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Living far away from your children and grandchildren is really sad, especially once you get old and need help and company.
by 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 agoPlenty 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 agoEvery 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 agoBut... 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 agoSome might say you're giving your son a gift having citizenship in both the US and the UK. Options are freedom.
- nly 5y agoMust be raging that that doesn't include EU citizenship now
- spacedcowboy 5y agoWhat can I say ? Idiots. Not that I had any say, I've been out of the country too long to vote now.