Also, the first class tickets for the train were totally worth it.

  • IzzyScissor@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    I’m both glad you made it out and jealous I don’t have a similar history with another country to move to. You’re a great parent for everything you do for your daughter. Hope the last bit of the trip went smoothly and you find a job quickly.

  • whome@discuss.tchncs.de
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    8 days ago

    I just took a look at your post history to see the origin story to this, seems to me you ARE Lemmy?! Every other post I saw seems to be from you…

  • Lazycog@sopuli.xyz
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    9 days ago

    Still remember your post months ago asking for advice for moving. I’m happy it worked out for you and your family squid! Hope you guys can settle down soon (I’m sure there’s tons of paper work and other bullshit) and relax!

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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      9 days ago

      Hasn’t quite worked out yet. I still need to find a job (but I have interviews lined up) We came over a little early because we were worried that when the deportation start, everyone who can grab the first plane they came out of the US. We might never get out otherwise.

      • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
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        9 days ago

        worried that when the deportation start, everyone who can grab the first plane they came out of the US

        The logic is sound. Flights will be snapped up like pandemic loo roll.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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          9 days ago

          That is definitely what I am expecting. Like everything else I am expecting in the next four years, I just hope I’m wrong.

          The Nazi salute and the pardoning of all of those January 6th terrorists doesn’t give me much hope.

      • Lazycog@sopuli.xyz
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        9 days ago

        Wish I could help, but I’m not in UK. Nevertheless, I believe in you and keeping my fingers crossed that you find a job quickly.

  • Skua@kbin.earth
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    9 days ago

    Welcome to our little grey rock. It has been a warm winter, but if it gets cold enough to snow in your area then your cultural induction to our society is to endure half of the country shutting down in a panic

      • Stovetop@lemmy.world
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        9 days ago

        Best start writing metres if you want to survive in the UK. People have been mercilessly dunked into the Thames for less!

      • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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        9 days ago

        At first I read 30 minutes at a time, and was gonna give you crap for not leapfrogging across the pond. It’s not that big. The one next to me is bigger :P

        I’m impressed she’s sleeping. I can’t sleep on airplanes no matter what I take.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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          9 days ago

          Do you not have a biological water jet? What happens if a shark comes swimming up to you?

          Land dwellers are weird.

          • peoplebeproblems@midwest.socialEnglish
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            9 days ago

            Look man, if I encounter a shark on land, I usually squat down and say ‘pspspspspsps’ until it starts rubbing it’s head against me and I give it lots of pets.

            It’s foolish to outrun them. They find you.

          • frank@sopuli.xyz
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            9 days ago

            Some good info below. If you have no lineage to anywhere in Europe, there are other options depending on your job and education level (not all encompassing, for sure)

            If you get hired for a skilled labor job almost always it’ll result in a visa

          • AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works
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            9 days ago

            There’s a lot of places in Europe that have an ‘accident of birth’ path to citizenship (jus sanguinis vs jus soli). Here’s the ones I found:

            • If you’re of Jewish ancestry and your family fled due to the Holocaust, there’s a number of European countries that will return your citizenship. Unfortunately my mom’s family is Russian Jews.
            • Ireland, if one of your grandparents was a citizen. This applies to my father, but not to me
            • Luxembourg (where I proceed to dox myself, lol) if you’ve got a direct line male lineage back to Luxembourg between 1850 and 1947 (or male until a female born after 1970-something, Google Luxembourg article 7 citizenship). This actually does apply to me and I know more about it, but I’ve barely started the process because uprooting my life to flee somewhere safer again is a truly miserable prospect, and the choice of agencies are either a non-profit that I can afford and maybe have some money left over to relocate but they’re slower and they don’t seem keen to deal with my document mismatch due to being trans and from Florida, or a much faster, more trans friendly and expensive business.
            • lordnikon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              9 days ago

              I’m in the same boat as you already have my citizenship and flying over in October to scope out a few cities and meet up with family and work out paperwork to transfer my job since I’m full time remote and so is my wife.

  • sir_pronoun@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 days ago

    How is the teenager taking it, apart from sleeping on luggage? With leaving behind friends and all that?

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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      9 days ago

      She has been an amazing trooper. Other than a breakdown after a really stressful situation where we missed the first train, then got on the wrong train a second time and had to climb up and back down a ton of stairs with our suitcases (understandable at that point) she has really made me proud of her. Especially considering how hard it is for autistic kids dealing with change. We’ll see how she fares tomorrow.

      • sir_pronoun@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        9 days ago

        Sounds like somebody earned themselves a really nice new plush toy or whatever kind of thing it is they like!

      • arudesalad@sh.itjust.works
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        9 days ago

        Good luck to both of you! If you would like some help I can reccomend Evan Edinger’s videos on his experience migrating to the UK. It may not be useful to a teen though, but he does have a couple videos comparing the UK and US school systems.