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Hazys · 19-04-2012, 19:18

For me, its the 24/7 sports over here. Mostly Football but i love watching the NHL and NBA playoffs also.

The weather also. In the Northeast, we get 4 proper seasons....unlike the one season back home aka the rainy season.

Yours?

**silja** · 19-04-2012, 19:32

Property prices. We bought our 4 bedroom home with large yard for 1/3 of the price of our one bed flat in Dublin.
Family friendlyness, very important when you have three little ones, though it comes tied up in evangelical christianity.

cena · 19-04-2012, 20:11

Are houses much cheaper than here in Ireland

cena · 19-04-2012, 20:13

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Originally Posted by Hazys

For me, its the 24/7 sports over here. Mostly Football but i love watching the NHL and NBA playoffs also.
The weather also. In the Northeast, we get 4 proper seasons....unlike the one season back home aka the rainy season.

Yours?

This is one of the reasons I really want to move over to the states. I really got to move over there.

Hazys · 19-04-2012, 20:35

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Originally Posted by cena

Are houses much cheaper than here in Ireland

Completely depends, America is huge so it has many different housing markets....Boston is more expensive than Dublin, but you can buy a house in Detriot for $200. There are also 1 acre lots of land in New Mexico which you can buy on Ebay for pennies.

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Originally Posted by cena

This is one of the reasons I really want to move over to the states. I really got to move over there.

I think there are only on average 4 days out of 365 where there is no major sport game being played (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL). If you are stuck for anything to watch when you come home for work, there is always a game on...not to mention about 5/6 different 24/7 sports channels.

cena · 19-04-2012, 20:59

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Originally Posted by Hazys

Completely depends, America is huge so it has many different housing markets....Boston is more expensive than Dublin, but you can buy a house in Detriot for $200. There are also 1 acre lots of land in New Mexico which you can buy on Ebay for pennies.

What condition would the houses be for that price. Its more new york brooklyn I would be looking at. To be near the family I have over there.

I think there are only on average 4 days out of 365 where there is no major sport game being played (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL). If you are stuck for anything to watch when you come home for work, there is always a game on...not to mention about 5/6 different 24/7 sports channels.

I Just love the nfl and nhl. I do watch the nba and mlb.

Hazys · 19-04-2012, 22:01

They are doer-uppers, once you kick the crack heads out:

http://www.businessinsider.com/house...dollar-2010-12

happyclapper · 20-04-2012, 15:09

We are hoping to move to the states later this yr. I cannot wait. I just lvoe the freedom in the US, my hubby has a job lined up and hopefully I will get something. Fingers crossed. Want to work in office work so hopefully that will happen easily.

Everything is so much more accessible there. I cant wait to have everything on our doorsteps rather than travelling an hour to get to the cinema!!

**silja** · 20-04-2012, 15:11

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Everything is so much more accessible there. I cant wait to have everything on our doorsteps rather than travelling an hour to get to the cinema!!

Well, that depends a LOT on where you are... I have friends who are 30 mins from the nearest grocery store, way more than that from a cinema or hospital.

happyclapper · 20-04-2012, 15:15

We are moving to a city so that wont be a probs for us! I hope!

Fr Tod Umptious · 20-04-2012, 15:24

I lived in the US when I was in my mid to late twenties, making lots of money and had no commitments like family of mortgage

I loved the availability of consumer goods.

If at 8pm on a Tuesday evening you decided you needed a new laptop you could just head down to Best Buy at get one.
I found you got good value for money in America.

I am not sure I would love it as much now though.
I would most likely be living in the suburbs with a mortgage and 20mins from the nearest shop.
That's why I moved home.

There are only two days in the year by the way without one of NFL, NBA, NHL or MLB on
They are the days before and after the MLB All Star Game in mid July.

cena · 20-04-2012, 15:38

So jealous of all ye that are living or have lived there.

sleepyescapade · 20-04-2012, 19:01

I love the variety here, so many different things to try, so many different things to choose from in the supermarkets.

Corrimbla · 21-04-2012, 00:06

I feel the cost of living is alot more affordable..price of clothes etc. is a fraction of what you'd pay back in Ireland..same for food!!

Also love how gullible some american's are and the craic you can have with them..Once told an american that I dug up a potato so big I had to roll it home!!

of course she believed me

Also gonna miss how easy it is to pull here aswell with the brogue!!

HavingCrack · 21-04-2012, 15:23

The diversity of the place (in the cities anyway). When I lived in New York I used to love wandering from a Spanish speaking Dominican district full of mom and pop delis into a Jewish area full of bagel shops and on into a university area full of college bars etc. All in the space of a 20-30 minute walks.

I'm moving to San Francisco for a short term work contract in a month or so and can't wait to start exploring a new city again.

19-04-2012, 19:18	#1
Hazys Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,416 Adverts \| Friends	Best things about living in the States? For me, its the 24/7 sports over here. Mostly Football but i love watching the NHL and NBA playoffs also. The weather also. In the Northeast, we get 4 proper seasons....unlike the one season back home aka the rainy season. Yours?

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silja Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,139 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Canada, USA & Canada Travel, United States	Property prices. We bought our 4 bedroom home with large yard for 1/3 of the price of our one bed flat in Dublin. Family friendlyness, very important when you have three little ones, though it comes tied up in evangelical christianity.

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cena Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 4,237 Adverts \| Friends	Are houses much cheaper than here in Ireland

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Hazys Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,416 Adverts \| Friends	They are doer-uppers, once you kick the crack heads out: http://www.businessinsider.com/house...dollar-2010-12

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happyclapper Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 59 Adverts \| Friends	We are hoping to move to the states later this yr. I cannot wait. I just lvoe the freedom in the US, my hubby has a job lined up and hopefully I will get something. Fingers crossed. Want to work in office work so hopefully that will happen easily. Everything is so much more accessible there. I cant wait to have everything on our doorsteps rather than travelling an hour to get to the cinema!!

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happyclapper Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 59 Adverts \| Friends	We are moving to a city so that wont be a probs for us! I hope!

20-04-2012, 15:24	#11
Fr Tod Umptious Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,361 Adverts \| Friends	I lived in the US when I was in my mid to late twenties, making lots of money and had no commitments like family of mortgage I loved the availability of consumer goods. If at 8pm on a Tuesday evening you decided you needed a new laptop you could just head down to Best Buy at get one. I found you got good value for money in America. I am not sure I would love it as much now though. I would most likely be living in the suburbs with a mortgage and 20mins from the nearest shop. That's why I moved home. There are only two days in the year by the way without one of NFL, NBA, NHL or MLB on They are the days before and after the MLB All Star Game in mid July.

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cena Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 4,237 Adverts \| Friends	So jealous of all ye that are living or have lived there.

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sleepyescapade Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 849 Adverts \| Friends	I love the variety here, so many different things to try, so many different things to choose from in the supermarkets.

21-04-2012, 00:06	#14
Corrimbla Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Dublin Posts: 90 Adverts \| Friends	I feel the cost of living is alot more affordable..price of clothes etc. is a fraction of what you'd pay back in Ireland..same for food!! Also love how gullible some american's are and the craic you can have with them..Once told an american that I dug up a potato so big I had to roll it home!! of course she believed me Also gonna miss how easy it is to pull here aswell with the brogue!!

21-04-2012, 15:23	#15
HavingCrack Closed Account Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,822 Adverts \| Friends	The diversity of the place (in the cities anyway). When I lived in New York I used to love wandering from a Spanish speaking Dominican district full of mom and pop delis into a Jewish area full of bagel shops and on into a university area full of college bars etc. All in the space of a 20-30 minute walks. I'm moving to San Francisco for a short term work contract in a month or so and can't wait to start exploring a new city again.