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You might think again after you'd seen the prices here, the cost of housing (with no tax relief on mortgage interest), tax & national insurance rates and discovered the joys of VAT (think sales tax of 20%bulldawg_65 wrote:... My buddy Bob and I are both wishing we lived in the UK right now.
ToneWood wrote:You might think again after you'd seen the prices here, the cost of housing (with no tax relief on mortgage interest), tax & national insurance rates and discovered the joys of VAT (think sales tax of 20%bulldawg_65 wrote:... My buddy Bob and I are both wishing we lived in the UK right now.- with no break for out-of-state mail order purchases) and of course the weather. However, the always troubled but relatively hassle-free National Health Service is a national treasure, despite what some say in the USA, and of course there is munificent British benefits system (which, along with the banks, is currently bankrupting us), more vacation days (less the Germany & india though
), and the beautiful British countryside.
I've only met one American that came to the UK to live forever more. Most Americans I've met love America too much to live anywhere else. Get the best of both worlds and visit Britain - maybe take a course here, a hobby/pursuit can be a great way to experience another country (I used to climb and that was a great way to see other countries).
America has a thriving craft-scene too. I'd quite to visit and do one for Drew's courses in beautiful N. Carolina - love that barn workshop [see: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2271&start=15 for more on that]. I was impressed by the amount, quality and variety of art and crafts going on around Washington state/Seattle area too (lots of forests too - although some pretty heavy-weight forestry practices in places too - think Mordor).
trevbushell wrote:ToneWood wrote:You might think again after you'd seen the prices here, the cost of housing (with no tax relief on mortgage interest), tax & national insurance rates and discovered the joys of VAT (think sales tax of 20%bulldawg_65 wrote:... My buddy Bob and I are both wishing we lived in the UK right now.- with no break for out-of-state mail order purchases) and of course the weather. However, the always troubled but relatively hassle-free National Health Service is a national treasure, despite what some say in the USA, and of course there is munificent British benefits system (which, along with the banks, is currently bankrupting us), more vacation days (less the Germany & india though
), and the beautiful British countryside.
I've only met one American that came to the UK to live forever more. Most Americans I've met love America too much to live anywhere else. Get the best of both worlds and visit Britain - maybe take a course here, a hobby/pursuit can be a great way to experience another country (I used to climb and that was a great way to see other countries).
America has a thriving craft-scene too. I'd quite to visit and do one for Drew's courses in beautiful N. Carolina - love that barn workshop [see: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2271&start=15 for more on that]. I was impressed by the amount, quality and variety of art and crafts going on around Washington state/Seattle area too (lots of forests too - although some pretty heavy-weight forestry practices in places too - think Mordor).
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