Why I Left the USA for UK: One Year Update

If you're planning on visiting or moving to the UK - watch this video on reasons why you SHOULD MOVE TO THE UK! Or pros of living in the UK! I am living abroad in the UK as an American and I go into detail of why I left the USA to move to the UK, and reasons why I love living here after a year of living in London. I also talk about a few cons I discovered during my first year living in the UK that will help you if you're thinking of moving to the UK too!

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0:00 Living in UK 1 year update
0:32 Working Culture
1:51 Location
3:20 UK things to do
4:11 No car needed
5:35 Cons of living in the UK

[timelord]

You can’t base the cost of living in the UK on the cost of living in London 😊

[robertdnero]

To be fair, the weather this year has been the worse for decades.

[gilledwards]

So many people move from London to a more rural area simply because the cost of living is so much higher in London than almost any other city on earth. As for the weather … this has been a particularly bad year; it's normally not this rainy. I'm glad the UK has lived up to your other expectations though.

[TheChrisleekay]

Its hard to believe how badly American employers are allowed to treat their employees!! 😔

[domlisboa]

The sun doesn’t set at 3pm as stated in this video. In winter the sun sets at 4pm.

[jasminejones]

the days are short in the winter because London is further north than any Canadian city except Edmonton. What this post fails to mention is that in summer the days are and lovely.

[nikkendall]

The weather has been weirdly wet this summer.

[michaellucas]

I think that the last couple of summers have been unusually rainy in the UK, but that's definitely not the norm. Statistically, London isn't particularly rainy, and only has around 50% of the rainfall of somewhere like New York. It's also a mistake to believe that London prices are the same as the rest of the UK, they're not. Generally speaking, grocery shopping is at least 30% cheaper in the UK than in the US.

[bobbierocksbuster]

It doesn't rain as much as shes making it out, when it does rain the flip side is how GREEN this island truly is 😉

[davidmartin]

You should have moved to the UK instead of London! Totally different, including cost of living.

[frankmitchell]

Yes the British weather has been particularly cold and wet so far this year. The UK and Ireland are a lot further north than most of the US. On the US west coast, compare the weather with that in British Columbia north of Vancouver for a better idea of what to expect.

[gaynorhead]

So glad you are enjoying your time in the UK! You have chosen to live in the most expensive city in the UK. Rent is much cheaper outside London, as is dining out!

[bodizmoner]

Weather has been exceptionally bad this year

[phoenix-xuxj]

I’m 70 years old and I can hand on heart say I have never known such a wet 8 months. Honestly, I know other people have said it, but it’s so true that this has been an horrendous time for rain. Climate change is making it better and even more unpredictable, but at least we’re not burning like southern Mediterranean

[williambailey]

The weather has been bad this year and yes in winter time it does start going dark early but apart from that it ain't all bad.

[richt]

Statically London is the 23rd wettest city in Europe and 76th in the world behind places like New York City.
Daylight hours in winter are short but that's geography for you I'm afraid.
London is one of the dearest places to live along with Tokyo and New York.
Public transport between towns can be cheap if you book 3 months in advance. I took the luma train from London to Edinburgh for £38 return.

[forthedisenfranchised]

Well done on making such a big move, it's amazing to have the courage and spirit to do so. The weather has been rotten this year (until recently), hopefully we get some mild, warm and dry days before the end of the year. The cost of living (renting etc) is frightening, I hope you can progress on salary to get a little more spending. Well done on your travels thus far, that's an amazing list of destinations in such a short time.

[peterjones]

The “low “ salaries and cost of living is interesting. My son lived and worked in San Francisco ( he is from the U.K.) for 8 months, the cost of accommodation was ridiculous and his salary even with an overseas allowance nowhere made up for the costs. Now I am not saying one is better than the other but depends what points you are comparing. I used to work in the U.K. for a US based company ( HQ New York), and my comparison of salary and benefits between the same level of employee showed me that the salaries and benefits were roughly comparable and in some cases the U.K. salaries were more than an equivalent job in the US, ( in the company I worked for).

[jjsmallpiece]

Some of your comments need correcting.
Yes it has rained more than usual this summer. This year has been unusual even for the UK. You are also comparing the UK against a well known sunny state in the US. How does the UK weather compare to more northern US states? Alaska, New England.
Healthcare is NOT free - surely you've been here long enough to know the taxes deducted from your salary help pay for the NHS.
Low salaries - maybe - but as above your health care is already paid for, you don't need to take out additional health insurance if you don't want to. So deduct health care costs from your US salary.
Clearly you aren't that low paid, if you have funded all the travel from your salary
The cost of living in London is much more than many other parts of the UK.
The sun doesn't set at 3pm in the south of the UK in the winter - more like 4-4.20pm in December

America - land of the free? More like land of the exploited. Enjoy your holidays

[seeker]

Im a Northerner and im smiling. Although its not normally the case, We in the North have been exoeriancing a Hot July. In fact its been too Hot. Its now only from yestrday started cooling down and im glad. Hard to sleep in that heat and get motivated to do your work.