Hour 12 of a 15-hour trip emigrating to the UK from the U.S. with a teenager. (OC)

Still remember your post months ago asking for advice for moving. I'm happy it worked out for you and your family squid! Hope you guys can settle down soon (I'm sure there's tons of paper work and other bullshit) and relax!

Even though you are a relative stranger on the internet its really inspiring to see you do this.

Wait, wait, wait, you can not be pulling this shit!

Are you a flying squid or not?

Wow! You weren’t kidding.

I’m so glad you got out, you’re one of my favorites.

You've joined a time-honored tradition of fleeing fascist governments. o7

Wow, 1st class, I didn't realize out of context comics paid so well! :)

I'm really impressed with how quickly you've made such a huge life change, that takes some serious courage for you and your family. I would love to follow along behind you, but have no path for it, so I'll have to stick things out and hope for the best (or not worst) here.

Hey, congrats for taking that big leap, even if it is to the UK (having lived in a couple of places in Europe including over a decade in the UK, my opinion of the UK is pretty low).

It takes a lot of guts to take yourself out of the environment you know (with all it's implicit expectations of "this is how people behave") and move into a different environment were people don't value the same things, expect the same or behave the same.

Good luck!

America is a shithole. I got out in '17 and my quality of life has improved tenfold.

Hey, no crabs are allowed to leave this bucket!

Welcome to the UK! Not sure on your final destination, but I'm based in South West England. Please feel free to reach out if you need any help or guidance, especially if you're heading down this way 🙂.

Ah congrats on the move, squid. We left the US for the EU in December (planned since the summer) and I can't imagine a better choice already. I know you've got a million things going on, and of course job, housing, etc are all top priority, but I have some lighter advice on getting used to a new place.

To meet some people and make some friends, there are lots of volunteer opportunities. It's a fun, helpful, community building way to give a little back.

London has a TON of ex-pats/immigrants. Not that the point is to meet a bunch of Americans or anything, but any you do have left for a reason, so they're more likely to be like minded.

Say "yes" to any bids for connection you can. Even if getting invited to an activity that isn't your jam, if you get an invite, go! It can be lonely at first, and feel like drinking is the only way to meet anyone. But social circles can spread quickly once you get them a little off the ground.

Have fun, and enjoy some piece of mind!

Welcome! You must be hungry after the long trip. Here's a plate of beige, enjoy!

I'm both glad you made it out and jealous I don't have a similar history with another country to move to. You're a great parent for everything you do for your daughter. Hope the last bit of the trip went smoothly and you find a job quickly.

Good luck, I hope you and your child find the UK to be less shitty than America. :)

Having emigrated to France with my kids in 2017, I think you're making a good decision.

Also, the first class tickets for the train were totally worth it..

Damn you yanks be rich!

Welcome to our cold rainy island.

Hey, you made it Squid. Congratulations and welcome to the UK. As I previously said when we’ve been in the same thread, anything you need that I might be able to help with just reach out.

That’s some Grade A dad’ing Squid! Happy for ya, proud of ya. Best of luck over there!

Welcome to the UK. And if anyone asks, you ain't seen me, right?

Welcome, glad you could join us! And you have a pot of tea already. Hope settling in goes ok when you arrive.

Welcome to our little grey rock. It has been a warm winter, but if it gets cold enough to snow in your area then your cultural induction to our society is to endure half of the country shutting down in a panic

I just took a look at your post history to see the origin story to this, seems to me you ARE Lemmy?! Every other post I saw seems to be from you...

Oh wow congratulations. All the best from us left behind! I can't imagine the undertaking to get out and give everyone who has ever emigrated props.

Welcome to the UK :)

Good luck, mate.

Good luck to you and your family, Squid. You took action!

Congrats on getting out of here! Good luck on the future!

The UK just gained several precious people. Good for them!

Lemmy will be okay if you don't keep posting as much as you've been. Do whatever you need to do to set your family up there.

I remember seeing the post about you looking for a job there. Congrats on making it out!

I hope y'all can relax soon. I don't regret having left the US years ago; the only hard parts are not being able to see some family much (though Skype and the like help) and certain foods that just don't exist here (less of an issue in the UK than Japan), but copycat recipes can get things close.

Someone once said that emigrating is trading one set of societal issues for another. If you’re happy with the trade, awesome.

Good luck in your new homeland.

Isn't the UK Distopian in other bad ways? Like insane government surveillance and monitoring

Ugh ... Transatlantic train?

I seriously think airlines are a sham after riding a bunch of trains.

On a train:

Seats are massive. First class wasn't like 5x the ticket price. No charge for luggage. No wack-ass TSA giving you conflicting rules about if you should keep your shoes/belts on or not. You want to rent a room so you can sleep, do it. You wanna jog from one end to another? Sure.

Unfortunately in America, trains don't fully connect to most places. And because of the price, attracts some real skeevos who leave the place a mess. In most other countries, my god. It's beautiful.