Returning to the US after 11 years abroad - What are the big changes?
 

I have made the decision that after 11 years living abroad in the Caribbean, I am ready to move back to the states.

Life has been good, but I want to

1) Hold conversations in English on a daily basis
2) pay less than .29 kw/hr for electricity
3) be able to count on running water, and HOT SHOWERS any time of day or night
4) Not have to wonder if my battery backup will run my household appliances for the length of the daily blackouts here
5) get a faster internet connection than 1.5 down, 756k up. (and pay less than 200/month for it)
6) be able to stop at a red light without being mobbed by unwashed beggars and vendors.

And a lot of other things I just don't want to deal with anymore.

What are the big changes to life in the USA over the last 11 years?

What are likely to be the biggest adjustments?

Where have you been living?

Dominican Republic.

New laws require you to apply for a green card if you have been living abroad for 10 or more years. :winkwink:


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OK, so you don't want to be moving back to Miami then.

They drive on the left side of the road now....

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http://www.codetel.com.do/contenido.aspx?id=210
avanzado 6 comes down to $140 a month.

Curacou where I used to live is much smaller and has 20 mpbs down now.

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I lived in South Africa for ten years and moved back to my country for pretty much the same reasons

One by one, they are all moving back, paradise not found:winkwink:

I saw that too, and called them about it, it seems that my current plan is the fastest available in my area and they cannot lower the price from what I have been paying for years, my bill comes in at just under 200 a month with taxes and landline included (I don't use the landline but it's required for the internet connection)

yeah that sucks.
And JFK is right. I moved back :(

- Self serve checkouts at stores
- Parking meters that take credit cards
- Better large screen TV's
- Netflix

reliable mail system
HD TV/CABLE
good roads
better banking system
english everywhere
can go catch a game in an arena
sunday football
amazon one day shipping

list goes on and on :pimp

I meant the differences since 11 years ago. But thanks!

At the current rate, in ten more years, you'll be running back to the Dominican Republic for the exact same reasons... :1orglaugh

well i meant the reason why i moved out of shitty 3rd world countries. But goodluck!:pimp