We live in London at the minute. One of us is English, the other is American, but we have both lived in both countries quite a lot, and feel comfortable in each. That said, for one of us England is much better work-wise (and perhaps personality wise) for one and for the other America is much better. That's just the way it is, no matter how much we try to balance it.
We have young kids (oldest in Reception now) and we really want to decide where we are going to settle down, as the older they get the harder they will be to uproot!
So since we are split on which place we like better, I'm wanting to know what people really think is better for kids. I know, it's vague. But what are the factors -- like schooling, etc? If it helps, the choices are between London and a large city in the Northeast (probably New York or Boston.) Assume living costs are about the same (though we have more for our money in London than NYC, for example) and that we would always strive to live in a place with good public schools.
London feeling really grim at the minute (and the UK in general with Brexit) is pushing this a bit, but hopefully that's just temporary! The crime and homelessness in our neighborhood is getting worse, but the devil you know . . .
Guess I'm thinking: schooling, personality, pressure, guns (!), lifestyle, etc. Politics is terrible in both places. All seem to have pluses and minuses.
Any thoughts at all welcome!