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I'm a Brit, been living in the US for a decade or so now. I came here for the money and the weather, but the weather is going to shit these days... The long te

I'm a Brit, been living in the US for a decade or so now. I came here for the money and the weather, but the weather is going to shit these days... The long term plan was always to make sufficient money to retire early, then go home. Complicating this easy straightforward idea was that I got married (!) and now have a kid who I don't want to uproot. So now I wait for college-days, and then sod off back to the UK :) The cost of my (paid off) house in the Bay Area will fund a small mansion by the sea in the UK. Long walks on the beach with the dog seem appropriate, and will even be good for my old age :)

myth_drannon 5y ago
Living far away from your children and grandchildren is really sad, especially once you get old and need help and company.
- brewdad 5y ago
  Plenty of that happens in the US too though. I grew up in the Rust Belt but have lived my entire post-college life (more than 2.5 decades) on the west coast. By the time you need to get on a plane to visit, 2000 miles vs 5000 miles isn't a tremendous difference. (Assuming normal times with open borders).
  - myth_drannon 5y ago
    Every time your elderly father gets sick are you going take the plane? Take him to the doctor? Wash him, prepare dinner. Not everyone can afford retirement facility.
- spacedcowboy 5y ago
  But... I won't be ? I'm a Brit. I have lots of family in the UK. My wife doesn't have any siblings, her mother lives in Costa Rica, and her father lives in Southern CA but hasn't visited in the 10 years we've been married (we've been there). Perhaps it wasn't clear, but I was expecting the kid (man, at that point, I guess) to come with - there's plenty of excellent universities in the UK, and he'll even be legally able to have a beer or two...
  - toomuchtodo 5y ago
    Some might say you're giving your son a gift having citizenship in both the US and the UK. Options are freedom.
    - nly 5y ago
      Must be raging that that doesn't include EU citizenship now
      - spacedcowboy 5y ago
        What can I say ? Idiots. Not that I had any say, I've been out of the country too long to vote now.

myth_drannon 5y ago

Living far away from your children and grandchildren is really sad, especially once you get old and need help and company.

brewdad 5y ago
Plenty of that happens in the US too though. I grew up in the Rust Belt but have lived my entire post-college life (more than 2.5 decades) on the west coast. By the time you need to get on a plane to visit, 2000 miles vs 5000 miles isn't a tremendous difference. (Assuming normal times with open borders).
- myth_drannon 5y ago
  Every time your elderly father gets sick are you going take the plane? Take him to the doctor? Wash him, prepare dinner. Not everyone can afford retirement facility.
spacedcowboy 5y ago
But... I won't be ? I'm a Brit. I have lots of family in the UK. My wife doesn't have any siblings, her mother lives in Costa Rica, and her father lives in Southern CA but hasn't visited in the 10 years we've been married (we've been there). Perhaps it wasn't clear, but I was expecting the kid (man, at that point, I guess) to come with - there's plenty of excellent universities in the UK, and he'll even be legally able to have a beer or two...
- toomuchtodo 5y ago
  Some might say you're giving your son a gift having citizenship in both the US and the UK. Options are freedom.
  - nly 5y ago
    Must be raging that that doesn't include EU citizenship now
    - spacedcowboy 5y ago
      What can I say ? Idiots. Not that I had any say, I've been out of the country too long to vote now.