10 Struggles Of A Brit Living In America

By Mellie Wyatt / February 26, 2014

Early British settlers flocked to the U.S. to find wealth and/or religious freedom. These days, America is just as alluring to Brits with about six percent of Brits saying they would like to live there and around 700,000 currently doing so. The "American Dream" has great has many perks . The weather is generally better, many states offer a lot more living space and there are countless opportunities to travel without ever leaving the country.

Sadly it is not all sunshine and roses. The culture shock seems less apparent because there is no (major) language barrier aside from the blank stares you get when you ask for a glass of water in a restaurant. Its not "Wawta" its"waw-der". However it is still a foreign country and there are definitely things ex patriots miss about home, as well as finding things that are uniquely American a little strange. Dorothy may well have been very right when she said there is no place like home. What are the things that make Brits in America long for grey, rainy, glorious Britain?