![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We are now spending six months in the UK and loving it. We are in the same boat.moved to Arizona in 2014, have primary school kids, I'm American, he's British. Neither country is ideal at this point I imagine. Meanwhile salaries still scarily low and petrol $9.50 a gallon. It's not foolproof, but it's the best we can manage.ĬA is super expensive, but the UK isn't exactly cheap now either - some of my friends have had their energy costs go up from £80 to £230, that's mad. If the three of us can hack it with daily life/school/new job then that's a good sign and he will follow us after selling the house. ![]() Our plan right now is for myself and the children to go ahead and rent somewhere first, while my husband stays here (in his nice job). I'm hoping it will be a relief all round. While I'm happy to be nearer so I can cover care for my parents/grandparent when other people go on holiday, I won't be there 24/7, nor will I expect them to feed my pets, look after my kids like they do for my sibling. I've done fine managing alone for 20+ years and feel like moving back near family will just bring expectations I can't meet, or that will disappoint me (don't get me started on how upsetting it can be just on holidays home when people make it clear they're willing to give no more than 30 mins of attention to the children you were so excited to bring to meet them. We are looking to move back, but significantly far from family and friends, lol. I think you are already concerned about the only pattern I recall noticing among people who returned to the UK and expressed regrets at having done so (which may, or may not had led to them leaving the UK a second time), specifically that on returning to the UK to "spend more time with family and friends" they find that the family and friends have moved on with their lives (moved, got married, changed their hobbies/ interests, etc.) and that it just isn't possible to pick up with personal relationships where you left off when you left the UK years earlier.īefore anyone replies to say otherwise, this isn't true for everyone, but a significant proportion of people who expressed regrets here on BE after returning to the UK mentioned this disconnect with family and previous friends as a factor. Arggghhhh, the eternal dilemma of the world traveller expat!! Ramble over. I don't want to move anywhere else in America so naturally moving back to the UK near ageing parents, good schooling, grounded people and old friends is the easy solution but selfishly, I dont think it's ever going to feel like home again. Then the 10 month cloud cover will set in.Ĭalifornia has SO much to offer but I know deep down the cost of living is unsustainable. None of my old friends will understand and just call it first world problems etc. Do you have a place in the Uk? You mentioned the expense of ca but Uk can be equally expensive or more depending on where you want to move to. We’re spending a month there this summer to help us decide, so fingers crossed we’ll gain more insight by the end of that trip and begin to settle in either place. It’s a constant conversation in our house because it’s such a huge decision. We dread going back to the hustle because life is so convenient here. My family is here which was our main reason for moving here, but overall we feel like life experiences and education for the kids are of higher quality in the Uk. Schooling plays a huge part in that, but there are so many variable to consider. We moved to Arizona in 2019 with primary school aged kids and are considering moving back to the Uk now. Husband’s British, I’m born American but also British after living there 10 years. We are in the exact same situation apart from timings. My head still all over the place so any thoughts appreciated. Was the move hard, did you fit back in, any regrets, things seem different etc etc I wanted to know if anyone has done the move back? We are UK citizens on our final year of a green card. Kids getting to decent school age and insane cost of Cali living are the two major factors in our thoughts to move back. We moved out to California 9 yeras ago (family of 4) but for various reasons we are thinking of moving back to the UK in the next couple of years. ![]()
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