Eh. It's a skewed viewpoint from my perspective as someone that moved from the US to the UK and was going to stay there, and did for several years.
I never had problem with health care and loved my local doctor and the access I had. Even dental care was good. Material things? Brits buy just as much as Americans and love their "material things". Washing machine? I loved my washing machine there. It washed AND dried all in one unit and it got clothes cleaner than any washing machine I had ever used. And all my friends? They had washers and dryers too. No one hung their laundry throughout the flat. do some people? Yes of course, same here in the states. So, um, yeah. Just eh. Complaining about hanging clothes? Britain "rage"? Yeah ok. On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: > > Very interesting read. How many of you are on Quora? > > > > http://www.businessinsider.com/us-expats-in-england-2013-10 > > "One of the biggest realities is the drop in the material standard of > living. British wages are not as high as in the US and things are more > expensive. Obviously, this impacts on lifestyle." > > "Brits get a lot more time off -- 5 weeks as a rule -- and travel is a > priority. The cultural aspects of the country are fascinating - tiny it > may seem, but it takes a lifetime to know this place, and with Europe so > close it is expanded even further. > > A massive advantage of living here is the National Health Service. If an > American could understand it, they would be amazed by its magnificence. " > > "I would give my right arm for an American washer and dryer, and you won't > understand this unless you've seen the laundry situation here. As I type > this, our laundry is hanging in the family room, damp, and when dry must be > ironed. All Brits iron, or hire someone to do it. This is a personal 'I > hate Britain' rage issue for me. No place is perfect, I know. But having > to hang clothes out to dry in February?" > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:368648 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
