Author Archives: Ruth Margolis

Pass the Vitamins, Please: An Expat’s Guide to Staying Healthy U.S.-Style

By | Posted on May 16th, 2013
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America has suffered from an obesity epidemic, so an extreme counterculture has grown up of people trying to stay healthy and trim. I happen to live in the heart of a particularly wealthy, health-obsessed metropolis, New York City, ...

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10 Signs That You’ll Never Move Back to Britain

By | Posted on April 25th, 2013
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Have you always assumed you’d return to the homeland when the timing was right? Take note: many expats love their new American life so much they decide to stay put. Read on to find out if you’re one of them.

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10 Things to Do in Your First Week as an Expat in America

By | Posted on April 23rd, 2013
You should locate these objects in your neighborhoods, but note they are not trash bins. (Photo via PBS)

My earliest months as a U.S. expat would have gone more smoothly if I’d spent less time dithering like a scared tourist and more time plowing through these sensible steps as soon as I touched down.

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10 British Issues That Concern Me From Afar

By | Posted on April 11th, 2013
Rain turns into flooding, ultimately making the roads into rivers. (Zimbio)

Expats don’t stop worrying about the homeland the moment we board a U.S.-bound plane. We’re anxious for everyone we’ve left behind. And, frankly, much of the stuff that goes on in the U.K. still affects us.

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10 American Habits Brits Will Never Understand

By | Posted on April 9th, 2013
"I'm supposed to put this, where? Between my teeth?" (HP)

Love Americans as we do, there are some cultural proclivities that will baffle British expats for as long as we live here.

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10 British Habits Americans Will Never Understand

By | Posted on April 4th, 2013
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Admit it: we’re a nation of oddballs whose conventions and mannerisms defy logic. Read on for a rundown of our most bewildering traits.

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British Expats: 10 Unexpected Consequences of Emigrating

By | Posted on March 26th, 2013
Prepare yourself for a transformation when you move to the U.S. (Photo via Maison Du Monde)

I suspected moving abroad would have some weird side effects, but there are some repercussions I’d have dismissed as absurd if you’d told about them in advance. Things like these:

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10 Items You Should Stock Up on When You Visit Britain

By | Posted on March 19th, 2013
Is your fridge properly stocked with brown sauce? (Photo: AP/Sang Tan)

Sure, expats can order the stuff we miss on the Internet, or even find it on sale in the U.S. But my local supermarket prices its British imports at twice to three times what I’d pay back home.

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10 Things British Expats Should Leave in the U.K.

By | Posted on March 14th, 2013
None of these will work in the States. (Photo via

You don’t have to pack everything you own when you move to the U.S. Nor should you import your more negative attitudes. Consider ditching or storing the following before you set off.

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Brits: How to Convince Americans You’re Just Like Them

By | Posted on March 5th, 2013
Space invading might be be considered a crimeb . (RUVR)

Here on MTG, we like to zone in on how Brits differ from Americans. But our nations overlap in countless amusing ways. So, next time you’re trying to connect with a local, perhaps mention the following.

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