Hello, Possibly Moving

Hello.  I have been married to a Brit for nearly 14 years.  He moved to the US just before our marriage.  He has never been happy in America, and being British, he has never stopped whining about his unhappiness.  ;0)
He now has an opportunity to move his job to the UK, and so we are looking at options.  I am not terribly keen on moving, as my 22 year old daughter lives here, and I had always hoped to be a very involved grandmother some day, so this is a tough decision.
I also breed and compete with Cardigan Welsh Corgis and have an established reputation.  It will be hard to start over.
I do want my husband to be happy.  That is extremely important, but I am still finding this decision a difficult one.

Hi Barbara

My advice (as someone who is going through a similar situation), just go and do it. Nothing is ever permanent. The UK is a great place to live, yes the weather sometimes isn't the best but the food is fresh, the people are much less shallow and you can travel all over Europe.

Bets of luck

the food is fresh,

As opposed to the rotting food in US shops?

the people are much less shallow

That's unfair, a gross generalisation, and just a cheap shot.

The fruits and veggies here often come from Africa/Spain/New Zealand.  I fail to see how that is any fresher than food from Florida, California or Mexico.

... but the food is fresh, the people are much less shallow...

No, the marketing and presentation are just more appealing. Same stuff, different wrappers.

It depends where you in the US and where you are in the UK. Where I lived in the US, supermarkets were the only place to buy food. And both places I've live in the UK have had numerous farm shops and farmers' markets. So, from my perspective, yes the food I have access to and the food I buy is fresher. It all depends and, as always, ymmv.

Ok so maybe I didn't explain myself well in my original post.

What I should have said that in my experience, I have found in my many trips over to the UK, that growing fresh food is easier due to the wet climate and better soil quality, versus here in Florida. Some foods are also much cheaper in the UK. We try to shop at farmers markets and grow veggies where possible.

As far as people, I find that English people hold friendships on a more intimate level. Americans work so many hours a week, most barely have time to do anything.

But hey that's my opinion not forced to be right or wrong.

living in another country is a change/challenge........some ppl make it and some ppl dont...........i for one have not adjusted to life here and am making arrangements to move home next year.............im not sure what food here is cheaper......marzipan and good cheese is..........aside from that i find the food here fairly expensive and most of the farm shops ive been too are nice and stocked with imported veggies........especially sweet taters from USA..........people are shallow and nasty worldwide......so no matter where you live you will experience that.............there is only one way to know how you will like it here...........thats to move here..........if you dont then you can always go back home........best wishes to you on your new adventure

Hello.  I have been married to a Brit for nearly 14 years.  He moved to the US just before our marriage.  He has never been happy in America, and being British, he has never stopped whining about his unhappiness.  ;0)
He now has an opportunity to move his job to the UK, and so we are looking at options.  I am not terribly keen on moving, as my 22 year old daughter lives here, and I had always hoped to be a very involved grandmother some day, so this is a tough decision.
I also breed and compete with Cardigan Welsh Corgis and have an established reputation.  It will be hard to start over.
I do want my husband to be happy.  That is extremely important, but I am still finding this decision a difficult one.

After seven years [almost 8!] and two children, my husband and I are also planning a move the UK for the very same reason.  I have a gluten-free bakery in live in an ideal place for my business and our life [except you have to drive more than I'd like and various other things which are generally better in the UK].  My father lives with us and my Mama and StepDaddy live about an hour away. I want to leave for MANY reasons, but I also like my life here in a lot of ways and I know it will be hard.  And, like you, I will have to start over with my business.  For us it wasn't a to do or not to do decision, as we had planned on eventually moving there, it was a 'when' decision.  We moved our timetable WAY up, and our children will only be 5 and 6 when we head over.  I feel like I will miss having my family, and they are worried that the girls won't remember them [although we skype even now, and they skype their NanNan in Coventry at least twice a week, sometimes even just to read books to her, lol].  It's very hard contemplating moving away from  your home--and especially so when it's to a foreign country.

What I should have said that in my experience, I have found in my many trips over to the UK, that growing fresh food is easier due to the wet climate and better soil quality, versus here in Florida. Some foods are also much cheaper in the UK. We try to shop at farmers markets and grow veggies where possible.

As far as people, I find that English people hold friendships on a more intimate level. Americans work so many hours a week, most barely have time to do anything.

But hey that's my opinion not forced to be right or wrong.

I agree, we are excited to grow veggies there, and my husband insists food is cheaper. I have made friends with some of his mates and their wives over the years, and they are some of my closest friends.