Expat blogs roundup: help, I'm losing my accent When back in the UK for my summer holidays, I met an expat who was, in effect, my opposite. An American citizen who had moved to the UK for his own studies, he had crossed the Atlantic from West to East in search of greater academic opportunities... When I drive my children to school I pass the heads of two dinosaurs roaring over a roadside hoarding; a replica of the space shuttle; and a rollercoaster, oversized stunt motorcyclist, skier and Formula One racing car balanced 100 feet in the air...