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vikashkr894_9303636 Student Expert 8th Jul, 2019

USA V UK

You are more likely to die tripping over a gun in the UK than be shot by one. In the USA, you can be shot at any time, by anyone.

Great homes may be bought at very low costs in the USA. Ridiculous pricing in the UK means that fewer people can afford their own home.

Sales tax in GA is 7%, in the UK it is 20%

The USA has no understanding of irony, the UK invented it.

you can fly to the UK for about $400 - about the same it would cost you to fly to LA. Parking is nearly always free in the USA. In the UK, you have to pay for parking nearly everywhere.

Cars must have an MOT certificate in the UK, not so in the USA.

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American’s spend millions of dollars and hours of burdensome time calculating and filing their annual taxes. In the UK, no such nonsense exists with PAYE.

In the USA, being a millionaire is not unusual. In the UK, it still is (aside from the value of the family home).

Success in the USA is applauded by others. A slight resentment is apparent in the UK.

US film stars appear in British TV commercials for normal products such as insurance. You do not see British actors appearing in US commercials. The same US actors would never advertise commercial that in America.

The UK has a national flag-carrying airline, the US does not. Airport security in the USA is present. Airport security in the UK is stringent.

you can buy a mansion in Atlanta for the same price as a studio in outer London.

In the UK, you can teach in a private school without a postgraduate university degree. In the USA, not even a British undergraduate degree is accepted.

US drivers are slow, kind and courteous. British drivers are on a suicide mission

Britain’s architecture is unique and varied. In the USA, it is more generic.

You can tell an American in Britain by their base tan. You can tell a Brit in the USA by their lack of one.

A British Asda can be one-tenth the size of an American Super-Walmart.

A pack of 20 cigarettes in Georgia costs $3.80 plus tax. In the UK, the same would be $14.00 including tax.

In the USA, you can buy a whole side of salmon for about 10 pounds. In the UK, you would only get two small filets for that.

Whereas as lamb roast would cost you about 10 pounds in the UK, the same in Georgia would be about $40.00.

The UK has great public transport, the USA has few options.US utility bills are low, the UK is high.

Gas in the USA (Petrol) is $2.35 per gallon. In the UK, it is $7.32 a gallon (when allowing for the UK gallon differential).

Natural gas is 39c per therm in the USA and your bill will be about $70 per month.

TV in the USA is BAD and full of commercials. In the UK, the BBC and Freeview cannot be beaten.

In the UK, healthcare is free. In the USA, you can lose your home if you cannot pay for treatment.

In the UK, you can see international stars in the West End, in great plays.

Community (amateur) theatres in the UK are often superb and as near to professional standards, as you can get. In the USA, community theatre is hit and miss. Americans sue each other, often with frivolity. In the UK, it has to be very serious before a person will litigate.


saumyash9_6665013 Student Expert 8th Jul, 2019

greetings,

US is more affordable in comparison to UK.even the basic amentites at UK are costlier than US.

however accumulating all expenses, the total expenditure comes out to be almost same.

make sure you keep othe factors in mind before making a final decision.

refer to the following link for more information:

https://studyabroad.careers360.com/

hope this helps.

good luck

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