Why On Earth Are You Here?!?

Said Multiple Times to an American Immigrant in the United Kingdom

When I first moved to Britain, mistakenly thinking I was invited, welcomed, and about to slot immediately into a lucrative position that carried respect, spoke to my skills, and was at least similar to anything I might have been doing in the USA, I didn’t expect the question in the title. At all. It felt somewhat invasive to ask this. It…