Yep. Not being nasty but it's the typical American. Thinks the whole UK is London. An example being in the northern town where I live my three bedroom semi detached house cost me £70k when I bought it. It's now valued at £120k. But if it was in London it would sell for about £800k. It is an entirely different world down there.
They're getting paid more in London to negate some of the cost of living in London too. Not that everywhere is more expensive. She probably hasn't seen price rises in LA.
To be honest, it's getting so bad everywhere, if you're starting from zero, the UK has become extremely difficult to afford (and it only appears to be going one way quite rapidly).
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.
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 loooooong and lovely.
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.
@@SheRunTheWorld No it isn't. I don't know anyone contacted to 35 hours a week. I worked for the UKs largest employer. Our standard full time contracts were for 37.5 hours.
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.
@@SheRunTheWorld I live in north east England and I don't remember the last time it rained, Obviously it wasn't months ago but it's 7,30am and the sun is shining, I'm a 59 year old man so I think I've a little more experience with the weather in this country than you have, stay happy, safe and healthy 🤞
London is statistically drier than New York Paris and Sydney. Parts of East Anglia are still under water restrictions from last year. It's estimated that if the seasonal trends persist as they have been then the South East will be arid by 2050. It's the western side that bears the brunt of the rain due to the gulf stream.
True! My month living in Brighton was a lot more affordable but it’s annoying to have to go to London everytime I wanted to travel & there’s more jobs there. That’s ultimately why I moved up to London!
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.
A railcard is a good way to cut fairs by 1/3 too, also buying tickets off peak will cut cost of fares considerably too, so long as the journey starts before peak time it will be much cheaper.
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
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!
Think it is also fair to mention that, although the weather here is pretty unpredictable, this year has been exceptionally wet and cold, as has been experienced by other countries. Another point is that you are also able to pay for private healthcare, and can bypass NHS completely, as you would on USA but you would still be able to take the free emergency care and service if required
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).
That’s interesting! I’ve found that every expensive city in the U.S. like NYC for example offers extremely high salaries to compensate for the high cost of living so you can still live easily. Whereas London is one of the most expensive cities in the world and doesn’t have salaries that match to let people live comfortably!
@@SheRunTheWorld You will probably find that the salary for your job elsewhere in London would be lower. Usually there is an additional allowance added to London salaries because of the cost of living there. You could always move out of London and commute in which is what many people do. You have to weigh up what you are prepared to compromise on. Cheaper rents/ general living costs outside of the capital but longer days and the cost of commuting. Many opt for the later.
@@SheRunTheWorld yes I think it will be better next year, my wife complains when it's too hot and complains when it's too cold. Can't win really, I love it when it's spring and summer, not keen on the rain but that's Britain for you. As the song goes There always be an England.
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.
Aw thanks so much! August has been lovely so far, so I hope the weather continues like this for awhile. I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment such kind things :)
Hey!! I'm so glad you're settling in so well. I'm blessed to have grown up in the Cotswolds countryside, and I couldn't imagine growing up anywhere else. My family only go on 'holidays at home' such as to the lake district, Cornwall, Peak district, Snowdonia, Scotland, Ireland, etc. We rarely go to mainland Europe but it's still lovely to live so close as you said for weekend trips. Definitely get a national trust annual membership! There's so many pretty places you can visit for free :) If London is expensive there's countryside to the South and the West. Surrey, Buckinghamshire, or Oxfordshire. A lot of people who work in London commute via train from those counties where everything is sooo much more affordable, and you get a much better quality of life without the London price hikes. Living in London may seem convenient but it doesn't represent the rest of the UK and has a high crime rate. Just a thought
Weather: it is because you moved to a country that is further north than not only the USA, but also further north of the major populated parts of Canada. London is as far north as the northern part of Newfoundland. Consider the Hudson Bay, London is as far north as the bottom part of the Bay. And we have Cities in Scotland 400 miles further north than that.
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
This is my main concern with moving to the UK or Europe in general, the salaries are so much lower. So while you do get double the vacation and work a little less, you also make less than half so it almost balances out, you really have to weigh the pros and cons there. I do value the "living" vs "work" culture abroad but at the same time I don't think I could get ahead as much financially (for example to retire early and and live that lifestyle abroad) if I didn't work longer here in the US. For context, I am in some of my prime earning years here and as long as you work in tech you can have about as much time off as Europeans with the flexibility to work remotely, you just have to find the right company.
Well, we do pay for the benefits. You can opt out of lots of holiday (down to 20 days plus 8 in most firms - the legal min, but very few do). The interesting one is that as healthcare is free at point of use, we don't need to give up x percent of our income for that.
Yeah I will completely agree with you on this! You basically have decide what’s more important to you- salary or vacation/work-life balance. If it’s salary, I’d definitely stay in the US because you won’t make more money anywhere else!!
I have visited the US 14 times,been to 23 states,nearly been all over it,Been to Florida 3 times and California 5 times.What I mean is Americans having better standards of living than the British,They have more open space,bigger houses,cars,better food and better weather.Its well known.I have a flight already booked for next year.
I went to LA and I was expecting the same weather as the UK, IT WAS FAR TOO HOT!! I couldn't stand it any longer that i came home early. Next time i visit another country, I'm going to do some research before i make my decision instead of constantly complaining about it when i get there as to not upset the people who live there.
As far as earnings are concerned, whilst I don’t doubt your word, are you considering the fact that your earnings here as an employee, are AFTER TAX and national insurance (ie. health insurance) and there’s no tax bill or monthly health insurance to pay? Unless you are self employed?
@@SheRunTheWorld maybe true, but the reasons why are primarily for the health insurance as mentioned. Many countries have varying ways to fleece us working folks, don’t they? As God knows, only two things on this earth are guaranteed, death and taxes!! And so far as I know, there are no taxes in heaven. 😃😃😃
Apart from yesterday (Tuesday) I've enjoyed an unbroken 2 week spell of hot sunny weather in the South East and East Anglia. I work outside the daytime temperature hasn't been below 22 Celsius (72 F) since mid July my suntan attests to that i haven't been abroad there was also a couple of weeks in June that were similar. I appreciate that not all parts of Britain are the same but it's not that bad!
We have had hot temperatures in two week periods over June. July and August. I find the heat is bearable, but the humidity that comes with it in the UK is just awful. Sunny , but cool here in Northern England today, but humidity is already at 70%.
Ya I visited st Albans and looked into moving there to save money, but it felt too small town for me! I prefer big city But everyone’s different, so I’m glad you’re happy there!!
@@SheRunTheWorld Thank you, I’m a little older than you, but not old enough to completely turn my back on London! I work from home and pop into London twice a week to catch up and socialize and that’s enough. So I still get to enjoy London but out here I managed to buy a 6 bed house with lots of outside space for only a million…plus my dog gets to run around a lot!
London is a very expensive city. There are many much cheaper places to live and costs can be much lower. The cost of living is much lower for things like insurance, property taxes, groceries, drinks at the pub and so on. If you book trains 12 weeks ahead they can be very cheap, if you book on the day they can be very expensive!
The ridiculously high house prices, rents, and everything else! Is the price people pay for living in London! The rest of England no where near as costly. To be honest this summer has not been the greatest, but generally, one positive aspect about being in London or the east in general is that the weather is generally warmer. Day light hours are shorter here in winter, but the summer months make up for that, with up to 16 hours of day light. The very good thing about the UK is that we are very fortunate to not have very extreme weather events! Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes etc. We do get gales and storms at times. When you mention the wages, you need to take into consideration! The facts which you started off with. 35 hour week instead of 40, plus all the (I’m assuming paid) annual leave you mentioned at the very beginning. Our NHS most definitely has its difficulties right now! But what ever the reason you required it for, it will have been free at the point of use! Unlike the states! I hope you continue to enjoy your time here.
You have bad luck with the weather - this year has been especially poor. A couple of years ago we had 25C (77F)+ almost every day of the summer, especially in the SE
July has been very unusual I'll give you that, this Summer has been a wash out. And yes, we hate winters here as well, it's punishment for having long days in the summer, can't have the ying without the yang. 😂
@@SheRunTheWorld The USA is improving because of me & my family. I'm helping to make the USA safer than before because its spam rate is lower than the other countries which is great.
She’s complaining about “our” weather - too cold - Yada yada yada 🙄 - how funny that on three YT vids from the USA recently, the folks on there are complaining about the weeks and weeks of over bearing heat and oppressive humidity, being unable to breathe because of the hot air, feeling heady and sick because there is no escape from it, that everything is often too hot to touch outside and they are praying for rain to cool things down, yet in are fear of thunderstorms and lightning strikes!! I’m quite happy living in a country where we can moan about our weather, safe in the knowledge the next day it will be different!
Its a great place to live and i wouldn't want to live anywhere else, the real only problem is some people. Angry young mobs in the city centre mainly but apart from that its brilliant 😊
You have been unlucky with the weather! The last 12 months - even 20 months - have been the gloomiest I remember and I am 75. Let's hope the next year will be at least back to average.
This is the worst summer weather in living history - but it’s not this bad every single year so the comment about the rain in July isn’t fair - last year we had 100F and forest fires - would you rather that? Cost of living is high in uk but STILL far lower than in the USA - I always assumed EVERYTHING was cheaper in the us because it’s a far larger market, companies can buy products in bulk for cheaper but at the till I am shocked to see that most things are actually more expensive in the states. Even food - even crappy cheap processed food in the USA is more expensive than good nutritious food in the uk - after a lifetime of wishing I lived in the USA I am now SO GRATEFUL and appreciative to be a Brit living in the uk today / it’s far from perfect but a damn sight better than the rest. Brits also don’t have to worry about deductibles or being heald to ransome by immortal and corrupt hospitals. Individually paying for healthcare?! - everyone loses that way. In the USA you have private and public schools. The public schools don’t threaten the private ones - the two systems mean EVERYONE gets an education if they want it. Yet brainwashed suspicious Americans scream “socialist conumizzzzm!” At the thought of our nhs - which keeps more average Brits healthy and alive for longer than the average American. We have private and free healthcare - the public healthcare is as good ast t yet private healthcare usually because it’s the same doctors - but on the nhs you’ll have to wait longer but that’s still preferable to getting it NEVER (!) how is that so difficult to understand? The amount of second hand embarrassment I feel for the usa when I see Americans with good jobs on gofundme pages begging for money from strangers so that they can have operations that will make their lives worth living without becoming bankrupt. If you ever get ab nhs of yo own - when you do have it and look back at the humiliating demeaning things your own people had to do just to be able to live a life free from pain or worry / it’ll be Americas second greatest shame after slavery. That’s not acceptable in the richest nation on earth - you give education for free but not healthcare? So your people are good enough to teach to read so that they can perform mundane low paid jobs and manual work but if they get injured they’re not valued enough to be given a universal healthcare free from confusing contracts about all that nasty deductible nonsense? America isn’t a classless society nor is it gods land of the free the rich are the aristocracy and everyone else can go jump - horrible. Give me the nhs and lower wages over the American nightmare ANYDAY (!) Because now - everyone who isn’t rich in America is still a slave.
Live in London and complain about cost of living is like moving to California and complaining about the sun. Move up north, maybe not because it rains more.
Really can't understand people moving from another country and living in London it's crazy! Its too expensive, mainly foreigners and its nothing like real England 🏴
That may be true, but the NHS is under pressure, Brexit resulted in some of our European doctors and nurses leaving the UK, and British doctors and nurses are also taking work opportunities in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Why? Better work life balance. Our doctors work incredibly long hours under intense pressure. Our NHS estate needs significant investment as many of our hospitals are old and need rebuilds. Also figure in that the population has grown, people live longer and the NHS is also hampered by the inadequacies of social care. The NHS isn't perfect, but private insurance will not buy you all that you need. Most private hospitals do not have ICU facilities. They are geared up to taking high volume , low risk and quick turnover patients.
My daughter is contracted to a co. Based in California. It drives her mad. They talk nonsense BS most of the time and achieve very little. No work ethic at all. She does more in a day than most of her collegues do in a week.
How many hours would you have to work for you high salary in the US. BTW, what is the correct name for someone from the US? North America includes Canada and Mexico. American in a generic term includes South America. You have a nation but no nationality so do we just call you colonisers or colonials? Keep the updates coming.
The standard work week is 40 hours per week so about 5 hours more. But in the fields I have been looking, the US salaries are about double the UK ones for the same jobs. Were called Americans since our country name is United States of America!!
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.
Yeah I think since there’s no AC here I don’t necessarily want it to be hot, I’m ok with low 70’s temp but I just want sunshine! No more grey skies or rainy days. But so happy that the north is having a lovely July ☺️
@SheRunTheWorld I think it can vary a lot, I've always had really good quality care. On the flip side, I've known Americans who haven't had the best care under the US system so it can change on a case by case basis I guess
wages are lower here than in the USA but... (outside of London) we're about 25% cheaper than the US. we work a lot less hours, my mate in Oregon works 50 hours each week and 10 of those are unpaid because the company are short staffed. Here you have unlimited sick days. You said you have 40 days off per year so that is 30 days you get paid more than the $0 you'd get in the U.S. My mate pays around $320 per month car insurance, I pay £210 ($260) per year. No medical insurance or copay here, a lot of maternity leave compared to zero days in the USA.... virtually no tipping... when you factor in all your outgoings, the USA does not necessarily work out as a better place to earn money and the quality of life is worse because of the work ethic. I wish the USA would level up it's workers basic rights to other 1st world countries. SO I don't consider wages comparable unless the USA had comparable work life balance and less outgoings.
Sone people have short memories. 2 years ago 19th July 2022 the UK experienced it's highest ever temperature and that broke the record that had stood since 25th July 2019.
@@SheRunTheWorld last year was pretty good actually. I think the problem arises when people expect a 3/4 month unbroken spell of glorious hot sunshine where it's clear blue skies and everything is rosy.
Wow how stupid ! Get a job outside London . EVERY Capital city in the world is more expensive than outside that's a given ! I'd never live in London , even though I grew up there . Go to visit but not to live . Easy
@@robertlangley1664 I lived in Philadelphia for 30 years, and never saw anything like this. Even during the pandemic riots, it was mostly looting and damage to shops, never this type of targeted violence. A bit of a weird day to choose to post a video like this ..
@@SheRunTheWorld UA-cam is deleting tons of comments these days. That wasn’t the main point. Be thoughtful about what you post at the moment, the UK is going through a major crisis.
You can’t base the cost of living in the UK on the cost of living in London 😊
Yep. Not being nasty but it's the typical American. Thinks the whole UK is London.
An example being in the northern town where I live my three bedroom semi detached house cost me £70k when I bought it. It's now valued at £120k. But if it was in London it would sell for about £800k.
It is an entirely different world down there.
They're getting paid more in London to negate some of the cost of living in London too. Not that everywhere is more expensive. She probably hasn't seen price rises in LA.
That’s why I said in London since that’s where I live! Not gonna speak about the cost of living in a city I don’t live in lol
To be honest, it's getting so bad everywhere, if you're starting from zero, the UK has become extremely difficult to afford (and it only appears to be going one way quite rapidly).
You call a £1.75 for an hour or even more ride, then come on, you might as well it should be free.
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.
Thank you, me too! Hopefully the weather improves next year
To be fair, the weather this year has been the worse for decades.
Yep it’s been a stinker
Haha that gives me hope!
@@SheRunTheWorld
Two years ago it was 38c in Oxford
Yeah it's been a crap year weather wise.
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 loooooong and lovely.
Summer has been extremely wet and gloomy this year! Not very summery! But you’re right, the days are longer
The sun doesn’t set at 3pm as stated in this video. In winter the sun sets at 4pm.
Ehhhh like 3:30. I’ve never experienced anything like it
Agreed., the earliest sunset where I live about 2 hours North of London is 3.46pm, so it would be later in London.
@@SheRunTheWorld
It's about 4pm, BUT in the summer you get 10pm to make up for it
The weather has been weirdly wet this summer.
Hopefully next summer is better!
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.
Thanks for watching
Its hard to believe how badly American employers are allowed to treat their employees!! 😔
Thanks for watching
@@SheRunTheWorld why not live in Tainan
Not everyone works 35 hours a week. Don;t be fooled by this. I was contracted to 37 a week but the reality is we work considerably longer.
Depends on the job. The standard UK work week is 35 hours.
@@SheRunTheWorld No it isn't. I don't know anyone contacted to 35 hours a week. I worked for the UKs largest employer. Our standard full time contracts were for 37.5 hours.
@@IsisBaromyou are fucking arguing about 2.5 more hours. Get a grip
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.
That’s a good comparison! It’s very true
Weather has been exceptionally bad this year
That’s what everyone’s been saying lol hopefully next year is better!
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 😉
We went to Florida a few years ago for the month of August, and I can honestly say I have never seen so much rain, nearly every afternoon.
It does rain a lot!! lol I hope it’s green with this much rain!
@@SheRunTheWorld I live in north east England and I don't remember the last time it rained, Obviously it wasn't months ago but it's 7,30am and the sun is shining, I'm a 59 year old man so I think I've a little more experience with the weather in this country than you have, stay happy, safe and healthy 🤞
London is statistically drier than New York Paris and Sydney. Parts of East Anglia are still under water restrictions from last year. It's estimated that if the seasonal trends persist as they have been then the South East will be arid by 2050. It's the western side that bears the brunt of the rain due to the gulf stream.
You should have moved to the UK instead of London! Totally different, including cost of living.
I’m in English and . I would love to live in London for awhile, too late now I’m too old .
@@phoenix-xu9xj Good or bad, it especially regarding wages and costs has little to do with most of the UK
True! My month living in Brighton was a lot more affordable but it’s annoying to have to go to London everytime I wanted to travel & there’s more jobs there. That’s ultimately why I moved up to London!
@@SheRunTheWorld That is why everyone in the UK lives in Bristol! ;-)
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.
Thanks for watching
A railcard is a good way to cut fairs by 1/3 too, also buying tickets off peak will cut cost of fares considerably too, so long as the journey starts before peak time it will be much cheaper.
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
This makes me feel a lot better! Hopefully next summer is better
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!
Haha very true! I just love how much there is to do and all the travel opportunities from London - you can’t beat it!
Think it is also fair to mention that, although the weather here is pretty unpredictable, this year has been exceptionally wet and cold, as has been experienced by other countries. Another point is that you are also able to pay for private healthcare, and can bypass NHS completely, as you would on USA but you would still be able to take the free emergency care and service if required
That’s what everyone’s been saying! I hope next years weather is less wet! And that’s actually a great point, thanks for sharing :)
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).
That’s interesting! I’ve found that every expensive city in the U.S. like NYC for example offers extremely high salaries to compensate for the high cost of living so you can still live easily.
Whereas London is one of the most expensive cities in the world and doesn’t have salaries that match to let people live comfortably!
@@SheRunTheWorld You will probably find that the salary for your job elsewhere in London would be lower. Usually there is an additional allowance added to London salaries because of the cost of living there. You could always move out of London and commute in which is what many people do. You have to weigh up what you are prepared to compromise on. Cheaper rents/ general living costs outside of the capital but longer days and the cost of commuting. Many opt for the later.
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.
That’s what a lot of people have been saying! Let’s hope next year’s weather is better
@@SheRunTheWorld yes I think it will be better next year, my wife complains when it's too hot and complains when it's too cold. Can't win really, I love it when it's spring and summer, not keen on the rain but that's Britain for you. As the song goes There always be an England.
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.
Aw thanks so much! August has been lovely so far, so I hope the weather continues like this for awhile. I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment such kind things :)
@@SheRunTheWorld My pleasure, I admire what you're doing. It takes so much courage and faith to take such big steps. I hope will be positive for you.
Hey!! I'm so glad you're settling in so well. I'm blessed to have grown up in the Cotswolds countryside, and I couldn't imagine growing up anywhere else. My family only go on 'holidays at home' such as to the lake district, Cornwall, Peak district, Snowdonia, Scotland, Ireland, etc. We rarely go to mainland Europe but it's still lovely to live so close as you said for weekend trips. Definitely get a national trust annual membership! There's so many pretty places you can visit for free :)
If London is expensive there's countryside to the South and the West. Surrey, Buckinghamshire, or Oxfordshire. A lot of people who work in London commute via train from those counties where everything is sooo much more affordable, and you get a much better quality of life without the London price hikes. Living in London may seem convenient but it doesn't represent the rest of the UK and has a high crime rate. Just a thought
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! The Cotswolds must’ve been a lovely place to grow up :)
Weather: it is because you moved to a country that is further north than not only the USA, but also further north of the major populated parts of Canada. London is as far north as the northern part of Newfoundland. Consider the Hudson Bay, London is as far north as the bottom part of the Bay. And we have Cities in Scotland 400 miles further north than that.
@@keithygadget381 yeah I know!!
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
Thanks for watching
This is my main concern with moving to the UK or Europe in general, the salaries are so much lower. So while you do get double the vacation and work a little less, you also make less than half so it almost balances out, you really have to weigh the pros and cons there. I do value the "living" vs "work" culture abroad but at the same time I don't think I could get ahead as much financially (for example to retire early and and live that lifestyle abroad) if I didn't work longer here in the US. For context, I am in some of my prime earning years here and as long as you work in tech you can have about as much time off as Europeans with the flexibility to work remotely, you just have to find the right company.
Well, we do pay for the benefits. You can opt out of lots of holiday (down to 20 days plus 8 in most firms - the legal min, but very few do). The interesting one is that as healthcare is free at point of use, we don't need to give up x percent of our income for that.
Yeah I will completely agree with you on this! You basically have decide what’s more important to you- salary or vacation/work-life balance. If it’s salary, I’d definitely stay in the US because you won’t make more money anywhere else!!
I have visited the US 14 times,been to 23 states,nearly been all over it,Been to Florida 3 times and California 5 times.What I mean is Americans having better standards of living than the British,They have more open space,bigger houses,cars,better food and better weather.Its well known.I have a flight already booked for next year.
I’m glad you love the US so much! It’s a great country for sure :)
Just caught your vlog . That is not Rain whenit is like that in summer we call that Liquid Sunshine .
Haha aw I actually like that! Liquid sunshine in the summer time
To be fair, surely the 3.45/4pm midwinter sunset is offset by the 9.30pm summer sunset and daylight past 10.30pm?
I think it would be if the summer weather actually felt like summer!! lol
@@SheRunTheWorld true. Worst summer for years this year
I went to LA and I was expecting the same weather as the UK, IT WAS FAR TOO HOT!! I couldn't stand it any longer that i came home early.
Next time i visit another country, I'm going to do some research before i make my decision instead of constantly complaining about it when i get there as to not upset the people who live there.
@@jordizee haha fair enough! It does get hot! Although we have AC, which really helps :)
As far as earnings are concerned, whilst I don’t doubt your word, are you considering the fact that your earnings here as an employee, are AFTER TAX and national insurance (ie. health insurance) and there’s no tax bill or monthly health insurance to pay? Unless you are self employed?
I’m comparing advertised salaries for the same jobs in UK and US! The taxes are also way higher here in the UK!!
@@SheRunTheWorld maybe true, but the reasons why are primarily for the health insurance as mentioned. Many countries have varying ways to fleece us working folks, don’t they? As God knows, only two things on this earth are guaranteed, death and taxes!! And so far as I know, there are no taxes in heaven. 😃😃😃
Apart from yesterday (Tuesday) I've enjoyed an unbroken 2 week spell of hot sunny weather in the South East and East Anglia. I work outside the daytime temperature hasn't been below 22 Celsius (72 F) since mid July my suntan attests to that i haven't been abroad there was also a couple of weeks in June that were similar. I appreciate that not all parts of Britain are the same but it's not that bad!
Happy for you!!
@@SheRunTheWorld I work in North London so from I've seen pretty much everyone else in the area has had the same!
We have had hot temperatures in two week periods over June. July and August. I find the heat is bearable, but the humidity that comes with it in the UK is just awful. Sunny , but cool here in Northern England today, but humidity is already at 70%.
I lived in Brighton for five years and the 70s and it was the most amazing five years .
Brighton is amazing! If I would’ve found a job there we definitely would’ve stayed
London is a very expensive place to live, especially when compared to other towns and cities in the UK.
It’s very true!
You’ll get a better quality of life just outside London. I live in St Albans, just an hour away from central London, but a different world.
Ya I visited st Albans and looked into moving there to save money, but it felt too small town for me! I prefer big city
But everyone’s different, so I’m glad you’re happy there!!
@@SheRunTheWorld Thank you, I’m a little older than you, but not old enough to completely turn my back on London! I work from home and pop into London twice a week to catch up and socialize and that’s enough. So I still get to enjoy London but out here I managed to buy a 6 bed house with lots of outside space for only a million…plus my dog gets to run around a lot!
Gets dark at 3pm in summer? Thats totally false. You can go to any weather web site and look at sunset time.
Last year there were several days the sunset in the 3 o’clock hour 😂
This has been a particularly wet summer - it isn't usually as bad as this! As a Brit, I am fed up with it too!
Haha I’m glad you are too! Fingers crossed next summer is less wet lol
Have a tour through Herefordshire where I come from,lovely countryside and little villages.
Thanks for the rec! I’ll look into it :)
London is a very expensive city. There are many much cheaper places to live and costs can be much lower.
The cost of living is much lower for things like insurance, property taxes, groceries, drinks at the pub and so on.
If you book trains 12 weeks ahead they can be very cheap, if you book on the day they can be very expensive!
Yeah very expensive!
The ridiculously high house prices, rents, and everything else! Is the price people pay for living in London! The rest of England no where near as costly.
To be honest this summer has not been the greatest, but generally, one positive aspect about being in London or the east in general is that the weather is generally warmer. Day light hours are shorter here in winter, but the summer months make up for that, with up to 16 hours of day light. The very good thing about the UK is that we are very fortunate to not have very extreme weather events! Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes etc. We do get gales and storms at times.
When you mention the wages, you need to take into consideration! The facts which you started off with. 35 hour week instead of 40, plus all the (I’m assuming paid) annual leave you mentioned at the very beginning.
Our NHS most definitely has its difficulties right now! But what ever the reason you required it for, it will have been free at the point of use! Unlike the states!
I hope you continue to enjoy your time here.
Thank you!!
You have bad luck with the weather - this year has been especially poor. A couple of years ago we had 25C (77F)+ almost every day of the summer, especially in the SE
Wow that sounds lovely!! I heard 2020 was the best weather in spring and summer
July has been very unusual I'll give you that, this Summer has been a wash out. And yes, we hate winters here as well, it's punishment for having long days in the summer, can't have the ying without the yang. 😂
Haha all my friends have been saying the same! I hope next summer’s weather is better!😂
I hope maybe you might go back to America in the future
@@RockStarOscarStern634 I’m sure that’s where I will settle long term!
@@SheRunTheWorld The USA is improving because of me & my family. I'm helping to make the USA safer than before because its spam rate is lower than the other countries which is great.
This year the summer has been pretty miserable which is unusual.
That’s what everyone’s been saying!!
She’s complaining about “our” weather - too cold - Yada yada yada 🙄 - how funny that on three YT vids from the USA recently, the folks on there are complaining about the weeks and weeks of over bearing heat and oppressive humidity, being unable to breathe because of the hot air, feeling heady and sick because there is no escape from it, that everything is often too hot to touch outside and they are praying for rain to cool things down, yet in are fear of thunderstorms and lightning strikes!!
I’m quite happy living in a country where we can moan about our weather, safe in the knowledge the next day it will be different!
Thanks for watching
Its a great place to live and i wouldn't want to live anywhere else, the real only problem is some people. Angry young mobs in the city centre mainly but apart from that its brilliant 😊
It is a great country to live! Happy to be here☺️
You have been unlucky with the weather! The last 12 months - even 20 months - have been the gloomiest I remember and I am 75. Let's hope the next year will be at least back to average.
That makes me feel better! I really hope it goes back to average next year
This is the worst summer weather in living history - but it’s not this bad every single year so the comment about the rain in July isn’t fair - last year we had 100F and forest fires - would you rather that?
Cost of living is high in uk but STILL far lower than in the USA
- I always assumed EVERYTHING was cheaper in the us because it’s a far larger market, companies can buy products in bulk for cheaper but at the till I am shocked to see that most things are actually more expensive in the states.
Even food - even crappy cheap processed food in the USA is more expensive than good nutritious food in the uk - after a lifetime of wishing I lived in the USA I am now SO GRATEFUL and appreciative to be a Brit living in the uk today / it’s far from perfect but a damn sight better than the rest.
Brits also don’t have to worry about deductibles or being heald to ransome by immortal and corrupt hospitals.
Individually paying for healthcare?! - everyone loses that way. In the USA you have private and public schools. The public schools don’t threaten the private ones - the two systems mean EVERYONE gets an education if they want it.
Yet brainwashed suspicious Americans scream “socialist conumizzzzm!” At the thought of our nhs - which keeps more average Brits healthy and alive for longer than the average American.
We have private and free healthcare - the public healthcare is as good ast t yet private healthcare usually because it’s the same doctors - but on the nhs you’ll have to wait longer but that’s still preferable to getting it NEVER (!)
how is that so difficult to understand?
The amount of second hand embarrassment I feel for the usa when I see Americans with good jobs on gofundme pages begging for money from strangers so that they can have operations that will make their lives worth living without becoming bankrupt.
If you ever get ab nhs of yo own - when you do have it and look back at the humiliating demeaning things your own people had to do just to be able to live a life free from pain or worry / it’ll be Americas second greatest shame after slavery.
That’s not acceptable in the richest nation on earth - you give education for free but not healthcare?
So your people are good enough to teach to read so that they can perform mundane low paid jobs and manual work but if they get injured they’re not valued enough to be given a universal healthcare free from confusing contracts about all that nasty deductible nonsense?
America isn’t a classless society nor is it gods land of the free
the rich are the aristocracy and everyone else can go jump - horrible.
Give me the nhs and lower wages over the American nightmare ANYDAY (!)
Because now - everyone who isn’t rich in America is still a slave.
Thanks for watching
Yep, you've been unlucky. Bad summer weather this year
It really has!
Yes living in London is very expensive. Maybe you should have lived further out of London and travelled into London.
Yeah maybe next year it will be a possibility to save some more money! It’s just hard because I love London so much & big city life
I don't blame you its rough and ugly and you are happy in England doing your dream job always enjoy your travelling around the world always 😊
Doesn’t get much rougher or uglier than England right now …
Thank you!!
You're comparing LONDON prices. This is like using Manhattan as the base for US prices.
@@archereegmb8032 that’s where I live….. and the most popular place for expats to move to…lol
Live in London and complain about cost of living is like moving to California and complaining about the sun.
Move up north, maybe not because it rains more.
Yeah, but moaning about stuff is as British as it gets.
That's how we roll, baby.
But sun is good? High cost of living isn’t?
Hahaha TRUE😂
Americans believe 100 years is a long time. Brits believe 100 miles is a long way.
Hahaha that is very true!
There's no such thing as bad weather in the UK - it's just shit weather! But we love it.
Hahaha fair enough! 😂
To be fair the weather has been crap so far this year compared to the past few years. Global warming was helping us out, frankly.
Haha that’s what a lot of people have been saying!
Really can't understand people moving from another country and living in London it's crazy! Its too expensive, mainly foreigners and its nothing like real England 🏴
True, it’s very expensive! But it’s one of the most incredible cities in the world. You get what you pay for!!
@@SheRunTheWorld It is an incredible city, great when you'er young just too busy busy busy when you'er old 🤣 😂
Its always expensive in London. Most people who live in the UK wont visit due to the expense
Ya it’s very expensive!
You put many British people to shame with your travelling. Well done to you.
Aw thanks so much!
Typically in the UK you only get 21-28 days payed holiday time per year
Paid
Minimum 20 days and 8 Bank Holidays.
Most places give 25 days and 8 Bank Holidays, but also remember there paid days unlike some American companies that give you holidays but unpaid...
@@glastonbury4304 they're not there, come on you're English and should be better educated
@@BobbieRockyBuster1415 ...what on earth are you rambling on about!? 🤷♂️😅
I wish people would wake up about our work culture.
Thanks for watching!
@@SheRunTheWorld 🙂👍
Yep, since Covid the cost of living has gone through the roof and you've got more of a chance seeing Elvis than seeing a doctor. 😢
I completely agree! Both are insane
That may be true, but the NHS is under pressure, Brexit resulted in some of our European doctors and nurses leaving the UK, and British doctors and nurses are also taking work opportunities in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Why? Better work life balance. Our doctors work incredibly long hours under intense pressure. Our NHS estate needs significant investment as many of our hospitals are old and need rebuilds. Also figure in that the population has grown, people live longer and the NHS is also hampered by the inadequacies of social care. The NHS isn't perfect, but private insurance will not buy you all that you need. Most private hospitals do not have ICU facilities. They are geared up to taking high volume , low risk and quick turnover patients.
My daughter is contracted to a co. Based in California.
It drives her mad. They talk nonsense BS most of the time
and achieve very little.
No work ethic at all. She does more in a day than most of her collegues do in a week.
Interesting! I’ve found quite the opposite!
How many hours would you have to work for you high salary in the US.
BTW, what is the correct name for someone from the US? North America includes Canada and Mexico. American in a generic term includes South America. You have a nation but no nationality so do we just call you colonisers or colonials?
Keep the updates coming.
The standard work week is 40 hours per week so about 5 hours more. But in the fields I have been looking, the US salaries are about double the UK ones for the same jobs.
Were called Americans since our country name is United States of America!!
Get out of the London area, it's cheaper.
You are correct! But London is amazing and has the most travel opportunities!! Maybe next year…. Lol
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.
Yeah I think since there’s no AC here I don’t necessarily want it to be hot, I’m ok with low 70’s temp but I just want sunshine! No more grey skies or rainy days.
But so happy that the north is having a lovely July ☺️
@@SheRunTheWorld it is unusual that Londons weather not as good.
You know that thing called 'climate change'!!! The UK has also had some of the hottest days ever.
Haha true! But overall summer is not very summery over here - at least this year and last!
For an hour ride or longer for £1.75 you call that expensive, and then you can say it should have been free 😂
What?😂
Glad you’re enjoying yourself here, mostly 😬😳
I really am! Thank you ☺️
Been sunny for weeks
It started to get sunny in August, yes. But summer is nearly over haha the rest wasn’t summer weather at all….
I think summer has been shifting to later, so hopefully I'll last for a while longer @SheRunTheWorld
Americans have a better standard of living than the British.
In certain areas of life, I would agree. But others, I’d say British have higher. Just depends what you value more!
Low pay. Direct result of inbalance between supply and demand. For which the indigenous thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Why you would want to live in Broken Britain these days is beyond me, and I’m English this country is a mess.
I’m enjoying it!
About the healthcare, you'll probably appreciate it more if touch wood, you ever have anything serious
Maybe! I just think the quality of care is better in the states - you get what you pay for!!
@SheRunTheWorld I think it can vary a lot, I've always had really good quality care. On the flip side, I've known Americans who haven't had the best care under the US system so it can change on a case by case basis I guess
wages are lower here than in the USA but... (outside of London) we're about 25% cheaper than the US. we work a lot less hours, my mate in Oregon works 50 hours each week and 10 of those are unpaid because the company are short staffed. Here you have unlimited sick days. You said you have 40 days off per year so that is 30 days you get paid more than the $0 you'd get in the U.S. My mate pays around $320 per month car insurance, I pay £210 ($260) per year. No medical insurance or copay here, a lot of maternity leave compared to zero days in the USA.... virtually no tipping... when you factor in all your outgoings, the USA does not necessarily work out as a better place to earn money and the quality of life is worse because of the work ethic. I wish the USA would level up it's workers basic rights to other 1st world countries. SO I don't consider wages comparable unless the USA had comparable work life balance and less outgoings.
That’s true! It’s really just about what you value more: salary or vacation & work/life balance!
Sone people have short memories. 2 years ago 19th July 2022 the UK experienced it's highest ever temperature and that broke the record that had stood since 25th July 2019.
Ya I’ve heard since then, the summers have been awful! Maybe next year it’ll be better
@@SheRunTheWorld last year was pretty good actually. I think the problem arises when people expect a 3/4 month unbroken spell of glorious hot sunshine where it's clear blue skies and everything is rosy.
Move to Tainan next
Haha!
The cost of living like the people in America I very large like fat taxes for fat people
Thanks for watching
Wow how stupid ! Get a job outside London . EVERY Capital city in the world is more expensive than outside that's a given ! I'd never live in London , even though I grew up there . Go to visit but not to live . Easy
@@richardm68 London is one of the most amazing cities in the world! I love living here :) there’s a reason why most people live in a capital city!!
London, London, London is not the UK
It’s the main city in it? Lol
I bet she wishes she was back in the USA with all the riots going on in the UK
@@robertlangley1664 I lived in Philadelphia for 30 years, and never saw anything like this. Even during the pandemic riots, it was mostly looting and damage to shops, never this type of targeted violence. A bit of a weird day to choose to post a video like this ..
@@josephinemurphy2502 Typical American
@@robertlangley1664 Next video “Why I left London and moved back to the US!” 🤣
There are riots everywhere!
Feel free to go back.
I’m a UK citizen!
You mean you cheese the greatest country in the world over the UK? Are you sure?
Thanks for watching
The UK is proof that God exists, He decided to pack everything into a small Island! 😉
Haha aw I love that! It really does have it all here ☺️
It’s a little tone deaf to post this video today, of all days ..
UA-cam deletes comments at random.
I didn’t delete anything?
@@SheRunTheWorld UA-cam is deleting tons of comments these days. That wasn’t the main point. Be thoughtful about what you post at the moment, the UK is going through a major crisis.
I’ve edited my initial comment to remove reference to deleting