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Originally Posted by LadyShea
Oh man, London! And a competent boss!
Is your family just really happy and content where you are, or is it more a lack of adventurousness, or the admittedly overwhelming pain in the assiness of moving, or why would they necessarily react like that to the idea?
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Well, actually, I can't blame it all on them. A move to the UK would involve getting visas for the three of us, plus the overwhelming pain in the assiness of moving across the Atlantic Ocean (we have several metric fucktons of shit here, lots and lots and LOTS of furnishings, decorations, yadda yadda), a lot of currently unrecoverable investment of time and money in the house here since we moved (landscaping, remodeled front and back porches, trees removed and others planted, flooring), plus Li'l Puppet has tons of friends here. Our house is roughly worth what we paid for it 5 years ago, so we wouldn't necessarily lose money, but not a lot of relocation funds, either.
Plus the wife finally has her law practice taking off. A lawyer schooled and admitted to the Bar over here can't just start practicing law in another country, not even one as similar in approach as the UK. The best she could offer is the ability to demonstrate a specific set of skills (cue Liam Neeson speech), and that plus a fairy godmother could get her a job over there.
And finally, note how my friend worded that sentence: "
If only you were over here I'd be offering you a job" -- IOW, he is not in the position to sponsor my move over there in any way. Without that I just don't have the resources to make such a move. Still, it's fun to dream about, hence
