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[flyrr100]

Rocco and Chrizzy are so right. Orlando is definately diverse. Most Brits, after spending two weeks in a nice house near the parks, decide 'this is the life for me'. After a while living in South Orlando the tourist traffic gets old. You aren't on vacation, you live here. The last thing you want is holidaymakers everywhere all the time.

This is from personal experience. Your first five years or so you'll want to do all things British. You'll have GB on your car. You'll hunt out stores that stock Brit foods. But after a while you will be assimulated <sp> into the USA. (Think 'The Borg'). You'll realise that being American is in fact a good thing. You'll even think about becomming a citizen. After twenty years here I still have a few things British. I collect Corgi cars. My 3 year old is mad on Thunderbirds! I follow Chelsea. But I'm an American, and proud of it. My neighbors from Lincolnshire are the same. They are being sworn into the USA later on this year. We're buying them a flag to hang from their house.
And seriously, think about the other 49 states. Florida isn't the best part of the USA by a long way. I only live here because of my job. By choice I'd move to another state. And you can get a far better standard of living, without giving up the sun, in many other cities. As Chrizzy said, you won't be visiting WDW every week.

Ted. Living here is great. The USA has given me more that I ever imagined it would. Work at it. Good luck. I'd love to buy you a beer and talk it over next time you are here.

[Rocco]

If it wasn't for my stepchildren-to-be, I wouldn't be living in Florida at all. We've discussed this so many times, but we don't want to be far away from the children, on the other hand when they are finally grown in a few years, definitely we are leaving Florida. I think the US has a lot of benefits but I don't like living in this area much I admit.

[esprit]

See the other thread. I just posted a reply on this which could be on either thread.

[chrizzy100]

We are the only Brits for miles where I live in MA......I have Brit things on my car......[msnembarrased]

I have homes in two holiday areas......its easier in FL being near Disney......you can still find a place to park in high summer.......you can still eat out......the road are not at grid lock all weekend.....
I moan about being a prisoner on the Cape MA.......it takes me 6 hours to get over the bridges in the summer......I've learnt to live with it now......and I look at all the good things......no crime.....its very clean.....we have some great weather like we've had this last few weeks.....the beaches go on for miles and most of the year no-ones on them......you don't need much money to do something interesting....$12 gets you to one of the Islands and back.....on a steamboat.....we have our own town beaches.....no holidays makers.....[msncool]

I like the 27 in FL.....to me its more life.....the days feel longer.....the year feels longer......I love watching the renters look around their holiday homes.....its nice to have new people about every few weeks......I'm OK with living in STR because a lot of the homes around me in MA are just summer homes......or rentals....so I'm used to it by now.....
I'm OK about moving to FL because I have no kids to school.....its just me and hubby.....
I like both the places I live....its going to be hard to give one up if the time comes......

We got our little Cape home because it was cheap.....it was empty.......and we were going to sell up and move to the bay at a later date......over 5 years later....we are still here.....proving you don't need all the things you thought you did....we live in a great neighbourhood.......the houses now cost an arm and a leg to buy here.....we have cheap taxes.....and not that many summer visiters come to our little small town USA....you can do very well in the USA if you know all the pit falls.....if you do everything slow but sure.....and give yourself very few money worries....