Curious....

[~Jess~ 0]

cant really answer that......cause the way it looks ill be living in Lebanon for a long time anyway

[KarenCee 3]

The first thing to do-and this took me a bit, too-is to stop mentally converting everything back to dollars in your head! I was doing this constantly for the first few months and it just does not work that way, no matter what.

My salary converts to roughly equivalent to what I was making in the US. However I was struggling to suppport us both there; here, I can meet our expenses if I have to (hubby's a freelancer, and while it's never been the case, it's something we've had to plan for). Petrol's more expensive, but we use the car less. Taxes out of my check are higher, but we get the NHS and I'm not paying for health insurance. Gym memberships are indisputably cheaper by half. Ditto for mobile phones. It's little things that you may not notice, but believe me you will when you stop doing maths in your head!

Yes, some things are more expensive, particularly around London! We were nervous about coming back because of it, but it really has worked out just fine.

It's sorta kinda like that in Canada. Joel and I want to move back home to Nova Scotia in the very near future. At the moment, I have to stay put here in the US because of my daughter's father...custody issue. So...when she is of legal age to decide for herself (IF that is a possibility) or when she is 18 then we will definately be moving home.

The village Joel is from, the Pubnicos, is home for me. I felt very at ease there...as if I belonged there. For the most part everyone speaks French but they will speak in English when they know you don't know the language. I'll have time to learn it before we move though. Anyway, I felt comfortable there...as if I belonged there all the time. Yeah...going back to the Pubnicos will be going home for me.

[Cassie 8]

At the time, moving Jerry to Canada wasn't really feasible for a number of reasons. But once I get dual citizenship, and if the opportunity presents itself, we'll move back to NS in a heartbeat (or anywhere in Canada that isn't Toronto).

[Mandi+Ryan 1]

In a way, I wish I lived in India with Ryan instead of here in the states. But, just like with the US, other countries have their bad points. I told Ryan that if something happens that there is NO WAY he can move to the states, that I would go to India. No questions asked. I love him that much. And I don't care what I have to do to be with him.

[sparkofcreation 0]

Not really an option, as there's almost no demand for either of our career fields in Britain! We've talked about moving to Spain someday, but for right now, the US is it.

[Addie_Goodvibes 0]

My wifes Home country of Japan is beautiful sh elives in the sourth part Kyushu,

she is from Obi (a small castle town Samurai Villiage) in Miyazaki Prefectur

It is known as the Little Kyoto of Kyushu.

Laid back quiet town nestled behind beautiful rolling hills just off of the crystal waters of the pacific. I love it there! We often talk of moving there to raise our daughter in a safe place at the same time imerse the japanese culture, th eonly thing holding us back is the lack of available Jobs for me there. I have taught English before and may do that if we move back there.

Sure beats the crazy over price over-populated crime saturated corners of Los Angeles with Homes priced to over 1/2 million dollars for a card box in Reseda! Education standards lower than the national average.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Hell no.

[Addie_Goodvibes 0]

Hell no.

hell no What ???

[LaL 418]

Hell no.

hell no What ???

the question was Do you wish you had moved to your SO's country instead of America?

hell no was his answer.

Edited August 22, 2006 by lal_brandow

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

[Mrs. Forgetful 2]

Well I think my husband and I are planning on moving to Morocco in a few years.

[Dr. Obvious 49]

I did it. There were a lot of reasons why. I was finished with uni and he wasn't. Uni was until next semester free here and I didn't want to drag him into the joy that is student debt needlessly. I didn't make any money in past years because I was a student and since our relationship was still cookoo to a lot of people, no one would obviously sign the affidavit of financial support. I didn't even bother asking. The whole immigration process just seemed so overwhelming in general. All I had to do was convince the German authorities to give us permission to marry, cough up 120€, and voila. I automatically got a residence and work permit for free.

Living in Germany isn't too bad for some things. Health insurance is certainally awesome. I learned how to speak German to a level of fluency I wouldn't have imagined when I first came here. I mean, I only understood 20% of what was said then, and now it is 90%. Reading things like Der Spiegel still give me a headache though, but I can zip through most other periodicals.

We're leaving because my husband can't decide what the hell it is he wants to with his life after he gets his degree. He doesn't like what he is doing now enough really to do a Master's in it. Without a Master's, there is about zero chance of getting a job in his field in Germany. Everyone is putting on the serious pressure to continue with studying, but he just is not interested. In the US, he could get by in an entry level geology job with just a BS, if that was what he wanted to do. Ideally, he'd like to just work full-time doing honestly whatever and take some different classes at university at night to figure it out. They don't make that idea a particularly easy one in Germany. In some ways, he'd like to try an ausbildung, but I am not sitting on my ### another 3 years (child care difficulties) while he gets paid basically nothing for something he isn't even sure he wants to do. So, screw it, we're coming back. I can't wait to get back to work, seriously.

Edited September 28, 2006 by Wacken

[Savanphil 3]

Our game plan is to finish school and work like crazy here....pile our money, raise the kids, and then retire in Jamaica

[Saddle Bronc 124]

While we were both born in India (I immigrated to Canada with parents and sister at age 8), I would have a hard time "getting used to" having to pay bribes for many basic services.

[homesick_american 1]

I did move to my husband's country (United Kingdom) and I hate it here. I can't wait to go home.

YAY AMERICA! The grass isn't greener, y'all.

My fiance wanted to move here, and I wanted to move there. However, at this point in time, it's not realistic to consider moving to England. His mum isn't a fan of the long distance relationship and has made it clear that she feels I am taking her baby away, and he doesn't have a large family or support group, whereas I have a very supportive family here who loves both of us. It's also a matter of budget, as the cost of living there is much higher than it is here, so currently it's not an option.

I'd like to think at some point we might move back there, possibly when we start our own little family, as the majority of our friends are there, as are the majority of the bands we like (and as silly as that sounds, music is a big part of our life), but we aren't making any solid plans for it.

I figure that mostly with UK/US relationships it has to do with econmics....once he retires from the military living here in the UK to him is not viable...of course it is but not to the standard he has become used to....

We found it really balances out; once we got past the initial cost increases, we actually enjoy a much higher standard of living than we did in the US!

Weird, with me it has been the complete opposite.

Just the simple fact that one doesn't need to own a car - well, there ya go. Thousands saved annually.

We live in a village maybe 3 miles from the city center. A car is an absolute necessity; we'd have a much sh!ttier life without one.