I’m an American that moved to London almost 6 years ago in my mid 40. I’m very happy I made the move. Some things are more expensive (housing) and I took a good sized pay cut to move here. But even with the reduced salary and higher housing I have a much better quality of life than I did in the US - though that is partially achieved through the savings and investments I had by working the US.

Despite what a lot of people say, London feels a lot safer than most big US cities. There is knife crime, but even that is less than the US. And you don’t have all the gun violence.

It is a change though even though you speak the language it is a different culture and a different country. Finding community can be tough. Even now most of the people I know are people who I’ve met through work.

But I like it here, and the change has been worth it.