i currently live in the us and i was curious as to whether or not the uk or us is better. and dont just say that its better in the uk because you live there. i want to know about the houses, schools (including colleges), government, roads, shops, country life, city life. pricing of products, and people. and anything else that you can think of. thanks in advance.
2006-12-12 08:10:48 · 9 answers · asked by Kate 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
i live a little ways away from D.C. i really like London, England but would prefer to live right outside of the city.
2006-12-12 08:18:51 · update #1
I know next to nothing about America. So, in the UK:
Houses - expensive - depends where you go, butI think average house prices are about £250,000 for a decent sized house.
Schools/college/university - vary enormously from place to place - State schools can be good, but can also be awful - depends on the area, you would need to look into the schools yourself. You start nursery at age 3/4, primary school at age 4/5, juniors at 7/8, seniors (secondary) at 10/11. In many places primary/junior and even nursery are linked. In theory all schools follow the same general curriculum, but public schools (were fees are paid) have their own rules. You do GCSE's at 15/16.
At 16, you can either drop out of school and find a job, go on a training scheme or go on to further education in sixth form in school or in college. You can do academic AS and A levels or non-academic GNVQs and NVQs, all sorts in fact. It changes every couple of years.
Universities seem to be putting up their fees all the time and it can be quite expensive, with plenty of graduates simply unable to find work. I think the American system is much better, you have a major but have to do other subjects too, here we choose one subject and only do that for 3 years. It's a bit restrictive, especially if you change your mind half-way through.
Government - least said the better, I think.
Roads - close to grid lock, especially during the rush hours, bank holiday weekends etc. Generally in OK repair, although you will see a lot of roadworks where the workers have apparently been abducted by aliens.
Shops - pretty good selection of standard shops for clothes, groceries, electronics etc, supermarkets are pretty much everywhere, you will find pretty much the same shops wherever you go. For more up-market, specialist shops you would have to ask someone else, I can't afford them.
Country life I know nothing about, but you are never that far from a city/town (unless you don't have a car - then you have to rely on public transport, which isn't fantastic in more rural areas!)
City life - probably pretty much the same as in America - safe enough if you know where not to go! Transport links within cities tend to be pretty good, if you don't mind a few delays now and again. I go pretty much everywhere by bus and haven't had too many problems - pretty safe most of the time, bit more dodgy at night.
Price of products - reasonable if you know where to shop!
People - well, people are people wherever you are. Some are complete b*stards, some are nice. I have to say that the north of the country does have a better sense of humour than the south though.
Hope that helps a bit!
2006-12-12 08:39:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 41. I live in the U.K., middle of England. The country is in free-fall...seriously!
The current government has let that many things slip, the health service, the police, the road system, the benefit system, immigration(grrrr), all to satisfy everybody else in the world at the expense of the British taxpayer.
I, for one, will be out the door as soon as possible.
2006-12-12 08:19:00 · answer #2 · answered by Moorglademover 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love the uk beacause people are really nice and there is a wide range if cultures. I think that the goverment has room for improvement but apart from that a really sturdy ecomany. Roads are good and the tax is average. I think if you moved to most places in europe from the u.k not much would change apart from most things are more relaxed. Hope helps!
2006-12-12 08:16:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
why dont you just call the English Embassy here in the states.
they might even let you come down for an appt. to find out these things.
you are looking for a lot of info for Yahoo Answers.
you will need some research.
and remember - foreign places make great vacations - but living there brings on different feelings. look befor eyou leap.
although i hear awesome things about england.
2006-12-12 08:15:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in the US, too, and my perception is that life would be better in the UK (except for the weather-I live in CA) because their society is more tolerant, they have better social services, and people tend to be more polite.
2006-12-12 08:14:31 · answer #5 · answered by holey moley 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't compare the 2 it all depends on where in the us you live and where in the uk you want to compare it to
2006-12-12 08:15:18 · answer #6 · answered by elhodgie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask Gwyneth Paltrow.
2006-12-12 08:14:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's better in the US because no where else in the world will you find a more diverse population.
2006-12-12 08:15:04 · answer #8 · answered by Chriss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i would stay where you are.
i hate living in the uk.
all you people who emergrate here from abroad get the jobs i apply for.
i wish i could move abroad i would probably get a job then.
2006-12-12 08:14:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋