England V's USA...sick of UK..is it worth the move?

Question

we spend 1 billion per year on translation on immigratains... what is England comming to? After being in Florida people are politie, freindly & helpful ,house prices and living costs half of uk...i wonder why i am still here.?...thinking of spliting, sick of our policitcially correct attitude but would hate to leave my family, any CONSTRUCTIVE thoughts..?or experience?

Some great answers, many thanks for all reply's..Frasiers answer..well it's comments like that which make me feel embarrased to be english!!So rude and aggressive - calling people scum of whom they have no idea of their background !,But obviously somebody who has nothing better to do with their time..Than write irrelevant uneducated answer's otherwise I have enjoyed reading your comments positive and negative and will continue to do so, many thanks..

Answer 1

I moved to the UK from South Africa 9 years ago! Biggest mistake I ever made. if you want to move to Florida go for it, its got to be better than here.

Answer 2

Gosh, after reading these answers I had no idea that UK people were such anti-US snobs! Can't write a decent sentence! Indeed!How many of you America "bashers" have actually been here? I thought so.
Anyway, to answer your question, without knowing you, I would warn you to think twice before making the "jump". The main problem I think you would have, other than homesickness, is adjusting to the weather in Florida. In the winter, it's great but our summers are long, sticky and HOT! You will have to live in airconditioning in both house and car for about 7 months.
If this isn't a problem, I think you would enjoy the "laid back" lifestyle here. There is so much variety, even in our state alone, that you would not get bored quickly if you're mobile. You have the funky Keys islands, internationally flavored Miami, rural deep south in the interior, touristy Orlando and absolutely beautiful white sand beaches on the Gulf of Mexico. No place is Florida is more than 71 miles (I don't know how many km's!) from the beach.
Something that I know that tends to "freak out" Europeans a little bit is the amount of driving that the average American does. Everything is much more spread out here and we think nothing of a 1-2 hr. drive to go somewhere. I've heard that several European countries can actually be transversed in that amount of time.
We also have alot of immigrants from Hispanic countries and the Islands, which keep things multi-culturally lively. At least in my part of Central Florida, race relations are quite good.
I've had neighbors from Belgium, the Phillipines, Germany, Haiti and Cuba all living on my block at the same time and I loved them all.
Sorry to say this, but judging from your countrymen's rude responses to your question I'd have to say I'd come over in a minute if I were you and could stand hot weather.
Good luck in making your decision. I'm assuming you're a young person without a family of your own? If you are it's alot better to do something like this BEFORE the spouse and kids come along!

Answer 3

I would say go, I'm planning to move to New York and can't wait! The standard of living is much higher than the UK and the American people are great. Stereotypes about having no sense of humour and never leaving the country are completely untrue - I've met just as many unfunny Brits who never travel (unless you count Benidorm.) Also, if you're single, having an English accent carries a LOT of benefits :-) especially outside of NY where there aren't tons of ex-pats.

However, you should definitely try it for about 6 months before you commit to a permanent move as it's not for everybody. Also, I would add a few cautionary notes. First off, the weather on the east coast is really not that great. It's either bitterly cold or so hot you can't move and, although it's better either side of the seasons, there's always the risk of storms to spoil the party. I know it sounds funny coming from a country with a climate as bad as England's (and it surprised me too) but I will miss our mild weather. You could always try the west coast but the culture is very different and might not appeal.

Also, public transport. Again, yes, it's terrible in England, but at least we have some. Even in big cities like NY or Chicago that have subways, coverage is fairly limited and there's no equivalent to night buses. Outside of the major cities there's just nothing and it's pretty hard to get cabs too. Finally, I'm surprised you mentioned the presence of immigrants and political correctness in the UK as reasons to go to the states! America has huge numbers of immigrants (in Florida, the Cuban community is so big you'll sometimes feel like an outsider if you don't speak Spanish) and NY is just as cosmopolitan as London. Personally, I think it's a good thing and adds to the place but if you just want to be with WASPs (White Anglo Saxon Protestants) then you'll be disappointed. As for political correctness, the Americans invented it! The main place I noticed it was in the workplace - the kind of office banter you get in the UK just doesn't happen and you have to be quite careful not to say the wrong thing - expletives are a big no.

All in all, I think it's a great place but you'll find you miss things you never even noticed you had in the UK so you should make sure you're OK with that. Good luck with your decision!

Answer 4

You are so wrong with your reasoning, for a start house prices in Florida are cheap because you can't insure them and the build quality is much lower as houses are classed as negative equity, secondly political correctness came from America, it's them being polite (the thing you liked) and Finally America is completely made up of immigrants and is growing, that's why the USA has no official language, and I'm sure you noticed that Florida is full of Cubans, La's full of Mexicans and the east, it's full of Irish.
I do know what you mean about the UK but the USA is not the answer, southern Europe would be my choice, good weather, easy to commute home, healthy food, and you would end up with another language under your belt

Answer 5

It's funny, my dear friend from the UK and I (from the US) have had this discussion MANY times before, and he's been here and I've been there.

I wanted to stay in the UK and he wanted to stay here.

Maybe it's a case of people getting restless and wanting something new.

The US sucks as well and we probably spend even more on translation and immigrants than the UK does and the cost of living is pretty close (at least as compared to California).

Think long and hard and spend some solid time in the US before you make that decision.

Answer 6

New Zealand is as sunny as Florida but without the Americans. Housing there is much less than the price in America. I, in fact, would like to live there myself when I am older.

I kid you not, I am an American myself. I live in New York so I've never seen a winter without snow. But southern states such as Florida or Texas, no offence to anyone, are a few of the more 'obese' states of America. Being which, there are quite a few large fellows around. It's quite gross there actually.

I would like to travel the world one day, but, alas, I am still but thirteen years old. One day... I will live in New Zealand.

I hope you agree that it's quite nice there.
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If you'd like to live in the United, I would suggest the northern states rather than the southern ones. Otherwise, New Zealand is very, very beautiful.

And to the person who suggested that we Americans have no sence of humor, yours isn't that grand either.

Answer 7

Dont go to the USA mate, Christ, they'll do your head in after a while.

It might seem all peachy there initially, a bit of a novelty, but could you really listen to their voices all day long, and have to put up with their humour?

My family moved to South Africa when I was small, and I came back here 7 years ago.....I would love to go back, but I could not have the same life-style as here.

Maybe think of South Africa or New Zealand or even Australia (although I find them as annoying as Americans)
What ever you do decide well, think long and hard mate.

Answer 8

I Lived in the east coast of America for ten years visited Florida many times, loved the American people,friendly and polite, the only thing I would be concerned with would be health, especially if you had long term health problems it could eat away at all insurance you had but having said that, go for it and good luck to you.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

I emigrated myself a couple of years ago from the UK to a different country and I can assure you that the grass isn't always greener. If that's really what you want to do then go for it but you'll find that although things will be different they won't necessarily be better. You'll still encounter certain problems like culture shock. I've been to USA myself and I loved it but I certainly wouldn't want to live there. (Nothing personal to all you Americans!) I know what you mean about the problems with the UK but don't you think that America has certain similar problems too? Like I said, the grass isn't always greener.......................

Answer 11

good God i couldn't agree with you more- England has become a sh!thole but for God's sake avoid america- individually they are the lovely people but as a nation the most obnoxious, self righteous, offensive people on the planet. Don't ask me how they manage this, quite likely a government/naievity thing but good grief look at their nation's ownership of passports, knowledge of foreign policy, geographical/political awareness and ask yourself a few long hard questions... There are very poor parts of the World who have a very beautiful way of life that is not influenced by the money grabbing ways of Blair and the american government that he is so desperate to shaft at the cost of world stability.