I've noticed a lot of Americans moving here to Dublin, Ireland the past few years - most seem to be 30+ though and career focussed. I suspect younger Americans are attracted to destinations like California, China and Continental Europe.
I guess Americans who don't mind the rain and grey skies would find it easy to settle here - English speaking, high quality of life, great education prospects for children. I have to say though tech wages here seem to be about half what they are in CA but even within the US, tech wages are much lower than CA.
Tech wages in California aren't double those in the rest of the country at least not for a ruby on rails developer. My last job search, I interviewed for jobs in NYC, San Francisco and Atlanta. I was really surprised to find that the salaries I was being offered in Atlanta were just about the same as in NYC or SF. This seemed crazy to me as the cost of living in Atlanta is far lower but that was what was offered. I often peruse job postings and this still seems to be the case.
It's still "during the bomb" today, I was well paid and had a great role with Microsoft. I didn't say Microsoft was the issue at all, the country is just god awful.
I guess Americans who don't mind the rain and grey skies would find it easy to settle here - English speaking, high quality of life, great education prospects for children. I have to say though tech wages here seem to be about half what they are in CA but even within the US, tech wages are much lower than CA.