Is it time to leave the UK? Why people are leaving the UK?
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Ever wondered why people are saying goodbye to the UK? Join us as we delve into the main reasons why individuals are choosing to leave the country and relocate elsewhere. From the cost of living to taxes and salaries, we’ll discuss key factors that may influence this decision.
While each point has its weight, the decision to leave one’s homeland is deeply personal. If you’re considering moving to the UK, some insights shared here might give you pause. As someone who chose to make the UK their home, I’ll offer my perspective on each reason discussed.
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The UK system is such that the average man, no matter how hard he works, will never become rich.
Because nobody is interested in that. The more you earn the more you pay. Or you have to know some sneaky tricks to pay less.
@@LivingMyUKDreamplenty opportunity to grow a business no one gets rich by working a job
Agree with you.
If your target in life is to be individualy rich, you will never be happy. making the whole comunity richer will however enhance your happyness.
@@PeterWildman-gm2gq that is true however it is very hard to do that most people are not built that way and are content with comfortability. To grow a business you have to bet on yourself take risks and put the hours in.
It is not affordable to live here no more, shit weather, millions of cameras trying to fine you every five minutes, highest tax
I agree, it’s hard to afford to live nowadays. But it’s not only here. My classmate lives in the US and says the same is there. And I think in many European countries, it is the same
@@LivingMyUKDream yes mate it is the western world demise UK, Canada, Australia and US etc
The UK has the highest number of cctv cameras in the world after China. Discuss
Get out. U won't regret it
@@LivingMyUKDream karma
I moved to UK from Czech 10 years ago. I have met my wife (Romanian), we have two amazing kids, good job, citizenship but we are going back home within the next two years. We love it in UK but I don’t think it will end well here.
It’s great that you have British citizenship and if you ever decided to come back here you always can. But it’s always better when we can explore other countries, even your home country after so many years has changed and you may like it more now.
My Polish colleagues are in Switzerland and Finland and they are very satisfied
I'm not 100% sure it would be that straight forward for them to come even with British citizenship. There is a law in place that vets you making it that you have to earn above £38k a year as a house hold to reside in the UK. I might be wrong but please check
@@ashleyjosephs1561 this related only for bringing foreign spouse here
That's right
I’m English and it’s a bloody disgrace what’s happened to my country. The greed ! When I as young, growing up people didn’t want such an enormous profit margin. People at the top are so greedy and that has filtered down to the rest. Then loads of people turned up with Blair. Way out of control. And now the illegal immigrants and the legal immigrants. The place is overwhelmed. What a terrible place it’s become. I live in the countryside away from the hell hole London and I see all the developments going up with houses that are far too expensive for the average person. Not to mention the destruction of the lovely countryside. Very very sad.
Money runs the world, and everything is spinning around it these days. There are no affordable houses, but at the same time, there are many empty houses in London because landlords want too much money for them. Again, money is the reason.
London is not a hell hole 🙄 I lived in a village for 20 yrs all minded snobby racists I love living in London should of left the boring countryside years ago 👍🙋♀️🌸
It begun since Sunak became unelected PM and forced himself on us
It all began with Tony Blair.
rubbish It ALL began with Thatcher who released the dogs of control on the banks put in place since the world financial collapse in the 1930.s It allowed for obscene amounts of GREED..that pushed ordinary people to the bottom of the pile.We followed the USA model of putting money before everything
London born and bred. Quit the UK in 1969. Zero regrets!
Wow, that’s a long time ago! Where did you move?
Yes it was.
I'm still in the United States..Washington state..not DC.
Because you probably had rich parents or are born into money
@@Niclouyat No -- I had about 100 1969 GB Pounds to my name and no rich parents.
Tony Blair is the reason
So true, Can you remember the mad panic people buying houses as they were going sky high. I bought mine for £28,000 in 1996 and then Tony got in. Now 2 doors down went for £320,000.
@@damianbutterworth2434 yes he tripled house prices after he himself brought a few along with triple council tax? He has ruined this country
Are you kidding me, £28,000? It wasn’t that long ago! And from £28,000 to £320,000 that’s a gigantic jump!!! Wow 😯
@@LivingMyUKDream Well my house was really run down when I got it. Even had the old round pin sockets. I needed a new roof etc. But back then the government was giving out grants to get old houses done up and get them back on the market. I got a £6600 grant. Mine is 200 years old. The £320,000 house is a new build but the same size land. There was houses in town for £2000 at the time lol. I would not say mine is worth £320,000. More like £180,000. This is rural Lincolnshire and they were a lot cheaper than the rest of the country but now everyone from London has moved here and put prices up.
Tony Blair is responsible for adoption targets, so many parents that only wanted support have lost their kids so the local authorities can get a bonus.
I`m from Northern Ireland and we are seeing huge numbers of people from the mainland GB moving over here, I was in my local Tesco`s the other evening and without doubt there were more English accents in each isle than there were local tongues.
Wow, that’s intriguing 🤔. I haven’t been to Northern Ireland yet but I would love to visit it.
Better than the migrants
Sincere condolences to you and all of NI 😢
@@HereIam-rg3vy 😂
I left uk 10 years ago, i will return in the next 5 years, i was thinking of ireland, north or south, least the irish fight back against migrants
I returned to the UK in 2007 after 30 years working overseas. I reached retirement age in 2012 and immediately left the UK. I am now a permanent resident in the country of my choice. Why did I leave permanently? During the six years before my retirement I discovered that The UK and in particular England was not the country I grew up in gained my degrees and worked in 15 years. People are now more self centred, money oriented and certainly in urban areas the community spirit is much diluted
So where did you move? I’m curious about what countries people choose when they decide to leave the UK. I’m really interested because I haven’t seen many countries.
@@LivingMyUKDream I moved to the Philippines in which I worked in 1999 and 2000. So I have had the luxury of working and living there prior to retiring here.
Wow, this sounds good. And if you enjoy it, why not? This is your life and nobody else’s.
So you have become an immigrant in someone else’s country Mmmmmmm?
@@Rob99933 Why not? I'm in my wife's country and the main difference between here and the UK is that Senior Citizens are treated with great respect. As it was in the UK not so long ago.
I left the UK 22 years ago. At that time I worked in the space/satellite sector and had a well-paid but stressful job. I acquired a lung illness from the cold/wet weather in the UK and I moved to live in south-east Asia - initially in Thailand, but then in Burma and Laos. Now I live for many years in Laos, teaching science online. My standard of living is much lower than in the UK (Laos is a less-developed country). But my Quality of Life is much better than the UK!
Yeah, there’s the price for everything. You lose your standards of life but improve the quality of it. Every country has its pros and cons, the question is what are we going to accept?
The problem with the uk tax system is that you pay too much in for very little. All services are going down the toilet. There are far too many people who don’t pay that you have to subsidise.
I completely agree with you. The taxes are really high here but the quality of services isn’t equal to what we pay for this.
Spot on. The services we subsidise (railway, NHS etc) are of a terrible standard. It's not that they don't have the money. They're just run abysmally
You get a lot less in many states in the US.
A foreign man telling us about UK, about sums up this country now
@@MrSimplesimon007 And America… and much poorer countries too. To be a native of anywhere only goes so far these days. Speaking for myself, I could either wallow in the pity of not quite belonging to the UK, despite even my parents being born there, or I could just focus on carving out the life I wanted.
A view from the UK. ...and it takes an immigrant to tell us.....
Arrogant and ignorant people don’t understand facts
I moved from the UK to Thailand. Get paid a UK salary, working from home. Life is 1 million times better in Thailand for the average person.
Oh man, work remotely and have a British salary, but live in Thailand where everything is cheap. What could be better?
I was quoted £12 000 for dental implants in London. Had them done in Warsaw for £3500. Also I had a cyst removed in London an oral surgeon wanted £725 in Warsaw £90.
Oh wow, that’s an enormous difference! As I said it’s still cheaper to fly to other countries and do everything there than do it in the UK. All the services are super expensive.
No free NHS dental treatment?
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you made the point. a job gives a comparable lifestyle in most countries. yes I agree. But I do not think people are leaving the U.K. because of money. I think people are leaving because it is a unhappy, angry, lonley place to live. No community. Crime is high in the U.K. because moral standards do not exist. A legacy of preaching "selfishness is good" by Margret Thatcher. and of course lack of religion taught in schools. Drugs permiate the whole of society, different drugs being popular at every level. Drugs bring gangs and more crime. You have the optomistic view of the young, I am an old cynic.
Moral standards don't exist because of all the immigrants !!!
I see your point. You have something to compare, and I don’t because I’ve only lived in England for a few years. However, I have friends in different countries, and we’ve discussed this subject. We agree that in many countries, the situation is similar at the moment. Perhaps sometime in the future, it will change, but for now, I’m unsure where is better.
@@LivingMyUKDream A country with religion. religion builds comunities. I never thought I would say that.
It makes sense. But it’s a shame that more and more people, especially the younger generation in those countries, are moving away from religion.
Agreed up to the Religious bit. Religion causes more trouble than not, not to mention that fact it is bullshit. Schools should teach morals, ethics and philosophy, with Religion optional.
Left for Brazil 12 years ago. Can put up with the crime rate because I don't see a mosque every day
Your a immigrant yourself you dope😂
Still a hell of a lot Brazilian working street of London doing food deliveries.
coming to Brazil for a couple of monthts every year for the last 2 years, the best break from the UK
Cold, depressing, anti single men, anti fun and sex, low wages, chavy culture.....I shud have left 30 years ago,,,
So where did you move? I’m always asking people this question, trying to understand what country is better in their opinion.
@@LivingMyUKDream Bath..love usa
Racism and segregation is a big issue in the UK and the hate is growing.
I loved the Uk and the English way of life after coming here as a child . Now I don’t recognize the uk anymore and feel I’m in another foreign Land 😢
Move to Russia of course. Healtcare is free and great, people are beautiful with sense of style, shops have such a variety of foods Europeans never experienced, many shops and cafes work 24 hours a day, seasons are defined-when it is winter you can actually play snowballs and use your toboggan, schools and TV are completely free of European woke agenda to name the few.
wages in the uk are just to low, quality of life has diminished, to many foreigners in the country now. house prices have sky rocketed. taxed far to much. crap weather, if i could just get some passive income that gave me £1500 a month id be on the next one way flight to Thailand to live.
Passive income or at least work remotely and have a British salary. And then you can live a wonderful live in Thailand.
I'm a state pensioner now. Sad to say that the UK has slipped so far down. Looking back, wish I'd left years ago but it's a bit late now.
My family and I moved here 2 years ago from Korea (company global relocation and on skilled worker visa). Pros and cons on everything, mate. We live in Solihull, and it's so great to live here! I avoid London with a 10 foot pole, visit only if I have no choice.
Absolutely agree with you that pros and cons are everywhere, in every country. I moved to the UK on a Skilled Worker visa too.
I am from one of eastern european EU countries, came to UK in 2009 after global financial crisis happened. In a last decade average salaries in UK are up 30-40%, prices doubled, on some things trippled, In a meantime my home country salaries trippled in decade, of course prices also went up but not as much as salaries. Majority of my friends and people I know left UK back to their home countries because life standarts there equalls UK, or even above. It was a meaning of "Polish plumber" in London, in a decade it will be "British plumber" in Warsaw, its really heading that way. Last reason still holds me in UK - Ukraine-Russia War which is next door of my home country. Your nickname says living your UK dream, well, I am certainly not living a dream here anymore, its not much left from UK I came to live.
I came to the UK three years ago, so I don’t know how it was before. Give me a few more years, and let’s see what I say about the UK 😀. But the question is, where to go to have a better life? It’s not that easy to move to another country because nobody is waiting for you there. I managed to get an invitation from my job to come and work here. In order to move to any other European country, you will have to learn the local language. And that’s another challenge.
@@LivingMyUKDream I do not need to learn local language when I will return to my home country. Yes, nobody waiting for me there cause I left almost 15 years ago but I will easily adapt. Life quality now equalls to UK, only security question left. Once RUS-UKR war is over, I am probably packing my suitcase one way asap. Do not see myself in UK anymore, this country heading wrong direction and it will get only worse. But good luck to you here.
Yeah, but that's just your perspective. The point is, that many British people also want to leave the UK, and they do. But when they move somewhere else, they have to learn another language. The same goes for people from other countries who were in the UK but now want to move to another country (not their home country); they have to learn the local language too. But thank you. I wish you luck in your adventure. I hope everything will be okay for you.
Sorry but unsure what sector you re quoting salaries it was 21 to 25k average almost 20years ago and still is...Sunak aays av wage 34k which is laughable. On sites for jobs it is confirmed. I am talking about ordinary wage not a high manager or high class professional
The best measure is GDP per capita purchasing power parity which takes into account costs of living as well as income and the the UK is now below the EU average.
You’re right. I was surprised when I came to the UK and found out about the salaries here and the prices for everything. It’s a bit different from what newcomers expect.
you are totaly wrong. more money does not make people happy. a lack of money can make you very misserable though. You need a community, you need to feel safe, you need to be saving for the future, not paying back money you spent last week. you have to be able to believe the future will be better than the present. we need more partys and less telly. we need to feel the power of group song, like in church. or a pub sing song.
Reading these comments kinda makes me chuckle. I do find it endearing how much we love "its shit here innit" content
Oh, people love this type of content. There’s a whole study about this. If people can choose between something positive and negative to watch, they will choose the negative content.
Left in 2000, why? crappy weather, gutless politicians, growth in racist attitudes, country was being mismanaged, thuggish behaviour on the rise, everything from food to music to TV was being dumbed down.
Hi there! Where did you move to? I’m quite curious about the countries people choose when they leave the UK. I mean, in the future, I may consider moving to another country as well. Who knows!
@@LivingMyUKDream you have to walk your own path
That’s what I’m doing 🙂 Fighting it though 🙂
Glad u left we need nationalists here not gutless facist left wingers
Great video, UK a very expensive place to live now
Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. Yeah, Britain is really expensive place to live indeed.
It appears that from 1850 to mid 1980s there was a nett population outflow from the UK. Have met many skilled workers in NZ, Australia & Canada who left to achieve a better standard of living. Seems that it is a normal occurrence for an island with a large population.
I think it’s normal for every country for people to leave and seek a better life anywhere else. Not everybody wants this hard enough and not everybody is ready to risk.
Unfortunately the rest of the English speaking world has fallen too. Look elsewhere
Yeah, I talked to my classmate who has lived in the US for the last 13 years or so and he said that the same happens in the US. My other friend lives in Canada and confirmed that the same is there too.
@@LivingMyUKDream This is not true. There has never been a net population outflow in the US. There has never been close to being one.
Stopped in a seaside 2:56 Cafe yesterday with my mum she's 90 we had fish and chips and mushy peas and a pot of tea It came to just over £30 Poole Harbour
I rarely go to pubs or restaurants and prefer eating at home. I can cook some healthy food and it's not that expensive.
Broken Britain x ❤
Especially if The Tories is in charge🤦♀️
@@Unknown24466won't be any better under Labour.
@@aaddy5157 facts, no matter who is voted in, nothing changes you hear the saying every time a vote for the Tories and labour is a vote for the Islamists..
😂😂😂
11:41 if you ever been to Dubai on a summer day, it’s freaking hot. There could be days when it feels like you’re inside an oven you could have a heatstroke
I’ve never been there but I heard it’s boiling hot 🥵 in Dubai. That’s why I’m saying that there’s no perfect country. Some things are good in one country and something different is good in another one. But it seems that Dubai is a popular country for business owners and entrepreneurs to move.
Living in London: - Groceries are in fact quite cheap still and I find it affordable.(compared to other developed nations such as France, Spain, Japan, Germany where I lived). - Car insurance in the London is relatively more expensive compared to other developed nations. - Utilities are very comparable to other developed nations and I dont find that London is excessively expensive. - Weather is underrated, it does not rain as much as people claim and the temperature is quite mild throughout the year. There are no natural disasters like earthquakes, typhoons or hurricanes. - Food is excellent, alot of diversity in selection and budgets. (And Im comparing it to traditionally highly rated countries like japan).
I also think that groceries have reasonable prices and are not expensive. But it also depends on what we're comparing. If it's another capital city, then yes, it's not bad. But if we compare other places in Britain, London is more expensive. But I completely agree that the weather in England is not bad at all compared to many European countries, where it can be -20 in winter and +40 or even more in summer.
By the way, statistically, it rains less in London than in New York.
Hi, I have 2 questions please: 1. If you are earning the basic salary, you still pay 30% of it in total taxes? 2. If you are not working remotely and you do not share your room, I don't think you can survive in London with the minimum wage.
Hi. If you earn less than £12,570 a year, you don’t pay taxes at all. From £12,570 to £50,000, you pay 20% tax. So it's 20% not from £50,000 but from the difference between £12,570 and £50,000. From £50,000 to £125,000, you pay 40% tax, and for everything on top of it, you pay 45% tax. And yeah, if you have to live in London and have a minimum wage, you won’t be able to rent a whole apartment by yourself.
@@LivingMyUKDream I don't think you can afford to rent a room for yourself + groceries + travel costs!
@@LivingMyUKDream So with a basic salary you have to pay: 20% taxes + 8% NI = minimum: 28%
Yep, that’s correct. That’s why I said that in order to survive a person needs to live with a partner who earns at least the same income
@@LivingMyUKDream Thanks for this video and your speedy reply. Much appreciated.
Because its the newest third world country without the warm weather
The U.K. has a lot of problems but so do many other countries. It’s still a great country to live in, but more so outside London where the cost of living is cheaper. For those that leave the U.K., there are many that plan to come here, and I’m not talking about illegal migration or people from third would countries. Also, a lot of those leaving the U.K., most voted to remain in the EU, and will never accept the new reality Brexit happened, but it did. And many that leave the U.K. are EU nationals who have no loyalty to this country and have no problem to move elsewhere or in the EU. I’m British and I love my country. 🇬🇧 And for those U.K. citizens that migrate to the EU or places like Dubai, turning their back on the U.K. If they have a problem abroad, and for whatever reason they get into trouble. Who’s door they gonna come knocking on? Yeah you guessed it, the British embassy, pleading for help after stabbing the U.K. in the back. Yes crime levels are high in certain areas of the U.K. and some neighbours don’t talk to each other but it’s important to remember there are nice parts in the U.K. where neighbours look out for one another and you feel relatively safe. Stop! Scaremongering!
I agree with you and I’m not scaremongering. But those are the reasons that I found why people are leaving the UK. As I said, I like this country and built my life here, living in a nice area. However, if any foreigners come to Britain, they don’t usually go to live in those quiet nice places with friendly people, most of them want to move to a big city where they will experience all kinds of things.
I moved here(legally) 8-9 years agl and it only worsen over time in every sense. I always have the feeling that it was a decent place to live up to the 60s-70s but it all went downhill ever since. A country is made by its people and the moment they give up their culture and identity you not only lose the people but the spirit of the nation. What remains in london of its native culture is the architecture and some old geezers but everything else has been replaced. Its honestly grim. Besides that it has become unaffordable for nearly everyone including the middle class
I heard the same from many people. Have no idea why it’s happening but it’s sad. But the world is changing everywhere and every country is changing now at its own speed
@@LivingMyUKDream yes but there's a big difference between small changes over a century(see Japan for example, or eastern European countries) and radical changes in less than 15-30 years as it happened in western europe. London, Paris and many other cities have had their populations and culture absolutely replaced . Also one has to be able to distinguish between positive changes and negative changes. I'm afraid more often than not has been the latter thanks to the non existent border control and lack of proper policing
Absolutely agree. But the problem is that the countries allowed that to happen. I don’t know if the were thinking about consequences when they decided to open their borders but now we have this problem in many countries
What is so good about the UK Iam was born in the UK it's ok we have a NHS which is on its knees I can't find a NHS Dentist
I came here from Italy 5 years ago and now I'm starting to think it's better to deal with italian unemployment and complex beaurocracy than live here. At least in Italy I have a home, here in the Uk I will never own a house with my wage.
I am a London born and bread lift and moved to Italy and let me tell you Italy is a paradise, yea baby
You wouldn't believe it but just a few comments ago somebody told me how high the taxes are in Italy and that's why people from Italy move to London 😂
As someone from NZ who is looking at coming over for a working holiday, is it really worth coming to the UK? I feel the situation in NZ is similar, but I don't want to be moving there if its exactly the same as here -_- Thoughts? I would happily try another place other than London, even Scotland.
Hmm, working holiday, I don’t know, mate. It depends on how long you want to come here. Have you seen my video ‘How much I spend in the UK’? I explain there how much you can earn and how much you’ll spend on living here. I would suggest checking it first to have a better picture. Because if you want to come to the UK for only a few months, it would be hard to get a full-time contract. For this purpose, there are ‘Zero hours’ contracts, where you don’t have guaranteed hours that you will work, and the salary is lower on such a contract. And again, the rent is another issue. Please check my video, and if you have any questions, please feel free to drop a comment.
Hey I’ve met kiwis in London where I live. Some came because they wanted to live in a global city and travel around Europe. Others wanted to work in the city in banking, law etc. So it really depends on why you want to come to the UK. Quality of life and ability to find a job can vary a lot depending on where you live. Good luck
London is bad ,huge crime rise, homeless migrants down back streets, rental property sly high in rents. Scotland better but not Glasgow.
You will enjoy the UK Great health service Great public transport Clean, open wide streets Cheap rent Cheap cost of living Lowest ever crime rates Happy people Heaven on earth in fact.
I left UK and I lived in NZ for 9 years. I came back to UK before COVID now I am regretting. NZ had small job opportunities and expensive too. UK has very high taxation and overpriced services. Now I see no difference between all English speaking countries and all are messed up by high taxation
Baku is a nice place to live. Azerbaijan is a perfect county for freelancers. The food is cheap and organic, medicine is very cheap. It is very safe county and a lot of nice restaurants around. You can travel to Europe with cheap price too for example WizzAir flies to Budapest just for 40EUR if ou book the ticket in advance.
Can’t argue with that. Azerbaijan is a nice country with a good culture. Mostly people are nice and friendly there.
hello again my friend. that was good to lison to thank you. i was thinking about buying a small home in a Ukraine Village. would you have any advice for me.?
Let's see what happens in the future. But at the moment I would recommend the Western part of Ukraine. It's beautiful there and it is still far from the war.
@@LivingMyUKDream thank you for that.i will look into the west
If you decide on a particular location, please let me know, mate.
I was born in UK and I want to leave
Do you have any particular place where you want to move or just don’t want to live in the UK 🇬🇧?
I emigrated to uk and I want to leave.
I am a UK citizen and now live in the Philippines, come here.
@@derykhawkins2199 Maybe you could start a youtube channel about this?
@@LivingMyUKDream Well almost anywhere except Pakistan Afghanistan Yemen some dodgy African countries USA cos of gun crime and so on. Canada too cold. Australia canaries Spain India shri Lanka Cambodia Vietnam etcetc.. plenty to research and chose from Mexico good too.
I was over 10 years in the UK, I loved every minute of it.But to the end it got so expensive had to move out.Switzerland is more expensive but the Quality of life. Is much better no longer have to wait for the NHS or delays with the train sad to see that England has gone down.
I've watched many videos about Switzerland and life there. It's a beautiful country, but it's really hard to immigrate there. Perhaps because they have such strict rules, there is almost no crime, and the streets are so clean.
London born & bread, studying tech now, gonna get a remote job in 6 months and going to live in Brazil 🇧🇷
Oh wow, that sounds cool. I wish you luck on your journey and hope everything will be great for you!
No one is leaving let’s be honest
You're probably thinking about immigrants who come to the UK, but I was referring to British people who leave their country in search of a better life.
Born here 32 years ago can’t wait to leave … Vienna here I come 😊
Why Vienna? What do you like about that country the most?
I am English born and bred. I left my Country the UK because it turned into a third world country over the last 40 years. Turned into a third world country by importing millions of Migrants from third world countries. I have been living abroad for 18 years now and have no regrets.
Sadly I totally agree. I am English too but I now live happily in the Philippines.
Are you white?
You’ve turned the country you have migrated to third world to 👍👍
Hi. So where do you live now? I’m really curious about what places are better because I’ve never been anywhere.
Oh wow. How long have you been living there?
Interesting video! I hope more will subscribe 🙏 🙏 Living in British society isn't always strawberry's and cream, like everywhere we have our problems.
Thank you very much for your kind words! Indeed. There are challenges everywhere and no country is perfect.
I think it depends a lot on personal prefernces and individual situations which country is best. The perfect country doesn't exist but one can adjust to every environment and appreciate both positives and negatives. The problem appears when the negative aspects are way too high compared to the positive ones. This is what is happening in the Uk, the positive aspects are not enough anymore to justify being here or set a life in this country. Especially if you are an immigrant and don't own a house or don't have stellar wages, the Uk is a bad country to live in. I'm italian and I can say the weather is way better than England, also many areas in Italy are not extremely hot, but I found after living in London a few years, that the weather here, despite not being too cold or too hot, it's extremely hard as well. It's hard to endure months and months of grey and windy weather, it makes some people depressed. This influence the mood a lot and the health in general, especially because we lack vitamin D most of the time. Vitamin D deficiency is also been studied in relation to higher sickness and heart disease illnesses. Therefore, I think it's better to live in a country with more sun in general. The NHS is a joke in my opinion, I had just a thyroid malfunction, and I had to run back to Italy to pay private visits since the NHS here WOULD DO NOTHING. Fron a small issue it became a big one since they never pay attention to me. My eye started to bulge, and I have to take medication daily (thanks to the italian doctor who saved me). For months the gp ignored my hyperthyroidism and did nothing. I'm not sure why, maybe they thought it would solve by itself, or they simply don't give a shit, but it's a bit ridiculous.... I realised that's probably why there's so many deaths for heart failure, doctors won't help you, as they did with me. I had a super high heart rate and started to lose weight but they did nothing. If I followed the NHS advice I would have to wait one month to get some visit, and maybe they wouldn't help me there as well. Extremely poor service, very poor knowledge and skills on doctors part, almost verging on malpractice. I would suggest everyone to ask private advice if they don't want their life at risk.
Oh wow, that’s really disappointing. It sounds like you've had a challenging experience with the healthcare system in the UK. It's unfortunate to hear about the difficulties you faced with the NHS and your thyroid condition. When you pay taxes you want to have an equal service and know that you’re secure and the government is covering your back. Healthcare providers need to prioritise patient care and provide timely and effective treatment. But from your case, it’s clear that you can’t rely on the NHS and that’s sad.
@@LivingMyUKDream thank you for the kind words! I'm worried many other people go around like this, not understanding they have serious health issues and that's why there is a spike in heart disease problems. Especially in London the service is extremely poor.
Unfortunately, sometimes people are so concentrated on their work to be able to pay their bills that they don't think about their health until they have some serious issues. You take care, mate.
I’m leaving the uk for more reasons than you mentioned. 1. you forgot to mention your pension contributions every company has to offer Nest at 2% of your salary. 2. Plan 1 student loan. I pay 8% of my salary on anything above 20k. I earn a little above average salary 35k but I pay 8% NI, 20% tax, 5% pension contribution, 8% student finance. So yeah I’m leaving lol.
Oh yeah, you're absolutely right. At the end there's barely anything left after paying all the taxes. And for those who earn even less, it becomes almost impossible to manage.
Yep really giving it some serious thought, I would love to leave but I love the UK at the same time but it is getting intolerable.
Have you thought about where you would like to move, or are you just thinking of leaving the UK?
@@LivingMyUKDreamMove to Russia of course. Healtcare is free and great, people are beautiful with sense of style, shops have such a variety of foods Europeans never experienced, many shops and cafes work 24 hours a day, seasons are defined-when it is winter you can actually play snowballs and use your toboggan, schools and TV are completely free of European woke agenda to name the few.
It would be nice to hear were everyone moved too😊
That’s what I’m asking everyone when they say that they’re moving 🙂 Which country do they think is better?
No country is perfect!! However, a country that can't afford High speed railways Run Victorian railways Fix signal failures Build roads Repair potholes Clean streets Build new toilet and sewers Build hospitals and schools Pay doctors and nurses or teacher Pay for child care Pay for social care Build cheap houses Build new railways Repair old schools Ever increasing population, the most densely populated country in the whole of Europe Ad infinitum is definitely worth avoiding like the plague!!
@@LivingMyUKDreamAustralia, New Zealand, some states in the US, some places in Canada, Netherlands, Singapore. There are plenty of places in the world where are British people are coming
@@prp3231Sounds like South Africa, except we don't have electricity and have minimum public transport
@@walt3299 South Africa doesn't claim to be this and that...6th richest country in the world, 2nd largest economy in Europe...blah blahh
It will only get worse since Sunak becomes unelecteď PM and forced himself on us
Born in the north of England. left at 43 years old. Never looked back.
Thank you for great video, I’m loving g for last 15 years in uk, but right now I’m really creating plan B and C where to go because I don’t feel safe from all sides in uk any longer unfortunately.
It’s better to always have a plan B. Nobody is obligated to stay in one country forever. Of course it’s not that easy to move somewhere but it’s still possible.
I blame the government it now to crupped and this government now treats its own citizens like criminals
I’m pretty sure that there’re many other reasons and the government is just one of them. But it plays a significant role in this. That’s why I don’t trust politicians. They think about themselves and the money they can get.
If only we could. What a terrible place the UK is now.
What, in your opinion, makes it a terrible place? Do you think it could be improved?
@@LivingMyUKDream Just for starters: No credible police "service". Criminals pretty much left to do as they please. Thousands of people who refuse to work and would rather live a life on benefits. People terrified to speak their mind for fear of losing their job or worse. Uncontrolled immigration. Young men coming here who we know nothing about or what their background is. The NHS in complete chaos. Schools gripped by certain ideologies. Parents unable to lay down any boundaries to their children. Do I think it could be improved ? Sadly no. The UK is too far down the slippery slope and I'm actually glad I've had most of my life. I dread to think what this country will be like in 20 or 30 years. Thankfully I won't be here.
Sadly, I agree with you. I was shocked when I found out about the crime level here and how the police deal with it. The whole ideology of “total freedom” is fake. On one side, you can be whoever or whatever you want to be, but on the other side, nobody can express their opinion freely. People who would rather live on benefits than go to work are another problem. They know how to manipulate the system and get huge benefits. That’s awful, especially when you realize that you pay for this from your own pocket with taxes, working hard. In some countries, the benefits are so small and it’s so hard to get them that people are forced to work. But here, you can just claim benefits and not work at all if you know how to game the system.
@@LivingMyUKDream 100%. Expecting the state to support you when you're perfectly able to work should never, ever be an option, nor should it be financially viable. I get really angry when I hear people say, "Why would I work when the government pays me to stay at home playing video games" ?
I absolutely agree with you. Can you imagine me, as an immigrant in this country, having to work hard to pay my bills and build my life, while there are others who say they would rather stay on benefits and do nothing? I’m in the same position as they are, but I’m working and paying taxes so they can sit on benefits and do nothing. That shouldn’t be allowed. If people are capable of doing something, they should work and bring something to society
I've been living here in London for 12 years. I must say it suits me well I like the weather here not extreme not too hot or too cold [ I hate hot summer and too strong sun] there are a lot of countrysides and beautiful places in the UK. I have a job that I like and reasonable income I can spent less by do home cooking I really enjoy home cooked food which I tend to cook everyday and of course it's much cheaper. I have good neighbourhood in a pretty safe area. Depends what you like really and how can you adjust with the environment no perfect place in my opinion.
Everyone is different and we all like different things. Some people run away from the UK to find a better life, others move to the UK to live a better life. I like Britain and as for me, it's really comfortable here. Yeah, there are some issues in this country but no country is perfect and there are pros and cons everywhere.
I didn't know your employer files your taxes in the UK. What if you made money through investing? Do you have to report that to your employer? Preparing your tax forms in the US is very easy if your only source of income is your job. There are also services and software that have made it easier to complete, file and pay or get refunds if you have a complicated situation.
Yep, the employer does your taxes in the UK and if you earn something extra on the side, you have to let your employer know about it. Otherwise you can get in trouble with the tax office.
Your assessment of the UK is reasonable from your point of view however, one needs to relate today with what it was like 20, 30, 50 years ago to understand how dramatically different (worse in all respects) today is from those times. The culture is being eroded/changed more every day, a culture that was respected and that contained long held positive values that are largely now gone or close to it! The full spectrum of 'economics' has declined into a total disaster today. Large scale constant immigration (since the 50s) plus more recent illegal immigration has been and is at a volume that is unsustainable just by sheer numbers relative to the size of UK. Plus, the mix and size of immigrant cultural differences has created not only division throughout the country but within individual communities that's simply is too large to positively be absorbed. Assimilation is now not happening so anger & separation is destroying the peace and tranquility of everyday living that existed in the past ! National & global politics have merged to the point at which current Govts are more interested in what they can personally get from the global corporate influences than trying to manage the UK on behalf of the people! In my humble opinion, within 10 years, the UK will begin to have serious violent confrontations of all manner on the streets, and given how poorly trained/managed the police are and the ideological influences on them, such open street confrontations will become too much for the police. So, I think the coming decades will contain some very serious issues and little to no solutions to all of these problems?
I agree with you 100% on all aspects. I’ve read a lot about the UK and its former strength and beauty, which now seems to be fading. While it may still fare better than some other countries, it’s not as vibrant as it once was. I see many people refusing to assimilate here, which isn’t fair. If someone chooses to move to a country because it offers better prospects than their homeland, then what’s the point of trying to replicate the same values and culture they left behind? In doing so, they’re essentially rebuilding the country they escaped from, which seems stupid to me.
@@LivingMyUKDream couldn't agree more. Social media has had an enormous effect on that & other serious cultural issues sadly.
Oh yeah. Social media has accelerated changes, they decreased moral standards, and increased foolish behavior.
I live in the USA and have visited 3 times this year. English traditions are gone. I don’t expect bowler hats and umbrellas, but damn. You are on camera from the time you leave your home until the time you return. Traffic cameras are particularly annoying. Overcrowding and no personal space. Everything is so damn small and people are on top of each other. Everything closes early. I took the freedoms we have in the USA for granted, not anymore. I was raised in England, I could never live there.
I understand what you’re saying. A month ago, I met my classmate in London. He has lived in the US for the last 15 years, and we compared the US and the UK. He was surprised by some things in the UK and how everything is different.
May I just add something that I think you left out ehich is a major: the cost of travel in this country, especially trains and the quality of service plus lack of mobility, ie North to South and vice versa, from town to town, town to village, because of the price of transport and commuting and socialising
You’re absolutely right, I forgot to mention this. Maybe because I talked about prices in my previous video. But yeah, I completely agree that this is a major problem and another reason to leave the country for someone.
Excellent video well done. You missed several tax points which we all have to pay. Council tax, VAT, road tax and insurance if you drive. There are further unreasonable taxes which may not apply to a new comer but certainly apply to people who have been here a while, Capital Gains tax, Inheritance tax, sramp duty so on. So in a nutshell while we pay income tax but its not enough we have to pay several other taxes all the Time. Even after all that no decent health care and no security because police is busy giving parking fines.
You're right, I absolutely missed that and this is another chunk of money from people's pockets. But when I searched the info for this video, nobody mentioned that and I am glad you mentioned those taxes. Thank you.
Uk is an incredible country. Thank you. Very interesting video👍👍👍
It's indeed. I really like this country and if my video helps at least somebody, that's a pleasure to me.
So sad that community and cultural identity is being erased in UK. The British have lost their identity. They no longer know who they are.
It’s really sad. That’s one of the reasons why the UK is not the same as it was before, because the people are not the same as they were before.
To be honest. I don't think they ever did have an identity. Maybe a 'rule the waves' one, like a bully in a school playground, but the bullied have grown up and have their own lives, whilst the UK sat on on its past glories that were at best questionable. Raping and pillaged most of the known world? Not sure that's an identity one would want to shout about too much. Maybe they tried, but with Brexit they turned their backs on their neighbours, and their neighbours said said "you know what? Knock yourself out", and turned on their heels themselves.
I saw a documentary about Brexit and not that many people voted for it but that was enough to take the decision and leave the EU.
I used to love the UK. I did military service because I wanted to do my bit for my Queen and country. Now I am just ashamed of what it has become.
Every country in the world is not the same as it was before. The world is changing and everything is changing.
leaving UK? if gov. pay back u pay tax? NI ? stamp duty?
Cast system.
Royal cast Lords and Ladies cast Peasantry cast of the UK 🇬🇧
It's because of a break from traditional British values. Morals and ethics are not observed in the same way as in the past. God bless the U.K. 🇬🇧
Agree. But this is also an international trend nowadays. The moral is not the same as it was, everywhere. The internet is one of the reasons for this.
Voting Tory doesnt help neither nor listening to the right wing media
TRADITIONAL MEAN - ONLY FOCUSED ON WHITE MALES, OTHERWISE WHITE MALES CRY LIKE BABIES
I was just watching a film in the 60s a comedy ,I so miss the gentleness of that time it was so pleasant to all the noise today,unfortunately I am to old to leave the UK but I certainly without question leave if I was younger. Immigrants, housing, the health service, little in the way of opportunities yes I'd leave in a heart beat.
It's so sad. Do you think it is ever possible to improve or fix everything in the UK?
Tbh we live in a global village now. Where ever u honthe locals complain its the dame old story. Things change u have to learn to adapt and move on. Agree uk is not the dame but same goes for usa canada Europe. However living anywhere in the West now can be far suffocating ieb
Agree with you. This is just the modern world we live in and we have to adapt.
In Poland I leave a moped chained to a post during night always perfect in the morning in the UK you leave a moped or even a bicycle in front of shop and you can say bye bye to it wont see it again. LMAO just one of the many things that makes living in uk pointless.
I agree, the crime level here is outrageous! And the worst thing that the police do nothing about it. I can’t understand this.
I think the way this country is headed, I am going to have a serious chat with my wife ( who isn't British) about heading back to her country.
I'm not saying that you should leave the UK, but living in another country even for some period, gives you a better perspective. So it's definitely worth trying and you can always come back if you don't like the life there.
another cons is no matter how much you earn , end up the money will go to visa fee , nhs fee , fine , or end year air ticket fund back to own country or holiday .
I lived in the UK for about a year, made an account on some dating app and in a month I got matched with over 100 men and 4 women. What does that mean?
Oh wow, that’s interesting 😀 I have no idea, mate, why is that. I haven’t tried any dating apps. Probably I’m more old-schooled and prefer to meet people in real life. Maybe because I spend too much time working on my computer so every free minute I like to go outside and see real people 🙂
Means that they are about to collpase all UK
If i had the money i'd be gone as well
I watched a KZhead video where a guy was talking about how he left the UK and moved to live in Dubai. Suddenly, he mentioned that he paid $17,000 for all the paperwork to receive his citizenship in Dubai. I was shocked by how much it cost. But if you had the opportunity, where would you go?
@LivingMyUKDream A greek island where i could be a foriginer in a forigin country. How about you ?
I don’t know yet. I just came to the UK a few years ago. That’s why I’m asking everyone about other countries and where they think it’s best 🙂
@LivingMyUKDream The UK is a fantastic country so long as you're not British
Why? I don’t receive any benefits from the government, pay a significant amount of taxes, and cover my own rent. So, I don’t see how my experience differs from that of British people. Maybe for those who know how to manipulate the system and claim free benefits, it’s different.
I moved abroad from UK 25 years ago first to Singapore and then to Thailand. I have a six figure per year salary. I have a far better lifestyle. I also make a lot more money and have a dream lifestyle. Also the crime rate is way lower than UK. I also do not appreciate the illegal immigrant influx of people in the UK. There is only way the UK is going and that is downhill.
Oh wow, that's a huge salary! Do you own a business or is it a salary from work?
@@LivingMyUKDream I worked in the oil and gas industry for years making £80-100k per years now I have my own company making just under £1 million per year in my own company.
That's what I thought. Because it's really hard to earn such money being an employee 🙂. I wish you luck and a future development. Thanks for sharing your example.
We escaped from the 'YUK' 20 years ago for a much better life all round in Cyprus. And would never go back to live there for sure !
Many come here in Ellas and there is 0 racism towards anyone, i don't think it is very realistic to claim any European has racism problems with the only exemption of the Germanic countries who are far more behind socially. Also we should point out that all of Europe has similar problems, sure living in an Ellenic island with 0% unemployment rate sounds great, but the prices here are also quite high specially for housing and health care. Also Europe as a whole has a huge brain drain problem since it's very hard for someone with higher education to get a descent job. For my experience in Germany and Ellas what i see in both countries is that successful people are those who work from a young age and have no degrees. On the other hand people who "waste" their life in higher education lose money and then after they are forced to migrate in the USA.
Racism is a big issue in the UK and West people are not tolerant people are fake . English people in the UK don't like Eastern Europeans.
Unfortunately, this is a problem in modern society: many people can't find a job, even if they have a good education. It doesn't matter where you live; many countries experience similar problems.
I completely agree with you. Racism is a significant issue in the UK. Even if there's a culture of tolerance at work, you can still feel that some Brits have negative attitudes towards immigrants.
@@LivingMyUKDream Racism and segregation is a big issue the English will never own up to Thier racism and pretend to be tolerant.
jahaha....the usa solves your problem....that period is WAY gone. . goooone...
I was flying to Melbourne (I am German) and met in this particular airplane, seated in the same area as me, three independent individuals which moved to Australia just recently 😄 I thought : whooo UK must be not a good place to live apparently
It’s not a bad place. But you know how it works: when we’re citizens of a country we know everything that’s going on there, all the negative aspects. And the other thing is that we always think that the grass is greener everywhere else. It’s the same everywhere 🙂 Also, Australia quite a popular destination among Brits. They like that it’s warm there.
@@LivingMyUKDreamand Australia has a far higher standard of living and much better paid jobs More room, huge gardens and out in the Barossa valley where I am, no crime
As long as you have a skill that Australia wants and a job offer also you have to have money to pay your way and speak English. Although this rule doesn't seem to apply to some people
How would you say your quality of life in the UK compares to Ukraine ( before the war of course)?
Hi. There’s a video on my channel called UK vs Ukraine where I compare these two countries and. You can check it if you have a few minutes. You’ll get better answers from the video than if I write a short comparison here.
@@LivingMyUKDream great thanks 🙏
No problem 😉 Hope it answers your questions. If you still have some after watching the video, please let me know.
I came to England 18 years ago, I have settled status but I want to go back home to Poland, unfortunately I see what is happening in England and it is bad, it is sad, when I go across the street or to the park for a walk I wonder if I am still in England ....
I moved to England only three years ago, so I don't know how it was before, but everybody says that it was better then. The world is changing, and every country is changing.
Fed up of working and having the majority of it taken off me with high taxes! Extortionate food prices, & Sadiq Khan interfering with our human right to be free! You cannot better yourself! A second job fully taxed what the hell! Back to the Caribbean for me!
You’re absolutely right. The government takes as much as they can. The more you work the more you pay. But the prices are rising much faster and the services don’t match the amount of tax we pay.
You did not mention Council Tax ☹
Yeah, my bad. But when I did my research about the reasons why people leave the UK, I almost never heard about council tax as a reason that make people think of leaving. However, I mentioned council tax in my video “How much I spend in the UK”.
You pay 40% / 45% tax once you have crossed the threshold, you pay 20% tax up to that, it's still them having your pants down and lubing you up, if you earn £50,000 you would pay 20% 0f £40,000, then 40% of the remaining £10,000, but you generally have a £10,000 tax free amount, so £100,000 earnings the first £10,000 is not taxable, £90,000 left and £40,000 is 20%, £50,000 is 40% tax = £8,000 + £20,000. If you have a good accountant you pay even less.
Will the accountant be able to help pay less taxes if you are an employee and the company you work for does all the calculations and pays the taxes from your salary on your behalf? Or is it only for the self-employed?
With NI included, they re taking 1/3 of your income to pay for those who can’t be bothered to work for minimum wage. That’s why councils are declaring now bankruptcy. Too much handouts and not enough incomings. And it’s going to get worse.
The taxes in the Netherlands are higher, but we can see that the government spending the tax money on a good way, our infrastructure is fantastic, we have a very good working transport system. Our social safety net is good, better than in the UK. We have good water, our food is save. Less discrimination. Our health Care system is not great, but much better than in the UK. And we have a housing crisis, too few houses, and house and rental prices are much to high. We still enjoying life.
A friend of mine has lived in the Netherlands for 10 years and he really liked it there. But then he met a girlfriend and they moved to her country. But he still likes to visit the Netherlands and says that it’s a beautiful country. I’ve never been there but would like to visit it someday.
My husband is Dutch living in the UK. He says UK is better place to live atm than Netherlands, especially for young people.
@@ema3774 Than we have a difference of opinion, when youg people are living in the Nord of England, their are no jobs, and when there are somewere else jobs, there is such bad infrastructure, then they can not work there. The housing situation is the same as in the Netherlands, and rent or buying a house is to expensive. The Weather is the same as in the Netherlands, but young people can work and live in other country's. Social safety net is better, University is cheaper. And we have less homeless people and drug addicts.
Thank you for your opinion. My husband says life is cheaper in the UK. The healthcare is better (he had infection in his ear, doctor in Holland said it is nothing use water with salt, 2 days later UK doctor prescribed antibiotics and sent for investigations. He has a job here that pays double than in Holland.
@@ema3774 In the UK people has to wait for months to get an appointment in a hospital, and yes i am glad that in the Netherlands, our doctors dont discribe for everything a anibiotics, they trey it first on a natural way. To much antibiotics make's you resistance. About his job ?, i dont know, perhaps in a financial job'. Because in the EU the financials salary's have been restricted, To prevent a financial crisis as much as possible. Like 2008. And for other jobs, will be higher, but not to much. And the cost of living is lower in the Netherlands than in the UK. But I wish you and your husband all the best.
Nice Question why leaving UK, reason their Economy gone too down poverty increased and can't pay Rent even
Hi. Yeah, can’t argue with this 🙂. What country do you live in?
@@LivingMyUKDream I am Living in Australia any other question about England's economy gone down.?
@@DeepakDograx323045 I heard many good things about Australia and life there.
You cant
@@LivingMyUKDream Australia are too ahead peoples living glad over there
Mate, I’d left when I was born and my body caught up with me 25 years later, after I’d met my wife - we immigrated within 8 months of knowing each other 🤣 We’ve gone on to create a whole family outside the UK. Love the passport though ❤️🙏
Wow, that was brave, to go together to another country only after 8 months together 🙂 Do you like the country you have moved to?
Move to Russia of course. Healtcare is free and great, people are beautiful with sense of style, shops have such a variety of foods Europeans never experienced, many shops and cafes work 24 hours a day, seasons are defined-when it is winter you can actually play snowballs and use your toboggan, schools and TV are completely free of European woke agenda to name the few.
50% tax or is it higher?
Starts from 20%, after £50,000 you pay 40% and after £125,000 - 45%. But don’t forget to add 8% National Insurance. So it 28%, 48% and 53% tax.
The Uk is a terrible place . Get out still while you can.
We always can leave. The question is where to go? Where is better? It seems like the same is happening everywhere these days.
I've lived abroad, and despite the loneliness at times and the difficult periods you face, regards culture differences, language and food, I don't regret it, one iota. The country has its identity taken away by losers in London, mass illegal immigration, and belittled by too many people who don't appreciate our history and achievements. Since 2020 and the unnecessary lockdowns, everything has fallen apart. We are still led by donkeys. Town and services are run down, the NHS is under constant stress, and crime in some places is forever rising. Can't blame people for going away. It's just you tend to come back in the future. And that creates its own problems. But if you can, leave for a career abroad, something you have a chance to do, such a short teaching, enjoy it, and have few regrets on your decision. We've always been expensiveere, well since our entry into the common market. Actually Europe has been a thorn in our side. Brexit said "do one" and I'm glad we voted out, despite the problems faced by an inadequate Brexit agreement done by useless Tories. We need better government, an appreciation of our history and culture, to regain a sense of identity, and to bin what's dragging us down, both people and concepts.
Where is there to go?
That’s the main question. And I would like to know the answer to it.
Having lived in UK all my life and now a pensioner it was great up until the early 2000 it went downhill since then now I have an OK life but it will never be as good for the younger generation
It does not matter where you live now no where is any better in the world right now
That’s true. It’s just the world we live in.
Leeds born and bred, left for the Barossa valley in rural South Australia 10 years ago! No regrets, too much illegal immigration into Britain 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
I heard that many British people move to Australia 🇦🇺. It seems like really popular places to move. I know some people who don’t like it but we’re all different, so that’s ok. I haven’t been to Australia yet, but would like to visit it.
@@LivingMyUKDream it’s the most beautiful place on earth! Great job opportunities and far higher standard of living 🇦🇺❤️🇦🇺🇦🇺
Wow, no I have to definitely visit this place 😀 But honestly, I’d love to see Australia and explore the local culture and nature
@@LivingMyUKDream you’d love it bro! Really friendly people awesome wild life everywhere, amazing weather and if you can’t find a great job here you aren’t trying! 🇦🇺
Sounds great. I also heard that the weather is nice there. What about renting situation? Is everything is expensive as here in the UK?
I CAN IMAGINE !!!!!!!!!
Situation in UK has changed a lot in last 15-20 yrs. crime has increased so much, cost of living gone up but pay not rising. Law and order falling apart. Boarders are not protected anymore. Too much waiting time to get NHS treatment due to uncontrolled immigration.
Many people told me the same. I moved to the UK only three years ago and have no idea how it was before. However, I can say that this country is still much better than many others but with its issues.
come and live in Italy, in Italy you are at home, you are not foreigners❤
Brexit is here now so they stopped ordinary people going you have to have big money
It’s not that easy to move to another country. But I’m planning to go on holiday to Italy this year and will be able to see this country myself.
It's time to leave earth
That’s why Mask is building his spaceships to have the opportunity to escape from this planet 😀
Come to Italy, you will realize how many taxes and bureaucracy. There is a reason why about 500k italians live in London.
This is funny. A few days ago, a woman left a comment here saying that she moved to Italy from the UK and she's very happy. She mentioned that the taxes are higher there, but she also said that you can actually see that the Italian government invests money in infrastructure and services, and you feel that the taxes you pay are fair. This proves my point that people have always been leaving their countries to find a better life for themselves, no matter which country we're talking about.
I plan to move out where I only pay the highest tax 19% but not 50% income tax in the UK.
Have you already decided where you want to move to?
I'm actively searching for places to move abroad. Uk is no longer the place I grew up in. Likes of Boris, sunak, truss, nigel cruella...they have single handedly destroyed the British values cos they represent influences outside UK. We were once a great nation with great innovative minds, now its nothing but gutter politics...the sooner I leave..
I don’t think they worry about people or nation. Maybe I’m wrong but I think that politicians always worry about their interests first and then everything else.
Good for you. I'm Brit, but my countrymen took away my freedom of movement. I'm shortly getting it back by becoming Belgium. I watch with amazement Britain taking in water and sinking into the Atlantic. Never, ever regretted leaving.
Oh wow, that’s interesting. How do you like Belgium? Is there a housing crisis too at the moment?
@LivingMyUKDream Hi. No, not one I'm aware of. But we live just out of Brussels so I can't really comment to be honest. I will say though, taxation here is suuuuper aggressive, so not sure we'll stay for another 5 years. I don't mind paying taxes, but when I don't see the benefits, I draw the line.
Absolutely agree with you. If you pay high taxes, you want to see positive changes around you in every service and infrastructure. But if that’s not the case, then you have a feeling that you are being robbed.