"We're Moving to The United States". With those words my world was changed upside down in an instant. Having packed my bags and gotten on a plane in the space of a few days, I was whisked across the world from England to The US to start my new life. Quite a life changing experience for a child, although it was one that was definitely not regretful.
Moving to the United States has given me a much vaster view on the perspective on the world and how different cultures, even two Western one can clash so dramatically. All the small things that I was used to were considered strange here and vise versa, I adapted quickly and soon grew to love life in the US after settling down. Some of the major changes that I have experienced were the differences in Schooling, England being in a more structured state; going down separate work paths such as business or science, whilst in the US I was given A huge amount of freedom in what I wanted to study. I was overjoyed at all the new topics that I could learn and eagerly applied for a wide spectrum of classes. One of the odd things that I found was the lack of religion, although I quickly found out the US has no state religion and forbade it being taught in schools. Another major change that I experienced was the food, whilst it may seem trivial the cultural food difference was staggering to me. Everything in the US was sweetened or salty ( Even the bread!). This was a big difference to what I was used to in England, although I welcomed all the new experiences and vast variety of good food that I came across. I could go on for hours about all the minute differences that I came across moving to the US as each has come to shape who I am. …show more content…
I quickly made friends with people that I never would have met in England and developed friendships quickly with
Moving to the United States has given me a much vaster view on the perspective on the world and how different cultures, even two Western one can clash so dramatically. All the small things that I was used to were considered strange here and vise versa, I adapted quickly and soon grew to love life in the US after settling down. Some of the major changes that I have experienced were the differences in Schooling, England being in a more structured state; going down separate work paths such as business or science, whilst in the US I was given A huge amount of freedom in what I wanted to study. I was overjoyed at all the new topics that I could learn and eagerly applied for a wide spectrum of classes. One of the odd things that I found was the lack of religion, although I quickly found out the US has no state religion and forbade it being taught in schools. Another major change that I experienced was the food, whilst it may seem trivial the cultural food difference was staggering to me. Everything in the US was sweetened or salty ( Even the bread!). This was a big difference to what I was used to in England, although I welcomed all the new experiences and vast variety of good food that I came across. I could go on for hours about all the minute differences that I came across moving to the US as each has come to shape who I am. …show more content…
I quickly made friends with people that I never would have met in England and developed friendships quickly with