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less than 12,000 Brits got legal permanent residency in the usa IN 2011.
I think that's the lowest for many years. It's been gradually falling over the last few years.
The biggest factors for us leaving the UK,probably in this order, were
Cost of living
Weather
ASB and petty crime/disorder etc
Disillusionment/frustration with career/employer
Density of population
funny thing is, it's actually never really about the climate is it? If climate was really that high up on the list, we'd see British emigration almost exclusively to Australia and Spain, with more spread out to places like Mexico. But, quality of life is the most important indicator, and climate is generally not counted as part of quality of life in any serious discussion, since you can't change the weather.
funny thing is, it's actually never really about the climate is it? If climate was really that high up on the list, we'd see British emigration almost exclusively to Australia and Spain, with more spread out to places like Mexico. But, quality of life is the most important indicator, and climate is generally not counted as part of quality of life in any serious discussion, since you can't change the weather.
I agree with you. I think the weather does make a difference and it certainly changes your priorities if you can be outside more. But cost of living and career opportunities trump the climate. utility doesn't cone down to just weather!
If you're living in the US and paid in $ then the exchange rate is largely immaterial.
In fact if you are looking to holiday back in the UK you want the £ to be weak if you're paid in $.
I maybe should have phrased my question better.
What I'm trying to get at is that over the past 20 years it hasn't been unusual for £1 => $2. (Indeed at it's height in 2005, £1 was almost $3!) I'm inquiring whether the strength of Sterling incentivised the the decision to move. (i.e. If one were to sell ones UK home and get $2-3 for every £1 capital, one would enjoy an extraordinary amount of purchasing power in the USA whilst this was the case.)
Talking of buying a house in the US I get fed up with these programmes like 'A Place In The Sun' which though are quick to point out how much cheaper properties are abroad, including many parts of the US, but fail to talk about taxes an utility costs.
of course not, how daft of me. There are all sorts of accents within
the UK but only us Yanks make the mistake of using the phrase
"British accent". I erased that reference from my post.
I don't think americans have a single clue about accents from the UK. They just think that a british accent is a London accent.
YES, their is such thing as an american accent, the english and americans all speak the same language.
Language and accents are different things. Also theres a accent general american accent isn't there?
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YES, their is such thing as an american accent, the english and americans all speak the same language.
