Is it normal for an american to want to live in the uk rather than the us?

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Two or three months ago I started watching Doctor Who and wondering what it would be like to live in the UK. One reason for this is so that I may see a member of the yogscast or a BBC actor walking down the street. Another reason is to see the beautiful blend between modern cities and mideival architecture. Possibly the best reason I can think of is that the UK has a better governmental system. In the US we'll let anyone who looks good in a suit be president and anyone older than 21 vote, but in the UK the Queen, who is specially trained for ruling the area fairly takes charge. If you live in the UK please comment and say why or why not I should start saving to move there.

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  • anti-hero
    10 years ago | pl

    1. I don't think Dr. Who is a good representation of life in the UK.

    2. You have to do more than look good in a suit to be president. You have to be 35 and born in the United States.

    3. You have to be 18 to vote, not 21.

    4. The Queen is a figure head. The UK has a Prime Minister and Parliament.

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    • kingofcarrotflowers
      10 years ago

      Can I just add to this point, David Cameron and Nick Clegg are useless

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      • anti-hero
        10 years ago

        I didn't want to say that. Mainly because I wasn't sure, I am no expert on UK politics. I assumed the PM was pretty useless like the US President. I assume most things there are run by Parliament? Like here most things depends on Congress and the Senate. That is just what I gather based on my limited knowledge of UK government.

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        • kingofcarrotflowers
          10 years ago

          Sorry man, just gotten notification for this but yeah, dinz pretty much covered what I was gonna say

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        • dinz
          10 years ago

          The Prime Minister does have abit of power as head of government.

          Unlike the US strict separation of powers, the Legislative (House of Commons) and Executive (Prime Minister) the separations are not as defined in the UK and Commonwealth system. However there is checks and balances that prevents one branch gaining an advantage over the other.

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          • anti-hero
            10 years ago

            Ah. Thanks for the info.

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    • AnimalCrosser
      10 years ago

      Yeah, I'm not really sure what caused me to not remember most of that but my point stays valid. The US president has very few things he must do in order to become president. Also, I understand Dr. Who is a really bad example, its just what started my interest..

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      • anti-hero
        10 years ago

        Well, what did the Queen have to do to become Queen? Nothing, just be born. Not that she has any power anyway.

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  • randypete
    10 years ago

    Dr. Who is not real

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    • ThePyro
      10 years ago

      No shit, Sherlock.

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  • Grapist
    10 years ago

    I wouldn't want to. Your point about the queen may be correct but don't forget she also has unlimited power. I'd rather live under democracy than a monarchy with one person making all the choices

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  • Royalburden
    10 years ago

    Well if your point is that America sucks, I agree whole heartedly. Who'd want to live in America when everyone in every other country looks at us and calls us overweight assholes based completely on nothing but shit. I mean, I'm not an overweight asshole, you're not an overweight asshole. Then there's the political shitstorms that happen on a regular basis. I personally don't give enough damns to pay that much attention, and sure you can look at me and spit for being unpatriotic and unappreciative but I don't give a damn. I don't want to be American anymore. If I had the money to get out of here I'd do it in a heartbeat. Only problem is I'm tied down by family and money.

    But yeah, friend you're argument wasn't the best up there but you're not the only one who thinks that this place sucks.

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  • Kiwi_Bird
    10 years ago

    Why don't you come to Scotland. We are not all chavs, honest!

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    • kingofcarrotflowers
      10 years ago

      I went to T in the park in scotland. You scots are the nicest bunch ive had the pleasure of sharing a weekend with. One gripe though. Where is all the iron bru? I was planning on drinking loads but i didnt see much :(

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      • Aliceee93
        10 years ago

        Oh my gosh! I love love Irn Bru :D

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        • kingofcarrotflowers
          10 years ago

          Haha it's the best :)

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      • Kiwi_Bird
        10 years ago

        Where did you look?

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        • kingofcarrotflowers
          10 years ago

          Drink stands all over the festival, sadly I didn't get to see anything of Scotland outside of the festival, I'm going again to see the rest of Scotland'

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          • Kiwi_Bird
            10 years ago

            I see. It seems they sell it everywhere but T in the Park. Strange really. When are you coming back?

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            • kingofcarrotflowers
              10 years ago

              Not sure really, sometime in the summer and when I have the money,
              Any particular places you would recommend?

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  • loopoo
    10 years ago

    I've lived in the uk all my life, if I were you i'd save up maybe to visit, I think it's a lovely place to live. Like everywhere it has its pro's and cons. I love our food, fashion, humour, weather (yes really) and we really do have some beautiful castles, landscapes and towns/villages.

    I guess the negatives are above, I think visiting first would be ideal, think of an area you would want to move to, and go from there.

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    • kingofcarrotflowers
      10 years ago

      I love our weather too, Brits who enjoy the British weather, we seem to be a rare breed haha :)

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      • loopoo
        10 years ago

        It's just right

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        • Jeaneathean
          10 years ago

          Particularly since Cameron legalised gay marriage.

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          • kingofcarrotflowers
            10 years ago

            sad it took so long

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  • ThisIsImpossible
    10 years ago

    Why would you want to live under the rule of a queen? Even if it is a pretend queen. Brits have less freedoms than Americans, plus the CCTV all over the place. Fuuuck that, I'd rather stay in rural Texas where the drugs are cheap the roads are always open, the sun is always shinin and there's no pigass cops breathing down my neck trying to ruin my day and take my money. Theres one cop in ny town and he drinks more than I do lol

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    • ThePyro
      10 years ago

      And this is the kind of thing that makes me want to move to Europe. Though Italy would be my first choice, in all honesty.

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      • ThisIsImpossible
        10 years ago

        What? Having a real sense of freedom is a great feeling. I guess freedom is scary to most peple. No, freedom terrifies most people. It terrifies most people, because they cant fathom being alone. They need someone to watch them, they want to feel like a pawn with no choice but to follow the rules. Because the average person is intrinsically evil, the average person, can't handle being completely responsible for every decision and action they make. Join a religion, move to an old racist country. They like to say, "be part of something bigger than yourself", it's all designed to make you feel small.

        Is it the drugs? Lol, every song you've ever liked was made by drugs and every band you've ever seen in concert was on drugs. Talk down about me if you want, I have eyes that can see past the patriot and the theorist. I can see that we were born free, freedom, is a birthright, not a luxury afforded by the government. But you dont give a fuck right? You dont want to be ThePyro, you want to be resident citizen #61,482,298

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        • ThePyro
          10 years ago

          To be completely honest, I was just referring to how stereotypically American that comment was. I wasn't talking down America as an idea, I was talking down the population and how they abuse the freedom the country affords them. Plus, I hate living in the American midwest, Italy would be a great change of scenery.

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          • ThisIsImpossible
            10 years ago

            Id rather live in a landfill than be stuck in the midwest lol.

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            • ThePyro
              10 years ago

              Exactly my point. If you love to look at corn growing, cold winters and scalding summers? All yours.

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  • bananaface
    10 years ago

    No no no!! That is not England at all! Maybe the architecture (which can be brilliant), but ack to everything else!

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  • kingofcarrotflowers
    10 years ago

    I live in the UK but want to live in America

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  • Jeaneathean
    10 years ago

    'But in the UK the Queen, who is specially trained for ruling the area fairly takes charge....'

    Brilliant.

    The grass is always greener they say remember. And Dr Who hardly paints an accurate picture of the UK. You would be made very welcome though. Why not just pay a visit first?

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  • DarkestMoon
    10 years ago

    To me, the Show Skins shows me a whole lot more of the UK (a part of the UK, actually) more than Doctor Who. I live in Florida, and although I wish I was someplace else mostly because of how fucking hot it gets down here, I can still appreciate what the state (and the US in general) can offer. Even though I do hate my own country at times, I force myself to be grateful what I, as a citizen, have and what I can have.

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  • SchizoidPsycho
    10 years ago

    Come for holiday but fuck no, it's not somewhere to live. It's getting worse and worse as the years go by.

    The US is the land of opportunity you just have soooo many resources there. You're weather in most places is nicer too, and things are generally cheaper.

    We're a miserable lot over here.

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  • kawaiigurl
    10 years ago

    LOL ever since i saw degrassi when i was like 8 i've wanted to move to canada

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    You have a very misguided view of the UK my friend, lol. Also being American expect to have the piss ripped out of you every five minutes. It's like our favourite past time taking the piss out of everybody, including ourselves.

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  • Shiroyasha
    10 years ago

    The mere fact than an American wants to live somewhere else is already not normal!

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  • TwoThumbs
    10 years ago

    I'm all for sending out lesser intelligent people to the UK. Yeah...I fully support your decision.

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  • thegypsysailor
    10 years ago

    Cold, wet, rainy and foggy come to mind when I think of the UK.
    But by far the freakiest thing about the UK is that they have cameras EVERYWHERE. Big brother lives there!
    But the food is great, the beer makes most popular American beers taste like horse piss and some of the small country homes are really cool.
    The queen does NOT rule in the UK; she is a figurehead only. They have a parliamentary system, not too unlike ours.
    Everybody is pale as can be, but some of the accents are so very sexy, like the Irish one. I would do anything if an Irish girl will just talk to me; I go weak in the knees.

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    • pazzler
      10 years ago

      I'd agree with most of that, but I'd be very wary of saying the Irish are part of the UK. We do get along but it's a different country and we have history. The Cromwellian assault is a bit like 9/11 for a whole country. And so it should be.

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      • thegypsysailor
        10 years ago

        Yeah, but I'm sure there are plenty of bonny lassies running around the UK.

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        • pazzler
          10 years ago

          But there are Irish-Americans in America. It doesn't mean Ireland is in America.

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          • thegypsysailor
            10 years ago

            What?

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  • Ilovethearcticmonkeys
    10 years ago

    We live in a democratic state, the queen does not hold any power (like Spain)and whilst our government may not be as corrupt as America's it's been going downhill of late with UKIP's rising influence and that scumbag Cameron as PM.

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