HeyJaredHow Great is Britain
How Great Is Britain is a podcast about leaving the USA to start a new life in the UK — family, change, and starting again, all in our 40s!Hosted by Gemma and Brett, a British-American couple raising two little girls (and two dogs), this show documents our move from the USA…
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We Had 3 Assumptions About Life in the UK. All Wrong. (opens the original)
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We had three assumptions about life in the UK before we moved here.We were wrong about every single one. In this episode, we go through the specific things we got completely wrong before moving to England — from assuming there just wasn't enough room to build bigger houses, to thinking travel between places would be faster on a smaller island, and assuming a shared language meant a shared culture.…wait, Gemma has noticed a difference between the North and South of England?Turns out, moving to an
What We Looked Forward To About the UK... and What We Didn't See Coming (opens the original)
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A year ago, we filmed a video about what we were most excited for before moving to the UK — back when we'd only ever visited, never actually lived here. This time, we're watching it back and being honest about what actually held up.In this episode, we react to our own "before we moved" video for the first time since filming it — including our very serious excitement over the food, the cooler weather, having stairs in our house, British telly, all the traditions and history, and of course, Christ
First Day of School: We Realised What We No Longer Had to Carry (opens the original)
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Our daughter has officially started school in the UK 🇬🇧And suddenly, one of the biggest reasons we made the decision to leave America feels very real.In this episode, we sit down and talk about why sending our daughter to school in England was such an important moment for our family, what we were looking for when we decided to move from the USA to the UK, and how it feels now that we're actually here.Was this the right decision? What feels different? And after everything we've given up to make t
UK v US Healthcare: We Had the Same Procedure, BUT 60x THE COST! (opens the original)
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We had the same medical procedure—one in the US, one on the NHS. The final cost? Vastly different.In this episode, we compare our experiences with healthcare in the USA and UK after going through remarkably similar treatment—a foot exam and toenail lab test—on opposite sides of the Atlantic.For Brett, the experience in the US ultimately cost more than $1,600, including the complications of navigating health insurance and dealing with unexpected medical bills after the fact. Gemma's experience in
5 Things This American Learned After One Year Living in the UK (opens the original)
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What is it really like living in the UK as an American? After one year in Britain, Brett reflects on his biggest cultural shocks and the lessons he’s learned. From the 'terrifying' British letterbox and navigating UK housing quirks to understanding stinging nettles and even the 'correct' way to say Eeyore, these are the 5 things that have surprised, confused, and occasionally embarrassed him since moving from America to England.As featured on BBC Points West, we’re a British-American couple shar
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