{"id":1719,"date":"2012-11-30T15:45:01","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T08:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-uk-expats-guide-to-the-us\/"},"modified":"2016-01-16T12:09:32","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T05:09:32","slug":"a-uk-expats-guide-to-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-uk-expats-guide-to-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"A UK expat&#039;s guide to the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nThe land of opportunity is a huge magnet for Britons looking to join the New York rat race or bask in the Florida sun\u2022 Are you a UK expat in the US? Show us the view from your windowThe US needs no introduction. It&#8217;s the land of the free, home of the brave \u2013 and an estimated 678,000 British expats. Cultural centres such as New York and San Francisco are a major draw for Britons heading stateside, while many head for a retirement in sunny Florida. The US remains the land of opportunity for many expats, although its self-image has taken a knock since the financial crisis.The country has its faults, but expats appreciate the low taxes, cheap eats, better weather, ethnic diversity, national parks, strong work ethic and 24-hour doughnut shops. The US has given us Apple and Mad Men, and it is one of the few countries in modern history to elect a member of a racial minority as its leader. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2012\/nov\/30\/uk-expat-guide-us\" target=\"_blank\">A UK expat&#8217;s guide to the US<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; The land of opportunity is a huge magnet for Britons looking to join the New&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-rJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12074,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-uk-expats-guide-to-the-uae\/","url_meta":{"origin":1719,"position":0},"title":"A UK expat&#039;s guide to the UAE","date":"November 26, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Britons should feel right at home in this nation of expats, who benefit from breathtaking scenery and tax-free incomes\u2022 Are you a UK expat in the UAE? 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