🇬🇧 15 British Comfort Foods I Didn’t Realise I’d Miss After Moving to America
From dippy eggs and soldiers to beans on toast, sausage and mash and Arctic Roll, these are the simple British foods I didn’t realise I’d miss after moving to America. Sometimes It’s the Food You Don’t Expect to Miss When I moved from England to America, I expected to miss certain things. My family.Friends.Familiar places.The […]
🇬🇧 10 Things Americans Always Ask Me About Britain
After years of living in America, these are some of the questions I get asked most often as a Brit — from the Royal Family and tea to low ceilings, castles and why we drive on the “wrong” side of the road. Moving from Britain to America has given me a slightly unusual perspective on […]
🎃 Halloween in America: What Surprised Me as a Brit
From pumpkin patches and haunted houses to huge candy bars, elaborate decorations and the best trick-or-treating neighbourhoods — here’s what Halloween is really like in America. When I first moved from the UK to the USA, I knew Halloween was a big deal here. I had seen the movies. I had seen the pumpkins. I […]
🇬🇧➡️🇺🇸 US Visa Options for UK Citizens: A Guide to Living & Working in America
Thinking about moving from the UK to the USA? Here’s an overview of the main visa routes that may allow British citizens to live, work or eventually settle in America. Moving to America is exciting, but before you start looking at houses, schools or jobs, there is one very important question to answer: What visa […]
What Happens to Your UK Pension When You Move to the USA?
A practical guide for British expats with UK private pensions Last updated: September 2026 Moving from the UK to the USA comes with a long list of things to sort out — banking, healthcare, credit, taxes, housing and insurance. But there’s another financial question that often gets pushed down the list: What happens to the […]
What I Take Home from America to the UK: 50+ Things My Friends & Family Ask For
If you’ve ever moved from the UK to America, you’ll know that one of the unexpected side effects is becoming the person everyone asks to bring things home. Before I visit family in the UK, I inevitably get the messages: “Can you bring some of those chocolates?” “Could you get me some of that Trader […]
🇬🇧🇺🇸 What’s the American Equivalent? 50 British Things Brits Have to Learn in the USA
From a cuppa and a queue to a Hoover, tea towel, Boots and your “fringe”, discover 50 familiar British things and what Americans call them.
🇺🇸 20 Things Americans Do That Still Confuse Brits 🇬🇧
From free drink refills and enormous sports culture to saying “I got you” and measuring every journey in hours, these are the everyday American habits that still make me stop and think. When I first moved from the UK to America, I expected the obvious differences. The driving.The huge supermarkets.The accents.The portion sizes. What I […]
🇬🇧🇺🇸 School Essentials for Kids Moving from the UK to America
What British families actually need for American schools — from backpacks and lunch boxes to stationery, PE gear, teen self-care and a few familiar UK touches One of the things that surprised me after moving from Britain to America was how much school shopping could suddenly become a thing. In the UK, I don’t remember […]
🇬🇧🇺🇸 American Measurements Explained: The Everyday Differences Brits Notice After Moving to the USA
From Fahrenheit and feet to pints, gallons and American baking — the measurements that make you realise you’re living on the other side of the Atlantic One of the funny things about moving from Britain to America is discovering that some measurements are completely different, some are surprisingly familiar, and some look exactly the same […]