Can you even have produce GROWING without sunshine? You insult our country and our people. Leave a comment below. What is even sadder is that we (although both British) felt the effects of this. Answer (1 of 23): An answer to this obviously hugely depends on where (and whether, given we're asking the rest of the UK in this question too) you live/visit in England, and also has to take on the idea of whether or not 'everyone else' finds England depressing. The government is doing nothing to keep this in check, and it has become "salonfhig" to be openly racist. I still had responsibilities, I still had bad days but it was all worth it. A small number of people are racist, the rest are stupid and selfish. The core of the British kitchen is the oven, as you might already know from the Great British Bake Off. What about delicious sherry trifle, a British invention? The non-whites you do have in YOUR government are actively working against their own people's interests (Patel and Sunak come to mind) and they are highly xenophobic. If there has been racist attempts, they were not obvious. It gets to you when you can't enjoy the pub's beer garden during summer. You said in an earlier post Abu Dhabi was fascinating. The weather was so humid and I barely see the sunshine. Don't confuse friendliness with openness. I find this so interesting because I would have never expected to learn these things about Canada. The best advice I can offer: follow your heart, because home is where your heart is truly happy surrounded by best friends and family you love. It's amazing really. I would love to visit Prague and although I know many digital nomads pick this city to live in, I believe it's not exactly what I have in mind. We weren't happy in our home country either. Macron says the French would vote to leave the EU if they had the chance and Italy is more anti-EU than the UK. It feels to me that you voted Brexit because you don't want more British nationals to come to Europe and not because you had the UK's interest at heart. Plus I wouldn't want to negate your experience anyway. We were both European expats who came here to study. Mad! 1860. I think it's hypocritical. I heard the US is a wonderful country and despite its issues, if it makes you feel like home, then it is home. My immigrant NHS Nurse parents were proudly British, enjoyed good Grammar education for their daughter, good universities for both kids, homeowners in nice well to do market town etc. 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. Outside brilliant minds are no longer welcome to contribute to the Great British societies and money is being invested in privatisation and corporations as opposed to a stable economy, educated, informed and healthy population. Right after Norway and Switzerland. Foreigners cant even buy a house in New Zealand anymore. However, it is shocking to still hear people moaning about immigrants coming to Britain for the sake of benefits, whereby it is the vast majority of immigrants who pay the most taxes. Well, let's look closer. Hope you will make it to Canada someday. We're able to save a lot of money every month and are homeowners. We have no problem with immigrants who a) arrive legally and contribute by working and b) the UK has a very strong economy that rewards creative, hard working and intelligent people. Romanian and other Balkan foods are perfect mixes of Turkish, Greek, German and other Eastern European countries such as Russia, Poland, and so on. If you question that, you will be 'animalist.'. This was a great read and it made me think a lot. And we've come to the conclusion, that there's no place like home.. I am originally from the UK, but have been living in Australia for the past 4 years and have been debating whether to make the move back to the UK due to wanting to be near family. I wish you all the best, MJ. There are a lot of pros and cons when it comes to living in the UK and for the sake of objectivity, I would like to tackle all points in this article. This also means that, in order to actually enjoy real life (not some kind of manufacturt-pre-organised and structured activity), you have to either walk on the coasts or on the morland (a bit of a sad alternative) or go abroad on holidays. I am treated like a stellar class citizen. Enjoy your sovereignty, Mark. In general, the climate here is very mild and comfortable, no hurricanes, droughts or deep freezes. We were fantasising about walking on a beach somewhere and eating fresh fruits. But there are a damnsight more British born citizens abusing the system in the same way. Take care! chav meaning: 1. an insulting word for someone, usually a young person, whose way of dressing, speaking, and. British people love Italy. Hes the Mrs Bucket candidate; and yet his shiny top hat and molecule-thin veneer of civilisation somehow hypnotises his target demographic into forgetting his divisive and dangerous extremism. When employers can hire Eastern Europeans who will turn up on time, not call in sick with hangovers and work hard then who can blame them? I have degrees in Business and Cyber Security. In modern Britain, the working class has become an object of fear and ridicule. So many Britons get worked up & lash out at any/all criticism of the U.K. but I think thats part of the problem - no one is brave enough to address the problems. The problem is that it's a numbers game. The honesty, authenticity and intelligence with which you wrote about your personal experience of England and becoming English as a foreigner, sounds like a universal truth, and answered my every question. It's the only country in Europe, except maybe Ireland, which has a great entrepreneurial spirit instead of paper-pushing bureaucrats sucking the lifeblood out of the economy. Build more houses they say but where? In any case the more I travel the more I learn and I have met so many great people over the years who are prepared to look beyond where one comes from. Since 2008, Britain has culturally been in a self-inflicted spiral decline of crisis. [1] "Chavette" is a related term referring to female chavs, and the adjectives "chavvy", "chavvish", and "chavtastic" are used to describe things associated with chavs, such as fashion, slang, etc. The jet engine you use to travel the world yes, British too.. We also didn't think it would happen but were pleased that we had left after the results were announced! You can rent a PO box for your business and move it there. We both naturalised to become British citizens. It's a hiker's paradise, there's so much green, with ancient woodlands, rocky formations and medieval villages. I don't blame you at all for wanting to leave. Firstly may I compliment a well written and fascinating article! I'm already considering buying an apartment in Tenerife - a true paradise of sunshine (good climate, great food, low cost of living). Sure, the in the average pub food isnt so amazing here. I contributed to this country well more than an average Brit who still believes is superior to me despite his qualifications being 4 GCSEs . Thanks for this article, but I'd like to add my experience to counterbalance a bit. And since the article is not about this, I'm going to refrain from further comments. In my own experience though I have found the North to be a lot more racist than the South. The weather is better but their governments are destroying both. Britain has come a long way, and whilst not perfect, is one of the most welcoming nations culturally-curious in the world. Despite looking great on a Downton Abbey episode, this is not the place I see myself living (and many British friends are moving as well). Nevertheless, I wanted to tell the world what is going on and why we honestly wanted to leave the country. 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. Such an interesting perspective. For example from london eye to Stonehenge, are very different places but both beautiful. Violent, dirty cities. 'Chav' is a word that we heard all the time, like ten years ago! Getting used to life in the UK takes some time for sure. We came third in the Olympics. This country in terms of its media and even statesman speed by the government have made it very hostile place towards people like myself. Unfortunately there are a lot of uncultured and racist people in the UK, its so disappointing. great article, summarises all I ended up thinking about the UK four years after moving here. UK is my dream after watching Harry Potter movies (call me silly or what), and then this trip just ruined it. Yes, I disagree with Brexit, but that is the nature of democracy. Because I am white I could pass for being British or European but I am not. However, the term, 'chav' is quite specific. However, what I got was the complete opposite :). You see, I actually love the pace in London. I do believe it should have its own independence and continue to be part of the EU as its citizens want. I found it very difficult to make friends in London. Again, they were blind-sided by empty promises of a better NHS, "more jobs" and "less immigrants". I expected common decency, nice people, reasonable food , good housing, trustworthy politics and decent weather. Racist and a bigot for stating that YOUR COUNTRY has a massive issue with foreigners and xenophobia (and especially Eastern European ones). Because you don't seem to have widen your horizons much We truly hope you stay in the UK because Europe is so much better off without people like you. The great educated gentleman is obsolete and the fine lady is on a verge of collapse. [17] The Guardian in 2011 identified issues stemming from the use of the terms "hoodies" and "chav" within the mass media, which had led to age discrimination as a result of mass media-created stereotypes. Most working Brits are counting the days to retirement and escape from this violent slum. Answer (1 of 9): Hello Ian Kent and welcome to Quora. My wife and I can't wait to leave London next year. Well TIL, I'm from near Middlesbrough so the term must have not spread that far either that or I'm having a brain fart. This was mainly because we loved and believed in Tony Benn. Bye. But most of all your pathetic comment is the type of bitter weasly crap typical of someone who is a real coward, and a disgusting affront to those who lost their lives in WWI and WWII, in the former many being just 16-18 years old, barely knowing what they were going into, before being torn to shreds for their country. Somehow strongly connected with the point above, there is the problem of the land management in the UK. I was getting a little agitated reading the political part of this post as it puts anyone who voted brexit into one racist/moronic box. For more than a year we are still trying to find our home. And so, nobody ever remembered the severe damage the conservative party did to this country throughout the years. We gave more money in international aid to poor countries than the all the EU combined and only second in the world after the US, and yet people still complain we are mean spirited and vote us at the lowest in Eurovision Britain is a beacon for generosity and immigrants. So last year bought a house in a mountain town in the Sierra Nevada mountains. I mean I left Romania because I didn't like it and wanted a better life for myself. The UK just gets grubbier, crapper and more overcrowded. So the big thing I'm thinking about is with the meteoric rise or location independent working opportunities over the last 5 to 10 years and the growing unattractiveness of British society what kind of impact is this going to have on the skills based economy of Britain over the next 10 to 20 years? Great post. I have watched it decline as I grow older. This means an average British person has a wardrobe full of Autumn clothing and about 10 different types of wellies. 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