I have to admit that moving back to the UK after having lived in the USA for the last fifteen years is a bit of a reverse culture shock for me in many ways.   Fifteen years is long enough to get past most of the pangs of missing things from where you came and also [...]

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The cultural differences between the UK and the USA go far beyond driving on different sides of the road and using different voltages. It’s almost as if someone in the USA said “we have to be different to the rest of the world”. Read on and discover some of these differences for yourself.

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Both Debbie and I have been busy this last couple of weeks creating new lenses on Squidoo.
While Debhie has been working on her collection of lenses about Hampshire, I have been working on my USA States lenses, and also a local one about my daily walks.
Firstly, Debbie created a lens about Southampton, the city where [...]

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Well, it finally arrived!
Four whole months after my interview at the US Embassy in London, and the help of my M.P. (Member of Parliament), this arrived:
Please be advised that we are now in a position to issue your US Visa. Please resubmit your passport to us for visa issuance. Note that you have three months [...]

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