To be honest, I am not really sure. We are in a slightly different situation than Rikke. This is the first time I have read about needing to find a job within 3 months as an EU citizen, so either I WAsn't looking hard enough or I just WAsn't paying attention :-/ My husband will be getting EU citizenship through me early next year. Italy allows spouses to have citizenship after 3 years of marriage without fulfilling any type of residency. Prior to this August, he would have received the citizenship on the same application as me, however now it is a separate ...

... and have been lucky enough to spend some time in each place). -To be in a society with more progressive thinking and social policies. (I know Ireland still has some WAy to go!). We WAnt to get away from guns, conservatives, religious zealots, complicated and expensive healthcare, car-centric attitudes, oppressive heat and cockroaches/mosquitoes. If you hadn’t guessed by now, we’ve been living in the South! -Healthcare is a big one for us, as we are dealing with some chronic health conditions. We had some experience with the health system in Ireland this p ...

... be paid out of pocket. New WAter charges, a relatively new property tax, TV license Fee etc. Here's some of the text of my most recent conversation with @soju4321 who's concerned about the cost of living in Ireland: soju4321: "Coming from CA and living in Ireland, how comparable are the cost of living/monthly expenses between the two? E.G. Rent/utilizes/car insurance (transportation) / medical insurance? What scares me is all other expenses in Ireland such as coal. In CA we hardly use the heater during the winter. Tv tax, owner credit card and back accoun ...

... 50 euro for the 10 days - not too bad. My husband is 6'5'' and we have had issues even here in the states with car seats fitting in cars that allow him to drive comfortably. Knowing that cars are generally smaller than the US boats we drive over here 😉 I'm leaning towards just buying new car seats that are made to fit. Any car recommendations for someone that is 6'5''? We will be driving a Ford Galaxy in February for our rental, which will be a nice 'trial' for us. Right now we drive a Ford Flex which is MASSIVE, but it fits everyone. We do not WAnt to ...