9 Things I Wish I Knew Before Moving to England

I moved from Texas to Manchester, England over a year ago to be with my long-distance boyfriend. Even though I did a lot of research beforehand, there were still loads of things I wish I had known. Hopefully this video helps anyone who is about to move to England too :)

P.S. I'm totally not an expert in this, it's all just based on my own experiences!

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[PKWeaver]

Did you actually just live through the hottest UK heatwave in history (40c!) and find it too cold!? Man, i am NOT interested in moving to Texas!!!

[sreside]

Ahh the proof of address is such a hassle! Luckily, I found a place to live quickly and my flatmates were from NZ so they got my on the utility bill asap. They were so great <3

[BadgerOfTheSea]

The you need an address to get a bank account but need a bank account to get an address thing is actually a big problem that causes young people to become stuck in homelessness

[craftyclaira]

UK is more northern than New York, Boston and in Canada Nova Scotia and Montreal- so we get similar temperatures but being an island we get rain too! Much the same as most of the Northern USA.

[CowmanUK]

I've noticed an increase in card-only purchases, even in large supermarkets like Tesco - where they *do* take cash payments - there are an increasing number of card-only checkouts, reducing the number of cash checkouts. A glimpse of the future, I guess.

[clive_the_fat_cat]

Im on the south coast of England.. Im in shorts 9 months of the year. My sister sent me a photo of when we had snow about 15years ago and i was out in shorts a hoodie and a bobble hat. I would melt in texas

[ianhutchinson]

Your first point re proof of address - go to any Post Office and buy a TV licence. Choose the address you need and it will be printed on it. My wife left the UK when she was six years old and this was the first part of building the chain she needed to establish all of the rest.

[TheMangoDeluxe]

You can definitely crack the shorts out april to september

[TheGiantKillers]

The UK weather is never extreme, so it never gets very hot but never gets very cold. If moving from a warm climate, like, for example Texas, this place will feel cold most of the time. However, beware, you will acclimatise. The when you go home, you find you've turned into a Brit and can't stand the heat. You'll know you've become a weather Brit when you barbecue in a a day that has patchy cloud and temperatures barely scraping 20 Celsius, that's around 70 Farenthingy I think.

[pixiwix]

Manchester Grey's got nothing on Aberdeen grey. 😂 Thanks for this helpful video! I'm moving from Oklahoma to the UK in August so this was immensely helpful.

[JoeeyTheeKangaroo]

Wow. A video where someone isn't going to London

[zoegenevieveperry]

I faced many similar problems moving from the U.K. to the USA. I didn’t exist initially. Banks, Social Security, insurance and much else were very difficult.

[davidclowes-pritchard]

The average annual Temp in Manchester UK is 9.4C The average annual Temp in Amarillo TX is14C That's a big drop nearly 5 deg C. Grab some weekends away, 4 hours by train south of Manchester is Brighton The average annual Temp is 10.9C . Not cutting it I hear you. The Average Annual Temperature in Gibraltar is 18.4C its a 3.5 hour flight from Manchester for less than $100 return.

[animaltvi]

Winters are gray and wet . Erm the whole year is grey and wet. . Bit of a shock texas to Manchester.

[opiumdoll]

I am having a bit of a laugh lol!! NOT 'at you' but in remembering what it was like for me, when I first moved over here from California to the UK 22 years ago! My British husband and I got married in 2003. The supermarkets here are definitely a major pain, but can also be quite fun and/or funny because I think every single time I've been in TO a supermarket I'm seeing things you just would not see in the States or Canada (I think). i.e. Tinned/canned hamburgers! Frozen BIG BAGS of Yorkshire puddings! Which leads to the chocolate sponge puddings! (Or the word 'pudding' in of itself!! LOL -->> vs. the term Mousse....vs. what I know to be mousse - which would be a much more rich and dense version of (American) Pudding! ie. pudding cups! (or in Britishy terms, mousse! lol ) I don't think they have an equivalent to American Mousse! I hope if you're still over here, that you've found all that you need! And a source for your Ranch Dressing fix 😏 (I have only just learned Taco Bell was over here!! I had no idea!! I'm trying to get my hubby to go to one! oh he who is glued to his toast.... 🤣)

[tanyaperez]

Hi Jackie! Just found your awesome channel. My mom and I are US citizens we live in florida but my grandma is a Resident. By any chance do you know what visa we could apply to to go live in the UK? Please let us know, thank you so much. On the other hand, without ir being to personal, what is the general income I would need to be able to sustain us 3 over there in england? Thanks again! 😊

[rocketdude]

Very currently live in Texas and I'm considering moving to the UK .

[renaebarodte]

You may have answered this in a previous video, but how did you meet your boyfriend?

[BeIlG]

I wish you would say some foods you are homesick for and some uk foods now you couldn't live without

[xaviiiiv]

Going there specially for the gray weather ❤