Leave it to USA to move to UK and expect Europe.

> “Things in the UK that are considered luxury items are very common” in America, like a dishwasher and dryer, she adds.

It is a fact not all homes are fitted for a drier - mine isn't, so the drier is in the shed. It's Ireland, so a little bit different from the other island. That said, it is a change in lifestyle: streets are narrower, cars are smaller, I don't earn 10x what an entry level job gets, but, at least here, the Irish are not mean - quite the contrary: they are exceedingly welcoming.

I also find it amusing that the "healthcare isn't really free because I pay taxes" argument is used. Ireland, again, is a bit different, and public healthcare has triage criteria that make it slower (unless you are dying, which is not something you want to constantly do), but we do have a two-tier system with private healthcare where you can get immediate access to a specialist, if you are willing to pay a (small) premium.

Europe is not the US - it's different, and YMMV depending on where you land, what job you have, on which company (I work in an American one), how far from home, and your public transit options. In Dublin it's especially bad and you might need to drive and spend some time in traffic. And FSD is not available, so you need to drive.

Here in Cyprus, although our culture is deeply connected to British since every second Cypriot was either born in UK or has British relatives, and it is a former Crown possession - dryers and dishwashers are standard equipment even in cheap rental apartments.

I can imagine in US it is harder because voltage is 110V vs our 240V, requiring thicker wires.

If you're going to regret not having all luxury, then don't move. I moved to a country with much less luxury and I don't regret it at all because not having to run the rat race is far more important to me than having a dishwasher and a dryer. There's the sun, after all.