I didnt say I wouldnt go to the USA, in fact I went a month ago to pick up my PPL from them but what I said was I could never get to the USA meaning that my 4 young children wouldnt be happy about me leaving them for 2-3 weeks. Also I cant see the point of me doing it at my stage in the program.
For me it was easier to change the plane reg than change the pilots licence so I went that way. The final nail in the efforts to get an FAA licence was when I spoke to the DfT.
I am pretty confident that all private pilots in Europe will be regulated by Europe in the next few years as I am sure the beauracrats will see to it.