I'm a first-generation American who moved to the UK. I don't plan on going back.

Kasia Kovacs loves living in London, especially the history and culture.

Kasia Kovacs/BI

• Kasia Kovacs moved to Budapest from the States in her 20s and then to London five years ago.
• She was born to Hungarian and Polish parents in the US, but doesn't plan on moving back.
• Kovacs loves living in London regardless of the relatively high income tax and lower wages.

I'm the daughter of immigrants, born and raised in the US.

Seven years ago, I scrapped the...