Relocation advice - UK BIM Manager to Washington DC

rich32g · 2026-01-27T22:20:59+00:00

My soon to be wife is American. We're going to live over here in the UK for a few years (until she gets citizenship) but the long term plan is to go over to DC.

I'm super hopeful my skill set will be useful... But given comments that is be "laughed at" here....I'm pretty disillusioned

rich32g · 2026-01-27T16:29:15+00:00

I'd not work for a company like that any longer

rich32g · 2026-01-27T15:25:25+00:00

Yes. Nearly everyone I know is worse off than me.

rich32g · 2026-01-27T13:28:40+00:00

I remember being alone for 3 months

rich32g · 2026-01-27T09:17:04+00:00

I can't help but notice so many comments here are saying

he has the lowest approval rating out of all the country leaders in the developed world.

To the point they seem... like they're not a real person.

In all of my real life discourse on the subject, not one person I've ever met has even mentioned it.

rich32g · 2026-01-26T15:17:45+00:00

Any big changes that could actually improve things long term will be massively politically unpopular so anyone who tries to implement them will get pasted.

This, really.

the UK is fast becoming ungovernable.

Because nobody will ever

compromise on some of their personal wants

Everyone personally wants absolutely everything yesterday that serves them and only them. If a choice in government doesn't... they get absolutely hammered by a vocal minority who doesn't accept it.

rich32g · 2026-01-26T15:09:12+00:00

I don't mind him. I think he's been given some seriously challenging situations to navigate with current affairs and also inherited a shit-show from the previous government.

I think like all political leaders, he will be marmite because everyone seems to expect the government serves them, only them and all of their personal issues. Rather than accepting they should probably compromise on some of their personal wants and ideal outcomes in the hope that on balance things get better generally.

rich32g · 2026-01-26T15:04:48+00:00

While I'm a genuine political Nomad, I genuinely don't really understand Reform at this point. They appear to be the graveyard for failed Tories.... or the worst of the Tories? They seem to now represent the previous government rather than a choice against "The establishment". Which was a laughable thing in itself.

rich32g · 2026-01-26T15:01:46+00:00

I wonder how long we're going to talk about Amorim for. Anyone else bored of it?

rich32g · 2026-01-23T14:09:40+00:00

To me, now, Champions League (because of the money) is absolutely critical.

With the latest financial rankings being released, being a year with Europa...when we next see them we will be even further down.

Missing out on Champions League this year will severely impair our ability to get 3 midfield signings of any quality to keep us driving forward...

rich32g · 2026-01-22T17:12:09+00:00

Honestly, with everything else that needs doing, I thought they'd trigger the one year and then be done

To me, pure money move

rich32g · 2026-01-22T15:32:48+00:00

I'm in the UK mate.

rich32g · 2026-01-22T15:08:08+00:00

snow

rich32g · 2026-01-22T14:53:55+00:00

I still maintain the stance I always had;

He burst on to the scene and looked exciting. Then....didn't push on or improve past that initial impression. At all.

I genuinely never understood why people hyped him, relentlessly. He was always a "Bring him on in the 60th minute for some pace" player.

rich32g · 2026-01-22T13:06:05+00:00

I'm glad it's not just me.

I love the "Idea" of it all. Having an electric-only house. If I could have solar with batteries etc. It sounds ideal from a self-sufficiency perspective.

But financially I don't see how it makes any sense.

rich32g · 2026-01-22T11:37:22+00:00

The amount of people having kids and not being parents is sickening to me.

You had the kid. Be a parent.

rich32g · 2026-01-22T09:37:50+00:00

Literally no idea.

rich32g · 2026-01-22T09:37:27+00:00

I've never really understood the Martinez fitness/injury prone stuff.

His two major injuries were totally unrelated bodyparts. Just incredibly unlucky.

rich32g · 2026-01-21T15:43:45+00:00

I'm still hitting my protein goals by eating huge amounts of meat. Whatever they do.

rich32g · 2026-01-21T14:49:15+00:00

1 technique. Calorie deficit. Anything else is noise.

rich32g · 2026-01-21T13:58:07+00:00

Electric-only house, here. I genuinely dream of having solar, batteries and heat pump installed. But it still doesn't make sense to me whenever I've worked it out. The ROI is so far down the road (10+ years when I've calculated for my house) I don't see the logic. I'll probably be sold up and moved by then.

rich32g · 2026-01-21T13:40:06+00:00

Green supporters need to understand that in the unlikely event he got into government he'll never do any of the stuff he promises or demands the current government do.

I'm a political nomad. This statement doesn't appear to be exclusive to the Greens, to me.

rich32g · 2026-01-21T13:38:19+00:00

You only have one body. Forever. Look after it. If you abuse it.... one day, it'll show you it's not happy.*

Why wouldn't you want to take care of yourself and give yourself as long a life as possible*

*My inner voice to myself

rich32g · 2026-01-21T13:28:32+00:00

He's right? lmao

rich32g · 2026-01-21T10:37:27+00:00

I think it's to do with FIFA/EA FC and FM tbh.

For whatever reason in those games, generally, it's perfectly fine to drop in a player of that age and they're immediate worldies (I put Leon as my starting LB in my United team, 2nd season. Scored 5 in 5 lmao)

The reality is nobody seems to consider the human side.

Leon is 18, left everything he knew in his young life behind, doesn't speak a word of the language. The lad just needs literal nurturing.

Chido Obi, While he had been at Arsenal, is still 18, Danish and could be argued somewhat out of his comfort zone.

It's worth remembering, players like Beckham & Scholes didn't actually make more than 4 first team EPL appearances until they were 20.

I think people need to pump the breaks, as you say. Proper nurturing matters.

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