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Yeah I don’t really understand why I was getting asked that!! Nobody cares what your religion is or what side you are politically in the UK.
None of the locations you are inquiring about are in the UK to say it bluntly. Life in small town rural US and having been to a couple of conferences and vacations is not the same. Religion and politics are not taboo topics. Please do not try to say y'all.
Have you looked into infrastructure, day care, schools, medical care in rural areas? What are you budgeting for it?
None of the locations you are inquiring about are in the UK to say it bluntly. Life in small town rural US and having been to a couple of conferences and vacations is not the same. Religion and politics are not taboo topics. Please do not try to say y'all.
Have you looked into infrastructure, day care, schools, medical care in rural areas? What are you budgeting for it?
Where did the small town rural part come into play? Most locations she mentioned are adjacent to large metros and sounds like she's leaning toward the Milwaukee suburbs or possibly Madison, both major metros and only a ~2 hour drive from Chicago.
Religion and Politics are taboo unless you're among friends/family and even then those topics should be avoided as they are deeply polarizing and divisive.
Of course, there's anti-liberal bias in many conservative areas..just like there's a massive anti-conservative bias in many liberal areas. The Atlantic Magazine recently featured a story on this phenomenon which showed that the phenomenon exists on both sides:
That aside, for a Scot all of those areas would represent a significant culture shock, especially if they are not moving there out of some deep affinity but simply because of a job offer. Generally speaking, if you move somewhere not because of a deeply held wish to be there but a sense of *necessity* you're going to find adjustment more difficult and the new and unknown things will seem more offensive than interesting.
I work with a British woman who loves living in SC.
I don't think there is going to be any 'culture shock' moving to one of these states.
All of those places are very different from present day Britain. If you're worried about gun culture, well guess what..plenty of gun culture in all of those states as they're all big hunting states. That's a major difference right there...hunting is a people's sport in America while in Britain it's something many people associate with a bunch of rich noblemen riding their horses through the countryside to hunt cute animals.
That of course comes down to personal preference as there's plenty of Brits who love America and admire it for many things..and those people may love to come to America and not experience much 'culture shock', but if you're the average British urbanite in 2019 coming to America - especially outside of the major metros -...you'll find many many differences that could astound you.
Where did the small town rural part come into play? Most locations she mentioned are adjacent to large metros and sounds like she's leaning toward the Milwaukee suburbs or possibly Madison, both major metros and only a ~2 hour drive from Chicago.
Religion and Politics are taboo unless you're among friends/family and even then those topics should be avoided as they are deeply polarizing and divisive.
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I prefer rural living : suburbs with my family, not city living. Happy to commute into the city, drive all the time here so that doesn’t phase me. I just don’t want to raise my kids in the city.
All of those places are very different from present day Britain. If you're worried about gun culture, well guess what..plenty of gun culture in all of those states as they're all big hunting states. That's a major difference right there...hunting is a people's sport in America while in Britain it's something many people associate with a bunch of rich noblemen riding their horses through the countryside to hunt cute animals.
That of course comes down to personal preference as there's plenty of Brits who love America and admire it for many things..and those people may love to come to America and not experience much 'culture shock', but if you're the average British urbanite in 2019 coming to America - especially outside of the major metros -...you'll find many many differences that could astound you.
I don,t own a gun and never see anybody with one.
You make it sound like we are gangsters
Most gun owners are not shooting people.
What changes would astound British people? Seems like you would give at least one example
What changes would astound British people? Seems like you would give at least one example
Cost of living from groceries to child care will be a sticker shock. Next comes having to have two vehicles and the involvement of most US parents with school/children. OP's statement that rent will be budgeted at 1500 until he gets working does not make a lot of sense in the US. Month to month lease with no US credit /employment history is not very likely. Cramming four people in a one bedroom violates occupancy codes in quite a few locations. If he comes over on L1 she will have to apply for her EAD and currently that seems to take around six months due to back logs. That should be enough time to get on her feet.
Guns are part of daily life where we lived since we moved to the US - WA/DC/VA/MD/AL/GA/TX/OK.
Cost of living from groceries to child care will be a sticker shock. Next comes having to have two vehicles and the involvement of most US parents with school/children. OP's statement that rent will be budgeted at 1500 until he gets working does not make a lot of sense in the US. Month to month lease with no US credit /employment history is not very likely. Cramming four people in a one bedroom violates occupancy codes in quite a few locations. If he comes over on L1 she will have to apply for her EAD and currently that seems to take around six months due to back logs. That should be enough time to get on her feet.
Guns are part of daily life where we lived since we moved to the US - WA/DC/VA/MD/AL/GA/TX/OK.
Are you from the UK???
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