Living in the UK

OMG! Is that Susan?  I'd been wondering how she was getting on....   

Yup, they moved back in April.

Yup, they moved back in April.

Bloody hell... talk about not giving it a chance! 
She lived in a fairly nice part of Glasgow, and the kid was at a good school.
There must have been other factors at play there...

Nope, no one is sticking to the rules.   So I will.   
it takes forever to get anywhere on windy-single track roads

I go up to the fringe every few years (though Rebus says Edinburgh is practically London now) and there is a point up there where you enter a very different and beautiful landscape. Cliffs and coast and trees.

But dammit, after shooting up there on a six lane motorway, hitting the two lane part is grumble-inducing. Always a caravan in front.

Nope, no one is sticking to the rules.   So I will.   
Scotland is no good.  You don't want to come to Scotland, nope, nope, nope.  Midgees, no sun in the winter, cold-damp-rain, not being able to sleep in the summer because of the light levels, it takes forever to get anywhere on windy-single track roads, not having your packages delivered because you're 'not in the mainland UK', running out of food in the shops in the winter when the snow block the roads and the lorries can't make it north, and having the newsteams not care about you.

 

Bloody hell... talk about not giving it a chance! 
She lived in a fairly nice part of Glasgow, and the kid was at a good school.
There must have been other factors at play there...

She did say in her "goodbye post" that now that the days were getting longer, she wasn't as miserable.  But she seems happy back in the USA.

But yeah, I would caution anyone to give it less than 3 years.  Personally, I don't think 2 years is enough.  It's a tough place to crack, but it is crackable! 

I go up to the fringe every few years (though Rebus says Edinburgh is practically London now) and there is a point up there where you enter a very different and beautiful landscape. Cliffs and coast and trees.

But dammit, after shooting up there on a six lane motorway, hitting the two lane part is grumble-inducing. Always a caravan in front.

Or a tractor! 

She did say in her "goodbye post" that now that the days were getting longer, she wasn't as miserable.  But she seems happy back in the USA.

But yeah, I would caution anyone to give it less than 3 years.  Personally, I don't think 2 years is enough.  It's a tough place to crack, but it is crackable! 

Ha! I think I’ll stick to the uk for now while you all are slightly delusional from the heat up there in Scotland Scotland does have a strong case for a good holiday though! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading this entire thread


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Ha! I think I’ll stick to the uk for now while you all are slightly delusional from the heat up there in Scotland Scotland does have a strong case for a good holiday though! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading this entire thread


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You mean England! Scotland is part of the UK.  . Never mind, you'll learn all about it in your Life in the UK test, which really is a thing! 

Any international move is honestly tough to crack if you're not experienced in them. And as a spouse it's not something you will likely do many times!

From what I've heard people in Scotland are much nicer than southern England. But the weather down south is much more temperate!

Amber, if Scotland (still part of the UK...for now!) ever does come up on your radar again, you might want to read some of susanjc's posts.  I find it hard to be objective about Scotland, but it might be useful for you to read stuff written by someone who *didn't* love it here.

You mean England! Scotland is part of the UK.  . Never mind, you'll learn all about it in your Life in the UK test, which really is a thing! 

Hahahaha yes, England! I’m slightly delusional myself as it’s 3 am here and I’m feeding my baby.


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This one has lasted surprising long without turning to food and cats... 



There.  That's better.

Hahahaha yes, England! I’m slightly delusional myself as it’s 3 am here and I’m feeding my baby.

Understandable! 

I've loved it from day 1.

But I'm also more adaptable than a lot of people since I was married to the submarine Navy in my previous life.

She did say in her "goodbye post" that now that the days were getting longer, she wasn't as miserable.  But she seems happy back in the USA.

But yeah, I would caution anyone to give it less than 3 years.  Personally, I don't think 2 years is enough.  It's a tough place to crack, but it is crackable! 

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Bloody hell... talk about not giving it a chance! 
She lived in a fairly nice part of Glasgow, and the kid was at a good school.
There must have been other factors at play there...

Yeah, really!  She asked me to go for coffee once, and when I emailed her back a couple of weeks later to arrange it I go no response.

The kid was in an expensive private school, but sounded a bit like she was having the usual cultural settling in issues. Dad seemed happy becaue he had friends and a job, but Mom was isolated, at home and being involuntarily unemployed. Talked about being short of money but was listing some impressively expensive trips/treats on a very regular basis, so....?

My hunch is that she didn't want to be here long before she was here. Too bad, she'd be loving the 80F opressively sunny weather we're having this week, too! (Wonder if the husband went back with them, or not.) Didn't see the goodbye post.

Hope she's finally happy, wherever she is!