Any British Living Or Working In Delaware?

[AtomicUK]

Originally Posted by Pocopsonite

If you're at all worried about feeling isolated, my husband worked with a Brit before they both retired from DuPont. At that point (2000's) there was an active ex-pat Brit group in the Wilmington/Newark area that used to meet regularly. I'm sure it must still be active since there are so many other companies now with major presence in GB.

There is also an International Women's Club IWC | International Women's Club of Delaware. Perhaps if you contact them, they can put you in touch with Brits who have been here a while. Note that their three membership areas don't seem to extend south of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, which is where Middletown is.

Thank you Pocopsonite.
We are certainly not worried about feeling isolated, having spent so much time in the US over the years, we feel right at home, however, my wife was certainly interested to learn of the IWC.
Thank you once again.

[AtomicUK]

Originally Posted by Luis346

Yes, go ahead. I have lived in DE my whole life. From Wilmington to south of Dover.

Thank you once again Luis346.

Could I start with some basics?
It might seem obvious, but I am sure there are actually many differences that we don't think between the US and UK about when it come to monthly bills.

Living in Delaware and as a home owner or renter, what would you need to deal with?

Naturally, the following:
Electricity
Water
Telephone
Internet (or can you tie that in with the telephone bill?)
Cable
Perhaps Gas?
Home insurance
Medical insurance
Vehicle registration
Car insurance

Have I missed anything?

Could you also possibly give guide to monthly or annual costs?
I totally appreciate this will vary on property size, but for example, I read the average electric bill in DE was estimated to be $122 a month?

Thank you in advance once again.

[TrustInSal]

Originally Posted by AtomicUK

That is very kind of you.
I speak with a very British accent and ironically commented just this past weekend on how I used to be asked all the time to say anything so people could hear it. Sadly I cannot remember now when that last happened?! Times have changed!

People are too afraid of being offensive nowadays.
Not sure if people just arent down to earth anymore, or people are too sensitive.

[FourCandles]

I'm a Brit and have lived in Delaware since 1999. Winters can be cold and snowy. Spring and autumn are usually lovely. Summer can be humid: long stretches of hotter than normal UK temperatures are not uncommon. You'll begin to thank your lucky stars for air conditioning, both at home and at work, and in cars, shops, and malls. Delaware is on the same latitude as Madrid, Spain, so it has a similar climate. No sales tax makes shopping far cheaper than surrounding states. General cost and standard of living here, and in the US generally compared to the UK are lower and higher respectively. There's a great choice of shopping in Wilmington/Newark, and decent restaurants. I live in Wilmington and it's about an hour or so from home to the Delaware beaches and two hours or so to the New Jersey shore. Excellent rail and road access to Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. New York is a 2.5 - 3 hour drive north east along the New Jersey Turnpike. Lots of gently undulating countryside that's similar to many parts of the Midlands in the UK.
Beware on the highways of aggressive drivers and tailgaters. It seems to be a national sport all along the east coast.