Now I have to hope to the god that is part of my new official state religion (do I need to have the local vicar over for tea when I move?) that someone over there hires me soon. Amazingly, people want to interview me.
The goal is to get the fuck out of America with my daughter before Trump is inaugurated. No specific plan of where to move, just wherever I get a job. We will move to the Falklands if we have to.
It feels so close now.
Welcome! Don’t forget to wipe your feet in the way in
Ooo 'eck everyone, look busy!
Don’t forget to bring biscuits for everyone.
Do you really want our American kind of biscuit? Because I have a feeling you will be highly disappointed in what we call a biscuit over here.
No thank you, crimes against biscuits are punishable by revoking your right to remain… Permanently.
But you and your family are welcome to stay otherwise
Congrats squid!
Thank you. I’ve been having daily anxiety where I’ve pictured them saying something like, “you fit the criteria just like we’ve said you did all along, but the doctor made an error on your father’s birth certificate and it says he was born in Lonbon, so no UK for you.” It’s like a massive weight has been lifted.
I’m excited for you to get annoyed at the british food.
Seriously though rooting for your happiness!
I was raised by a British father and also a British grandmother. I’ve had years to be annoyed at British food. And they came over here in the 1960s, so it was before the British discovered that people in Asia made food too.
My childhood was a delightful mix of smells of things like Marmite and Daddies Sauce.
I do like a nice Welsh rarebit though. And I know how to pronounce it properly too. It’s pronounced ‘Welsh bunnykins.’
I claimed my Canadian citizenship and went through the same feeling, so I can relate. Congrats!
Isn’t England on a pretty tenuous political path too?
Britain is banning conversion therapy. If anything, Trump is going to make it more prevalent.
My daughter is queer.
I’d say staying in the U.S. is a far more tenuous prospect in terms of her safety.
Also, Scotland is the most LGBT-friendly country in Europe. Not sure if I’ll end up in Scotland, but that’s a good reason to hope so.
Sound like you have a good plan. A little jealous that you can actually leave. Best of luck and make sure to send us a post card.
After far too many years of Tory misrule, it definitely feels like the situation is turning around. Although the Labour manifesto was pretty weak sauce and their first 100 days were rocky, the government are starting to do interesting things (like renationalisation and devolution) that makes me start to feel hopeful again.
