Northern Irish guy in rural North Texas
 

Hi I have lived in a tiny town in Texas for 2 and a half years, I am married to a US citizen I'm originally from County Down in Northern Ireland. I'm loving Texas but miss home sometimes so I thought I'd join this forum and get in contact with other expats. :)

Re: Northern Irish guy in rural North Texas
 

Hi there Ulsterman and welcome to BE :welcome:

Not sure if you've found your way around yet, but maybe pop into our US section and say hi - http://britishexpats.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=57

Shout if you get lost :)

Re: Northern Irish guy in rural North Texas
 

Yeah I saw it thanks for the welcome :)

Re: Northern Irish guy in rural North Texas
 

Welcome to BE! :)

Re: Northern Irish guy in rural North Texas
 

I'm new here myself, married to a Norn Irishman and he lives in the crazy deep south because of me so I figured this would be a good place to find others in our situation.

Re: Northern Irish guy in rural North Texas
 

That' cool, I'm sure the Southern heat and humidity was a shock to him at first.

Re: Northern Irish guy in rural North Texas
 

YEs, he has now survived two summers here. It has definitely been an adjustment, but then again when he can play golf in January in his shirtsleeves it all seems to be worth it.

Re: Northern Irish guy in rural North Texas
 

Yeah I remember wearing a t shirt on New Years Day the the year before last and thinking what the heck.

Re: Northern Irish guy in rural North Texas
 

We've decided when we can afford it, we will summer in Northern Ireland and spend the rest of the year here. Best of both worlds. :)

Re: Northern Irish guy in rural North Texas
 

Summer in Northern Ireland has a bad reputation, (both for weather and political stuff around parades) but when yo do get good weather there is no where like it.