@Francis Meyrick
Irish expat in the USA
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15 posts
About me
Irish, Single
Lives in Brookeland, Texas
Speaks English, 'Murican, Dutch, German, French
Registration: 06 September 2016
Activity
Are you happy in the USA? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in the USA? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...
@ JS4505 " plus: you are Irish, if you were brown, black, Italian, Indian, Asian.... your experience would be quite different, I guarantee you" Those of us who are fortunate enough to have travelled the world, have rubbed shoulders ... Read More
Are you happy in the USA? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in the USA? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...
@ JS4505 Good questions, all. Straight to the point. I will reply in detail. Bear with me. 1) Making money is the least of my preoccupations. So far down the list, it's close to the bottom. It's just a tool. A means to an end. Living ... Read More
Are you happy in the USA? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in the USA? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...
@ JS4505 I live in east Texas. I have lived and worked all over the world. I am quite contented here. People have mostly treated me really well. Although I am an immigrant, now a US citizen, still, apparently, with a strong Irish accent, (so ... Read More
Where should we live in the US? by Quentin_ndl
Hello ! I'm a French man and I'm going to marry an American citizen (i just got my visa). She currently lives in Monroe, Louisiana. We will try and move to a bigger city, with more opportunities. We selected 3 cities (but we are open to ...
congratulations on your wedding. And also, welcome to America. Land of contradictions. Where the ruling elites - cynically- impose their twisted visions upon us sheep. But I digress. 1) New Orleans. I lived in Louisiana for twelve years. I visited ... Read More
Are you happy in the USA? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in the USA? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...
"The pursuit of happiness" is a valid concept, but care should be taken not to go overboard on the sensual. Many things are transient. Life is short. One might seek therefore - I hope- a philosophical frame of mind. A contemplation of the ... Read More
Are you happy in the USA? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in the USA? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...
(Shhh...) a scribbler. If you Google 'chopper stories' or 'helicopter stories' or even 'Francis Meyrick' I'm afraid you will end up shaking your head at the un-poetic assault on the Queen's English. Not that the ... Read More
Are you happy in the USA? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in the USA? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...
If I could travel past our Sun beating Light and having fun Would I turn around a lot To ponder, wistful, our Blue Dot? Or would I be content to stray Far beyond the Milky Way And never wish to hear again This strange ... Read More
Are you happy in the USA? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in the USA? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...
@ Parigotte (quote) "...could not take the US culture of greed, anti-intellectualism, and racism." That's a sweeping statement. 1) I would suggest the US does not have a monopoly on greed? I have seen that peculiar, insatiable ... Read More
Are you happy in the USA? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in the USA? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...
Exactly. I'm in the middle of the Texas woods here, at the end of a leafy cul de sac. I'm the only house. I can step out the back door, unload with any of my guns at some unlucky piece of cardboard, and nobody cares. The coyotes howl, lots ... Read More
Are you happy in the USA? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in the USA? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...
The word "happy" is loaded. I prefer "contented". Yes, I'm contented in Texas. I lived and worked in Holland, Ireland, Scotland, England, Guam, Angola, Congo, Papua new Guinea, and I travelled (flying helicopters) all around ... Read More
Dealing with homesickness in the USA by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Being an expat in the USA can turn out to be a wonderful human, social or professional adventure... with potential moments of nostalgia and homesickness along the way. What are your personal tips to prevent homesickness? How ...
QUOTE: Instead of "preventing" feelings of homesickness, I accept them. I try to feel my feelings and journal about them. I think that's a good way of stating a truth: those feelings are what makes us. Embrace who you are. What ... Read More
Dealing with homesickness in the USA by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Being an expat in the USA can turn out to be a wonderful human, social or professional adventure... with potential moments of nostalgia and homesickness along the way. What are your personal tips to prevent homesickness? How ...
'My Dance in the Clouds'r review]k under review]rried, and frenetic, with an overload of information and demands. I miss the mountains and the sea. I miss, oddly, the winds of Old Ireland. How do I deal with it? A mixture of ways. ... Read More
Heading to Ireland from South Africa by Camdan
Hi there My family and I are hoping to move to Ireland in January. My three children and I are british citizens. My husband is a South African Citizen. We are looking at vacancies from this side but obviously won't be able to secure a position ...
as regards studying the availability of rentals and the cost, I recommend www.daft.ie as a good website, easy to use, and it will give you a great insight as to what & where & how much. Coming from South Africa, you'll have a small wee change in ... Read More
How to retire in Ireland from the United States. by redlillys6
Thinking of retiring in Ireland from the United States. Is it worth it? Financially?
It's a valid question, but the financial emphasis you place upon it reminds me of the fellow who asked about the length of a piece of spaghetti. That depends, surely, upon the infernal machine. Being Irish, and having lived in the USA for many ... Read More