Honest Thoughts After 6 Months in the UK | American in Scotland

After now living in Scotland for 6 months, we're sharing our honest thoughts and impressions of our new life in the UK. Although Zach was born and raised in Scotland, he’s been living in the U.S. with Annie for over a decade. In this video, we’ll dive into food quality, the job market, the NHS, and so much more. Timestamps / Chapters: 0:01 Intro 1:05 Visiting Does Not = Living 2:36 Lessons Learned with the Weather 4:32 Keeping up with the Jones 6:45 Our BIGGEST CON 8:31 Missing things, stores, etc. 9:37 Dogs 10:46 British Holidays 12:28 Guising 13:49 Community 15:58 Experience with NHS So Far 19:28 Job Market 21:19 "Join the Police," they said 21:55 Food Quality 24:35 Is Food Bland in Britain? 26:00 Politics 28:32 Q&A 28:38 Best THING in the UK? 29:14 What Would Make Us Move Back? 29:44 Any Regrets? This video was recorded in November, 2024. #americaninscotland #ukliving #uklife #scotland #uk #scotlandlife #movingtotheuk #scotandhouse #scotlandutilities #movingabroad #usexpat #usexpats #edinburgh #edinburghlife #livingabroad #expatlife #immigration #legalimmigration #startingover #lifeinyour30s #simpleliving #slowliving #travel #britishhome #ukgroceries #ukexpat #americanexpat #britishfood #ukfood #ukvsusa #britain #zachandannie #zach&annie #simplescottishliving #zackandannie #lovescotland