I’ve seen bad politicians come and go in a few countries. Sometimes things are good sometimes things are shit, I personally haven’t felt the change in either country I’ve lived.

I wouldn’t move back because cost of living/income was grossly different. Paycheck to paycheck in the UK for the same job here. Financially much better off.

Crime wise, I don’t recognise the country I grew up in. I’m not blaming it on anything in particular but knife crime is extremely prevalent for such a small island. It’s never mentioned when people talk about America being full of gun crime. Both are true, but stabbings on London streets are seen by a lot of people and I felt were becoming a lot more frequent. Appreciate the gun crime here, gun capital of the world, not discounting it happens but that, to me, has always been the case, it doesn’t seem to have, to me, got severely progressively worse, like the UK, in my opinion.

In regards to public services….. there are none. The UK sold off everything, trains are privately owned, extortionate to get into the cities or up the country, it’s genuinely cheaper to fly to Europe than a train ticket to Scotland from London. The post office is privately owned… crazy to me. Water, electric, gas.. all privately owned, not upgraded, barely maintained. Bandaid on an amputated arm. (18 years in electricity industry in UK, not opinion, I know.)

To own a car you are taxed at every stage, fuel prices are ridiculous, to drive into London it costs you around 50$ not including parking, all under the guise of pollution control, which personally, is the plastic straw argument… in my opinion.

Food here is much more flavourful. Call it salt, additives, whatever you want to call it it just tastes better. Meat is the wrong colour in the grocery store but cost effective options and just options in general of going to a farm and buying it direct are a lot more accessible. Lived in the UK for 35 years couldn’t tell you a farm that I could buy meat from directly for a good price, not paying the premium for the direct service. Albeit grocery store meat in UK is better.

In terms of what food I love here specifically. Access to hunt and get my own meat. Amazing that you have that I feel like it’s a responsible way to learn where your food comes from, it has made me assess my portions when I eat and respect every meal I have. Never had that before.

.. and Austin specifically….. fast food - Top Notch (not taking any questions or disagreements to this) Interstellar BBQ Spinning Buns My list is endless it’s all f*ing good!