Also, the first class tickets for the train were totally worth it.
I wish you all the best. Be sure to stock up on tea when you’re settled.
Good luck, I hope you and your child find the UK to be less shitty than America. :)
Having emigrated to France with my kids in 2017, I think you’re making a good decision.
Welcome to the UK :)
Good luck, mate.
Glad you got out.
How is the teenager taking it, apart from sleeping on luggage? With leaving behind friends and all that?
She has been an amazing trooper. Other than a breakdown after a really stressful situation where we missed the first train, then got on the wrong train a second time and had to climb up and back down a ton of stairs with our suitcases (understandable at that point) she has really made me proud of her. Especially considering how hard it is for autistic kids dealing with change. We’ll see how she fares tomorrow.
Sounds like somebody earned themselves a really nice new plush toy or whatever kind of thing it is they like!
At this point (and she’s not demanding), I will buy her anything she wants within reason.
Good luck to both of you! If you would like some help I can reccomend Evan Edinger’s videos on his experience migrating to the UK. It may not be useful to a teen though, but he does have a couple videos comparing the UK and US school systems.
Thanks! Always good to have as much research material as possible in these situations.
Hey, no crabs are allowed to leave this bucket!
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Wow! You weren’t kidding.
I’m so glad you got out, you’re one of my favorites.
Thank you, and likewise!
Welcome! Do you have a football team already or are you going to support Bastard Rovers?
Welcome to our little grey rock. It has been a warm winter, but if it gets cold enough to snow in your area then your cultural induction to our society is to endure half of the country shutting down in a panic
Also, the first class tickets for the train were totally worth it…
Damn you yanks be rich!
Welcome to our cold rainy island.
I hope y’all can relax soon. I don’t regret having left the US years ago; the only hard parts are not being able to see some family much (though Skype and the like help) and certain foods that just don’t exist here (less of an issue in the UK than Japan), but copycat recipes can get things close.
Ah awesome, I was only thinking about you both the other evening and wondered how you were doing.
I hope everything is going well so far.
Good luck to you and your family, Squid. You took action!
