How much is your health insurance, or how much does you and your employer pay for it, and then how much per year is your co pay, max out of pocket and co insurance + deductable? How much is it to attend a University for a year in Georgia? How much are property taxes on a 1,200 sq ft 3 bed 2 bath house? Georgia is a lot different to NJ too. But you can't tell me there is no racism there. I'm also guessing that everything applies except the racism.

congrats! you'll arrive just in time to move into one of president trumps brand new concentration camps!!


just kidding (i hope). the us is a pretty nice place overall. at your age its is pretty hard to make new friends but join some groups or clubs or whatever. i suppose if your gf already lives here it might be a bit easier but it is hard to get established anywhere.

It's always great to add productive members from other countries to the US. Hope you enjoy it and congrats!

We already own a property, no mortgage. So the number one cost concern with that region is taken care of.  Food costs are relatively inexpensive to what I'm used to. Taxes bite harder than Hong Kong, that's for sure. But, again, that's on balance better off than taxes in the UK.

Public hospitals? Bah, that's the shit why I left the UK in the first place. But, anyway, not a politics discussion.

You seem to have missed the part in the post you quoted me on where I said I lived in Hong Kong. The most expensive city in the world, with one of the largest income gaps, and also happens to be measured as one of the most racist places in the world. Those aren't factors that really matter on my scale of preferences.

You're just looking for the image. Alrighty then. Enjoy. It's what the US has lots of to give. The US is fine if loaded from birth, with no kids, if you have a great job already and don't care about living somewhere that poor people are trampled on.  NYC is a cultural paradise with lots of fun things to do.

It's great that you get to live out your dream. Enjoy.

You left the UK because of the NHS? Ok, i agree it's a post code lottery in terms of best service etc, but it's one of the best things about being British and saved my fathers life. UK to US isn't worth it in my opinion, but everyone has their reasons, logical or not.

-No idea what my health insurance is. My company provides it. I just pay like $30 out of pocket whenever I've gone.

-I have a great job. Made almost $75k last year and didn't even go to college. I joined the Airforce instead. Got out, became a cop, and then applied for a job at a nuclear power plant and got it. AND I'm among the lowest paid people there. 

-I carry my wallet everywhere I go. I sit outside on my porch at night and look at the stars. I own my own land and I'm buying my own house. Should be paid off in about a decade.

-The only debt I have is my home and basic utilities. Everything else is paid off except for my fiance's (she's white) engagement ring. I can pay it off right now but I like how the money looks in my bank account.

-I rarely, if ever, get sick. Sorry. My daughter (with my ex--she's black) goes to the hospital all of the time, though. Almost weekly. She has "Peach Care" so it's not expensive at all.

-Never been beaten up by a racist. People seem to love me and they're pretty nice. Not saying it didn't exist. I just don't see it, personally.  Then again, I don't go looking for it.

-I love meat. I may eat too much of it. My fiance is an excellent cook.

-I own an acre of land. My taxes were about $900 last year. 4 bedroom, two bath. Well water.

-*edit*: I made a thread a long time ago called "What's the poorest you've ever been".  My family was dirt poor. I just kept a good attitude, worked hard at every job I ever had, and avoided stupid mistakes. I can pay virtually all of my bills in a single paycheck. My fiance dropped out of school, went back and got her GED, and she's successful, too.  The only thing keeping me from moving into a better home is that I have a 30 year mortgage that began in the year 2000 and I don't want to rent my home out and haven't tried a realtor. It'll probably happen soon, though.

Again, I'm not very religious but I do feel blessed!

Beautiful. This is what I *want* to live. Unfortunately, like I mentioned in my OP, the immigration system has forced me into a smaller set of choices. Get my qualifications, and start a real life in a place like this.

no disrespect but why the hell would you ever want to move to America?
a country of racism, mass murders, patriotism, obsession with guns, persecution of minority groups, corruption, huge student debt, crap justice system, the list goes on.

but each to there own.

I was being facetious. There are a multitude of reasons why I wanted to leave the UK. One of them being that I dislike the sheer size, scope, and depth of the welfare system.

Politically, I'm a libertarian individual. Don't find too many of those in the UK. Don't find many in NY, either. But this is just the next step for me in a multi-step plan of getting somewhere I do want to be.