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Re: Why move to the US?
Well being born and raised in California may invalidate my opinion. However, here is my two cents. I lived in both the UK and the US. I did not, as an American find the class snobbery, but it may not have applied because I am American. I did find people reluctant to live around people who did not share their accent. I also did not realize there are about 68 accents there :lol:
People tend to live and work all within a 20-40 mile range of their home. As someone mentioned its a big world out there and everyone should have the opportunity to experience it. My biggest pet peeve about the UK is "customs". I just couldnt understand why I had to pay a fee for something mailed to me from the USA. Besides for that the UK is lovely, and it is much more culturally forward thinking, in many ways above the USA. OK thats my two cents :D |
Re: Why move to the US?
Originally Posted by Cardienscarf
(Post 10315849)
My experience has been that the first thing someone asks when you meet them is, "What do you do?", and then "Where did you grow up?" and "Where did you go to school?" That's how they seem to sum people up here.
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Re: Why move to the US?
Originally Posted by HappyGrrrl
(Post 10315871)
Well being born and raised in California may invalidate my opinion. However, here is my two cents. I lived in both the UK and the US. I did not, as an American find the class snobbery, but it may not have applied because I am American. I did find people reluctant to live around people who did not share their accent. I also did not realize there are about 68 accents there :lol:
People tend to live and work all within a 20-40 mile range of their home. As someone mentioned its a big world out there and everyone should have the opportunity to experience it. My biggest pet peeve about the UK is "customs". I just couldnt understand why I had to pay a fee for something mailed to me from the USA. Besides for that the UK is lovely, and it is much more culturally forward thinking, in many ways above the USA. OK thats my two cents :D |
Re: Why move to the US?
Originally Posted by HappyGrrrl
(Post 10315871)
People tend to live and work all within a 20-40 mile range of their home.
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Re: Why move to the US?
Originally Posted by MarylandNed
(Post 10315936)
Is it possible NOT to live within a 20-40 mile range of your home? ;)
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Re: Why move to the US?
Originally Posted by GeoffM
(Post 10315938)
Depends on how relations are with your spouse! :D
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Re: Why move to the US?
Originally Posted by Cardienscarf
(Post 10315849)
My experience has been that the first thing someone asks when you meet them is, "What do you do?", and then "Where did you grow up?" and "Where did you go to school?" That's how they seem to sum people up here.
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Re: Why move to the US?
Originally Posted by Zen10
(Post 10315879)
Yes the accents are a very big thing in the UK. There was a spirited attempt by the last government to do dismantle the hierarchy but it didn't work.
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Re: Why move to the US?
Originally Posted by MarylandNed
(Post 10315936)
Is it possible NOT to live within a 20-40 mile range of your home? ;)
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Re: Why move to the US?
Been in the US for 10 yrs now. See the USA as much more affordable, better climate, more positive attitude and much better service. Re. healthcare...I have a high-deductable policy ( $5k )...premium of $120 a month, after which I'm 100% covered. Pretty happy with it. I'm 55 yrs old.
Visiting the UK...I really don't know how they live there. A bulldozer couldn't drag me back! Even if the USA is not your thing....there's so many places in the world...why choose dirty, crowded, expensive old UK? |
Re: Why move to the US?
Originally Posted by wvmtnr
(Post 10314286)
Here is one person who understands it. The healthcare is great! It's finding good insurance that's hard to do. But it's out there.
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Re: Why move to the US?
Originally Posted by Ruth16
(Post 10315383)
Very true, there's still a lot of middle class snobbery in the UK, they don't know what hard work is, most are on benefits but still take a holiday every year because with benefits they can afford it. So why come to the US they would have to work .
I myself wouldn't want to live anywhere else, especially when I go back to England every few years I can't wait to get back here, no middle class snobbery here , people don't care if you work at McDonald's or clean houses for a living.The only problem will be when the Obama health care takes effect next year, that will be the downfall of this country, it's going to be socialized health care no matter what there trying to call it, where do people think all this money's going to come from to pay for it....working class taxes of course. |
Re: Why move to the US?
Originally Posted by Derrygal
(Post 10316717)
What freaking planet do you live on? Your post is a joke..................
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Re: Why move to the US?
Originally Posted by brogan007
(Post 10316341)
Been in the US for 10 yrs now. See the USA as much more affordable, better climate, more positive attitude and much better service. Re. healthcare...I have a high-deductable policy ( $5k )...premium of $120 a month, after which I'm 100% covered. Pretty happy with it. I'm 55 yrs old.
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Re: Why move to the US?
Unless its through your employer? And also is it really 100% covere after deductible we have a similar plan but it is of what is 'eligible' towards a deductible and is it 100% covered of what is eligible after decidable met?? Eg we had a child- 1k went towards our 2500k deductible and paid the balance of what wasn't 'eligible' towards it- make sense? We paid about a total of 5-6k for a csection
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