Stay in the US is my advice. I'm about to move to the US (CT) and life there seems much better
That will ring true if good ould' Mc Cain doesn't get into office! Otherwise 4 more years of the current FIASCO will turn things for the worse, even worse than it is now!!
Having written a harder exam does not make a better pilot. More knowledge does not necessarily make a better pilot.
I gotta agree with the first sentence but not the second. I'm doing the ATPL(H) right now and most of the questions make me want to shoot myself

! But I still believe knowledge is more than half the battle to stay safe in this business. You know the saying "A superiour pilot uses his superiour knowledge to stay out of situations where his superiour skills are required to get out of"
Just my thoughts! Not that anyone asked for them, but you're getting them anyway

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Lt. Kije, You've got a good 6-9 months study ahead of you before you'll get to fly in the UK. Unfortunately sad but true. I do think the standard of living is higher though, so you may find that it's worth it.