My family and I are moving to Aberdeen soon from the states. Can we pack our US electronics ( i.e. plasma TV, stereo, etc.). Do they require special connections or will we have to start form scratch? Also and packing do's and don't would be appreciated. Thanks

We have different voltage and plugs to the states...so pack plenty of adaptors! I believe your TV's use a different system to ours...so probably best to start from scratch...

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We use a higher voltage than you and a different shaped plug & socket. Having said that, most appliances these days have a switch of some sort which enables you to change this. (I think you use 150, we use 240.)
Your analogue TV is based on 405 lines. ours on 625
Our Video systems are different - if you have video tapes they won't play on standard UK VHS (Although you can buy equipment with a "Universal" feature, which means that they have options for both formats.
Your CDs will play OK - no difference there!
Your spellcheck won't work - we use lots of what you would regard as "extra & unnecessary" letters.
Re appliances though, check your user manuals under "voltage" - you may find a paragraph headed "to convert for UK use."

Dont bring anything electronic unless it runs on batteries or has a voltage converter built in. DVDs wont work here either unless you buy a universal DVD player (one that plays DVDs from all regions of the world).

If you are under a US contract and are getting paid in dollars, make sure you are earning very very good money (I would guess for a family of 3 at least $60.000, but that still isnt very much) as the UK is one of the most expensive countries in Europe and the exchange rate is around $1.8 = £1.

If you are planning on driving you will have to enroll in driving classes or take the driving test which costs a lot of money. I think US licenses are only good for either 3 or 6 months here. Also, you wont really be able to get insurance with a non EU license (I think you can, but it is really expensive).