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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#MindTheChat: Join Our British Expat Experts on Twitter for Weekly Chats

By | Posted on April 22nd, 2013
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If the comments on our posts are any indication, Mind the Gap readers certainly thrive on lively discussion. Now, we’re bringing the conversation to Twitter with #MindTheChat, a weekly hour-long discussion hosted by ...

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Where to Watch Soccer Minnows and Cricket in America

By | Posted on April 18th, 2013
Where am I going to watch my team?? (MLS)

In a recent interview for Mind the Gap, Lisa Powers at Ye Olde Kings Head pub in Santa Monica, California, told us that new-in-town Brits come through the door and ask two things. The first is whether there are any positions open; and, ...

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What to Expect If You’re in an American Wedding

By | Posted on April 16th, 2013
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As some Brits discover, there are quite a few differences between weddings back home and weddings in the U.S. If you’re involved in one, here are a few things to be prepared for:

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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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Brits ‘Going Native’ in the U.S.: Can You Go Too Far?

By | Posted on April 2nd, 2013
This sloth knows how to keep it real. (Wiki)

Most people in the U.S. and the U.K. comment that I haven’t lost my accent despite having been here for decades.

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Interview: Lisa Powers, Manager of L.A.’s Ye Olde King’s Head Pub

By | Posted on March 28th, 2013
The front bar at the Ye Olde King's Head pub. (Photo by Donal Tavey)

It’s said that you’re never more than half an hour from the sea in England, so there’s definitely some truth behind the lyrics of the 1907 music hall song “Oh We Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside.”

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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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