So I'll get this out of the way now: I'm not looking for a connection, or a friend of yours... unless we're talking glass blowing, then I'll reconsider that statement. But seriously, not looking for help buying shit. Get that out of your head.

At a couple of my previous employers, I was a daily dabber. I preferred dabbing for the obvious reasons while working, and it turned into a preferred method overall. I mean, once you're set, it's always cheaper. Soon, I'll be moving to the UK for work, and what I'd like to know is if edibles and dabbing are as much of a thing in the UK as it can be for me right at home. I haven't the slightest clue, and my one friend in the East Anglia area isn't aware of much more than flower. I sent him a picture of my oil rig, and he hasn't seen any like it in person. He also hasn't tried too hard to get concentrates, but I wouldn't expect them to be common when there aren't similar laws. Are edibles even much of a thing? I'm coming from the Phoenix, AZ area... so I am coming from a city with plenty of options and availability.

I don't know what to expect after my move. Are concentrates or edibles something I will likely run into? Basically, is it common at all? Looking back at my personal smoking experience, it isn't strange for me to pick up a gram of concentrate and dab before leaving, and I'll even bring a pen to dab more on the drive wherever. And I don't even have to leave the country to lose this experience... so it makes me start wondering about the smoking culture in my next home. I know my move will be a big change over all, but is it realistic that I'll be able to continue daily dabbing after I get settled in? Will I be doomed to home brews? Or is a trip to Amsterdam going to be mandatory to make up for my willingness to leave an MMJ state due to work?

Also, if what my friend said about oil rigs is typical (not having seen one), is there some reason for it? Import or sale laws? I don't mind bringing mine over... but if it isn't super common, or something I would benefit from using, might as well sell mine and get a regular bong after the move, right? I'd rather blend in than be that weed addicted yankee that just moved in. I'm already weird at home, I don't need to stick out more than a normal expat.

Don't really know what else to say, or what else to ask... but for the tl;dr crowd:
- are edibles and dabbing remotely as much of a thing in the UK as it is for me at home (Phoenix, AZ, USA)
- are they something I will likely run into in general? and the BIG question: will it be cost effective like it is for me now? for example, if a gram of shatter isn't insanely priced, is there a common source that I should expect quality from (like some Bret Maverick kinda dude), or would I be buying shatter that some chav blew with his friends, and they didn't bother to purging is more of an afterthought? Absolutely clueless on the market there
- if it ain't worth it, maybe stick with cannabutter and diy rosin? I know I won't be the first to bake space cakes, or to combine a t-shirt press and nugs, in the UK lol
- any reason oil/dab rigs wouldn't be popular there? if not, probably leave mine at home/sell it to a friend?
- basically, what's considered normal weed culture in the UK? and probably more relevant to me, will anything be as cost efficient? I'm sure shatter won't be close in price, but it shouldn't be and arm and a dick for some clean shatter..... right?

Not trying to bend or break rules, either. Just good to know what to expect.