Any UK expats in the USA?

Portland. The Pacific west is probably the only place in the USA I'd like to live. I'd love to go into the forests and crap myself at all the noises thinking that Big Foot is out there thinking of rogering me.
 
New hampshire has no income tax, i think, and they have a similar weather to the uk, if you like that sort of weather. Also it is close to new york. I was talking to some americans on irc about best places to live and i asked them about Florida and they were against it. The guy was from texas/arizona area and said that Florida is full of old people and poor black people. I am jealous, the company i work for has american branches and i have volunteered for any moves to the states. but there is no movement unfortunately.
 
California voted through Proposition 8, so I'd not want anything to do with a state which is so backwards.
 
Portland is full of meth heads and the rest are full of gang members.

I wouldn't want to live in any of those cities tbh.
 
Welcome to Oregon.

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kitch9 said:
Do you live anywhere in the UK? Gangs hang about all over, just don't go where they hang out.
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Their main hobby is driving around though. You will run in to them everywhere. I've never personally had a problem with crime but I read it on the local news every day. I can think of 5 shops that I frequent that have had armed robberies in the last year. People need to look at living in metropolitan USA like living in South Africa. There's a reason millions of people carry guns, live in gated communities and why the cars automatically lock their doors when you start driving.
 
Kwerk is right..OMG

Vast majority of Portland is a ****hole. There are nice bits, but few and far between.
 
Saviola said:
Good to see another fellow Buzzarder getting out :)

Worked for a while near Sacremento and it was awesome, lots to do in the area or a few hours drive away.
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Glad to hear it :)

Where abouts in Buzz are you? I'm quite close to Waitrose :)

Skidder said:
Colorado for the snowboarding for me :)

I lived in Florida for a couple of years and it is OK, particularly if you like humidity and regularity in your rain fall. May be one for Cumulus as the weather is the most interesting thing about FLA
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Very tempted to have snowboarding practically on my doorstep... it's just the weather for the rest of the year. For how cold it can be, Denver and Boulder have pretty mild climates... but still too cold.

I've wanted to live somewhere hot for a while, think I'm sold on Sacramento... but Colorado is still tempting me.

[TW]Fox;21608857 said:
Has to be California.
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I'm leaning that way :)
 
cm1179 said:
as much as i liked tampa, i'd have to go for california too
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Any particular reason?

ElliorR said:
Portland. The Pacific west is probably the only place in the USA I'd like to live. I'd love to go into the forests and crap myself at all the noises thinking that Big Foot is out there thinking of rogering me.
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I've heard a lot of good things about Portland and it does look like a nice place - that's why it's so high on my list.

The problem for me is the weather, the endless rain is worse than the UK and I hate the rain :(

groen said:
New hampshire has no income tax, i think, and they have a similar weather to the uk, if you like that sort of weather. Also it is close to new york. I was talking to some americans on irc about best places to live and i asked them about Florida and they were against it. The guy was from texas/arizona area and said that Florida is full of old people and poor black people. I am jealous, the company i work for has american branches and i have volunteered for any moves to the states. but there is no movement unfortunately.
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Good to know... but would really like improved weather :)

I do keep hearing bad things about most of Florida - but Tampa is supposed to be quite a bit better than the rest. It seems the touristy bits are good, but everywhere else not so much :( I think I'm ruling it out because of this + the humidity.

I've been quite lucky here... I've always heard that a move to the states wouldn't be viable. Had one of the decision makers over from the US the other week, it came up in conversation that they were looking for a new member in the states and I said I would love it (without expecting much).

Then a I got a yes... but we have to cover your position in the UK first - so as soon as the UK gets a new hire, I'm free to go :) I wish I could help with this to speed things up but I daren't get involved... I've had a nightmare of a time when I've tried to get involved in the hiring process in the past, lol!

Still, despite them liking how I work... the only reason I'll get the transfer is because I can earn the company more money in the USA! Still, that works for me and I also have more development options over there :)
 
For me it would be sacramento/california. Having spent a couple of months in san fransisco working I can say I love the city but I'd hate to live there, staying there for that long helped me realise that I'd much prefer to live outside of a big city.

If you're looking for snowboarding or something there is bear mountain in california, it's closer to los angeles (9 hour drive from sacramento) but you could probably get flights to l.a. and then get to bear rmountain from there
 
Absolutely beyond jealous. I would LOVE this sort of opportunity. Congratulations :)

I've never been to the states, but from what I've read, I'd be going for Cali, with Florida a close second. However, don't taxes vary state to state. Where would be the most 'efficient' place to live? I'd let this influence me if there is a huge difference Florida to Cali.

Baring in my that the OP has said he would be a homeworker, and parts of Oregon look like this http://cache2.artprintimages.com/lrg/20/2097/8EP2D00Z.jpg ... I wouldn't discount it immediately. Totally down to what the OP wants.
 
iviv said:
California voted through Proposition 8, so I'd not want anything to do with a state which is so backwards.
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Politics are a bit funky all over the US... California is one of the more progressive states, so I'm quite surprised that Prop 8 went the wrong way.

However, I'm not gay - so it doesn't affect me directly :) I also don't care about marriage at all, even though I'll have to marry the other half to bring her with me :( Neither of us are all that interested in marriage.

Dunks said:
New York City not an option? That'd be my first choice :)
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Yes, an option - I'm just not all that interested in NYC... I want more outdoorsy stuff to do, I want cars, garages, other petrol powered toys for skimming accross a lake, bombing it through woodland and jumping over sand dunes... none of which I can do in NYC. Sac is perfect for most of that, just a bit of a drive for the dunes :)

It also has one of the highest costs of living in the US and you get a small apartment for your money - I like space!

I also like the big city amenities... so it's a trade-off... but I prefer the space.

kwerk said:
Portland is full of meth heads and the rest are full of gang members.

I wouldn't want to live in any of those cities tbh.
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I know meth is a rather large problem across the whole of the USA :(

From what I've heard and seen though, Portland is a very nice place to be. I expect it has it's bad areas though, as does everywhere.
 
This part of the country we get 100 deg summers and -10 to -20 winters, New Hampshire has no state tax, which also equals no sales tax ( VAT ). It was voted the #1 state to raise a family, the least religious state in the USA. There is hardly any crime, people leave their cars running while they go in the stores and you see cars with windows down in carparks in summer.

The eating out scene in this state is a bit rubbish though, the foods a bit bland, you do get some great places to eat, but the majority are average.
 
Has to be California San Francisco-ish area, I had a girlfriend who's sister lived in Tiburon and spent lots and lots of time over with them, they loved it, the weather is great (not too hot) San Francisco is epic.

Not entirely sure what she and her fiancée did for a living but their house had probably the best view I have ever seen in my life, they were near the top of a hill overlooking the bay so you could see the whole cityscape, angel island (good bike ride) and could see the tops of the golden gate bridge over the hills. Much envy.

Edit: just saw you like cars... The costal hills north of Sanfran are awesome out to Stinson beach, which is a rather cool place in itself.
 
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