Abroadland

[pyoor_excuse]

I didn’t think that moving to the US was going to be transformative in many ways. I mean, you take yourself with you wherever you go, and that broadly means taking your problems with you. There were some things I hoped it would change for the better. The destruction of the NHS, for example, is now distant enough that I feel sad about it, but I don’

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[afro76]

Probably not much consolation, but I absolutely understand where you're coming from, having been there myself (but you've expressed it much more eloquently than I ever could). And now, after 14 years in the US, I'm preparing to go "back to my roots" in the UK. My middle-of-the-Atlantic brain might just explode...

[pyoor_excuse]

It's funny that just as I arrive you prepare to head back! And knowing I'm not alone in this notion is quite nice (although my wife has said much the same thing, and actually, she's as uncertain about our move as I am, which is reassuring).

Thank you for the compliment, incidentally :)