Q&A moving USA to the UK
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- čas přidán 4. 03. 2024
- We have decided after 5 years of us living together in the USA that we are moving back to the UK. We spent 3 years in N. Virginia in Alexandria and almost 2 years in the Boston area.
We are so grateful for our time here, a place we have our three children but our time has come to an end.
Answering our most frequent questions about moving a family of 5 and a dog from the USA to the UK.
Can wait to share this journey and next chapter with you all as we navigate through.
I love how you don’t edit out of the real moments of your marriage. It’s so relatable
Thank you. We really want make sure we show the real us 🩷
@@Mummysflippinhouse is your accent south London? I’m from Morden?
Kingston Mortgages is a great broker
Kyle ready to throw down and become a hooligan is real commitment - thats a keeper right there
My hubby is a Marine as well and he feels the same- This is not the country that he spend over a decade defending…. So excited for you guys!
We are American and moved to England 1 year ago. We absolutely love it here.
how were you able to move? was the visa stuff hard?
I have a work visa. I’m a professor so I applied for jobs , interviewed, and got and offer. I didn’t our visa applications by myself. Didn’t use a lawyer. It wasn’t hard. I read the home office’s website thoroughly many times. I did everything they said so step by step. The company sponsored the visa, which you’ll need the certificate of sponsorship code in order to submit the application. We got our visas within 3 weeks of applying in January 2023. Exactly 21 days it arrived by UPS.
Welcome to england but God I'd love to try all ur american food like tayta tots. Gravy biscuits all the deserts and fried chicken and thanks giving dinner and oh so many things akd god taco bell too. I wish we had american food stores here to try but all I find it expensive stuff via ebay coz the pnp is excessive akd shops only sell american sweets not other foods.
I’m with Caroline about the steak and mash and a bit of vege on the fork and straight into the gob! Love it
Right! It’s the same as Brits tend to have a side salad on the plate whereas here it tends to be in a bowl on the side. I noticed that when I came here too
I'm with you in germany its the same. 😂
Same here in France, I love a little bit of everything on the fork. And my side salad on the plate.
Your swapping the convenience of always open for quality time with your children. I've lived in both places and been in the UK since early 80's. Arrived back here with my first born and one suitcase. Best thing I ever did.
I hear Kyle’s concerns but let me tell you, over here we never have to worry about the safety of our children at school or being out in public. It never crosses our minds. You will soon forget the convenience of businesses in the US. Good luck! X
He’s giving off Jim hopper vibes. I just came across your channel and so enjoy it!
I was looking for this comment 😂 I agree haha
I’m an American, my husbands a Brit. He lived with me in the US for awhile (14 years ) and we made the choice 7 years ago to move to the UK. We bought a house here. I love it here. So we’ve done immigration both ways. It’s expensive! He’s got dual citizenship by default. Just need to do citizenship for the UK eventually. But, I love it here. Feels like home and has for years and years. PS - Popeyes is here in the UK!
So pleased your channel was recommended to me and found you! ❤❤ Looking forward to watching more of your videos xxxx
You two are great! Love watching you! So real!
I love you both so much! I’m so excited for this next chapter for your family!
I found you guys a few days ago and I must say I consumed your videos with such enthusiasm, I'd be able to write a essay about it. But loved being able to get to know you better and looking forward to your move and all the things you'll bring.
Ooo you guys are adorable!!!! Good luck with the move!
Love this!!!! Good luck on the move. Wishing you guys all the best. Your relationship is just so real and loving.
Excited to see how life unfolds for you all in the UK! Really enjoy these videos of you two.
Love the banter I love you guys so much and as others have stated love how you don’t edit out certain things makes it relatable, and I hope you nothing but happiness as you move❤
So excited to have found your channel! My family is actually emigrating from CA to Scotland in May as well for many similar reasons. Looking forward to following your journey!
I just can’t wait for your videos in England! I’ve always wanted to move there myself
I love you guys . Can’t wait for England vlogs
Mad respect for you two! Wish I could go with you!
I sent a wee comment on tiktok but wanted to send one here as well! I'm obsessed with your channel and find it extra relatable because I'm a Canadian, living the the UK with a British hubby and a nearly 8 month old baby. We've been on the spouse visa for a few years now (just extended it for the first time actually) so it's so nice to hear you talk about it! Also LOVING the banter you have with each other and love love love the fact that Kyle can take a joke like a Brit or Aussie as it's hard to find Americans and Canadians that know how to banter. Anyways, long time watcher on tiktok but just discovered your CZcams and have a feeling it'll be my fave channel now ❤😅
New subscriber, watched for a couple of weeks now and bloody ( English endearment ) love you guys❤.
You have great chemistry loving the banter!
i just found your channel about a month ago and have been watching all your videos and love them your honest and not pretending to be some one your not
Aww thank you so much for your love and support hun x
So excited for you guys! I loved to the U.K. from America to be with my now husband in 2008 and love it. Best of luck ❤
Kyle’s right about what order to eat your food from a digestion standpoint
I absolutely love your relationship and have only recently discovered your channel a couple of weeks ago 🥰 I can’t wait to see the next chapter in the UK xxx
Aww thank you Stephanie 🩷🩷
😂❤ so enjoyed this! Kyle is so funny too! Glad you guys are excited for the move! Congratulations on everything ..
Aww thank you so much Helen ❤
I literally cannot wait for Kyle vs The Kingdom!!! So happy for you guys! 😊
I’m so thrilled you’re moving to the UK.
Love this Q/A ❤
Studied abroad in S London and absolutely loved it. Wish I could move there permanently! Best of luck on your move 💗
This is the cutest, most real and entertaining video I have seen in a really long time on any platform from any creator thank you 🙏 ❤❤
Oh my gosh. Thank you! ❤
Oh my gosh your story mimics my parents so much. Myself and my brother were under five when they moved back to England (mums English dad’s American) my mum moved and a month later my dad came after he sold all of our stuff. 25 years later my dad has never been happier in this country and myself and my siblings like to visit but would never move back xx
You two are couple goals!! ❤
Oh bless thank you. Definitely not perfect but happy not to be 🩷
You two are the best❣️💗💗
My new favorite family. ❤I love u guys
I can’t wait to see your new life in England
I absolutely love you guys. You definitely need to come up north when you get settled. It’s beautiful ‘up ere’. My girls are very close in age to Charlie and Olivia and we have some cracking soft play. Good luck with the move. Xx
Aw I live in Surrey! Wish you guys all the best with your move! 🤍
Love it! Your kids will have lovely English accents! ❤😊
We lived in the states for 10 and 18 years. We moved back 11 years ago to Farnham in Surrey. I loved being close to family but I miss California so so much. It’s like a bereavement but we had to. I got diagnosed with Crohn’s and we lost our insurance after we lost a baby and I got sepsis. Every time I hear of a school shooting I’m so pleased we came back. There are pros and cons. I miss the weather, food and my friends. Good luck x
Love you guys can’t wait for kk
Instant subscribe I bloody luv ya, can’t wait for uk content
Oh gosh I love this couple! Literally only found u a couple weeks ago and had to subscribe straight away! I love your humour and the relationship u 2 have. Seeing the transparency of married life without it being edited out 👏🏻 alsoooo Sheffield lass here u should sooo come to good old Yorkshire and introduce Kyle to a proper roast dinner with Yorkshire puddings and onion gravy all mushed together on 1 plate I can only bet he would have a heart attack just looking at it all items touching and on the plate 😂😂 (so with you with everything on 1 fork full/bite) …much love!
We will defo be making our way across the uk. I can’t wait to show Kyle all the greatness the uk has. He actually pulled the map up the other day and was calling our city names asking me about them. It’s so exciting and especially being in the USA now and everything is so far away it’s great how close everything is in the uk now 🩷
Just wait until he get introduced to the different accents over here 🤣 and each city “slang talk” he will be so confused with nar then me old mucka how’s tha doing, or how’s tha bin 🤣 …. Wish u all the luck with the move and here’s hoping the channel takes off u guys deserve it 🥰
Your honesty about this decision and commitment to your family is rly inspiring to me. I really admire your partnership ❤
Aww thank you very much Kate 🩷🩷
This is such a wholesome video!!!! I've been watching you on TikTok since before Charlie was born!
Oh my gosh you’ve been with me a while. Thank you so much 🩷🩷🩷
@@Mummysflippinhouse you are so welcome!!! You have a beautiful family 🥰
Just found your channel and started watching this and I’m in fits already 😂
Football hooligans in Surrey, such a funny picture. And I never realised we eat in the uk so differently from Americans - of course you have to put a bit of everything on the fork! Going back to watch your other vlogs now.
I’m so happy for you! I really would love to move to Finland!
Kyle lm with you on the Air con, l need it! Really enjoy and appreciate how honest you both are. 👍
I agree as well. I always say it’s one of the things I’ll miss. I’m gunna try and sort out a unit when he move
It's only hot 2 to 3 weeks per year, often interspaced, it's easy to survive.
Aircon is so bad for you! Enjoy your better health, Kyle!
I used to live in St Margaret's! Where are you guys moving too? So lucky to be living near Twickenham. Lovely.
Absolute breath of fresh air to see some normality. We looooove you, bloody best bloggers out xx
Wow, thank you!
I completely agree with Caroline on the food front! As long as it makes sense, I love to add every component on my plate onto my fork to create the perfect bite! Luxury restaurants want you to purposefully eat everything together because they designed the flavors and textures to complement each other so I use that reasoning in everyday life!
Thank you!
Love Caroline, she’s hilarious
I love her too ❤
Lovely family, the lass is wonderful the lad is super awesome
Kyle when you put different foods together on the folk when you eat it you get a burst of flavor from everything it's delish .
Agreed!
Is this really a British thing? I refuse to believe that other nations don’t eat their foods together 😂
I was taught to do it and im in Australia
It's not just an English thing. Not mixing the food together is often a neurodivergent thing though. This man appears to be on the spectrum@@sophiechan722
Kyle your comments about why you are moving made me so grateful I am in Canada (thank you for your service). You will love England and you can watch all the major sports with season long subscriptions. Though I hear they play hockey in the UK. Don't worry about bland food, friends from North America (even CZcams ones) can airship you hot sauce!!
I hope everything goes well for you
I moved from uk to Australia. Big move took a long time to settle here but very happy now xxx
Aww I bet. I hope you’re happy now ❤ I used to work for emirates and on the Aussie flights we often had older couples flying to visit their British big kids who had moved with their families to Australia
Totally understand your reasoning for leaving the US! Kyle, I feel you about the sports teams (huge NFL & NCAA football person over here), hopefully you can get a good nfl game in next seasons schedule in England!
As someone who wants to be a mom and is family planning with my fiance, I fully understand the safety concern with kids. I agree, this is not the America I’m at all proud of. Prayers don’t mean shit when these horrendous things happen! Healthy, safe babies is what matters most!! All my best to you guys ❤❤
Absolutely love how real you guys are - thank you! Need more of this kind of content in my life! 💖 from a UK Mama that is also drinking a glass of oyster bay as I watch this 😅
Not me using your content to convince my American hubby to move back to the UK with me 😂😂😂 I’m so excited for you guys can’t wait to see all the 🇬🇧 vids
♥️ I’m envious.
Caroline reminds of my european aunts, my parents are my only family in the usa and I'm an only child. My mom did absolutely everything an auntie is meant to do as it's been just my parents and I since i was born.
Excited to see Kyle's transition to the UK, he already has a British cadence when he speaks sometimes. I moved from Hawaii to Birmingham eight months ago and it's been a huge culture shock. Curious to see what Boston to Surrey will be like for your family.
That sounds like a tough one. All that sea & sunshine for grey skies & rocky coastline 😮
@@samanthab1923 Totally! 70f/21c is cold for me, since moving here 50f/10c is the norm so I've been living in thermals. The UK is definitely not for the faint of heart lol. I thought my husband's reactions to the sunshine and beaches back home were extra, but since moving here I get it. Lol
@@hapahousewife Oh you poor thing. I’ll pray for a nice spring & summer 🌞
Love you guys ❤❤
I’m follower here… can’t wait to see Kyle in the UK it’s gonna be hilarious 😂
I love you and kyle , you guys crack me up, luv yah
I’m with Caroline the flavours when mixed complement each other x
Great taste 😊😂
Hahahahaha you guys are great! I'm mostly on Kyle's side for the food conversation.
Oooh beautiful wine from New Zealand! I'm an impressed kiwi
Your financial situation will be great! Caroline is an absolute superstar! People love her!
Oh Linda! Stop it you lovely wonderful woman you 🩷🩷🩷
@@Mummysflippinhouse 😘😘😘😘
Love these videos. You’re both hilarious. Can’t wait for Kyle takes on the UK 😂
Yay hi from a fellow Surrey dweller ❤
You 2 are literally the exact same as me and my husband. ❤️❤️
Just watched and sorry if you have already been told this….. but game changer!! We now have popeyes in the UK! And I will 1000% drive out of my way to get it! Best chicken ever (imo) xxxxx
I agree with Kyle the fork and food situation!
I'm an American living in the UK for the last 20 years and I LOVE it here. You get over the fact shops aren't open as late...I don't shop very often anymore. Buying groceries by 4pm on a Sunday is still something I forget but there's usually a co-op nearby. I like David Lloyd and there's a nice Nuffield Health gym where I live... but of course depends where you are. My husband is Scottish but we cook a lot of Mexican food at our house. I've never been a major sauce person so gravy still goes on the side - some parts of England are all about drowning everything in sauce...I can't do it. Salads on the side for me too!!
I am convinced that in every marriage there is someone that's always trying to talk and someone that interrupts and I will not be proved otherwise 😂😂😂❤❤❤ great video❤
I'm cracking up an how real y'all are! 😂
Hi from your CT neighbors! 👋🏻
You will miss America, England is not perfect but it can be a quaint little island. Find the group of friends that fit your mindset and activities for the moments of escapism and I think you could be happy here. 9B4M The Family Adventures are a great example of an American family who have absolutely made the most out of moving to the UK whilst adding to their kids experiences. Best of luck to you both.
Love Love Love your channel....Hilarious 😊❤
How have I just found your page so glad I have im from Essex 🤪
Welcome welcome 🩷
Omg roll on May!!! If your ever on hols or in Devon let’s meet!! I have two kids 4 and 1 xxx
American married to a Brit living in Surrey here! 👋🏻 They have several Popeyes dotted around here. 😊
Completely understand your and Kyle's concerns with this country. We had a shooting here in New York State at Tops grocery store in Buffalo. Absolutely horrific. All depending how the election goes too. Leaving is a thought for my adult son and myself(widowed 26 yrs this yr). Does your Mom have room for us too(good cooks and babysitters)😂😂. Seriously I am excited for you to bring us on this adventure. House hunting, etc. Peace of mind is an important thing and unfortunately not all the politicians here are willing to give us that. 😊❤
You guys are so cool! Caroline your hilarious and so poshhhh
Oi caught on to your channel as you were having the baby and love it. You are great Caroline. Love you're humor and accent. Are you staying on the tube?. I'm in LA and Popeyes was born here and very popular. Glad you like it. Going to keep following and hope you continue.
Caroline we have Popeyes over in the UK now, I LOVE it! X
I also get the veggies first and leave the wonderful bits for last to savor it. ❤
All I can say is that taking your dog with you to the UK speaks volumes about the kind of people you are. Thanks so much for not leaving your doggie behind.
She is our family. We would never leave her behind
Not sure how but I had no idea Kyle was ex military. I can relate, my husband is the same and has been out 2 years, it’s the best! So much freedom after
Yes he did almost 10 years 🩷
A Popeyes just opened in Richmond! I had it the other day and it was a gamechanger
Isn’t it SO GOOD!
Caroline, get excited. We have popeyes in the UK, or at least we do in Manchester
Yesss a Kyle in the UK channel would be amazing !
This is so exciting. Good luck! Shame you're not coming to the North West of Blighty, I think you're ace xx
We will defo come visit!
I love these two😂first video I've ever seen from them but they made me laugh quite a few times especially that 3 k's comment😂
Lovely family
I hope Kyle’s family will visit often ❤
Me too 🩷
I'm British and have a Canadian partner, we just moved back to the UK from Canada and it's so true how the story is different coming this way than me going over there! We used Worldwide Animal Travel to bring our dog here :)
Yay! Sunny Surrey where we are 😀
Nothing to say except I love this channel ❤
Oh and…we have Popeyes here now!! There’s one in Richmond and it’s aaaaaace x
Richmond like London/surrey Richmond? If so woohoo!
@@Mummysflippinhouse yep! Right outside the station…#blessedinnit 💅💚