the USA?
#16
Re: What brought you to the USA?
The USAF. Met the other half in Greece. We got married 2 years later. We were lucky and stayed in Europe 13 years ,we've been here since '99.
#17
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Nice thread
Got sent out here to transition a project back home and met the OH. After 3 years of visits back and forth managed to land a GC through the lottery.
Would love to go back home, but have to give this place a proper go, so another year at least before any changes. Makes it bloody complicated that the OH is a yank though, but at least I'm not married yet
Got sent out here to transition a project back home and met the OH. After 3 years of visits back and forth managed to land a GC through the lottery.
Would love to go back home, but have to give this place a proper go, so another year at least before any changes. Makes it bloody complicated that the OH is a yank though, but at least I'm not married yet
#18
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possible adventure, something to do and well, bugger, that's been a waste of time....but what the hell, we're here now...
#19
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Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Nice thread
Got sent out here to transition a project back home and met the OH. After 3 years of visits back and forth managed to land a GC through the lottery.
Would love to go back home, but have to give this place a proper go, so another year at least before any changes. Makes it bloody complicated that the OH is a yank though, but at least I'm not married yet
Got sent out here to transition a project back home and met the OH. After 3 years of visits back and forth managed to land a GC through the lottery.
Would love to go back home, but have to give this place a proper go, so another year at least before any changes. Makes it bloody complicated that the OH is a yank though, but at least I'm not married yet
#20
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Originally Posted by blaze
What was the original reason that you moved to the USA or Canada? Not necessarily what keeps you here (there), but what made you come here in the first place. So many of us seem to say that we would go home in a heartbeat, so what was the event or reason that made you take the plunge and move? For me it was meeting my American husband 16 years ago in Britain and moving with him. If it had not been for that chance meeting my life would be so incredibly different right now and I would probably still be living in Britain.
#21
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Originally Posted by Patrick
You'd have to go home for the civil ceremony any way, I dont think they are regonised here though!
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Re: What brought you to the USA?
I have worked for large US corporation since 96 and two years ago they offered me a big promotion and an opportunity to come out to California. I am a permanent US employee and having just got Green cards that they sponsored and paid for so we are probably going nowhere at the moment (nor want to - we love it)
The only issues is that the division I work for here in CA is a relatively small business and so to "get-on" we would have move to the Mid West where we have 35,000 employees at the "mother ship" - not very appealing when its 80f outside today
The only issues is that the division I work for here in CA is a relatively small business and so to "get-on" we would have move to the Mid West where we have 35,000 employees at the "mother ship" - not very appealing when its 80f outside today
#23
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Originally Posted by Eskimo
we would have move to the Mid West where we have 35,000 employees at the "mother ship"
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Re: What brought you to the USA?
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Come on in and join us - the water's lovely
#25
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Originally Posted by Eskimo
I'd have to have rocks in my head - I go up every month and it makes me want to cry, Id go back to Europe first .....Id have stayed in the UK if was you
#26
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Like Clydegirl, the USAF, met hubby in the UK where he managed to stay for 6 years, don't mind living in the US, hubby has just put in for a SDA, if he gets it we are looking at a move to Tx for 4 years, after that he would like to do another overseas tour, who knows?
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Re: What brought you to the USA?
Originally Posted by Elvira
And where will your kids go when they leave home?
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We have one 19year old currently languishing in the UK.
#28
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Re: What brought you to the USA?
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Dunno. Thats up to them, hence the probable dually citizenship in the meantime, then they can go study in the UK, EU, US or wherever they want.
We have one 19year old currently languishing in the UK.
We have one 19year old currently languishing in the UK.
Why is he/she languishing?
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Re: What brought you to the USA?
Originally Posted by dunroving
I came to take advantage of the US's wonderful higher education system (I studied here).
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Re: What brought you to the USA?
Hubby was USAF, we met & married in England. He finished his enlistment there (was in UK for 5 years). He basically promised me a better life in the US & I was willing to give it a go & said, I'd give it a few years. Been here for 15 months so far & don't see anything better, other than the weather. We'd be better off in England, but we'll see how things are in 21 months time. Tick tick tick!!!