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There was a thread the other day about the cost of living.

Since then its been watches, holiday recommendations and pub recommendations!

Do they know people can read this stuff? Its like reading a Whatsapp group chat!

I actually noticed that the cost of food in the UK is way cheaper than over here.   The amount of stuff that is under a quid even in Sainsburys and Tesco etc is unreal.  You might get a pack of spices in Walmart for a dollar if you are lucky.

I do alot of shopping in Houston at a British Food shop and the prices of biscuits and sweets etc are massively inflated but still on par with American stuff and they haven't even been imported from 1000s of miles away.

Cost of living is ramping right up here in the South and wages are not going up to match.

The Northern States are probably insane.  I remember 20 years ago a pack of Marlboro cost me $16 in Manhattan.  I could buy a whole carton of 200 in Louisiana for $23 at the time.

House prices are crazy also.  The median in my area is about $300k now for a 3 bedroom 1950s house.  I live in the country about 7 miles out of the city and it's not even a big city and has nothing going for it, it's just fast food places and that's about it. 

I have land for the simple fact no more land is getting built.  If my kids want to build a house then that's covered, otherwise it just sits there with cows and horses to keep the grass down.  But it's a worthwhile investment.

I love the states, I missed out on the chance if moving there when my kids were little. It was just too big a step.

We have probably been to more states than most Americans. The drive from Washington through the Carolinas was unreal. What always gets us is that you look at a meal say $25 the bill can be $40.

We were a little disappointed with the road trip North out of NYC up to Boston. Even Martha's Vineyard was a little blurry. Boston was the biggest shit hole we have been to.


I am not joking when I say I have never met an American I disliked.

I'm quite the opposite, when we move to the states, which we eventually will, Boston is our preferred location, we've always enjoyed visiting there. Yes, most family are in NJ and friends in NY but manhattan and brooklyn require a huge budget to live somewhere nice and while somewhere nice is Boston isn't cheap, it's better value. NJ is OK if you want land or pure small town Americana, but not sure that's what we'd want

We could always park up in florida with all the other snowbird and retirees I suppose, which is what we'll be when we do leave these shores. It's a long way off though

one thing we did notice is the number of trees, they are not much good for sightseeing. We went racing at Saratoga, I am pretty sure it was the 150th anniversary. $2 in for 12 races we left after 8. Had a walk round Yale, New Haven hasn't much about it. But the Lobsters were cheap and stunning.

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There was a thread the other day about the cost of living.

Since then its been watches, holiday recommendations and pub recommendations!

Do they know people can read this stuff? Its like reading a Whatsapp group chat!

I actually noticed that the cost of food in the UK is way cheaper than over here.  The amount of stuff that is under a quid even in Sainsburys and Tesco etc is unreal.  You might get a pack of spices in Walmart for a dollar if you are lucky.

I do alot of shopping in Houston at a British Food shop and the prices of biscuits and sweets etc are massively inflated but still on par with American stuff and they haven't even been imported from 1000s of miles away.

Cost of living is ramping right up here in the South and wages are not going up to match.

The Northern States are probably insane.  I remember 20 years ago a pack of Marlboro cost me $16 in Manhattan.  I could buy a whole carton of 200 in Louisiana for $23 at the time.

House prices are crazy also.  The median in my area is about $300k now for a 3 bedroom 1950s house.  I live in the country about 7 miles out of the city and it's not even a big city and has nothing going for it, it's just fast food places and that's about it. 

I have land for the simple fact no more land is getting built.  If my kids want to build a house then that's covered, otherwise it just sits there with cows and horses to keep the grass down.  But it's a worthwhile investment.

I love the states, I missed out on the chance if moving there when my kids were little. It was just too big a step.

We have probably been to more states than most Americans. The drive from Washington through the Carolinas was unreal. What always gets us is that you look at a meal say $25 the bill can be $40.

We were a little disappointed with the road trip North out of NYC up to Boston. Even Martha's Vineyard was a little blurry. Boston was the biggest shit hole we have been to.


I am not joking when I say I have never met an American I disliked.

I'm quite the opposite, when we move to the states, which we eventually will, Boston is our preferred location, we've always enjoyed visiting there. Yes, most family are in NJ and friends in NY but manhattan and brooklyn require a huge budget to live somewhere nice and while somewhere nice is Boston isn't cheap, it's better value. NJ is OK if you want land or pure small town Americana, but not sure that's what we'd want

We could always park up in florida with all the other snowbird and retirees I suppose, which is what we'll be when we do leave these shores. It's a long way off though

Louisiana is boring as fook really, all anyone really does for entertainment is drink beer and cook in their back garden.  But if you want a quiet relaxing life that is affordable it's the place to live.  Everyone is exceptionaly friendly that's for sure

I spend probably 2 weekends a month in Houston though as I can't handle the quiet life all the time.  Made lots of good friends in Houston via the techno scene (even at my age 😂) but also goto bars with tribute bands etc.

Houston is miles safer than going out in New Orleans on the lash that's for sure.