I am a british citizen who cannot stand england anymore. The weather,people and atmosphere is one i cannot bear much more, I was wondering if anyone knows of the easiest ways to move to the US, with a bachelors first degree in geography
...interesting. can you say in greater detail what you can't stand about england, and what you hope to find in the us?
All the people i know are so prejudgice, including my family and friends at school. They see hippies and peace as a bad thing. After i said to one of my friends "all that matters is happiness" he replies "no,all that matters is success". I hope to find a community in the US of free minded people, I plan to first go on a road trip from east coast to west coast, and then try and find somewhere in the west coast where i can settle with people who believe in the hippy movement, and i also want to be involved in the occupy movement which I feel is bigger and making more of a impact in the US.
What you are looking for can be found in England. Take a look at the Alternative Living forum. I honestly doubt you will be happier in America. Best of luck
you're sixteen. not so likely that you will get a work visa even with CO's mj laws, it still won't be legal for you to smoke you could try for a student exchange program don't be surprised if you end up not liking usa either
You just described half the people here in L.A. I know sounds romantic and all to runaway start a new life but sooner or later reality's gonna hit and you'll realize things aren't much different than home. You still gotta pay bills, work and have place eat, sleep and shit.
I am thinking for in the future, after I have a degree. Which i am 99% sure will be from a uni in holland
I want to be around all the feeling of the sixties, most of the remaining concerts I see for example in california I look through the internet and see different grateful dead tributes every week,whereas in england people are more into The Who and the mod era, of violence
I want to explore as many places as I can in my life,Holland will be a place to start and then once I have seen America in its riches I will think about where next
Alex, sorry for posting three posts in your thread. America is NOT what you imagine it to be. When you get your degree, go there for a year and work. You'll be much more qualified to make a decision then. -- Just saw your post about exploring the world. A year-long work visa will be perfect.
Yes I agree, I created this thread to find out what I would have to do and the usual requirements for things like that. What jobs could be easy to get in America for a foreigner
I saw the Dead (Further) recently and trust it's not like it was in the sixties. Yes there was good vibes, but if you think England is violent? Come to L.A. and your gonna have a rude awakening. There's probably more gangs, drugs, guns and violence in LA than all of the UK combined. As a kid I got used to the sound of gun shots everynight and drug dealers on every corner. I mean its not ALL like that, but the US is not the Utopia you're making it out to be.
I plan on living around oregon in the mountains,and visit the beaches of california whenever I can, I do not want to live in a city that is one thing im certain of
You guys talk about America like its such a bad thing. Have any of you been to a school in England recently? I know it will be similar to schools in America, but in America atleast there are a few kids around that have been brought up by deadhead/hippy parents with similar values to me.
We don't mean to say America is bad - we just mean to say that it isn't better. I suggest you PM Mysticblu21. She will be able to provide the information you need, as she has lived in America, and moved to England.
Your right Alex, as far as the dead and liberal weed laws America is the place to go. In fact I have tickets to the Further shows this week. Colorado is really popular for jam bands. If you do move here you have to see a show at Red Rocks. The Who is popular here too, they just did a show at a venue here that holds about 18,000 and it was full. But we have many of the same problems as England. Allot of people are only interested in chasing money like you mentioned and in order to make it you must go deep into debt from student loans unless your parents are nice enough to pay for you or you have a scholarship for academics (rare) or sports (more common but still tough to get). It's about $10,000 a year to attend the average 4 year university. But you mentioned you already have a geography degree so maybe you can avoid that. Health care is also expensive, we don't have a National Health Service. In the old days your employer helped to pay your health insurance but many companies have really cut back on that. I had to go to ER once and I got a bill for $50 band-aids. The same ones I could buy at the local shop for $5. Some insurance covers more then others but of course the better insurance costs more. I am from Colorado and while it is not legal to buy weed right now it will be in a few years once they decide how they can regulate it. But if you had some weed, the police will not bother you possession of an Oz or less is legal if your 21. And you can still get a medical card for it which is basically you pay the doctor and they give you what you want. There is usually a waiting room full of people and each of us pay $60, so you can see how that adds up for the doctor. When I went I had a nice story about pain from sports injures planned and as soon as I open my mouth the doctor says "this is easier if you don't say anything". He then signed my paper work and I could go to a dispensary that day.
