Moved a few years ago from UK. I thought I would enjoy life in USA, but I’d say I’ve liked it even more than I thought I would. QoL definitely took a leap up. From the obviously things (pay jump + lower taxes), to the housing (we live close enough to walk to work), owning a nice car to do weekend trips.
I haven’t found the healthcare to be “poor”… Expensive, yes. Although we have great employer insurance, so that is highly dependent on your employment situation. Likewise maternity leave - we had 6 months maternity leave (at varying scales of pay) for our most recent child. So this is employer dependent too. I think that’s a consideration it’s easy to overlook. While European nations mandate certain things like this, the US doesn’t to the same level but each company can choose to. Another case in point - my first US job gave me 4 weeks vacation.
When making the move I always told myself that if I didn’t like it I could always move back. I now have zero intention of ever moving back.
Moved a few years ago from UK. I thought I would enjoy life in USA, but I’d say I’ve liked it even more than I thought I would. QoL definitely took a leap up. From the obviously things (pay jump + lower taxes), to the housing (we live close enough to walk to work), owning a nice car to do weekend trips.
I haven’t found the healthcare to be “poor”… Expensive, yes. Although we have great employer insurance, so that is highly dependent on your employment situation. Likewise maternity leave - we had 6 months maternity leave (at varying scales of pay) for our most recent child. So this is employer dependent too. I think that’s a consideration it’s easy to overlook. While European nations mandate certain things like this, the US doesn’t to the same level but each company can choose to. Another case in point - my first US job gave me 4 weeks vacation.
When making the move I always told myself that if I didn’t like it I could always move back. I now have zero intention of ever moving back.