Who's thinking about moving back to the US?

I dread the thought of having children here without my family.. but that isn't for us right now anyway..

Awwww..you know Im your family here! 

I'm already back in the USA...

Be warned:  you will miss things about England. 

Not a chance we'll move to the USA. We are all happy here and cant see a reason to move back there. This is our home... where we belong. Dont even miss the USA to be honest.

Staying here forever, too. 

Hubby's more interested in moving back to the States than I am.  I wibble so much on this subject that it's not even funny.  Family, housing, and schools (non university...) = US for me.  England's a little more intangible, but darnit, I've been here awhile and I've got friends.  I'm starting to adjust.  I don't want to feel that horrible homesickness and out-of-place-ness in my own freaking country.  :/  Even if it does mean we could ski / snowboard year round...

This subject makes me grrr a lot at myself lol.    (I checked Other - in case you were wondering....)

wench

  (I checked Other - in case you were wondering....)

was  wondering what that meant...  just not  sticking to one answer?

I ticked "other" because I've repatriated and there isn't a spot for that either.

I ticked "other" because I've repatriated and there isn't a spot for that either.

so what are you missing about England?

Mainly where we lived, in Ely. The cathedral, the walking, the day trips to London, our favorite pub... things like that. 

I came over as a student but stayed to marry my British husband. Before he met me, he'd never been to the US and though he 'wanted' to visit, never had any concrete plans to do so. He's always loved his visits since meeting me but is afraid of moving there for a variety of reasons: culture shock, being so far from his family, his serious problems with the current administration, the notion to him that England will always be home.

I, on the other hand, am a bit more flexible. I'm happy here for now but do have concerns about having kids here. Despite DH worrying he'd miss his family if he were in the US, the reality now is that we hardly see them here in the UK. So we have no family closer than a 5 hour drive from us. And my family is more supportive and closer than his is. And yes, he'd agree with me there.

My approach right now is for us to live in the US as an adventure... to see how it goes. DH is eyeing up the possibility of a post doc in the US when he finishes his PhD. We'll just have to see how things go..........

Hey, never mind mingin' America and stinkin' Britain, as of this morning I've decide to move back to Canada.

24-hour pharmacies, American TV shows without the delay, remarkably little gun crime, a bitchin' healthcare system and Marks & Spencer - (oooh, Euro-style  ). What's to hate?

Hey, never mind mingin' America and stinkin' Britain, as of this morning I've decide to move back to Canada.

24-hour pharmacies, American TV shows without the delay, remarkably little gun crime, a bitchin' healthcare system and Marks & Spencer - (oooh, Euro-style ). What's to hate?

Wait a minute!  I've just gotten used to you moving to Scotland!  Canada is OUT OF THE QUESTION!!!

Nuh-uh, I have to go. Canada's even better now, as all the hockey players went on strike, then moved to Russia. It's perfect!

You joke Mr. Nibbles but we have actually found Canada to be a viable option... an in between place of sorts...though I know quite of Canadian expats in the EU that would never even go back there now...so...not sure what that says...  They have been number one on the quality of life scale put out by the UN that takes into account GDP and life factors like health care and social benefits.

Personally my DH and I just don't know.  He is happier here, but misses things in the USA... The only reason I want to move back is to be with my parents as they age.  I am an only child and they have given me the world -I just can't leave them with no one.  I hope that I am able to work out some type of arrangement with Universities that allows me to teach or research in the UK and US or even the US and Spain.  Again we will have to see....

If my parents were willing to travel a bit I would feel better, but now they are refusing to.

Ah well...

I do love it here despite wanting to see the sun a bit more often!   

so what are you missing about England?

I miss getting together with our various friends over a meal (their house or ours).  Just getting together and gabbing the night away over good food, wine and great people was so much fun and I miss that.  People here in the US are so busy, always rushing around on a schedule.  I think in UK, people generally have more time for each other.

I miss a large variety of good cheese. 

I miss "my" horse Wallace and riding out with my girlfriends, locally or loading them up to a sponsored ride, etc.  The bridleways and footpaths are a real gem.

I miss "my" horse Wallace and riding out with my girlfriends, locally or loading them up to a sponsored ride, etc.  The bridleways and footpaths are a real gem.

Oh FFS, Kellie, you're a horsie girl too??? One of my promises to myself is once I get in a bit better shape (and can get back into my breeches) I'll start riding again.

Are you sure you don't want to move back?