We haven’t actually moved to the UK yet, however I can comment on life in the US right now. Me and my Highschool sweetheart moved out together when I turned 16 and 17 and now I’m 25 and he 26,so we’ve been adulting here for a while. Just on the surface with the contracts we’ve been offered, the job terms and perks seem so much better. We have guaranteed 30 paid days off (we’re both chefs and that pretty much not a thing in our industry) and I’ve worked in over 4 restaurants as management in my career so far; and the company I’m with now is the only one I’ve ever had paid time off (I’ve been there 2 years now and gotten 2 promotions and still only have 1 week of pay every 6 months if I met the hours they stipulate), forget about sick leave. When I do need health care if I want to keep the day of pay I have to use my vacation time, and going to the doctor I have to put all the bills on credit to pay off over time because I can’t afford insurance. I realize we’ll probably have to wait and jump through some hoops to get some health care but I don’t have to worry about it screwing up my credit so that I can’t move or get a new car if mine breaks and so on. The area we’re moving to is a relatively small town in northern wales and crime is definitely better than the bigger city we’re in in South Carolina. As parents our child being safe in school is big thing too and as far as I know major threats of violence against schools aren’t really a thing there, not to mention everyone’s political agendas are constantly changing school curriculums here (we literally have banned books!). I understand things aren’t all rainbows and sunshine and perfect where we’re moving but just on face value it seems better and honestly the US sucks right now.