Pro & Con between life in UK & US

So many things to learn and one of the most important is the language in Yorkshire. Very difficult to understand compared to London area. I feel very foreign because I have to keep asking people over and over so I can try to understand what they are saying. I feel so lost sometimes and wonder if I will ever blend in here. I am actually thinking of buying a book about the Yorkshire language so I can understand better what people are saying.

You shouldn't expect to be able to understand a new accent perfectly, right away. 

I live in York and just spent the past 4 days in London and Guildford. I find Southern accents to be strange and to take a bit of getting used to. That's not meant as an insult to Southerners.  It's just that I don't hear that type of accent very often.

Cricket, you seem to be disappointed by the fact that the UK is not like California. Why would you expect it to be? Most of the US is not like California.

The really bizarre thing is that the coastline she's talking about, north of Scarborough (which would be Robin Hood Bay, Whitby, Saltburn, Redcar....), is one of my favorite spots in all the UK - it's really gorgeous, and actually reminds me of driving up US1 from Monterey to San Francisco!   

Yes, truly bizarre indeed - Meg!  I was going to say something, but you've said it for me.  I am truly perplexed.  Scarborough, Robins Hood Bay, Whitby, Staithes?  Amazing!

I'm not quite clear exactly where cricket is living either - I've seen her posts saying Liverpool, Middlesbrough & Sheffield.  Surely, she's not living in all three at once?

As for restaurants, Leeds has an amazing variety to choose from - all sorts of world cuisine:  Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Mexican, Italian, Ethiopian, Spanish, Greek, haute cuisine, burger places, etc etc.

Took me awhile to get used to Yorkshire dialect, but once I started working it got a lot better with time.

Cricket... the UK coast is amazing... I have never been to up over Scarborough but check out http://www.bbc.co.uk/coast/ they have a free info pack you can order. 

Living in Devon and Cornwall I have drop dead awe inspiring and breathtaking coast line out the yin yang and while it's not always great swimming weather we have coastal paths and quaint shops and restaurants dotting the coastline! Looe, Dartmouth, Salcombe, St. Ives etc... all these places inspired artists, writers and photographers...

I was just thinking about the coast program when reading the posts!

Cricket, the Coast program is shown from time to time (repeats) on TV. You really should watch it. While not all coastal towns are pretty.....I think you would be amazed at the beauty the UK coast line. Parts are truly amazing! If you watch that program, you will see even more of it! I promise you will be pleasantly surprised. 

Yes, truly bizarre indeed - Meg!  I was going to say something, but you've said it for me.  I am truly perplexed.  Scarborough, Robins Hood Bay, Whitby, Staithes?  Amazing!

I spent part of my honeymoon at The Wash. OK, it's not north of Scarborough, but still the coast and gorgeous.

I'm not quite clear exactly where cricket is living either - I've seen her posts saying Liverpool, Middlesbrough & Sheffield.  Surely, she's not living in all three at once?

I was wondering the same thing. I'm also confused by her comparisons with London.  Has she lived in London or has she perhaps visited there?

No offense but the food here is just awful.

Maybe you're just not cooking it right.  If this was the 1970s I would have probably agreed with you, food was pretty bad here then. But these days there is so much to choose from and the quality of fresh produce available has improved immeasurably, so I can only think it's what you're doing to the food that's the problem.

As for chips with everything when you eat out ... you're eating in the wrong places.

As for chips with everything when you eat out ... you're eating in the wrong places.

That is probably why the food is awful!

I think the pros and cons depend on what is important to each individual.  To me the pros are beauty, quaint towns and villages, weather (call me crazy, but I LOVE the cooler weather!).

My cons are the health care (I know a lot of people disagree on this one, but it is a con for me), the cost of living.

The pros to the US are (depending on where you live) cost of living, health care (making the assumption one has coverage - yes, controversial again...).  Another personal pro for me is that my family is there and would be a great support for me and my baby with my husband's work schedule.

I love the things about the UK I always did and am disappointed in some of the things I discovered while living here.

Cricket, the Coast program is shown from time to time (repeats) on TV. You really should watch it. While not all coastal towns are pretty.....I think you would be amazed at the beauty the UK coast line. Parts are truly amazing! If you watch that program, you will see even more of it! I promise you will be pleasantly surprised. 

That was a fabulous programme!! (Even though they skipped over my village  )

I think the pros and cons depend on what is important to each individual.  To me the pros are beauty, quaint towns and villages, weather (call me crazy, but I LOVE the cooler weather!).

My cons are the health care (I know a lot of people disagree on this one, but it is a con for me), the cost of living.

The pros to the US are (depending on where you live) cost of living, health care (making the assumption one has coverage - yes, controversial again...). 

I love the things about the UK I always did and am disappointed in some of the things I discovered while living here.

Same here! I just took about the child bit out since we don't have them. That said, I miss my family and friends.

That was a fabulous programme!! (Even though they skipped over my village  )

I so agree...just like many similar programs! David Dimbleby just did "How We Built Britain", and it was great! 

I know you are in Wales (not sure where) but it sounds very nice! 

As for chips with everything when you eat out ... you're eating in the wrong places.

I believe that "You want fries with that?" was originally an American expression.

That was a fabulous programme!! (Even though they skipped over my village  )

They still may get to it - I think they are still making Coast episodes, aren't they?  The Scottish guy was checking out the west coast of Ireland on one I saw the other day.

That too is a big positive. Be forewarned though, driving up the coast is nothing like driving the coast line in California with quaint towns. Not interesting at all here. I am not into the carnival scene as it reminds me of the cheap carnivals in the US. But I guess it is tradition here.

I don't think you are talking about SF highway 1 northbound. There are some sad towns up there. Example, Forth Bragg, Eureka, definitely a sad town. Bleak and depressed. Unless its changed the last few years. I'd take the Yorkshire coast anytime. Different strokes for different folks.

Why would driving up the coast here by like driving up the coast in California?

Um, it's thousands of miles away for one.

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