Expat Experiences in the United Kingdom


By Dave - Posted on 02 February 2010

When considering a move to a new city, there is nothing more useful than hearing real life stories and experiences from other expats who have lived there. We'd love to hear about your expat experiences. Please contact us if you live or have lived in the UK and would like to share your story.

 

Gabrielle Hase is an American expat from New York, now living in London and working as an ecommerce strategy consultant. She’s been here for 3.5 years and is married to an Englishman. Here is her experience of living in London.


Melissa Stoey fell in love with Britain as a child after listening to Rolling Stones records. That lead to a love of British comedy and an appreciation of rainy days. She was posted to Bedfordshire in 1988 as an Airman with the US Air force. Later she met and married and Scotsman and now only reluctantly leaves the British Isles. Here is her experience of living in Britain.

Michael Harling was born and grew up in rural, upstate New York.  He never entertained the notion of moving to another country until he visited Ireland in 2001 and met a Sussex gal.  Six months later he had quit his 25-year civil service career, given up his apartment, sold his brand new car and was married and living in Sussex. Here is his experience of living in West Sussex in the UK.

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