6 Reasons Why I Love Living in England, UK | American living abroad 

There is nothing better than living in a foreign country and loving it. ❤ Glad you are happy and well cared for 😊

One of our children had a number of operations to save their eyesight, they were performed by a leading expert in the field. The only cost over several months treatment was a few pounds for the car park whilst I waited each time.

The benefits of living in a mature and civilised society

Glad you love it here. All the things you mentioned - we Brits tend to take for granted, so it's nice to be reminded! ;)

Welcome to UK and please explore our country as much as you can. Actually it's not just our country it's your country now.

People moan about the UK, but I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

I complain at the car parking cost at my hospital! I have now viewed several American's commenting on the UK and especially the NHS. It adds a bit of realism to just how lucky we are in the UK. Thank you, love your video.

It is very satisfying to have praise for my country. We don't get everything right but we have great healthcare and are democratic.

It's not fashionable to quote Cecil Rhodes, but I believe it was he who said: "To be born British is to have won first prize in the lottery of life". Sometimes we don't appreciate how lucky we are.

The USA seems to have a blindspot about public healthcare. I can never understand it.

Many countries offer the type of Health Care and Leave provisions you mention....it is very similar here in NZ, and Australia too. The USA is the only 'First World' nation not to offer some type of universal healthcare and its employee rights legislation is abysmal. The issues you highlight are common to many US citizens who relocate to another country and it seems that only once they leave, do they realise how awful it really was. Glad you have found yourself in the UK, your family will be an asset to the nation!

I'm a brit, I love my country, so much history and the countryside is beautiful, I'm so glad you love our country. ❤️

I often hear Americans talk about having true freedom but I think if they could experience UK life they would understand what real freedom was.

So glad you've found a happy home here! 🇬🇧🇬🇧

UK = Paradise, I have travelled the world and believe me that compared to most other countries, living in the UK is as near that you can get to living in paradise and yes I'm including other European countries and the North American continent in that statement.

I love my country England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 I'm glad your loving it too and I'm so glad your a part of it with your attitude. I'd swap those that hate it here for gems like you.

aye you do pay taxes so its not free, but ..you dont have to worry when you need to use ambulance,doctor etc..and also this means less stress, so better life

Pre-Covid, my wife and I fly from UK to Pisa, Italy. Then took the train to Florence and spent a long weekend there. The total cost for 2 people including flights, train, 3 nights hotel in the centre of Florence and airport parking at Stanstead was £125.

I appreciate your positivity and kind words in your appraisal of the UK. It’s rather galling to constantly hear the criticism from both within the indigenous population and also an ever increasing number of immigrants. Nobody is forced to choose making this country their home, or even in regards to staying here. Madam, you are exactly the kind of person that we are pleased to welcome, so naturally, a sincere desire for a continuation of your positive experience and to carry on enjoying your new home, whilst remaining pleased with your decision to have settled here. I am the first to concede that we are by no means perfect, nor is the nation as a whole, but comparatively, and from someone who has travelled extensively and spent prolonged periods of time in a variety of countries with a plethora of cultures and diverse populations. I can honestly say that we have a lot to be thankful for. It is crucial that anyone visiting a foreign country with the intent of making a move one of permanence to embrace and familiarise themselves with its people and customs, without the necessity of losing their own identity . There is a dual aspect to the act of tolerance. Good luck and best wishes.

Babies borne in the UK have a “Red Book” to record important information, (weight, height, vaccinations etc); it’s a very useful boon in keeping a health check on the growing child.

My daughter is a student in 🇬🇧. I hope to live there part time when I retire in three years. I will have my own health insurance- for life- so won’t need NHS. But I love England!

Brit living in the USA. I'm looking forward to returning! The food in USA is really poor. Filing tax each year is a pain in the butt. Better opportunities though.

Fantastic to see an Immigrant who has nice things to say about our great country, I hope you stay and gracefully grow old here. Have a lovely time in life and take care.

We visited the UK from Australia in 2009. We are still here. It's not perfect. Nowhere is, but it allows us to do the things we love, especially travel. We are lucky to live 10 minutes away from Stansted Airport, the home of budget airlines. We have done day trips to various countries cheaper than a train ticket down to London.

Hii, thanks for this video. I can't wait to see the maternity video. I live in England too and moved here in 2020 just when the pandemic hit. It's been tough but I 100% agree on all things mentioned in the video :) Stay safe!

It's nice to have you here and that you are enjoying living in the UK - personally I like the USA too but sometimes it's nice to see another perspective as I tend to take where I live for granted

We are a family of 4 considering moving to the UK from the US, started watching videos to help with making the most informed decision. My parents and siblings all live there and I also studied there 15yrs ago. I am quite knowledgeable about the UK but weighing the Pros and Cons between the US/UK is the point where we are stuck on now.

Our taxes in the UK would be lower without the National Health Service but I don't think you will find many Brits who begrudge the cost.

Glad you are here; I hope all is well, you are more than welcome and may your stay however long be glorious.

I have returned home after 20 years working in the US. Your list are the main points. I would add a much lower level of violence (though I wish we could do something about knife crime among teenage children) and a police force that operates with consent and is not armed (normally).

Your video popped up on my feed. I’m a first time sub. Glad you are enjoying living in the U.K.

So glad to hear the UK is treating you well, I did the reverse and moved from there to the US many years ago. There are many things I miss, but I don’t know if I could come back. My wife would probably hate the weather since she has lived in Florida her whole life.

Very happy for you that you're able to enjoy yourself here.

Welcome home! So happy to hear that you have your son and I hope he grows up well and happy.

Enjoy our beautiful country . Best wishes from Devon .🇬🇧

Great video, backdrop and list. Glad you're enjoying your time here. If you don't have plans to already, I strongly recommend heading up here to my home Merseyside and visit Liverpool. Beautiful maritime city, plenty to do, you can see the docks, home of the Beatles, friendly people etc etc. I think you'd enjoy it!

Amazing that after living here my whole life, I'm still learning new things I probably took for granted.

It's nice to hear someone appreciate what they've got, and is available to them

even if you pay no tax you get free healthcare

Can I detect a Jamaican accent as well? Glad that you enjoy your time here.

What a lovely happy person, nice to have you in the UK :-)

My wife is an American and she loves her country however she would not move back to LA ever for the weather. Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a wonderful country its just a shame our national broadcaster doesn't think so.

Love that you are enjoying your time here and it amazes me that a lot of brits moan about being here but you see the benefits.

I wanted to add that fees for University degrees is a relatively new thing. When I graduated in the year 2000 I hadn't paid a penny, in fact I was being paid a monthly sum for 'maintenance'. At the time I was married, had a child and was working part time. And even then the government paid 'me' to study. The universities only used to charge foreign students for courses back then.

God bless you love I’m glad you’re here

The footpaths crossing fields are really very old (centuries old) and often pre-date the buildings and property boundaries

Americans do love our holidays how it's worked out. You are the 3rd expact I follow and you are saying the same. Yes UK is a great place we have so much history

It's not entirely true that you pay for healthcare through your taxes. Yes, that's how it works for the vast majority, however you could never work a day in your life, never pay any income tax, and yet you would still have access to the same free healthcare. I am currently taking a work break - I've had just over 13 months off in the last 16 months (I did 3 months as a favour to my previous employer in June/July/August). I am self funding my break, but for those 13 months I have paid no income tax or National Insurance into the system, however I am still eligible for the same free healthcare as everyone else...

We go to Cyprus quite often and love it .the sunshine the friendly folks the cheap beer . But i like coming home .the UK is still the best . . I never did fancy going to USA tho .. A couple of years till we retire finaly .then perhaps we can have a month or two away .Cyprus again and a cruise now and then . But we will always keep a base in the UK .

I hope you are safe and well and enjoying yourself in the UK. I like your videos. 🙏

life and the preservation of life is surely what humanity is, for such a proud patriotic nation why is it acceptable to watch your countrymen and women suffer and die because they are poor ? we pay a small amount from our salary to ensure that everyone is given treatment when in need. so sad that drug companies and politicians in the us have people convinced that profit is more vital than the survival of humanity.

I use to get 5-6 weeks holiday plus overtime extra time off.

Wow I didn't know IVF is free here 😯 I don't plan on having children anytime soon but that's awesome to know it's available I love your photography within this video and your reasons for loving our new country 💕🌻

Glad to have you with us. Enjoy.

Thank you for this video. The house behind you looks gorgeous, can you tell me the name of it? Thank you!

First video I've seen of yours. Really interesting getting your perspective. Sometimes I think about emigrating to the states from here but I don't know

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but as a rule you only have 20 paid holidays and more gained with length of employment. the 8 bank holidays are NOT required to be paid, that is at the discretion of the employer. you are only entitled to the 8 bank holidays off but most (not all) employers pay them.

Nice video - I think I could have written down your list before you told us the why's and wherefore's but that's not a criticism :-) Glad you are enjoying life here. I nearly spewed up my drink when you said "... but in America if you tresspass on someone's property, you get shot or arrested!"

IVF was started in England along with many other medical discoveries.

It's amazing that there are people still living in the US...

Do you know if you can get yellow plantains and papayas there in the supermarket like sainsburys?

What kind of Visa do you need to move to England?

Thank god I was born in this great country I hope I never take for granted and I haven’t for the first 70 years god bless our country

This was so helpful, thank you

Nice people are always welcome in the UK and you and your family are more than welcome.

I've been enjoying the green spaces a lot since covid. I've walked all over the county I live in over the past 18 months.

Apart from free healthcare, longer holiday entitlement and maternity leave what else do you like?

Glad you are enjoying your time in the UK.

What part of the UK do you currently live? Is it South or north etc

I'm glad you're enjoying being free and happy. And I hope you feel very welcome because you are

I like your accent. It sounds more West Indian than American.

What was it like living there during covid though and the lockdowns?

I’ve often wondered, much child benefit (or equivalent) do you get in the US? Does it compare to the UK?

The trouble with the Government protecting green spaces, is that they get to decide what areas are sold to their friends and built on. There used to be what was called 'the green belt' a 'protected' area around London used for parks, gardens, etc. More recently is was called 'the green chain' (half destroyed) and I haven't heard it mentioned for ten years now.

Fresh subscriber and looking forward to your content!

So glad you are having a Great time here we Brits forget how good it can be here

Love your video, it’s wonderful to have you with us! Also love your accent, are you Jamaican-American? I’m half Bajan. 💗

I love your video, I’m based in the UK and love it!! I have to ask you are you Jamaican(or Jamaican Heritage)? I’m asking because of the accent! You sound Caribbean.

Glad your happy and enjoying our little island which is now yours as well 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I am pleased you are liking it here and making Britain greater by bringing all that you (including family) are here, good luck and hope you get to travel again soon

Thank you for your helpful video. A house tour would be interesting.

Nice!!! Stay safe!!!

I have endometriosis also, and I ended up having to get my uterus and one Fallopian tubes out😩 I’m so happy you freeze your eggs. I have 2 children so, I’m okay, but it still sucks.

Those pictures you included of the green space 🤤 😍

Welcome to the UK. It really isn't such a bad place to live 🙂 With an accent like that your family must be from somewhere like Trinidad? Maybe Jamaica? I hope that you and your family enjoy your stay, no matter how long.

Thank you this is an interesting video. Although maternity leave is a real benefit, the down side is that women who are in a long term relationship and do not have children may suffer discrimination in getting a job in a small company.

glad your her !!! we love Americans!!!

Welcome to the UK.

America must have huge green spaces but maybe they aren't so local as in the UK, probably more wilderness areas in America but they are pretty remote from where most people live.

Thanks for your lovely video...We have two free IVF/ ICSI kids...and now a non IVF grand kid...private IVF is not as up to date and resourced as the NHS IVF .We did both.

Is you look at it people in the US pay a lot of taxes for healthcare on top of their insurance.

Thank you,a honest decent review,stay safe and good luck with ivf 🍻bristol😎

Just a note to add that higher education in the U.K. is not the same in each of the constituent countries. For example higher education for a first degree in Scotland is free. Also prescription drugs are also free in Scotland.

Wow I never knew iVF is free in the Uk. I enjoyed watching

Bank Holidays used to be paid for by employers but it is no longer mandatory.

You're so nice! Thanks for living in the UK 😀

So nice you are enjoying your life in the UK,try camping in the new forest during the summer beautiful,lunch at the high corner Inn.

Delighted you're happy in Britain!

In South Africa we pay high taxes and still cover our own medical experiences especially if you are earning a salary. So technically UK you have free health care which here in SA would be a privilege, especially good health care🥹😭.

A lot of Americans think its always foggy here and rains every day lol but I'm glad that you are being treated well here I love England and would not live anywhere else there are a lot of amazing countries but home is where the heart is