I hope you find your reality somewhere and leave us racist, poor, thick bits to struggle on without you. Its beautiful countryside and theres good aspects to living here .. but the country sucks the life out of you eventually and you end up feeling grey and worn out just like the weather. I am an Indian immigrant living in the UK for 15 odd years. It doesnt Always rain ! The great things about Britain, are the sheer amount of bright minds this country had during its history. The entitlement culture that pervades is really shocking. We are all ashamed of people like Hector and we wish they would become obsolete. Get your free Top 10 Luxury Hotels in the World ebook. Thank you for posting this. As you might have gathered, my husband is Hungarian. Register Number: 04666380 (England and Wales), VAT No. We're fed up with the extortionate rents for crappy flats, awful food (although the British think they have the best cuisine in the world now, but then, they think they're the best at everything), Brexit animosity towards foreigners, holier than thou, superior attitude, poor social rights for citizens (British retirees get the worst pension in Europe), expensive schools, expensive everything, really stupid TV, bad weather and the list goes on. :). I'm glad you had the chance to go for a brighter future abroad. Hi Rachel, I hope your move will go well. The prices are similar across all high-income countries across North Europe. Hahaha I know this is an older comment but I just wanted to address the food thing for the benefit of more recent readers. So which country is the worst then? The level of racism in Continental European football matches for example is shocking. Lots of people thought we were crazy but it's by far the best thing we have ever done. Its refreshing to see the honesty of the article. Oh, oh, did you travel the British style too? I contributed to this country well more than an average Brit who still believes is superior to me despite his qualifications being 4 GCSEs . Healthcare and education were much worse under the left. The problem is that it's a numbers game. You have NO IDEA that you have written exactly what I feel. I dont feel like Im at home here. With a crime rate of 123.2 per 1,000 people, West Yorkshire is the most dangerous part of England. Thank you for your message. Dream! Britain is the binge-drinking capital of Europe, with 12 per cent of the population admitting they have up to ten drinks in a single night out. Below I will explain some of the factors we took into account when we made our decision. I came to the UK probably at the same time when you came and I mostly agree with the change that has happened to this country. I need a bit more peace and quiet. Hi Laura, We would absolutely love to visit St Helena Island one day. The term is used to describe an anti-social lower-class youth dressed in sportswear. 2. Countries like Japan are very friendly to tourists, but they would never let foreigners rise to a high level in politics or business. Garlicky paprika chicken stews and bakes. This means that buying a great second car in the UK will cost you much (LIKE MUCH!) I am super excited to learn that you liked Romania. As others have pointed out, you are very much enjoying North Yorks, of the more wealthy and most socially and politically Conservative parts of the North and Britain. It's about the people and the attitude. This means that if you have a car, you can get pretty much anywhere around the UK. The term floated about beforehand, but in the 2000s it was on steroids. There are idiots on both sides, but probably many more thoughtful and intelligent people on both sides as well. As a small island, the UK has and will always be expensive, but this is the same as all other developed small islands, Iceland, Bahamas, Singapore, New Zealand etc. Good luck, Cory. I too admired the great minds that had achieved many great (and terrible) things around the world in our history and wanted to emulate the elements of the "British Gentleman". Sadly, children and teens are already seeing England and the English for what they really are, and so to the rest of the world. I left a big piece of my heart in Australia. In saying all the above and I agree with what I've written my family and I chose to.leave the uk to give our children a better life. Blackburn - the least worst town on the list (. It's not true about the weather at all! But somehow people consider Switzerland as a safe and liberal country. Vine leaf rolls with rice. Thank you for doing the right thing when it's easier to stay quiet. I don't blame you at all for wanting to leave. Why did we decide to move out of the UK? Nobody is going to vote "leave" and nobody is going to vote for "Trump". First I want to express my appreciation. Thank you Maartje! No conservative party will help us in this regard. So I now have around eight more months and just one more English winter to endure then its mountain guiding and airbnb for me. London is unaffordable because everyone and their dog wants to be here. I know the feeling of no sunshine. The British summer is terribly wet and cold. After the Brexit vote, people started attacking immigrants, and even immigrant looking Brits. Foreigners cant even buy a house in New Zealand anymore. Oblivious as I was at the beginning, I soon realised that I was somehow treated differently than my fellow British friends. "I love the British culture". :). It's not. Violent, dirty cities. I was born in the UK and have never been made to feel alienated, but even I find this country ignorant and hateful at the best of times. It's like someone has brought all my thought and captured it in a well written text! Maybe we'll move back one day, but for now, I'm happier to watch what happens from the sidelines. Thank you for addressing that question bravely, truthfully and directly and may you and your partner have lots of luck and joy in finding your place in this world. :) I did like Lisbon, but I, for example, found it too noisy for my liking. That would be denigrating for a Brit, wouldn't it, to be an immigrant? We are now in Portugal and we miss the prices for groceries in the UK BUT with everything, life is still such much cheaper here. [12] This is widely regarded as a backronym. There was a culture years ago and no denying that there are some very creative people that have come from England. So, I can fully understand your decision to move away. Hi Kaylene, I can't wait to read more about your solo adventures. We are a married couple with no children, heavily focused on work. [9], Besides referring to loutish (ill-mannered) behaviour, violence, and particular speech patterns (all of which are stereotypes), the chav stereotype includes wearing branded designer sportswear,[14] which may be accompanied by some form of flashy gold jewellery otherwise termed as "bling". She has visited hundreds of destinations and has lived in 7 different countries. I'm a british born and bred caribbean, I left this country around the age of 19 ad travelled to many places during my youth, portugal, spain, France, Greece, USAalot of places. Nevertheless, I wanted to tell the world what is going on and why we honestly wanted to leave the country. However, times are changing indeed. [11], It has also been suggested that the term is derived from the name of the town of Chatham, in Kent, but the Oxford English Dictionary thinks this is "probably a later rationalization". (In fact in broke my marriage that my ex husband could not understand how good our life was in Australia, hence I'm here). Australia has its problems but at least its normal there. -Cuisine- LOL. Hi Sarah, we are super excited about our move. The former was better and now everything is different, I am glad to hear the position of an immigrant who has realised how society has changed. Also your whole comment is actually quite racist. What British culture was I referring to? The Euro was a huge mistake. It gets to you when you realise you can't buy t-shirts because, in reality, you need sweaters, thermals and raincoats. While supermarket prices are very low, rent, utilities, council tax and eating out is astronomical compared to other countries. Anyway, I hope I have explained rationally that it's not as simple as how a lot of the press talks about Brexit :-). I still remember wanting to go from Bristol to London and prices being close to 150 for a return ticket. I loved reading this post. The quality of food in the store here is really really good and it's also very cheap compared to North Europe. Perfect response. The Midlands, SE, and even parts of the NE have less rain. Also, if Brexit is such a good idea, why not let Northern Ireland secede and let Scotland have its independence? Perhaps, instead of crying into your beer over a past that only ever existed between the pages of the Daily Mail, you might instead seek to learn a little something about current technology. If you question that, you will be 'animalist.'. I was born there and had to put up with the place for forty years. I hope to God, James, that you get the taste of your own medicine. They married Chinese wives or Chinese husbands and now they have to take them out of their very reserved culture and environment to adapt to something new all because the foreigner doesn't like living in China anymore? Wherever we go we will have to endure some sort of hardship , for example look at the foreigners leaving China - its all very well moving there when things seemed good. The Algarve, however, excellent place in Portugal. To further reassure myself that my English level was adequate enough for me to get a job, I went to University and took a language exam. We came third in the Olympics. I moved back to the U.K. after living and working in Australia, as well as travelling as well. There are lots of things that could be better in the UK, like the NHS funding, but overall it's a fantastic country to live in and even though I'm a foreigner, I felt obliged to step in and add my 2 cents :). To think that we have regressed so much as a society is an eternal sadness. No one rolled out a red carpet when my parents came to this country to work in the beloved NHS. Sadly, I am one of them. Then millions on new passports. Well, England has gotten less safe because of the mass invasion of fighting age males from overpopulated Muslim countries. No immigrant wants to be here let that sink in, This article is everything! Macron says the French would vote to leave the EU if they had the chance and Italy is more anti-EU than the UK. Anyway, good luck How on earth can you say the roads in the Uk are well maintained????? Brexit was a big factor, as was the general expense and weather. This means an average British person has a wardrobe full of Autumn clothing and about 10 different types of wellies. Their son is married to an expat German met at work, so globalising at a very fast rate. These are very difficult questions and there are very few genuinely enlightened people because of the whitewashing of Hollywood and the fact that over the years most successful actors had to change their names in order to succeed. Ive lived here all my life, 40 years. But personally I just don't think I really want to stay long term in a country without a summer lol also the drinking culture is so unhealthy. It makes me sad to read this. I'm so sorry you've felt victimised by negative attitudes, it's never acceptable to be anti 'other'. -Tv - Crap and, you need A PAID LICENSE to tolerate that crap. I'm not quite at the point where I'm ready to leave yet, but I do know I don't want to "settle" there, and I can definitely understand your urge to leave. A Labour Government faces the same problems - and honestly will be no different as there is no money to splurge like the Noughties! What a load of rubbish. The weather can be a bit much and I heard Belgium doesn't come with much sunshine either. I'm surprised by how much better the food has gotten. The Fabian Society considers the term to be offensive and regards it as "sneering and patronising" to a largely voiceless group. We are excited to have started our adventure, and we don't regret leaving the UK. Suddenly this opened up my world to the whole other side of the UK that I had been ignoring for my whole life. :). When I first came to the country, I said to my British friend. Absolutely nobody wants to be english. I came from Italy to do my bachelor and master degree, not because of lack of an excellent (albeit very bureaucracy reliant) university system in my country. The UK is our home and we are proud first-generation EU immigrants and British naturalised citizens. I have witnessed educated and talented individuals struggling to find work in this country while poorly educated locals get high up in management due to their connections! I truly do hope you come back, just as much as I hope the UK I fell in love with as a boy returns with time. Complete and utter rubbish. I never felt 2nd class at school and teachers pushed me to excel. It is quite a harrowing existence at times where I sit and contemplate how screwed I am living in this country. Szilvi, Szilvi, I hope you find your corner of nature and love. To sum up England used to be a nice place ,,,,so I moved back !! However I'm not sure if the uk will ever be the same. Reread if you didn't get it the first time. I was taught in school that Britain was a multicultural society and we we're taught that multiculturalism was a positive thing. Britain has come a long way, and whilst not perfect, is one of the most welcoming nations culturally-curious in the world. A very powerful piece and interesting from my perspective as a Canadian who left Canada to travel for many of the same reasons. I have come to realise that home is where the heart is, and it really does not matter where one lives if they are happy there. But it's starting to pop up again, with quite a few creators on TikTok and other platforms making videos that take the mick out of. It has good food, great climate, culture, sea,.. and it's nog too far from "Home". Newbiggin is a small fishing village in Northumberland North East, crawling with dressing gown wearing teenage mums, underage smokers and drinkers, and loud rowdy locals! Nonetheless, the dark side usually has cookies :), I can imagine you want to escape the rain. Public transport is expensive in the UK, but it is because our planning laws are tough and protect the delicate environment here and peoples wishes. Were not all like that though! Happy you brought in some of the more sensitive economic and political reasons, as well, Thank you, Melissa. In fact, it should be illegal to pay for medical care in ANY country in the world. Many people don't have a voice but you gave them a voice. Is England a good place to live? Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Foreigners cant even buy a house in New Zealand anymore. This is not to say that England (or the rest of the UK) is not a good place to live. This means that I was born abroad, came here and worked very hard to integrate myself to the point I would be accepted and deemed to be called a British citizen. I heard the US is a wonderful country and despite its issues, if it makes you feel like home, then it is home. People are kind and welcoming. The opportunity to be free and to express freedom of thought is still prevalent in this country that he now lives in, albeit in his matchbox house. It is the term Chav that is uncommon to me. 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