I QUIT!!! Why the UK is Finished - Path To Paphos 04

[@DoctorKeo]

Moved to Paphos 2003 - sad to leave the UK, but my wife and I could see what was happening to the UK. The rise in crime was the biggest motivator - many places we had stopped going in the evening and even some during the daytime (Come from the West Midlands) - crime has increased during the last 20 years in Cyprus (Mainly property and not against people), but nothing like the scale of the UK. Cyprus is a great country to live in, but not for young family's, good employment with good salaries is hard to find. We retired in Cyprus and the Cypriots have been very welcoming.

[@Mr.R.Soles.legacy007]

Thank you for your service and I hope it all works out for you in Cyprus. All the best my friend. ❤

[@PathToPaphos]

Much appreciated, thank you.

[@jonfletcher147]

Agree with the politics and ALL your points!......it's getting unbearable to live here! wages are low, they're trying to kill everyones enjoyment and fun.....morale is at an all time low....and getting worse. I'm extremely fearful and depressed.

[@davidrichards-67]

I can't wait to get out of this once wonderful country !!!! Such a shame what corrupt politicians have done but its beyond repair now & they will continue to bleed us dry with taxes so sadly our generation will have to leave

[@afreedom7147]

I moved to England in my late 20s, now near 50 am considering a warm climate as my health suffers here.

[@steverooke1717]

Wishing you well, the UK is only going to get worse😕🤝

[@PathToPaphos]

Thank you

[@tigading2177]

@@PathToPaphos All the very best, you are luckier than most.

[@andrewdyson4255]

Just found you by accident and glad I did. How interesting to hear your views which I fully agree with. I’m a year older than you but have just the same concerns. Good luck to you, I will watch with interest

[@PathToPaphos]

Thank you, that’s appreciated. I’m trying to be realistic rather than political. But the reality is that we have the strong memories of what the UK was and what it has become, we are able to make comparisons from experience not heresay. We both know that there were many bad things in our earlier times, I grew up in a condemned Victorian council house with no bathroom, an outside toilet, damp with spores growing and rats & mice in the wall space. Those days were gone (but I’m seeing them return) but we had strong community and a more positive attitude to the future, the NHS was new and it worked, we had respect not woke. It makes me sad for the UK, not angry. I could go on for hours but I won’t. Suffice to say welcome to the channel and thank you for the comment.

[@Albanach-je1nk]

Be careful what you wish for. The grass is not any greener on the other side off the Fence, belive I know.

[@PathToPaphos]

@@Albanach-je1nk true. But as I said in a previous comment reply it’s not greener because of the sunshine over there as opposed to the green grass over here because of the rain lol

[@user-bz9cb8bp2y]

Got to agree, UK is screwed and the candles do nothing for arthritis... So good luck mate,, we fight on back home 👍🇬🇧

[@BuddhaofBlackpool]

That's great. I applaud anyone who's leaving Shitgland

[@markheys5516]

I watched a program on immigration & emigration , on average 500,000 professionals leave the uk for a better salary and less tax’s. We are officially the most taxed country in the world. We loose our best Doctors,Nurses, Engineers. Uk diluting its professional workforce with people doctors & nurses from ie,Africa, Asia, These countries have their own shortages and can’t afford loose doctors & nurses to the uk. We also let in people with no trades or qualifications, majority on benefits, it’s this that boils the blood of every British working man. You can’t just decide to move to Australia with nothing but a back pack , no money, no trade or recognisable qualifications, so why is our government a soft touch on 100,000’s Muslim illegal immigrants who with no I.D , no idea who they are. We don’t even take blood samples to catalogue DNA to keep a record of them and who they say they are. So bad is it we kick out some young Muslim lad , he comes back on a dingy, lies of his age saying he’s 15 when he is actually 20 approx . Gets put through school, get looked after. Then he goes out and knifes a young 21 yr old marine. Our system, our Government is a absolute joke ,they are letting this all ruin our children’s future. This was once a safe place to live. No country in the world where Islamist populate is a peaceful one They need to go fast sending a message . I don’t want my tax monies being squandered on these illegal immigrants. Any other country would at most give them a tent.

[@seansmith445]

lose*

[@JJ-zg1hh]

The UK is officially the most taxed country in the world? Surely that can't be true.

[@Jimmyjamesgannon]

​@@JJ-zg1hhDenmark being one and taxes are used well here, high taxes can equal a nice country

[@baazal]

There’s plenty of Christian’s who come on those boats too

[@diana-wilde]

@@baazal you're joking right?

[@Goodwinson111]

Bless you and thank you for your service!!! Good luck with the retirement!!!

[@OceansEleven-sd8wf]

Your right. Sadly the uk 🇬🇧 is really going down hill with crime. The most important decision is keeping yourself and your family safe from this tyrannical government. Personally I don’t see it improving any time soon but only getting a lot worse in the uk. All the best. 😊

[@PathToPaphos]

Thank you. Isn’t is odd that I’m looking to moving my family to somewhere less than 150 miles from a war zone (Lebanon, Israel, Gaza, Syria) to an island divided by a UN peacekeeping zone because of a 50 year old ceasefire in a civil war because I feel it much safer, more relaxing and a better standard of living than I have in the UK.

[@SJ-xj7no]

Best of luck to you. I moved to Cyprus 2 years ago. It's not without it's issues here but a damn site better than the UK.

[@telkirton]

Good luck to you both a great move enjoy the sunshine.

[@video99couk]

I would love to go and live in Paphos myself. We visit there quite frequently and I lived in Cyprus as a child. However my kids are still growing up and my business wouldn't work over there. The reasons I would most want to move there would be 1: The weather of course (though it can get a bit too hot for long walks!) and 2: Brexit, which has deeply damaged the UK economy. Even the people who voted for it will admit that. The economic damage, the divisions and political fallout will last for decades. As for immigration, I know of someone who left Paphos for the UK because immigration to Cyprus and an increase in lawlessness from a certain community.

[@SajidHussain-lj5mr]

Rest in peace , my once Great Britain ☹️

[@drendon22]

Well done mate, good points, totally agree

[@PathToPaphos]

Thanks a lot, appreciate that. I’ve tried not to be too political and moderate with it.

[@CJ70-]

Don't blame you mate!I'm retired but on a state pension and have health issues so honestly i doubt if i could survive anywhere outside the UK! Good luck!

[@glenparker8458]

I don’t blame you my friend this country has had it now especially our politicians awlful

[@eleanor8002]

Spot on about the lack of integrity by those running our governments and key institutions. The NHS is well down a slippery slip which started many years. Now we have some local surgeries saying they do not do face to face consultations anymore (covid management has a lot to answer for) and patients are suffering because of this. Hope your plans work out and you enjoy the rest of your life.

[@PathToPaphos]

You are absolutely right. Thanks for the kind wishes

[@MStanleyRoss]

I was in Cyprus, Pafos on holiday last week. Talking to a resident / business owner, she told me things were not as they were a few years ago. She pointed to several similarities between what you are leaving behind and changes on the island. I am so with you on the weather, me being seventy years old. Good luck.

[@PathToPaphos]

Yes, per capita their illegal immigration is actually worse than Englands, it’s causing issues over there, the cost of living, especially food and property is climbing at a high rate. But there is still a strong sense of community over there, a slower pace of life (I’m not looking to be out clubbing anymore as an overweight 63 year old lol), much lower crime, lower taxes, noticeably respect from the young toward the elders and a whole load of other things. I’m equating the lifestyle (excluding the weather) to how my part of the UK was (Cumbria & Northumbria) 25 years ago just with more technology. I say that in a positive way. Yes Cyprus is changing and rapidly toward the way life is here, but if I last 20 more years until 83 then I’ll have that much better lifestyle than being here. Indeed over the next 20 years I truly believe the UK is going to get so much worse. And as you mention….the weather. I’d rather be oppressed in the sunshine and warm than the rain and cold for the rest of my days. Thanks for the well wishes.

[@samgreenwood9808]

it’s good to remember that the way we live in the uk isn’t the only way to live - there’s so much more to do in countries with a strong community!! Thank you for your videos

[@PathToPaphos]

Absolutely! Thanks for the kind words

[@undesignated3491]

Im 38 and ive noticed the UK has become a place where you are no longer a "Customer", its big corp nobody really cares its just management and workers, the shareholders collect the winnings. I remember a society that was alot more cohesive when i was a kid, it was not perfect, but even at my very first victorian primary school it had memories attached to it from long ago, teachers were remembered as far back as the 1920s with shields engraved with their names, i took my daughter to the same school which was partially torn down and rebuilt under Labour 2002, replacing tyres and log with a actual park, tarmac over football field grass and a very gated secure premises, not a sniff of any of those teachers are remembered anywhere, there is no culture in the school, the teachers are literally forgotten about ! My dad actually wrote his name on a wooden desk in 1960's i wrote mine next to it in 1993 ! Obviously thats gone to ! Its just a general apathy, hope you enjoy it there.

[@PathToPaphos]

Thank you. I totally recognise the scenario you describe in so many areas of the modern UK. Manners has disappeared, genuine respect for each other (which used to be earned by our actions) is now developed into “respec’ “ with a silent T, it’s now demanded by lowlife who show no respect to others. Our history and our culture is being removed and diminished by the day. I shall not be sad to leave unfortunately. Best wishes

[@geraldlucas4189]

Good luck on your new adventure..look forward to you photos

[@PathToPaphos]

Thanks so much!

[@user-wj4et6gh5n]

Great points. Very fair and couldn't agree more about the state of politics in the UK. very mentally unhealthy. No unity within the UK. No community. Just an environmentally unhealthy place.

[@Mustard-q9v]

All the best mate. There's going to be loads of trouble here. It's not going to very nice.

[@PathToPaphos]

That’s what I seriously believe too. I’d just love to find ways to get my kids out too before it’s too late.

[@davewordsworth1251]

I agree. Within I would say 10 years, there will be mass riots based upon religion and ethnicity.

[@PathToPaphos]

I’d say you may be very optimistic at 10 years, I’m guessing 5

[@davewordsworth1251]

@@PathToPaphos I agree. I cant find my original comment. I would say 10 years for sure. 5 years maybe.

[@HelenDemetriou]

Great video! Glad you'll be joining us in Cyprus 😊❤

[@PathToPaphos]

Thank you on both counts. I cannot wait.

[@MStanleyRoss]

Thanks. Yes agreed on all counts. Just need to talk my wife into it. I am in Northumbria and my bones are not looking forward to another winter. Good luck.

[@PathToPaphos]

Ah, Northumbria….don’t tell the Cumbrians, where I now live, but my heart is in the North East, born and lived in Wallsend before joining Air Force, got posted to Boulmer and lived in Longhoughton and my Sister also lived in Alnwick. So I call Northumberland (yes, I’m old enough to be pre 74 boundary changes) my real home. . Tell your Wife that there are more oportunities abroad and with modern transport and communication links you are never far away from family. Very best wishes to you and to home Brian

[@NorthernsoulBoy63]

Like yourself my arthritis is a nightmare in cold weather.

[@tonikalli2172]

You make my husband (Greek Cypriot parents) very jealous! He'd love to spend more time there, he's retired and says there's nothing holding him here in UK.

[@AG-so4gl]

I early retired to SE Asia, and where they have top notch healthcare. Cypriot healthcare could well be improving tho, given the influx of high net worth folk from russia etc.

[@OldhamSteve52]

Good luck, Paphos is lovely.

[@PathToPaphos]

It really is!

[@michaelpoole5746]

Good luck , we moved to France for more or less the same reasons but also already had family here . Wouldn't ever go back to the UK now

[@PathToPaphos]

Yes, my Aunt and two of my cousins and their families moved to France and they wouldn’t contemplate returning to the UK except for a holiday

[@daysofgrace2934]

TBH I know where you're coming from, I leave for work at 0730 back home at 1915 and we've never felt so squeezed, weekly shop has gone through the roof...

[@highlightoftheday7058]

I'm also 63. 64 next month. I liked your video because you tackled issues that are affecting us all both here and abroad. But I like how you tackled these issues because it wasn't a moan ( We all could do with a good moan now and then) but you handled it with temperance. Because I like that quality in a person. So from one Baby Boomer to another I would like to wish all the best in your relocation and grab some of that sunshine for the rest of us. All the best.

[@PathToPaphos]

That’s very kind of you to say. I don’t see the point of moaning when in reality there is nothing I can do to change it. I can report my thoughts on it which lets people know how I feel but moaning is pointless. Life really is too short to sit moaning, it better to change my tack and do something more positive. As I’m getting older my priorities are changing and this journey I’m embarking on is fun, exciting and hopefully productive. Thanks again for your kind words

[@Warnz60]

Agree with every one of those points. Sadly we can’t now escape the UK but I keep telling the kids to get out while they can. We loved living in France for 9 years as we loved the community and the much cheaper social life. Good luck.

[@PathToPaphos]

Thank you

[@UK-Boxerfan]

We have a place in the north of the island always love going there and one day it’ll be for much longer

[@jayaitch2194]

Every good wish, hoping to move abroad myself in the not too distant future, for all of the same reasons you have stated. The UK is now an international joke.

[@joesoy9185]

I know Paphos very well, as I spend February and March there every year. The weather can be changeable and rainy at that time of year, but it´s much better than in England. I think the prices in the supermarkets are similar to those in England. There are a two Lidl supermarkets there now. The thing I don´t like, however, is the litter everywhere. There are often spaces strewn with the stuff. I find it all quite depressing. I´ve been to Greece many times and it´s the same there, too. The British tend to live in an ex-pat bubble and most don´t speak any or very little Greek. Many houses and flats on the ground floor suffer from rising damp, so be very careful if you´re thinking of buying a property.

[@PathToPaphos]

Thanks for this

[@eltinjones4542]

Fair play to you both

[@cypruscats8450]

I hear ya, but.... Cyprus is no paradise either! I have been here 30 years and have had ups and downs! Life here has become VERY expensive, rents and food have soared, electricity too, and salaries very low with very limited opportunities outside the tourist industry! I hope you have done your research, remember living here is very different. Also the community spirit here has also declined especially in the larger towns with a lot more immigration here!

[@corneliuscornia3189]

Most immigrants after the Greeks of the mainland are British immigrants in Cyprus matee😂

[@davidholgate123]

Paphos has gone downhill massively in the last 30 years, it's looking very rundown now and not a patch on many resorts in Spain, Greece or even Turkey... In fact, Cyprus in general is looking a bit tired and there's loads of other places I'd rather move to in Europe.

[@davidholgate123]

​@@corneliuscornia3189That's statistically and factually incorrect...Cyprus has had the highest number of asylum-seekers per capita in the EU over the last 5 years in some years... The majority of asylum-seekers come from Syria, Congo, Nigeria, Pakistan, and India!

[@cypruscats8450]

@@corneliuscornia3189 have you had a walk around any of the large towns in Cyprus lately?

[@corneliuscornia3189]

@@cypruscats8450 When I am on holiday I tend to enjoy and make the best of it, not to watch for immigrants,strange hey ?!!

[@terrygreen432]

Have lived in Cyprus for eighteen years , best decision for various reasons .

[@RobbyHendy]

Its sad you feel this way but you put a reasoned argument. Best luck in the future.

[@elizabethsamson5591]

I moved to France in 2016, bought a house there in 2012, had a great time there and lived quite cheaply, until I had a stage 3 cancer diagnosis, aged 63 in 2022. Only friends to rely on and living on my own in France, I realised I needed to come back home to be near and see my family. Luckily, I had a house to come home, but had I sold up totally here I would have no chance to buy any property in the Uk at all. I understand totally your sentiments about the Uk and your concerns about overcrowding etc - as for healthcare I have had excellent care here in Hertfordshiresince coming home. Go and enjoy your retirement in Cyprus and enjoy it...just remember it may be family ties that you miss more than anything.

[@PathToPaphos]

We are actually not buying property over there but renting and keeping our house in the UK, renting it to my son. So it gives us a safety net although, possibly like you originally planned, we are not intending to ever come back.

[@elizabethsamson5591]

@@PathToPaphos A very sensible option, I wish you all the best. Will keep up with your videos to find out how it all goes.

[@PathToPaphos]

@@elizabethsamson5591 I shall. Thank you for the kind wishes

[@johnsmith-de9wv]

I was in paphos when the devon and dorsets were there about 59 i think,a troop of lancers went there to look after their camp while they were on a scheme ,my regiment were in Elizabeth camp outside nicosia ,I've never been back but I can see what you mean about the weather ,have a great retirement there

[@waynekerrr9027]

Wow..if only i had the balls to do what you are doing....i loathe this country now, and only wish i could do the same as you..best wishes ..

[@PathToPaphos]

Former RAF A bit of planning, get the family support, a deep breath then go for it. I have a colleague who went to Spain during lockdown. He’s never regretted it either

[@PeterHolland-mu7yn]

Good move mate we did it 4 years ago when it was clear Brexit was going to happen, my research told me that it was going to be a disaster and that research didn’t include immigration, which everybody I knew were focused on, we sold everything except some furniture and retired to southern Normandy just before the deadline, things aren’t perfect here but a columnist in the paper years ago wrote about the reason why he was moving to France he said France has its problems but it is big enough for those problems not to effect you, and he was right, we love our lives here the lack of traffic the traditions, markets, the superb health system, the space, the food and we have Europe on our doorstep, visible police, lack of crime, NO LITTER, not here anyway in our small town, history and culture, love it, you will to.

[@stevo728822]

The food is fresher in Cyprus. You can buy live snails out of the bin at the Garden Of Eden supermarket.

[@arkstudios1]

30 years I was a proud English man, now England is no longer England. I'm also looking to move, so sad.

[@PathToPaphos]

Certainly is, unfortunately

[@michaelajoseph6856]

I understand you perfectly. I’m retired and live in Sweden.

[@rickydub6950]

Cyprus is a great place, my in laws moved there approx 15 years ago and we holiday there regularly. I'd love to move there but i'm too young i feel and so is my family. Definitely in the future 👍 i hope commonsense returns to the UK soon though, and living here gets better and easier for all 👍 All the best 🍀👍

[@pobstrel]

It's not great for employment for young people in Cyprus. Especially if you have young kids.

[@hazelmoorman223]

. Many of us had the same story. Then told everyone how wonderful Spain was. Now parts have disappeared by over building. Little by little the thing s we came for are under construction. It's still okay. But over built. So don't tell everyone how good it is .

[@steveandtinejeppesen1625]

What a smashing bloke you are...I wish u well in Cyprus. I moved to Denmark 6 years back, best decision I ever made. England is broken....good you've gotten out

[@PathToPaphos]

That’s a kind thing to say, suitably humbled. Yes, the majority of people who have made the move away from UK seem to have few (if any) regrets.

[@leoncsorba9085]

Hope Cyprus isn't WEF controlled. The US, Canada, NZ, Aus, Europe are fully WEF now.

[@PathToPaphos]

Unfortunately everywhere is. Cyprus tends to be a few years behind most trends so I’m hoping it’s bought me sometime before I pop off the mortal coil

[@cjsmakina]

Was ready to move to Holland then Brexit messed that up. Ive been waiting on social housing for 8years now not much conpared to some. I make decent money but forced into private rent, not able to save a decent amount. Ive been on building sites for new builds. Biggest question ive always had who are these houses for as non of us seem to get a chance to live in one.. Leaving the UK is the most sensible option if people can.

[@Warnz60]

Does Bulgaria appeal to you? It’s very cheap in all aspects there but it’s never hit the button with us.

[@PathToPaphos]

My colleague moved over there a few years ago, bought a house for 10k and loves the place and their lives

[@lathamallika1482]

Hi cy is much better as an English Cypriot you will find cy much better but its very expensive ,services rents ,mechanics dentists ,vets charges are similar to uk ,but a much safer life compared to uk

[@ChristianoRodríguez-h3k]

And those who love Nigel so much think he'll change something, ha ha ha ha ha lambs The financiers and bank accounts, the world's regulations are set by others, not him, so live your dreams. Good luck.

[@WJnes-n7u]

Us the people pay enough taxes to all be living comfortably, health,education,pensions,living, but each government, wasting our money, on wars, we never asked for,

[@NuttersInCyprus]

Just subbed, all the best with the move! Hopefully see you out here very soon 🙏

[@PathToPaphos]

Appreciate it!!

[@PathToPaphos]

Just seen who posted this hence second answer. I’m loving watching your channel. You and I are approaching the same thing from different angles so I’m finding it fascinating to see how you arrived there. I cannot wait to get underway properly in February. I’ve also seen some of the hate mail too which is sad as you are not deserving that in any way, ignore them and do not bite. You and your channel are really positive so please continue to make your excellent videos. Best wishes and looking forward to a coffee with you in the future Brian

[@NuttersInCyprus]

@Brian-James-Singer hello mate, yeah I think you came up on my feed and I recognised you from your comment on our channel. So clicked and subbed 🙏 Don't worry about the hate mail, I don't, you'll get it aswell...people will always find a reason to have a go! However the more they comment and the more they interact, the more the channel grows! So I welcome them with open arms 🤣 See you in a few months, we'll come watch your perform 🙏

[@PathToPaphos]

@@NuttersInCyprusI look forward to it

[@nickgolding5786]

Enjoy your retirement in Paphos , I’m 63 and moved to Perth wa in 2006 for a better life but I must say was a bad move ,very expensive and also overcrowded and our nhs is appalling, I love Cyprus ,Greece and the Greek islands, the only thing I must say is that if your not financially well off operations for various medical problems can get exspensive as my friend found out who lived in Limassol had to go back to uk for surgery under the uk nhs due to lack of funds and now back living in uk . If I had the funds I would love to spend the rest of my days there. Bye for now good luck 😊

[@fordford4721]

Good luck to you sir , the uk has had it ,not a nice place now if you have an alternative to this country take it❤

[@PathToPaphos]

Thank you, I will

[@fionasheepwash2718]

Wishing you well, if you and your wife play darts there are quite a few pub darts teams. The teams are warm, friendly and welcoming.

[@ChristineMckeown-v3h]

Wishing you a great life, at your time in life you should be respected and appreciated for your contributions to the system, head space and outlook are what life and humanity are about, free the demons, everyday should be a holiday

[@PathToPaphos]

Thank you

[@Lifelongloser]

I’d leave but I live near a pub three bookies a Waitrose and four brothels.

[@PathToPaphos]

So which one would you miss most? Lol

[@malcolmturner214]

England is all about greed and making as much money as they can out of you , it’s not called rip off Britain for nothing , we retired to Espania lovely weather low cost of living friendly people of all nationalities plenty of space no crowds no traffic jams ( lived here 6 years and only got stuck once ) both been in hospital and had brilliant service , my wife needs oxygen so they delivered a new machine out before they let her out ( no cost ) brand new portable machine ( no cost ) she’s going to have cataract done on Tuesday , we’re old lol 😎

[@roddychristodoulou9111]

Me and the wife did this move way back in 2006 , and by the looks of things back home it's the best decision we've ever made . When you reach retirement age you start to look for quality of life and cyprus has this . For me it's the weather , very low crime rates , and no traffic jams whatsoever . Two examples I'll give are I had to visit the hospital with breathing difficulties and was in and out in under one hour . The other is I left the house to do five quick local errands and was back in my house after 50 minutes . I wouldn't move back to the UK even if you paid me as it's become something I do not recognize any more .

[@PathToPaphos]

From my research and experience I couldn’t agree with you more. Very encouraging to hear you say that. Thanks

[@cypruscats8450]

No traffic jams, are you kidding me? Try coming into Limassol between 7 30-9 am every weekday! A 20 minutes journey can easily become 90 minutes and that's on a good day! Throw in an accident which happens frequently and you're looking at 2+ hours. So please don't make sweeping statements about Cyprus in general because it is only relevant to your own area!

[@PathToPaphos]

@@cypruscats8450 yes, I’d agree with that. I’ve been trapped in traffic several times at both Limassol and Larnaca

[@stuford]

Hello, thanks so much for this. I agree with all you said. Why in particular did you choose Cyprus? Also how are you managing the move and are you retiring or will you work there? Cheers mate 👍

[@PathToPaphos]

Yes, I’ll be working there, my wife is retiring. I’m an entertainer so will be working the hotels. I’ve been going to Cyprus since the mid 90s when my Sister lived out there. It’s a safe, happy and welcoming place with a great history. Watch my next video where I explain why.

[@tonyrobinson362]

That's fine some of us like the UK Weather is what it is.

[@PathToPaphos]

@@tonyrobinson362 absolutely, and I’d never tell anyone else what they should, or should not, like. I’m just of the opinion that as I reach my older years I need a different lifestyle. I’m actually still very loyal to the UK after 45 years of uniformed military service. Very best wishes

[@michaelmarsh-bl9mg]

Not for me , I've been to Paphos in the summer and it's way too hot.

[@Coffee23]

This was the warmest summer on record, it's still 27C daily and 23C at the moment at 10:30pm. I haven't seen rain since April, and there's a shortage of water. He'll really feel the heat as it was barely under 40C for months. The price of food has really increased in the last few years and the food isn't as fresh as it once was - Lidl seems to be where all the expats shop.

[@PathToPaphos]

Yes, we were out there earlier this year with the temp in the 40s. We’ve seen several really hot periods out there over the years. In the 90s there were huge fires around episkopi, my brother in law out with fire beaters putting them out. I remember looking at a “hi-lo” thermometer in the shade on the patio in Akrotiri reading 45c. We tend to shop in Lidl for some things but Papantoniou (sp?) for most ….oh and of course take 3 days trying to get out of the maze they call Jumbo in Kings Avenue (I’m sure there have been people lost in there for weeks lol)

[@johndawson8806]

my only reservation would be cyprus is also an island and you may feel trapped if things dont pan out? maybe better on european mainland at least you can hop in a car or camper and travel a bit more if things didnt work out? just my logical thinking.ive been to cyprus by the way and loved it but that was mid 90s

[@PathToPaphos]

True, but I’m used to islands with really bad opportunities as I lived on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides for two years. Plus from Cyprus I can jump onto a plane easily and reach so many countries in no time at all and inexpensively to travel, much easier than doing so from the UK. Cyprus is still great but much more developed than in the mid 90s

[@CabOnTarget]

What timeline you thinking?. Will you be selling your UK house entirely?. Renting or buying in Cyprus?. Maybe you will discuss in future videos. Just subscribed. Good luck.

[@PathToPaphos]

I will be in future videos, yes. In a nutshell, I’m looking to go over on my own in Feb 25 to find a house to rent, get a car, a PA system for my entertainment and thus look for singing work. We are renting my UK home to my son as so renting over there. My wife is hoping to make the step in late 25 after work and home requirements are tied up but she’ll be coming over regularly for 10 day periods at a time. We really don’t want to buy property as we are just too old for the hassle

[@nigel4776]

It seems that long term tax payers of our generation are getting out if they can. I agree with every word you say, when I retire next year I'd love to do the same but will not have the financial means to move to a different country. I moved to an over 60's social housing estate fouyr years ago when I was 61. At that time everyone here was over 60, decent, respectful. Over the past two years the council have adopted a policy of housing "vulnerable" people here. I am now surrounded by drug addicts, thieves and alcoholics and people with severe mental health issues, most of them in their 20's and 30's. I'm forced to wonder, when talking to my older peers here, who are the vulnerable ones?

[@PathToPaphos]

My heart really goes out to people in your position. Were it not for me having a dual citizenship where one is an EU country we would not be able to make the move either so we are super lucky. Your situation reminds me of the late 1960s. My grandparents lived in a lovely quiet street of council rented houses in the easy of Newcastle, a place called Walker. Mainly older people who moved there in the early 1930s. The council had a “great idea” to move the “problem families” from the west end of Newcastle to streets in the east with the belief that “the good people will encourage the bad to up their game and become better members of society”. Of course all that happened is it was easy pickings to not only bring their criminal and antisocial ways with them but to increase them on neighbours who had no experience of it previously not the defences. Within a couple of years the street I used to play in was a crime ridden dump, the good families were desperate to relocate and the street was now dangerous. And that’s before drugs and illegal immigration by the hundreds of thousands was a big thing. Thanks for the comment. Best wishes, Brian

[@tonkerdog1]

I grew up in Limassol and will hopefully retire there in the future

[@PathToPaphos]

Limassol is so huge compared to when we used to go in the mid/late 90s. I cannot find my way around. Having said that some of the development along the seafront is very smart and clean. There has been a fortune invested there. It seems to be the in place for our Russian residents.

[@Vanosphere]

Only 8.. I can think of at least 18. The fact that we're scared to mention some of those is number 19

[@PathToPaphos]

Lol

[@paulferguson1921]

Like you your videos Mike, beware of the other man's grass.

[@PathToPaphos]

Yes, it may not be greener, but it’s certainly warmer and less depressing lol

[@paulferguson1921]

@@PathToPaphos😂good point.

[@kevingrant7098]

My parents, we going to move to Spain once they retired, but this dream is not possible for them because of Brexit. Because they are not wealthier enough if they were wealthy, it would have been a different story.

[@PathToPaphos]

If it hadn’t been for my grandmother being born in Ireland (and living there exactly 6 months) I wouldn’t have an Irish citizenship and so we would not have been wealthy enough to move either so I do sympathise. Fate can be cruel. My gran was one of 7 siblings, she was the middle one. The older ones were also born in Ireland her younger three born in Woolwich. So the children of my mums cousins from the younger three siblings don’t qualify for the citizenship yet me and my sister do. Pure fate.

[@johnnieg3214]

Great video!

[@PathToPaphos]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gutinstinct4067]

Nothing wrong with the UK , perhaps you have changed , your moving to Cyprus for various reasons that only apply to you , easing your Arthritis for one , warmer weather for another , not everyone likes the heat or suffer from an ailment , you can get Mediterranean food in UK too so that excuse is just yours. anyway , hope you enjoy your ' greener grass ' take care.

[@les9920]

Ah the weather, even the Roman Empire couldn’t stick it 😂

[@PathToPaphos]

I’ll give it a try lol

[@leahkeyworth]

My plan is to move to Almeria. Bought a house there. Now saving for land. Applying for my Irish passport. Want to use the property as a b and b. Then in 3 years, my nhs pension kicks in. No mortgage; very low council tax; cheaper fuel and vehicle running costs; can use solar panels to cut down electric bill; low heating costs; ability to grow your own fruit and veg; cheaper food and alcohol; lovely people. You can definitely live cheaper in southern europe. Ok Spain is not perfect, but where is? However alot better than the UK. Yes for 3 years, you have to get private health insurance, but fortunately I have no health issues. After 3 years, i can apply for citizenship and then, if needed, use the public health sysyem.

[@PathToPaphos]

You’ve hit the nail on the head there, it’s not perfect but where i? You are obviously going into your move from a well researched, well thought out place which is my way too. I think it’s why I’m so comfortable about the move to another country. I have been looking at all the bad things too and working out if they are a) worse than the equivalent in the UK and b) something I am unwilling to live with. All the things you point out about costs etc are true and valid. Great message and very supportive, thank you. I don’t know how far your Irish passport journey you are but I have a couple of videos on my citizenship journey on my other channel @Thatmicro43guy there’s a link on the end cards to this video. Best of luck with your journey

[@leahkeyworth]

​​​@@PathToPaphosyou too. Just follow your dream, its your life and we only live once. Good luck too, im sure you will make it in Cyprus and realise you made the right decision x Will watch your video on the Irish passport process, thankyou😊

[@greattobeadub]

If you’re Irish, the private health insurance rule doesn’t apply, to the best of my knowledge.

[@PathToPaphos]

@@greattobeadub interesting, I’ll look into that although I’ve never contributed to the Irish side so I’ll have to see how things plan out. Thanks for the heads up

[@johnmoran3274]

Hope it works out for you I,came to live north of Almeria 18 years ago at Guardamar Del Segura. Took a little time to adjust but the best move i ever made .Lovely weather all year round although still too hot in August . Go to local Fiestas every August thousands there ,only ever seen at most two or three Guardia police,never seen any trouble in eighteen years, need I say anymore. only when i walk out here at night i feel safe ,i'am now 81 ,good luck do it.

[@Lyn-cs7xp]

All the things you said 🎯

[@SajidHussain-lj5mr]

I’m also leaving for Pakistan

[@PathToPaphos]

Best of luck, hope it goes well for you.

[@peterrear2864]

How do you k ow cyprus is any better

[@PathToPaphos]

By spending a lot of time there over the past 30 years and by spending a lot of time not doing the tourist trail activities. It has its problems in the same way as the UK, the immigration is similar to the UK in the illlegal and semi legal migration, a by product of them entering the EU is becoming an issue for instance. But I’m also seeing how the UK is declining and the gap is widening. Plus I’d rather be depressed in the sunshine and warm than the rain and cold

[@SajidHussain-lj5mr]

England is finished

[@OliverKitkat]

From a fellow Cumbrian wishing you lots of luck on your retirement . Love Cyprus the people the weather the food all the best 👍👍👍👍

[@PathToPaphos]

Thank you! You too. I’m looking forward to it. And the best thing is I can always come back and visit Cumbria whenever I want to.

[@OliverKitkat]

Yes you can have you been up troops mountains with a trip if not . Loved in Spain 20 years not utopia but never looked back you and your wife enjoy your new life ❤

[@PathToPaphos]

@@OliverKitkat yes, there is an RAF radar base up there in Troodos

[@OliverKitkat]

This is predictive text should of been Troodos 🙃😊

[@PathToPaphos]

@@OliverKitkat I gathered that, don’t worry lol

[@AlpalWB]

No one who is from the UK ever cared about the Uk weather until the economics and demographics of this country went down the toilet. As problems got worse the weather started to impact us.

[@PathToPaphos]

I did. I remember sitting in a dugout “Sanger” ( a hole in the ground for guards to observe from) on exercise with the RAF in 1981 and it was lashing it down with sleet so fast that the Sanger was slowly filling up ankle deep and I distinctly hating the UK weather even then lol

[@skylongskylong1982]

What is best part of Cyprus to settle financially. Greek side, or Turkish side. As you were Officer in the Air Training Corps, can you shop on the Sovereign U.K. bases ?

[@PathToPaphos]

Almost certainly the Greek side. The only country which recognises the TRNC (north Cyprus) is Turkey so there is no international trade. Cyprus is actively promoting international commerce especially of the “digital nomad” kind. As for The Sovereign Base shops, unfortunately not I’m afraid. Neither my Regular, reserve or volunteer reserve service allows me to

[@timfalder4707]

Good luck to you, don't blame you for getting out and seeking a better life. My one piece of advice for what it's worth..get on the carnivore diet, it will change your life 👍

[@PathToPaphos]

Thanks for that, I can’t ever see me becoming vegan with all the wonderful meats on a Cypriot mezze

[@PathToPaphos]

@@Sorbzski99 no, I couldn’t manage that. My son pretty much does that except for bread

[@margaridanormandes1907]

Not a good piece of advise. Meat is full of saturated fat. Much better and healthier to live without it. Also it causes certain cancers, especially processed meat.

[@beef720]

Good video britain is done

[@stevo728822]

I think you are going to find the Cypriot Summers unbearably hot and humid.

[@PathToPaphos]

Yes, although we are pretty used to them now. We are keeping a vehicle and our caravan in the UK. Our aim is to spend Jul/Aug holidaying over here when it’s really hot over there

[@md2320]

I wish you well. Nice armed forces pension helps 👍 some of us are stuck with what we've got..... Riding a bike up a hill so to speak 🤣😂🤣

[@PathToPaphos]

Unfortunately not a full armed forces pension ☹️☹️

[@md2320]

@@PathToPaphos still managing to get out of town 😂🤣😂🤣👍

[@jimmyjohnstone5878]

Losing weight would easeyour arthritis symptoms.

[@Warnz60]

Not necessarily. I have arthritis and not overweight but winter months are awful. If I had money I would definitely emigrate somewhere warmer.

[@galdessa1]

Not sure about not needing a visa. those days are gone.

[@PathToPaphos]

I’m going on an EU (Irish) passport so don’t need visa. UK passport I would need work visa

[@juliawigger9796]

I love Cyprus. But its too close to Syria and islam state to the north.

[@PathToPaphos]

That is a worry, especially because of the immigration problem from Syria. Yes, they have that sort of immigration issues over there too

[@plasterer1672]

Your close too Islam in Britain . Way mass immigration is going . It will not be long before we become a majority Muslim country. If people keep voting for main three parties it will certainly happen.

[@TheMerlinshawk]

What happens to your tax status and benefits

[@PathToPaphos]

That’s one of the things I’m calling my accountants for as it looses me. I do know that the tax threshold is higher in Cyprus and the standard rate of tax is a much lower percentage.

[@Buffalobill58]

What a loss !

[@peetsnort]

Like a stinky toilet. Id give cypress a little while. At least till Israel has calmed down. Plenty of islands/fish in the Mediterranean

[@chefpablo9157]

All the best Brian. Whilst I would take issue with many of the points you made I wish you well all the same. Essentially you’re going off on a long holiday - no more, no less. I’m sure you’ve earned it, but the UK hasn’t been too bad for you if you can afford to do this.

[@PathToPaphos]

Thank you for the kind words and yes, of course you are allowed to take issue and have alternate views. I will challenge the “long holiday” viewpoint though and the benefits given though. I’m totally committed to seeing my days out away from the UK. Indeed I challenge the terms of being British, in my mind I’ve never been British, I’m English and now officially Irish too. For me I’ve felt that the political and cultural society in the UK has put barriers up all the way through my life from high taxation, restrictive bureaucracy etc and that I’m now able to break away “despite” the efforts of Britain rather than “because” of the efforts of Britain. I often feel that for most of my life I was sold a lie. However, my thoughts and views do not mean that everyone has to agree with me. Very best wishes

[@anthonybrown4874]

Oh mate the Dentist would be delighted to pop in a couple of implants as its their big earning opportunity they charge too much in the UK as greed and lack of competition keep private prices high. Sorry you feel the need to leave gods county by that i mean Cumbria I like Paphos too but just be careful with your health out there as youre a big chap and theres no NHS to fall back on are you keeping a residence back in thr UK as a lifeboat?

[@PathToPaphos]

Yes, the health is an important thing for us both but it appears far better than the UK at the moment. My wife is an A&E Ambulance medic and former nurse she’s been totally pro NHS all her life but even she says it’s broken. I am keeping my UK house but renting it out to my son (he currently lives at home) and we are renting over there. It would only really become a bolthole should the civil war start up again (unlikely) or the troubles in Lebanon/Palestien/Gaza/Israel spill over onto Cyprus, again unlikely

[@davidholgate123]

The amount of videos I've seen like this, where they criticise the NHS just before emigrating abroad and then get seriously ill and fly back to use the NHS and saying how wonderful the NHS is to them is a hell of a lot... I've just seen another one where a dude has a right pop at the NHS, gets very ill in Thailand just after moving there and even though he had good insurance, the posh Thai hospitals were giving a misdiagnosis and he was going downhill so he was flown back to the UK and the NHS, diagnosed him properly within 24hrs, operated on his brain very quickly after and he completely changed within a week to be more like his old self and then was put on radiotherapy and now has his freedom again after being left paralysed and helpless in Thailand... I've seen this so many times... People need to be careful not to get on the bandwagon of having a go at the NHS because from my experience, they are amazing and you never know when you might need them, even after just emigrating!

[@juliawigger9796]

The NHS marvellous. .? My mother died on ward toilet hospital floor. My father was tormented when i warned them to sedate him before a mri. Sent me home and actually patted me on the head, with a broken knee cap. My husband died in agony of lung cancer. Say again?

[@davidholgate123]

@@juliawigger9796 My life has been saved by the NHS twice, my wife once, I've had multiple successful operations and they've saved my wife's foot... I had free eyecare, medication and dentistry when I used to be poor... My mother has had her life saved more times than I can remember, including with multiple cancers, has had multiple operations, including some very complicated rare ones, gets free travel to the hospital each week where she's picked up from her door, recieves continual medication and support free that must go into the hundreds of thousands of pounds each year and is kept mentally stable by a fantastic team... They've also successfully operated on my children a few times without any issues either!... We all have a story to tell and in reality, there's a middle ground away from all the NHS bashing that's trendy these days... I'm not wishing ill on anyone but like I said, I've seen so many of these types of videos where they moan about the NHS when they're about to leave the UK and praise another country's health service without really experiencing it and then get ill shorty after emigrating but have to come back to the UK to use the NHS to sort them out properly and then cry like a baby that they were wrong about the NHS... I've seen that happen so many times with KZbinrs now.

[@Warnz60]

Hardly efficient. It’s terrible. It took me three months to get a bilateral mastectomy as I had breast cancer for the third time. So many people I know, family and neighbours, have had failed knee, hip and shoulder replacements. As for a GP, I haven’t seen one at all. Nurses seem to do all the work.

[@normanlee31]

Ed?

[@aurangzebsial4007]

Love from Punjab Pakistan ❤❤