should I move family to UK (transfer to, private school, universities)

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by Cyanna

Hey Steve-O. Trust me, I DO push back! You don't think this American girl would allow any Muslims to push her off the sidewalk, do you? LOL! I must say that I have been a good influence on my husband, his mum and his sister, because they push back now, too! I just tell them to stand their ground and make THEM walk around. I won't repeat what my son said to one of them yesterday who made a rude comment about 9/11 and then snickered. If I repeat it I'll probably be banned, LOL!

Good to hear. Keep it up! Pretty soon theyll be singing "American Woman, stay away from me-eeee".

[karenn]

god, i love you cyanna! just catching up on this thread now and you are my hero! haha. if you have seen my post on the first page, im an american married to a brit living in england also. i've lived here for two years and completely agree with everything your saying (and so does my brit husband)! get me the HELL out of here!!! when do you leave? we will be taking off next summer, cant wait.

[Cyanna]

Originally Posted by karenn

god, i love you cyanna! just catching up on this thread now and you are my hero! haha. if you have seen my post on the first page, im an american married to a brit living in england also. i've lived here for two years and completely agree with everything your saying (and so does my brit husband)! get me the HELL out of here!!! when do you leave? we will be taking off next summer, cant wait.

Hiya Karenn! Nice to know I'm not alone here in the North, LOL! Where do you and your husband live? We're in Newcastle upon Tyne.

My husband is the same as yours. He HATES it here, especially since he did live in the United States with me before we had to immigrate. He finds the good old USA a much friendlier, cleaner, lawful and cheaper place to live. It will be nice to deal with people again who understand the word "efficient." LOL!

We were hoping to be home in time for Christmas, but since my lawsuit is still dragging on I am stuck here until it concludes. If we get lucky we'll be home by next summer as well. I do plan to fly to Arizona sometime in February so I won't miss the birth of my second grandchild, since I missed the first Its also very lonely being an American in the UK. Nobody really understands American ideals, values or ways of thinking.

Are you going back to AZ? If so, where abouts?

[Cyanna]

Originally Posted by Steve-o

Good to hear. Keep it up! Pretty soon theyll be singing "American Woman, stay away from me-eeee".

My husband plays that song when I'm in a bad mood. But I have my own ammunition - "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton

In 1814 we took a little trip
along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip.
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans
And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans.

We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin.
There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to runnin' on
down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.

We looked down the river and we seen the British come.
And there must have been a hundred of'em beatin' on the drum.
They stepped so high and they made the bugles ring.
We stood by our cotton bales and didn't say a thing.

We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin.
There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.

Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise
If we didn't fire our muskets til we looked 'em in the eyes
We held our fire til we seen their faces well.
then we opened up with squirrel guns and really gave 'em..well.

We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin.
There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.

Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go.
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.

We fired our cannon til the barrel melted down.
So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round.
We filled his head with cannon balls and powdered his behind
and when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind.

We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin.
There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.

Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
and they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go.
they ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.

[karenn]

i have PM'ed you cyanna!

[ArizonaBear]

Ironic side note here:

There is a Scottsdale, Az police officer who is from GB------and, is of some variety of Middle Eastern background judging by has name.

And he refers to himself as a bloody Englishman!

[Cyanna]

Originally Posted by ArizonaBear

Ironic side note here:

There is a Scottsdale, Az police officer who is from GB------and, is of some variety of Middle Eastern background judging by has name.

And he refers to himself as a bloody Englishman!

He calls himself an Englishman? Ah, but the big question to ask...which comes first, the United States / UK or Islam? Hope he isn't one of the UK's "home grown" terrorists! If you come across him again ask if he thinks Abu Hamza is innocent. If he says "yes" you'd better run before he blows himself up with a bomb, LOL!

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by Cyanna

He calls himself an Englishman? Ah, but the big question to ask...which comes first, the United States / UK or Islam? Hope he isn't one of the UK's "home grown" terrorists! If you come across him again ask if he thinks Abu Hamza is innocent. If he says "yes" you'd better run before he blows himself up with a bomb, LOL!

Somehow I doubt that he is any species of Islamist------especially being that the man is a US cop.

Hell: for that matter; my birth surname is the same letter for letter for a wanted Islamist in India.

'Small difference' in looks though; I am tall, strawberry blond with porcelain white skin whereas the Indian terrorist is quite dark in complexion.

[Cyanna]

Originally Posted by ArizonaBear

Somehow I doubt that he is any species of Islamist------especially being that the man is a US cop.

True. As far as anyone knows here in the UK no Middle Eastern / Indian Subcontinent cops have turned out to be terrorists. A few have been doctors and teachers though. Scary thought.

Originally Posted by ArizonaBear

'Small difference' in looks though; I am tall, strawberry blond with porcelain white skin whereas the Indian terrorist is quite dark in complexion.

You been using the Michael Jackson Skin Treatment Plan?

[Cyanna]

On a more serious note...

Those with children who are contemplating a move to the UK might wish to conduct further studies first. My son was 11 years old upon arrival in the UK and is now 17. We are fortunate that the American ideals and rules he was raised with are still very strong within him. As a consequence he has no desire to join in with the extreme and out-of-control binge drinking culture that his ruining many young lives in the UK. Two of my son's friends, both under 18, are now suffering from irrepairable liver damage and disease. Both have had to leave college since they are too ill to attend.

Some facts:

In the UK it is permissable BY LAW to give alcohol to your child if they are 5 years of age or older. By this I do not mean a mere sip of beer. Parents regularly purchase alcoholic beverages for their minor children and allow them to drink as much as they wish. It is not uncommon to see an 8 year old child stumbling around drunk at 10:00pm on any night of the week. Many of these parents also believe it is perfectly okay to offer alcohol to YOUR child. The mother of one of my son's friends soon learned just how unacceptable this was to me.

In the UK the entertainment of choice for the majority is binge drinking, starting on Thursday night and not letting up until late Sunday night. The typical methods of this habit, seen in any pub or on the street is this... drink as much as you can, vomit, drink some more, vomit, drink even more, vomit, pass out. This is not an exaggeration, this is a fact. From Thursday night thru to Sunday decent families do not go out at night. Becoming a binge drinker is one of the main pressure points placed upon teens in this society.

Drug addiction among teens in the UK is at an all-time high, with heroin being the drug of choice. Drug selling is also becoming the "career choice" of many teens.

The UK has the highest rate of teenaged pregnancy throughout Europe. Many young women, by the age of 18, are already mothers to as many as 3 children. One of the reasons for this is that in the UK the easiest way for a wayward teen daughter to get out of the family home is to get pregnant. Unlike in the USA, where parents remain responsible for a minor child who becomes pregnant, in the UK a teen mother can demand that she be given an apartment (flat) with free rent, plus financial benefits. Some mothers even encourage teen pregnancy as a way for their daughters to gain an instant income without having to work for it.

Many children who are viewed as "foreigners" are at high risk of being bullied and physically attacked. Many of these attacks are fatal or life-threatening and tend to be carried out by gangs of youths known as "Chavs."

Any American parent who genuinely cares about the safety, welfare and happiness of their children will think twice before moving them to the UK.