Should you move from the UK to the US?? Let's have a candid chat! 🇬🇧🇺🇸
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- Hey guys!! Welcome back to my channel.In this video I really wanted to have a candid chat about some of my experiences here in the US. I get a lot of messages from people about moving to the US and sometimes it can seem like we have romanticised the US. So let's have a candid chat!
Stumbled on your blog/this skit and I haven’t heard anything realer!
Worked 12years in corporate America but after having my baby, I had to make a “drastic” lifestyle change.
This is the right video for people thinking its greener on the other side. 👍🏾
Hey I just found your channel and wanted to say I’m proud of you!!
Awww thank you so much!! ♥
LOL, Talk abut being honest. Love it keep it real.
Haha! Yeah I just wanted to show some of the realities. You can definitely do really well here but it’s important to know what some of the downsides are/ costs etc
@@Alexandrasblog_ very true, people often romanticise on the subject.
Your take on annual leave is interesting. I work as a Quantity Surveyor in the UK and companies I’ve worked for you’re not allowed to take more than 2 weeks off. However I haven’t met anyone who’s taken two weeks off. It’s almost like an unspoken rule didn’t think of it till you mentioned it.
Right! It’s like an unspoken thing lol although I was definitely taking two weeks off when I was working in the UK lol
rethinking now if the weather difference is really worth it or not!! Lol. That was one of the main things why I WANT to move out of the UK
😂 I hear it! Although I don’t know if the weather would be my main reason to move to the US. There’s defo other options for that!
I’m doing well In my country I grew up in America
The working longer hours is off putting 😂😂
I mean… I get it 😂
Wow, I heard NYC was crazy, but those images! It's heartbreaking. Since you live in the south, would you say you get to walk a lot?
Yeah it was honestly wild! NYC is a great city but some of the realities are harsh and take some getting used to. So in the south it’s a lot easier to drive unless you’re walking around your neighbourhood. There are also some great mountains you can drive to for hiking as well as some great parks.
The NHS is not free-some of us pay for it through taxes.
Correct! The point I was making was receiving a bill through the door once you’ve used a healthcare service. Unless you use private healthcare in the UK you won’t be billed (rather than indirectly through income and national insurance taxes which is taken from gross salary) monthly. We don’t have the same concern of calling an ambulance and worrying about a $3000 bill to do so.
What are the best benefits to expect with a job in the US ? I am currently thinking of transferring through my company also but I have a child.
I think it depends on what company/industry you work for - you would need to check what the benefits are with your company in the US. From my perspective and my company, some of the best benefits for me are flexible leave (again will be different per company); getting paid bi-weekly; a broader network and more networks for me to be a part of; higher salary bands; and ability to work in different states.
Hi, I am flirting with the idea of leaving the UK, considering US. What visa options do I have if I have no family there or a job lined up?
Hi! So I’m not aware of all the visa options and so I would advise you to speak with an immigration firm as I wouldn’t want to give incorrect advice given my limited experience. From what I know and based on what I’ve heard from other people (again please do your own research) options are based on sponsorship from a company through having a job, having your own business, studying in the US, and being married to an American.
@@Alexandrasblog_ Thanks for the advice! Lastly, do you know anything about Greencard lottery and if I can try that?
@@JordanHendersonsBlog www.usa.gov/green-card-lottery
Wah gwarn you have to tip the nail technician?! I thought tips were limited to waiters/waiteresses and bar staff!!? 🤮 🤢
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