British Expatriate Network

I've found another site where someone gives their account of what their new adopted country is like. It's actually pretty interesting as the guy gives his first impressions, his new and current impression, and lots of "how England works" stuff.

http//www.velocitypress.com/american_in_england.php

It's certainly alot better than the last one I posted here. Whaddya think - did he do a good job?

(edited due to attrocious spelling)

that was really interesting, thanks for posting. grin

Not bad that. A few little things I'd pick on but not much and he gives a pretty decent review of everything generally I'd say.

I thought the same. Much better than the last "review".

I enjoyed reading that. A pretty fair view I'd say - it's more positive than what you read on the Beeb!

Very nice. Reminds me of our early days in Dorking and Westcott.

I know this will sound like sour grapes, but it's much easier to attain that idyllic lifestyle when you're the CEO of the company.

Wish the banks had let me write my own character reference...

I was wondering how people at the other end - the UK end - felt about this so I looked through an expat site called uk-yankee.com. They weren't quite as enthusiastic as we seem to be.

http//talk.uk-yankee.com/index.php?topic=19717.0

Just keep scrolling to see the inevitable "the man's an arse". lol

I questioned a couple of those but I've been gone long enough to think that things must have changed.

Strongbow = Zima

/wtf?

makes me homesick....again !!!

I didn't know Gladstone was jewish. Maybe if he told Disraeli they would have got on a lot better mrgreen

Wasn't Gladstone the one who liked hookers?

Yeah it had that affect here too. Luckily (or unluckily as some might see it) I'm heading back in two and a half years. :smile:

How'd you wrangle that one?

My wife has an NSF grant that has just over 2 years left. So when thinking about what to do (and where to go) next she asked if I wanted to go home. I said yep.