Is everyone leaving the UK?

[@fernandopassaia]

I’m a Brazilian Software Engineer, and I moved to the UK in 2020. I’ve been working here ever since. In December, I left my position as a Manager at AON, and I’ll be leaving the UK very soon. The reasons are simple: horrible weather, bad food, rising living costs due to inflation, exorbitant taxes-I paid £6,834 in taxes last month (I got a good agreement to leave the company - 40% was taken by the government)-while everyone else seems to be receiving benefits from the government except me. The ridiculous house prices and rental costs, the declining NHS, and the growing violence all contribute to my decision. I’m out! Me and My Wife (HR Advisor) - two more to count in...

[@martinluke9470]

@fernandopassaia Best decision of your life. UK is in terminal decline. I left in 1976.

[@JeffreyLear]

@@martinluke9470 Really? We haven't missed you.

[@Enormous866]

Bye

[@Enormous866]

GOOD. GO

[@edwardburroughs1489]

I'm always interested in this idea that Britain has bad food. What can you purchase elsewhere that is not available in the UK? Ive been to Spain a couple of times recently (a place where people commonly stereotype British food negatively) and to my 'surprise' (apart from still having fish counters in the supermarkets) the items in the shops were the same as in the UK. Also I visited two of the worst restaurants (by far) that I have ever been to and a cafe in Sevilla (which was heavily populated locals and tourists) which served sandwiches that were more like old ships biscuits, they were vastly inferior to anything Ive had the misfortune to be served in the UK. From my albeit limited personal experience Id say that Spanish supermarkets are marginally better than here, but the food available in restaurants, particularly in busy areas, is much worse. The best eatery Ive encountered in Spain is the cafe in El Corte Ingles, which is very decent and reasonably priced TBF.

[@Iveraghboy]

Just getting out of London helped me, felt I was mentally physically drowning, so now we live in the countryside, born again

[@SamCaan-b1o]

We tried that but people in the country side are so bored they just drink, cycle, and drink some more.

[@pataleno]

I left Paddington London in 1989 and back then it was a bad mistake financially. I returned recently and realised actually it was a good move. London is pretty bad now in parts.

[@optical-illusion9996]

Brighton has gone done hill, probably not as bad as London but still. I grew up in the country, need to return to it asap

[@DoorCam-l7y]

Moved abroad and I pay zero tax.....!

[@michaelgreen5515]

​@@SamCaan-b1ohaha just don't drink. There is loads to do

[@johntheaccountant5594]

"Brain Drain" Anyone with a brain and enough money is leaving.

[@llamudos9809]

You say brain drain. I have not seen any intelligence or common sense from anyone born after the 80s

[@GoldKingsMan]

Draining the Swamp

[@johntheaccountant5594]

@@GoldKingsMan Filling the swamp with scummy immigrants that are breeding.

[@paulmessenger9836]

How do you work that out

[@michaelgreen5515]

Has left already. Only us mugs left😂

[@katherinemacgilchrist852]

Wow. 23%. I don’t blame them. At least some people have their eyes open.

[@ianhamilton3113]

The survey is from a currency provider. They probably surveyed their customers. Bit doggy to say the least.

[@X5493-c7p]

@@ianhamilton3113No point asking poor people there’re going nowhere that and they wouldn’t be able to claim their handouts if they left 😂

[@dazzer_]

The demographic skews the data here. Only 79,000 British citizens emigrated from the UK in the year ending June 2024. That represents approximately 0.12% of the UK's population, assuming a total population of about 67 million.

[@ianhamilton3113]

@@X5493-c7p And no point asking the general population either. Stick to where the figure can be skewed.

[@ianhamilton3113]

@@dazzer_ And that's the British citizens going out. Minus, the ones coming back.

[@alex-s8j9r]

The UK has NEVER supported it's people or veterans. All governments have encouraged visitors en masse.

[@georgegeorge4921]

100% correct 👍

[@osborne9255]

I suspect that the governments have always feared and hated Union power (or lower class collusion) so they've kept the workers squashed down intentionally to curb it.

[@RichardPadden-q7k]

Criminals.

[@Spencer_White]

Would if we could, feels like our Government want the full WEF agenda, all public services in a poor state, high taxes, high cost of living and it seems ultra unsafe on the streets.

[@Johng56]

Agree this all going to plan in UK unfortunately, shameful what they have done to our once amazing country

[@pauls3075]

This is the Great Reset in action. They are resetting everyone's bank balance to zero and we all have to start again.

[@JamesSmith-qs4hx]

I'm surrounded by people who share neither my ancestry nor my culture nor my values - not even my language. The only similarity this place has to the city I was born and raised in are the GPS coordinates; everything else has changed, and not for the better.

[@studas2011]

💯

[@peteinthepocket9208]

well starmer did say he prefers davos

[@neilbrandon]

Lesson should already be learnt.... It feels like we are on a UK Titanic, but this time some of us can see the icebergs...

[@nickwright3746]

Very well put. I’m outa this shxt hole

[@maratonlegendelenemirei3352]

I saw the iceberg in 1999. We hit the iceberg in 2007 which was the same year I left the sinking UK.

[@grantmaxwell8295]

@@maratonlegendelenemirei3352 where did you move to?

[@My-Name-is-Khan]

If uk wants survive , it has to part of USA.

[@moosky7344]

​@@maratonlegendelenemirei3352when the banks had to be bailed out, letting people borrow for sky rocketing house price's,pushing house price's up and up,until the banks surprisingly ran out of money,now most can't afford those high house prices which never came back down,thanks bankers

[@paulc1352]

I'm in Florida and have several neighbors from the UK. They said the UK is not the place to be now.

[@Ireniicus]

I prefer UK to your hurricanes and terrible politics.

[@annoyingchannel8812]

@@Ireniicus Terrible politics? Like Islamisation, open borders, crime explosion, economic and free speech collapse and support of a neo Nazi cabal in Ukraine?

[@christophermo13]

We are in UK considering moving to Miami. So we will have our Little London in between Little Haiti and Little Havana! 🤣

[@sanchopanches]

​@@Ireniicushere are good politics😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jard-z4i]

Sadly true for us. We've started looking into the process of leaving 😔

[@russelloliver3040]

We came back to UK because we were seperated throughout the 'deadly' pandemic by government mandates. But we'll be out in 24 months, there are too many reasons to cite for leaving, but when your local vets is in better condition than your Doctors surgery you know its time to bail.

[@SwenglishSteve650]

Left 30 years ago, Its painful to see how England is now, I was back for Christmas to visit fam & couldn't believe how dilapidated everything was , sad

[@RyanRocket-t6v]

You make it sound like Lebanon

[@timwest2322]

@@RyanRocket-t6v No, that won't happen for a decade or two.

[@rjw4762]

@@RyanRocket-t6v Bradford already IS. I was there last summer.

[@maximt1401]

Where did you move to ?

[@johntheaccountant5594]

Emigrating to Thailand in 2025. Enough is enough and the situation is not reversible and can only get worse.

[@richardattridge3182]

Would love to retire to Thailand. I’m working on it, hopefully by the time I’m 57, I’ll be looking to leave.

[@grantmaxwell8295]

What’s the visa restrictions? Though it was pretty extreme a high £££ like near a £1mil considering is a few pounds for a meal in a restaurant (I’ve not looked into it fully)

[@johntheaccountant5594]

@@grantmaxwell8295 Retirement Visa is obtained from 50 years old. Need to deposit 800,000 baht (£20,000) in a Thai bank account. Cost of Visa is about £40 a year. You do not even need health insurance.

[@tancreddehauteville764]

Your UK state pension won't be increased in Thailand as there is no mutual agreement. Philippines would be better.

[@chrisreed3929]

@@tancreddehauteville764 I thought the situation was the same in Philippines wrt to state pension but please correct me if I'm wrong as it is an easy option for me (Filipina Wife).

[@rusticrye5413]

I'm one of those thinking of moving abroad in the next 12 months. I'm 72, so the sooner the better!

[@sanchopanches]

I am the same, just 6 years less by age. No more time to "be strong" or "fight for life". May be for somebody is OK start every next months with debts £2000 on all the bills, but I fed up.

[@Craig121000]

You sucked the best from your country and now want to leave. You really are the selfish generation.

[@Beachsider]

It's harder as you get older. I'm also 72 and thinking of moving back to UK at least for a year. This will give me the outstanding Pension Rise that you DONT GET WHEN YOU LIVE ABROAD

[@joesoy9185]

Just ensure that the country you move to has good, affordable health and social care.

[@joesoy9185]

@@Beachsider When living in the EEA (European Economic Area), UK pensioners still receive pension rises. Other countries like Switzerland have an agreement whereby UK pensioners receive pension rises.

[@hockysa]

Most that want to leave can’t afford to leave.

[@davidcampbell3642]

Mostly the layabouts who didn't study at school and can't get off their backsides to improve themselves.

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

You can’t afford not to leave honestly

[@hockysa]

@ that’s also true. that’s a rock and a hard place for some.

[@DB-bk6pn]

Cant afford to stay.

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

@@DB-bk6pn I had money and assets lived in Hamptons NY and expatriated in 2015 before they took it all from me Best thing I ever did

[@Freddie-Moses]

The UK has imported the third world and is becoming a third world country fast. If I could leave then I would.

[@GoldKingsMan]

Londonistan

[@gerryparker7699]

Have you considered who benefits from this immigration? Strange how Brexit was going to stop this as we controlled our borders but didn't. Yet the same government spouting about controlling it went onto have astronomical numbers. Almost like the Tories wanted it to. Those that win on immigration are the very wealthy who's land and property is inflated in price due to demand with no actual need to do anything. Meanwhile they have kept a lid on building reducing supply and again inflating demand. In addition those extra workers can work in factories ..... for the wealthy! And finally if you import workers you keep wages down ....... =win for the wealthy! etc etc The problem is the rich running the UK for the rich !!!

[@tancreddehauteville764]

Same in most western countries though.

[@Johng56]

​@@tancreddehauteville764by design, well done Poland for standing up to it

[@luigi.-]

And now ull be imported as 3 world too 🎉 Australia should quickly do something about it

[@aboomination897]

Fun fact: poor people mostly can't move, for reasons like..well, money and skillset.

[@nitram1342]

I left England 29 years ago. Had to to find a decent job. Been in HK ever since. I was born and bred in North West London. The company has business in UK so I get to go back and I no longer recognize London and would NEVER return to UK. Asia is leaps and bounds better, safer, cleaner and much more people friendly.

[@sanchopanches]

I bet you felt arrived to Karachi😂

[@lordprotector3367]

Most people from HK are over here now.

[@stevegeek]

I visited HK a few times on business and loved it, though this was before China took over. Vibrant, friendly and lovely climate (mostly).

[@lloydfrancis9149]

You mean Harlesden or stonebridge council estates😂😂😂 no I'm joking I'm from Shepherd's bush and I moved to Dallas Texas USA in my life quality has gone up substantially.

[@nitram1342]

@@lloydfrancis9149 Worked in Harlesden, and went to Harlesden Tech. But lived in Hayes. Thinking about it. Maybe more West, than NW😂

[@mattmckeon1688]

A major deterrent to emigrating is that the ever popular anglosphere destinations are in as bad or worse state when it comes to the cost of living, especially housing.

[@mattmckeon1688]

Lower cost non-English speaking countries are doable if you have an income from the UK. Otherwise you'll take an equivalent hit on salary that offsets whatever you save on living costs.

[@simontist]

@@mattmckeon1688 there's more to life than money.

[@lanceatone]

@@simontist and no life without money

[@savioblanc]

Every single Anglosphere country, including the UK, seems to vehemently hate its Anglo citizens and seemingly seems to want to replace the population with literally South Asians, Filipinos and Africans. They've made deals with these foreign governments to mass migrate millions over the next 10 yrs into these countries.

[@richguest]

I left broken Britain years ago and have been living a nomadic life, working in the oil and gas industry in Angola and spending time in Southeast Asia. I haven’t looked back!

[@leeii337]

ah Angola, now there's a bastion of freedom........

[@littleones-yeahh]

@@leeii337when you arent a citizen you are free. the worst thing about britain is the oppressive government

[@pauls3204]

I also work in Angola oil n gas and have just bought a house in Portugal Should have done it years ago but life gets in the way . UK is a dirty expensive soon to be third world toilet. Also got Irish passport couple years ago .

[@pauls3204]

@@leeii337he works there ( same as me) he doesn’t live there .

[@RhiannonFan]

"working in the oil and gas industry, eh? Well paid, but a significant risk of serious injury. If injured, will you rely on whatever heath services are available in Angola? Or will you come crawling back to 'broken Britain' expecting treatment on the NHS?

[@slider799]

Theres stuff badly wrong in UK society. A lot of the young people just can't have a vision of a future in the UK. The relationships between men and women have fallen apart and their is little or no chance of the younger people buying houses and raising a family. Its been made so difficult to "do the right thing" in the UK. Everywhere you look you get punished for success(65% tax rates or worse) and rewarded for failure in terms of bailouts / benfifits.

[@simontist]

The male/female thing is ironic because with the high house prices, you'd think that would drive young people to couple up. So they REALLY must not get along.

[@Demmie-nl2qh]

@@simontist result of the education system, no doubt. All as intended. They don't want the commoners breeding anymore, or have you noticed that?

[@jimmyjones9780]

Having no family made it very easy for me to clear up my life in the U.K as a Chinese woman was waiting for me to arrive in Hong Kong .... Going back to 1991 .... She had a very young family .... Lived in a Government House in Quarry Bay and had a small jewelry business in Tuen Wan .... I was a Senior Design Engineer in the Petro/Chem game and was finishing off a long contract in Saudi, so once that was complete, I joined my wife in Hong Kong, never to work again .... On reflection .... Having had no parents and having done well at school; I grew up quickly and was able to plan a simple but demanding structure for both my future education and employment. Having never been back to the U.K. it was becoming a shit hole when I left so God knows what it's like now .... Cheers .... N.

[@alexpervanoglu7420]

I moved to Spain. A few things I would say. Learn the language. Living here is nowhere near as cheap as you think. Taxes, particularly if self employed are considerably higher than in the UK. And if you can't cope with hot hot weather don't come at all. Summers are relentless.

[@ColinAtkins-j3h]

Your comment is spot on the winters are also long and cold here in Granada Province. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦊

[@alexpervanoglu7420]

@ColinAtkins-j3h Ah they're not that bad, I'm just down the road in La Alpujarra. 1000m up. Nowhere near as insufferable as UK winters. I suppose it depends if you're above or below the snowline.

[@ColinAtkins-j3h]

@alexpervanoglu7420 I'm at the same height more or less it ay too bad but I wouldn't live at this height again can't see the point in coming to Spain and being cold . Tek care . 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦊

[@alexpervanoglu7420]

@ColinAtkins-j3h Well the coast is the only real option and even that was cold in Motril today. At least it's mostly sunny. I deal with cold better than the 40+ everyday in the summer. Still the truck cab has aircon so never bad either way at work.

[@ColinAtkins-j3h]

@alexpervanoglu7420 yes it's better than the UK once you get use to it personally I wouldn't live at the coast too many people too humid flooding etc . Tek care 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦊

[@charleswatson7281]

I have 2 sons both have successful businesses. One left the uk 2 years ago when Hunt put up business taxes and my other son leaves next week. They will both be living in Dubai. So instead of getting fleeced by this and the last government the UK will now get NOTHING….and this is happening for thousands of successful business people and entrepreneurs.

[@mrscreamer379]

yup. I will be spending my pension (life savings) into someone else's economy having deferred all those taxes for all those years. They are just too greedy. 40%! They have no idea what a laffer curve is.

[@joesoy9185]

Why after two years am I leaving Dubai ? YT (all facts)

[@mcarlsson74]

@@joesoy9185 Well I live in a historically poor part of Wales, and there is no way you would catch me living in Dubai. Most of the British expat channels are hylics. Only a hylic could seriously enjoy living in places like Dubai or Singapore over Snowdonia, most of the South-West, most of the England-Wales border, Wye Valley, Northumbria, the Borders, parts of East Anglia, much of Scotland, or virtually all of Northern Ireland outside of Belfast. Fancying a change is totally understandable, but I seriously question the taste of the some of the people, along with why their channels are being promoted by the algorithm suddenly.

[@joesoy9185]

@@mcarlsson74 There are so many videos on YT why people are leaving/have left Dubai. No-one should go there without looking at them and taking in real facts.

[@maximt1401]

​@@joesoy9185 the grass always seems greener somewhere else... Until reality bites 😉

[@lawLess-fs1qx]

I don't think the girl from accounts has our back. Looks like she'll be dipping into our poverty level wages soon. £9 billion in pay rises for civil servants is insane when we are borrowing more money to pay the interest on the current debt.

[@eliotgoodfellow7294]

and sending that money to foreign countries.

[@cupra2Jock.]

All to make our £ worth less. This is DELIBERATE. Believe me, these people are not THAT stupid.

[@bikusmoto59]

Rachel from Halifax Complaints Department was actually promoted out of the way from the Bank of England. 😮

[@anDromedaIOT]

I saw your previous post on leaving, i retired recently. I get depressed in winter here, SAD is a horrible condition. I hate the nasty trade of politics/news and found i am completely free or ignorant of it when working abroad. I am renting my house out and renting in Spain/Portugal haven't decided yet. I like learning foreign languages and if i enjoy i will sell. Malaga is spotlessly clean and makes me good.

[@JamesKerr-z4o]

My advice is don’t sell if you ever want to return, keep renting it out and rent where you are going to. My parents moved to Spain and returning is not possible. My mother is in a nursing home in Spain and she speaks no Spanish. She is well cared for, but very isolated.

[@Jard-z4i]

This is a dilemma for us with leaving. We've almost paid off the mortgage here and the question is do we sell or keep hold and rent it 🤔 How difficult is it to let out whilst living abroad?

[@JamesKerr-z4o]

@ I know people that do it, but they get advice. I don’t know the details, all I know property has increased so much in the UK, my parents can’t return. I doubt my father would want to return and as for mother, I have no idea, she is in a care home for the reason she cannot make decisions. It gets complicated if my farther dies first as I need to get her pension and my father’s assets to fund the care. I’ll have to work it out, but if you don’t have a person to this it would be hell, I imagine, there is no social care in countries like Spain it’s up to the relatives to look after them or pay the the care home.

[@Jard-z4i]

@JamesKerr-z4o yeah that's the thing, if we did sell then that would pretty much leave us in a bad position if we ever needed to come back for whatever reason. Property is so expensive now it would be near impossible to start again. My father passed 11 years ago and my mother has said she's not too keen on me leaving which is another dilemma, although she said she fully understands with the state of the UK right now.

[@JamesKerr-z4o]

@ get advice from people that know more than me, but my father had to sell his villa, and rents a great apartment now for €450 a month, this is tiny compared to the rent he could have rented his his UK property for. If you are going to a cheap country rent is cheap

[@Silhouettek]

While 23% would like to leave...the reality is very difficult and different. You need good skills and or occupation and you also need a good amount of savings...the younger you are the better and easier and getting a work visa is not easy either. Very few Brits have a second langauge too. Australia is MORE expensive than the UK...not easy to get a visa unless skilled. What's your health like....you'll pay for that abroad. There is NO mass exodus...only wish list....basically its bollocks Those with big savings and no or little family ties will find it easy...like most things in life.

[@bossman674]

These are the arguments I hear all the time but the reality is very different. It is more expensive but relative to how much you earn, it’s actually cheaper cost of living. Many websites illustrate this. I agree with other points you’ve made for sure, but the ‘more expensive’ point isn’t true

[@chrisfranklin2104]

Diana - nobody, but nobody, in their right mind would move from Uk to Canada now. Take a good look ...

[@welshhibby]

Canada is currently an extreme left wing hell hole. Hopefully with Justin the supply teacher gone things may change.

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Canada. Uhh no

[@tedthesailor172]

Agreed. Trudeau has already done to Canada what Starmer is busy doing to the UK. Imagine Britain after 10 years of Starmer and you'll be living in Canada...

[@molecatcher3383]

I find it hard to belive that Canada is worse that the UK. The UK is sinking fast and it is unrecognisable as the land I once called home.

[@niu9432]

@@tedthesailor172 LOL - said after tories rule between 2010 and 2024. At least don't worry about brain drain. Nothing to drain in Your case mate 🤣

[@dallassukerkin6878]

I was nearly out of here, moving to Finland, when Brexit hit and spoiled my plans. I have been looking this way and that seeking for an exit that won't put me in a worse situation ever since. The irony is that why most of we native Brits are trying to emigrate is the unwanted immigration tide that has wrecked the country. If we got a strong willed government in power who clears out all those that have invaded our shores (with no intent of integrating) then I strongly suspect that the number of those seeking to flee will decline greatly.

[@sanchopanches]

Does it matter they want "integrate" or not? They perfectly integrated to what they are.....before they arrived. This country is not for life anymore. Just yesterday friend of mine returned on his electric bike from work. Time was about midnight. Two blacks stopped him on the roundabout with knives and "asked" to get off. He is just over 30 yo, at home young wife and two little kids. That is all about their "integration"

[@pebetetete]

They're closing in tho. You need a developed country that won't speak English like Japan, the language is a natural barrier. I pray that Japan gets ahead once we have epigenetic reprogramming, they can tackle aging

[@jas.oncroft]

I think it's also the mindset of some Brits and who we vote into government that are too blame. Voting Tories for 14 years, what did people think and now we have the labour Tory party.

[@ahmadfsalam]

Oh dear, you didn't get to leave, must be hell in your mind if you think the UK is being 'invaded', we'd be better off without the likes of, but will have to put with your bigotry, xenophobia and racism until you leave... and rather hypocritically become an immigrant elsewhere. Oh, an 'invasion' is when an Imperial Army invades a country that had 23% of the world's economy, imprisons the King on an island, kills the two princes remaining (praising the killing officer, who got himself killed soon after, in parliament), starves the local population to death to feed itself (no not the Irish Republic, though they had this experience too), pits religious groups against one another (divide and conquer) to the point that it becomes unmanageable at which point it leaves after 200 years of occupation (over 75 years ago), by the end of which the country only had 3% of the world's economy. Which country? The rump part of it overtook the UK in terms of the size of the economy two years ago; was famously said by Lord Curzon "As long as we rule **** we are the greatest power in the world. If we lose it, we shall drop to a third-rate power."

[@simontist]

@@pebetetete just like Sweden was the test case for COVID policy, Japan is the test case for immigration policy.

[@SimonWallwork]

Eastern Europe is nice. Been in Bulgaria 4 years now. Cheap, warm, no woke.

[@FakenameStevens]

That's nice. I don't think I'll move out of the UK when I get older but if I was to move I'd go to eastern Europe. What about the corruption and poverty and different identity? Bulgaria can't have better public services than the UK right? Our government spending a year is higher than Bulgaria's entire GDP, it wouldn't make sense to me.

[@fedegroxo]

@FakenameStevens You say that, but you probably don't have to wait half a year to get a dentist to look at your mouth in Bulgaria

[@josepfgrant9093]

Nice. I may look at it. What is the current job market like in Bulgaria? Opportunities for young professionals? Average salaries?

[@Henry_Defence]

@FakenameStevens Bulgaria offers a mix of pros and cons. It has good weather, stunning nature, low taxes, and relatively few restrictions. Public services are comparable to the UK, with the option to pay for faster healthcare and no significant issues with diagnostics. However, law enforcement is lax, infrastructure needs improvement, and the job market is limited outside Sofia, which has abundant opportunities. Varna and Plovdiv, while economically quieter, stand out for their history and natural charm. In the end, all that matters are our priorities and whether we feel like we belong. If we don't feel a sense of belonging, no place on this planet will make us truly feel well.

[@KarolisZvirgzdas]

Most of eastern public services are pretty good. Specially seeing a doctor. I had few problems that included surgery and few months of recovery. Last time I had one it only took 2 days to see the surgeon and I was on the table in next few days. With regular reviews with him for next month or so. It wasn't something life threatening and I still got top notch treatment. You have everything there, plus good weather. Lol

[@alex-s8j9r]

South Africa!!!!! It can be dangerous there. I wish I had left the UK 25 years ago when I wanted but didn't because of family, but now I am trapped here as don't have the money or earning power to leave. Biggest regret of my life. The UK is fkd after the last 15 years of Tory governments and Liebour incompetence and lies resulting in huge numbers of new comers entering the UK many of them a drain on our economy. Neither do I want to live under Sharia law. If money was not an issue or bureaucracy then it would be the US now Trump is pretty much back in power or Poland. Any where that does not encourage or permit the medieval death cult.

[@sabinekoch3448]

I’ve lived in South Africa all my life and you are right- it isn’t that easy and has its dangers. But I know many Europeans and British particularly, who love it here.

[@steverooke1717]

Morocco🤔👍

[@alex-s8j9r]

@ Maybe downtown Jo'burg reminds them of home?

[@alex-s8j9r]

@ Is slam hick.

[@Markmademusic]

I left 14 years ago for China, best decision I ever made. I was a teacher in Leeds, now a teacher in a small town north of Shanghai. It’s not easy, you really have to want it and work hard to make it work. But the rewards, both financially and in terms of personal satisfaction, outweigh any initial hardship.

[@clivegreen7139]

Agreed! 17 years in China so far for me. Originally from London.

[@Boop-G]

I will take my husband back to my home country: China.

[@thomasmeredith9124]

Yes I'm leaving Dianne. Retired at Christmas and have already started to plan my move. The cost of living in UK is far too high, taxes far too high, the services are very poor and so is the weather.

[@maximt1401]

Where to ?

[@DavidLockett-x4b]

I moved to Western Australia over 40 years ago, which was the best thing I ever did. Of course there are plenty of people here who complain, just as they did when they lived in the UK.

[@mondujar279]

I don’t suppose ‘everyone’ is leaving otherwise the place would be empty. I saw someone this morning so at least there are two of us left

[@truckerfromreno]

Empty? They are flooding the place with immigrants, the population is rocketing.

[@PaulB-q3d]

1.2 mil in last year, there's a steady stream 'sailing' over to replace those leaving.

[@dazzer_]

The demographic skews the data here. Only 79,000 British citizens emigrated from the UK in the year ending June 2024. That represents approximately 0.12% of the UK's population, assuming a total population of about 67 million.

[@mrscreamer379]

The elites believe "all men are created equal" so replacing you is easy. They are about to find out that they most certainly are not.

[@deniseg-hill1730]

The qualified and skilled are leaving. The unqualified uneducated are incoming with whom we have nothing in common, especially their religion and culture

[@kenneths1585]

My daughters abandoned the UK in August 2024 as they no longer felt safe, and considered that there was no prospects for their future in the UK. The country has been prioritised for immigrants over Indigenous citizens by successive governments. If I were younger and had the means to leave, I would also go.

[@aa-gr2jh]

What garbage. The UK is in decline because you can't plunder other countries and get free resources. What, did you think the colonies were for fun? Blaming a few million immigrants who are mostly concentrated in a major cites, is very ignorant.

[@vkt2805]

If your daughters were actually contributing to the demographic decline of the UK, - the government wouldn't have to open up borders for those who is willing to make a lot of babies.

[@moviestudioland]

BREXIT attempted to fix the Brussels immigration mandate problem.

[@cupra2Jock.]

Brexit would have worked. The elites didn't think the British would be so wise to vote for it and they still didn't let us have 'brexit'

[@mcarlsson74]

Most English women have very liberal political views. They wanted this.

[@purplerocket4300]

Everyone thinks the grass is greener on the other side. They don't realize that everyone's in the shit. Not just Britain.

[@Andygb78]

I think each place has different problems. I've always liked the idea of emigrating to the US or Canada, but don't meet the entrance criteria & lack the money to do so. No doubt there are problems in those countries too, but it does seem that the UK has a particularly toxic culture, class system, multiculturalism, crabs in a bucket mentality, that is worse than the culture of the majority of other western countries.

[@mcarlsson74]

@@Andygb78 What exactly do you mind by 'crabs in the bucket' mentality? In my experience, the English don't support and respect their own intelligent people, and basically view them as a threat. So the workplace is just a bunch of average people using sneaky techniques to attempt to get ahead. Then everyone complains about things not working that well.

[@maximt1401]

I totally agree 👍🏼

[@andyballard1883]

Raiding my private pension for 40% IHT was the last straw, my kids future financial stability up in smoke from the last budget. Being forced to shoulder the financial burden in day to day energy and food prices is bad enough but now having to hand over 10 years of planning for my kids for a choice I didn't make is disgusting. Country is on its knees and will not recover

[@richsmart321]

Thats the point though. It's called a private pension because it's there for your retirement - not as a tax avoidance scheme for inheritance. Enjoy your move abroad though

[@andyballard1883]

@richsmart321 that's not the point I'm making, it's the fact that it hasn't changed in over 10 years and as a single person I don't have the benefit of doubling up allowances that married people do so I am already penalized. I'm just an ordinary person not a super rich guy so they should have lifted the allowance threshold to 1 million if they wanted to hit the rich and not trap ordinary people

[@gerryparker7699]

@@andyballard1883 Ah but the rich (wealth wise) always threaten to leave the country ........ hang on a minute!

[@gerryparker7699]

@@andyballard1883 We are being royally screwed both in this country and the US by the super wealthy. The ones with assets and opportunities to play the system are so great they don't actually obey the same taxation system as the rest of us. There are legal loopholes they can use to "minimise" their exposure to taxes. Perfectly legal of course and if I was cynical I could argue they were put there for exactly that purpose.

[@tancreddehauteville764]

Before the so-called 'pension freedoms' were introduced by Osborne you had to buy an annuity with your pension. You seem to forget that. A pension fund is supposed to provide for your pension - nothing else!! It's not there to use as you want. Otherwise what's the point of the tax incentives?

[@dwtn164]

I left 14 years ago from London to Singapore for a better job and much better lifestyle..was fed up with high taxes, bad transport, housing costs, bad weather and many things ....which have deteriorated more since 2011. I am unlikely to return to the UK to live or retire ..a recent visit confirmed things have got worse (healthcare, crime, and cost of living ) and do not look like improving with the new Govt.

[@shaunpierce4174]

I lived in England almost all of my life. Almost exactly one year ago I left and now live in Vietnam. I have absolutely zero desire to return to England, it's going down the shitter big time, I just feel bad for the people I left behind.

[@tedthesailor172]

You might as well move abroad today, as being in the UK itself is almost like living abroad. Yesterday, I visited a hospital AE for the first time in a very long time - driven there by a Romanian cabby - and it was rather like one of those charitable TV advertisements for distressed second/third world countries. Curiously, I visited 3 different receptions before being attended by one doctor. I mentioned that it seemed rather busy today. She said it was like that every day now. I took time to study the milling crowds awaiting their turn. I should think at least half were foreign nationals. The air was filled by an unintelligible polyglot babble topped-off by screaming, disobedient black children. And I'm told that the NHS is prioritising immigrants. "Enrichment is our Strength" said a judge while imprisoning a Briton for posting something inappropriate on Facebook. I'm guessing His Honour had a private healthcare plan...

[@tonyh1460]

Brilliant post - sums up that the UK is the worlds most stupid country

[@molecatcher3383]

"asylum seekers" are on the official list of those who are to be treated first in the NHS.

[@khiburgess5848]

Almost a quarter are considering leaving thats seismic.

[@ianashton1593]

Considering and doing are two completely different stories.

[@khiburgess5848]

@ianashton1593 Obviously but even if 10% leave that's incredible I am one of them.

[@ianashton1593]

@ Wouldn’t even be 10%, in most cases now to move to another country worth living in you need specialist skills they don’t as a country have or large amounts of money to invest. Many people who’d like to leave often don’t have either so are stuck here whether they like it or not. Left in 1997 to work overseas so I speak from experience, spent 15 years in China and 5 in Vietnam. Best of luck wherever you are moving to, I hope it goes well for you.

[@khiburgess5848]

@ianashton1593 What figure would you prefer? 1% assuming an income of 100k is roughly 27 billion tax receipts lost? Its seismic.

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Just means 75% are clueless punters

[@rokasdobrovolskis]

Please watch "Europa the last battle" 12h documentary and "the protocols of the learned elders of zion" in order to understand what is really going on. Cheers.

[@JamesSmith-qs4hx]

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaased 😃/

[@johncompton2775]

Oy vey....

[@mcarlsson74]

Europa is a very basic film, and wrong about quite a few things. Spengler is good though. You really must read to understand the issues. Documentaries are not enough and will lead to the wrong conclusions.

[@johnaustin6853]

I live in Sarawak, Malaysia, having owned a property in the UK for ten years. Malaysian people are friendly, speak good english, and professionals such as doctors and dentists have usually trained in Cardiff or Melbourne. Living costs are low - petrol R95 is RM2.05 per litre; that's about 45p. Electricity 220V using UK-style plugs, town water, etc are cheap. Temperature is pretty steady at 25c. Curtin University (Perth, Australia) has a college here, allowing students to earn a top-tier Australian degree but with low living costs. I had some British friends visit - on the day they arrived, I had a tooth filling fall out; and it was replaced by my dentist before they had finished a jet-lagged breakfast. My wife saw a specialist ophthalmologist last week - GBP20 for his consult. As someone else wrote here - visit and rent in your chosen country, before selling up in UK, but if you eventually buy, for example, my 3-bedroom two bathroom high-floor apartment, in Miri, Sarawak, in a condominium with gym, pool etc is worth about GBP130K.

[@T-KRD]

32 Celsius year-round? Is it common to have A/C? Heat is an issue for some, seems its just going to get hotter and hotter in future ...

[@nobbynobbynoob]

​@@T-KRDAC is almost everywhere in Malaysia these days, but 32° there doesn't feel as grisly as 32° in the UK, the latter of which has the wrong biomass to suit hot humidity, for one thing.

[@grantmaxwell8295]

@@johnaustin6853 what’s the visa restrictions for moving to Malaysia? What part do you live in?

[@swanvictor887]

I live across the border from Miri, in Brunei, visit the city often. QUALITY of Life here is beyond description when compared to the UK. Been here 13 years and hope I never need to return to the UK!

[@nobbynobbynoob]

@@grantmaxwell8295 "Malaysia My Second Home" is a popular visa programme. It's technically a non-immigrant long-stay "social visit pass" - Malaysian PR is extremely difficult to come by, most other Asian countries being similar in that regard - and there are many (2000++?) Britons holding this visa type. It does require a small bank deposit and, in most states, a property purchase.

[@Kalarandir]

What I find strange is that the people in those countries are leaving them for the very same reasons as everyone else. It seems everyone thinks the grass is greener elsewhere.

[@gerryparker7699]

The problems are largely universal. That is those with power and vast wealth are siphoning off so much money that there seems little reason for optimism for the rest of us. The American Dream is dead (largely). Hard work does not pay off. Those with vast wealth pass it on to their offspring again and again. Meanwhile they distract their populations using media blaming one unlucky bunch or another for their woes. But strangely enough never the ones with their hands on the levers of power.

[@Demmie-nl2qh]

As someone who's travelled a lot.. the grass IS greener in some places ;) Trite quotes are not in depth analysis. Some parts of the world are freer and more stable. They've been around longer and seen more crap. They also have large populations that don't even notice a few pale skins slipping into the crowd. Our governments deserve to be punished for what they have done to the Western nations. It's all intentional and we should not let them get away with it. Removing ourselves from their grasp is wise and takes their power away. If enough skilled people leave, these places will HAVE to re evaluate as there won't be anyone left to run them.

[@maximt1401]

100% my sentiments

[@Ifilmshiz]

Except govs in countries like Nigeria aren’t flooding their own countries with white people… strange that our gov is trying to commit suicide in the UK…

[@tihbm]

Currently renovating a property in Poland, likely to sell up and move this year and retire. I just want to live comfortably, safely and securely in a land with values like those I grew up with. With Polish residency I'll be able to travel freely with my Polish wife. Tuff language to learn but on the other hand I'll be insulated from world news and current affairs. Sadly I can't see the UK turning around within my lifetime, and these stats underline that.

[@mrscreamer379]

My girlfriend in Montenegrin. Slavic languages are no joke. 🤣

[@lennytheleopard]

I emigrated To the UK in 1998. After the buzz of being somewhere new wears off the biggest problem you face is cutting connections with your friends and family back home. This is why so many people who emigrate go home after a few years. At the moment there is big social change and unrest happening in many western countries, and we have seen the UK deteriorate considerably over the last 26 years. With our three kids grown up and left home now we will be retiring back to Australia soon. Aus has social issues as well and the cost of living is now also high, but they have Energy, natural resources, food and buckets of sunshine for solar energy. 2 of the kids and their partners are also moving back sometime,. It will be nice to see friends and family again, and sitting somewhere in the shade with a fishing rod in my hand is all I really want.

[@DinkyDinkster]

It’s not a question of how many people are leaving but the net worth of the people leaving. If too many high paying tax contributors leave, it will financially collapse the country. The problem with socialist tax regimes is that it expects rich people to behave just like poor people who cannot leave the country.

[@cyprusman5908]

Aged 72 and escaped from Bonkers Bedlam Blighty 21 years ago for a much better life all round. It's been around 18c during the day here in the sun. Great healthcare, Low income tax, and our Council tax for 2025 is €176.50 a YEAR ! And we get our bin emptied twice a week. So we have a great stress free life !

[@SJ-xj7no]

39 and moved to Cyprus two years ago. Has it's issues here for anyone that wants to move post Brexit and work but that may be changing in the next year. Can't knock being on the beach in January, the food, the life style and the people.

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Stress free Nowhere is stress free

[@moosky7344]

Twice a week hey?,here in the Midlands from April bin's are going to be emptied fornightly ,first time ever,some areas of the uk its going to be every 3 weeks or even monthly,councils are going bankrupt in the UK It's actually worse than a third world country,I remember watching a documentary from Africa and they had bin collection twice a day

[@simonboswell7274]

I’m amazed the statistics don’t show that people move to enable freedom of speech… Or are you not even allowed to ask that in the UK now? … a breath of fresh air here in Athens!

[@mcarlsson74]

It's kinda fake though. I mean you have the free speech to complain about EU or NATO in Greece, but that doesn't mean you'll ever leave those organisations. The police also ignore crime just like everywhere else. The evil British government relies very heavily on psychology, self-censorship, and the promotion of self-hatred and self-sabotage for its goals.

[@711honved]

Will the last person out please turn the lights off! Don't worry about locking the door, we operate an open door policy!

[@sanchopanches]

Yes, you'll remain happy...until the time to be closer familiar with another, different values

[@X5493-c7p]

The lights will probably be off by then with the policies Ed’s bringing in 😂

[@X5493-c7p]

@@sanchopanchescountries I’m looking at have values that our country used to have!

[@sanchopanches]

@X5493-c7p I am sure it is not a panacea.....rather for the nostalgia, but in a couple years one will gone. I am studying Spanish))))

[@geofflancaster8542]

I put my notice in the week after the election, even though the result was a forgone conclusion. I've retired about 5 years early, and i loved my job in aeronautical engineering, but there is no way i can live with the knowledge that the family will be taxed 90% of every pound on the current top slice of IHT when the end comes.

[@Kinbstdds]

Improve your mental health instantly by stopping reading the Daily Mail, Express, Sun etc.

[@sanchopanches]

Good point!!!!!!❤

[@mcarlsson74]

@@sanchopanches The BBC website is even worse. Best to avoid that, too. Always remember that your experience of crime in the media is 1000 times higher than your real day-to-date experience of crime in the UK. Britons need to stop being so easily mentally attacked and take control of their own psychology.

[@stephennelmes4557]

Gibraltar 🇬🇮. British territory, Spanish sunshine 🌞 and no need to run a car.

[@nobbynobbynoob]

British dependencies e.g. IoM, CI, Gib... are a great potential option, bar the housing issues. Rentals, for example, are generally not only higher than UK prices, they are still in very short supply. Independents wanting to register Gib residency might need to take the category-two route, which works for those with enough £££ and ready to pay £40k+/year minimum tax. Those with employment already lined up in Gib and, that big if, a place to live, can still just move in from UK or EU/EFTA though? This is similar to the rules of the old old EEC.

[@joebloggs8292]

@@nobbynobbynoobbut the category 2 route is also a maximum of around £48K in tax a year you pay, right?

[@nobbynobbynoob]

@@joebloggs8292 That could well be right as it looks like a fiscal-deal style of residency.

[@1292liam]

If you live in spain, otherwise you shell out for massive rent or purchase price

[@pilgrimoutdoors-uk6177]

Anyone who CAN.

[@BearLawrence]

I was 36 when I moved to Oregon. After about 18 months, I moved to Norway where I lived for a year. After there, I moved to Aruba in the Caribbean. I moved for work reasons and was financially better off, ironically perhaps, only after returning to the UK with the experience that I had gained. I was happier abroad and closer to my family although literally much further away. I'm 54 now, haven't worked for over 5 years. My partner once also lived abroad. She now runs her business here in the UK. When she decides to retire, I don't think we'll make a permanent move abroad but may well rent for weeks and months at a time overseas.

[@JohnScrace]

I left the U.K. for many reasons 6 years ago , regrets none ., I moved to the Philippines who have made me very welcome ,I feel wanted I feel valued

[@stevo728822]

Valued for your money.

[@Cherpontcarp]

Fair play to the ones that are, this country is finished, makes me sick what it has become.

[@123Coffs]

23% of Brits wanting to leave is enough to say everyone. Basically everyone who can leave, will leave.

[@dorjon6121]

Did this report ask the specific question as to whether people would move abroad if they had sufficient funds to do so? Suspect that percentage would be much higher in that case! Living under Starmer’s marxist yoke in my old age, surrounded by this catastrophic Government’s preferred intake from abroad, does not appeal !

[@ganrimmonim]

I do feel for Starmer rightwing idiots like your good self (no offence meant). Call him a Marxist. This suggests you have never met either a Marxist or anybody who has met a Marxist. Leftwing idiots of whom there are plenty. Keep attacking him as being a Thatcherite. He is the most Leftwing PM they are likely to get, so they should support him. Centerists, like myself, attacking for not trying to get back into the SMCU, he'll never make Brexiters happy might as well piss everyone off but improve our equonomic position. So all parts of political spectrum are attacking him. Then people are saying,'Why haven't you shorted out the economic shitshow you were left with yet?' Poor guy has hardly had any time. By the standards of MPs he's pretty honest, not a high bar to get over. I grant you. He's hard working and clever a sold B- given what we have had to suffer these last ten years or so that's a great score. Give the guy a break.

[@swanvictor887]

....but you happily cheered on the Tories for 14 years as they looted the country dry....nice person.

[@garrygrant2394]

Left 15 years ago and been back to the UK on and off and it keeps getting worse. Best decision I ever made but sad that my home country is no longer a place I can call home. It certainly doesn't feel like home anymore especially around the London area.

[@AC-id5ow]

"Go where you're treated best" - Andrew Henderson, Nomad Capital

[@Da1Dez]

I think since 2022 we've been starting to see an epidemic of young Brits in their late 20s who feel left behind by Britain after all the waiting they've been told they have to do and yet still nothing changes for them. Also, they can't get the things their parents had, such a home of their own, a long term job or form a committed relationship, all of which are owed to cost of living, people being told to be careerist more and all the new non-monogamous forms of relationships that exist. Therefore, they're starting to break the mold and become immigrants themselves like the UK is imposing on them and see if they find alternatives in different cultures with different people who are more traditional as Britain used to be, but that the UK seems to want to move away from and help rich or cosmopolitan people more.

[@edwardmiller3859]

My doctor son cannot get a job in his chosen field, fails at the 1st hurdle, yes you got it. .he's white, straight and English

[@moosky7344]

Straight? what's that got to do with anything,well I thought we were short of doctors that's why they're bringing them in from abroad at a high rate

[@LifeOptimiser321]

May its just your son. They're crying out for doctors!

[@Demmie-nl2qh]

Tell him to wear lipstick to his next interview. He'll get in no problem. When asked later why he no longer wears lipstick, he can say he'd just grabbed the wrong tube that day, thought it was lip balm.

[@moosky7344]

@@Demmie-nl2qh 😆

[@hockysa]

We were thinking of moving from London to Manchester or Altrincham but ended up relocating to Spain 🇪🇸

[@GreenMorningDragonProductions]

Thanks. People moving up to Manchester and other more affordable places than London is pricing locals out. The Guardian ran a real estate column called "Let's move to..." for years, so now any half decent part of town is now full of southern yuppies and there's a housing price bubble. Enjoy Spain!

[@hockysa]

@ there’s also a lot locals just returning to home towns from London because staying in London is unaffordable. There’s been an apparent housing bubble for decades now. Still waiting for it to come to fruition.

[@grantmaxwell8295]

@@hockysa what visa have you took? The non-lucrative?

[@hockysa]

@@grantmaxwell8295 work employment visa. Needed a job to get the visa. So fingers crossed no one gets fired and we get to stay here.

[@dcgallin]

Has anyone ever thoughtmof reclaiming their country? Fleeing will only delay the confrontation as this is happening world-wide. Sooner or later....

[@johnlesoudeur3653]

The demographic projected stats make reclaiming an impossibility now. It would take massive civil unrest and deportations which the population has no stomach for and the governments/police/ maybe army will do everything they can to complete the multicultural experiment for the UK.

[@mrscreamer379]

I have no stake in it. I own nothing. It means nothing to me. It only takes from me. I want to be as far away from it as possible.

[@Demmie-nl2qh]

Explain how, please. We've been left with little options. Voting doesn't work We've been raised to be civilized, so rising up really isn't in our bones. Why do good people have to do horrible things to just live in peace?

[@sanchopanches]

The main issue is never see and think about this lifetime slavery country.

[@mcarlsson74]

It's also suspicious why these sorts of videos are popping up in our feeds all of a sudden. It's all part of the ongoing demoralisation campaign waged against Europeans. Our opponent basically wants us wondering around south-east Asia like hobos for the rest of our lives, achieving nothing and losing our connection with the homeland/s, and any drive to improve things domestically. Europeans really need to get better at seeing through this type of programming. It's sinister.

[@steves1460]

For those that want to leave and don’t have much money, there are lots of dinghies down on the south coast that are looking to be returned to France. Should fetch a fair few pennies I reckon as they must be running out by now!

[@Demmie-nl2qh]

Heh, thanks for the Monty Python sketch in my head. Just 'saw' a bunch of English rushing down the beach, pushing 'newcomers' out of the way and taking their boats and leaving...

[@richardedwards9424]

I'm looking to leave. I've paid off my house and have a small business that I can put in a van and sell online where ever I choose. I'm thinking of France and Spain. Maybe rent my house out here and fix up a run down place in France. The weather is a big factor but also the changing demographic in the UK. I think the mass immigration will play a part in bankrupting the UK. Crime will rise, services will all be privatised and there'll be no social cohesion. If I went to rural France and learn French, it'll be better. I know because I have friends do the same thing

[@Chickenlipped]

Im finishing my nursing degree and taking it with me.

[@JackBlack-ii1ip]

Gradiate-emigrate

[@julianchase95]

23%? That is utterly colossal. Cannot finesse that figure away……. And as you say it’s much higher among the younger generation.

[@e-strategicsaccu-maths9210]

Hi Dianne and thanks for an informative video. Please tell your viewers not to come here to South Africa. You have to be black to get a job in the health care sector. Before Apartheid fell, any moral idealists left. Lots went to the UK, of course. Now that we got rid of Apartheid .... well, Apartheid is back, but in reverse. No jobs here for European looking people, I'm afraid.

[@welshhibby]

The grass isn’t always greener. All countries have their problems. Unfortunately there is no “amazing country” to move to.

[@littleones-yeahh]

so stay in the uk and moulder away. lol

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Maybe not but I’m from NY and Poland is pretty amazing imo

[@moosky7344]

Bulgaria etc those types,but you need to be able to support yourself

[@rodneyblackwell2557]

Go where you are valued the most.

[@maximt1401]

Spoke like a true nomad capitalist ;)

[@irson8981]

I'm next, thought the UK will be my retirement place but revised my plans. Need to liquidate my assets and probably probably by the end of the year I'm out. If the UK doesn't like my taxes and wants to suffocate me it will get none.

[@maximt1401]

Where to ?

[@irson8981]

@maximt1401 Italy

[@maximt1401]

@irson8981 nice, that's where my sister is planning on moving to also.

[@JackBlack-ii1ip]

A lot of useful data. Graduate-emigrate. Lose contact with friends and family: sounds like a major plus. Every destination requires a separate flow chart. Jack's recommendation: Warm contact with friends/relatives who are established overseas. Ideal profile, mid 20s, male, graduate, single. Narrow down your preferred countries (preferably non-English speaking as this will maximise your opportunities), make exploratory visit, check employment opportunities, be open to acquiring spouse from potential host country. Country with high income/high cost of living often means your disposable income would be higher, especially as local currency is likely to be strong. Note: this does not apply to British women who would be well advised to target English speaking countries. Jack, the Japan Alps Brit Forty years and counting

[@forbesb8125]

I would leave UK tomorrow if I wasn't caring for my elderly mother (she can't move unfortunately). UK is done. Its only going to get worse unless Labour implodes very soon, which I think it may well do.

[@Valencetheshireman927]

The whole system needs to be purged, not just Labour.

[@ntf81]

I left 16 years ago. Will never go back. Its a burning dumpster fire. The stats for people considering are low coz everyone is skint and can't afford it.

[@nickwright3746]

I’m out, moving to Thailand as it’s plain to see the uk has no future

[@shabbos-goy9407]

me too the UK is UTTERLY FINISHED

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

I did that Married a beautiful young Turkish girl and moved from NY

[@wtfdidijustwatch1017]

@@frederickmuhlbauer9477 Young? Beautiful “Young”?? Creep

[@chuckdaman1509]

Going to Australia or Canada is ridiculous, unless you like going from bad to worse. every metric is worse in Australia. Australia is in decline and there is no hope. Our levels of migration from third world countries is much higher than in the U.K. Australia is dead.

[@wtfdidijustwatch1017]

What’s your opinion on the US?

[@Robbie-fc2yu]

Only if you live in an overpriced shit hole like Sydney or Melbourne.

[@scottt5521]

15 years ago I was at a business event in Texas where I met a British ex-pat in his mid -30s, living and working in Texas. He said that he left Britain because of the direction that the country was going where everything seemed to be getting irresistibly worse. Tall, good looking, and educated; he had an American fiancée and would be eligible for marriage based citizenship after 5 years. He was a self-described "proud Texan". Many of my ancestors came to the Virginia Colony in the early to mid 1600s and I felt that Britain was a cool place to "be from". I admired the Britain that stook firm against the Axis in WW2, and the Britain that produced so many of the great Rock-and-Roll bands of the 60s and 70s. I was kind of shocked and sad at the state of decline that he was describing but hoped that things would turn around.

[@Demmie-nl2qh]

The sun set on the British Empire a few decades ago.

[@jimcraiggeezer]

I have emigrated to Australia.. I can confirm that the grass is definitely not greener.. but, in regards to retirement.. Asia is definitely on my list.. 🇬🇧 is way too expensive now😊

[@ColinAtkins-j3h]

What's wrong with aus is it the cost of living. ?

[@MaDholic]

I live in Sydney. Looking to retire in Penang, Malaysia.

[@ColinAtkins-j3h]

@@MaDholic Good luck from Andalusia 😂👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦊

[@davidyoung9561]

I am 45 and every day I want nothing more than to leave this horrible place.

[@rickydawson7388]

The quality of life and mental health arguments are valid, but the cost of property is actually cheaper in the UK than Canada and Australia. The cost of food in the UK is cheaper in the UK than in Canada and Europe. After leaving the UK, I found that the cost of living in the UK isn't high at all. Yes, the cost of living in the UK skyrocketed post COVID, but it still isn't as high as many places abroad, including Canada.

[@littleones-yeahh]

why are your comparisons those countries? move to asia.

[@vkt2805]

@@littleones-yeahh I think thats a Big Plan of those international corporations - just to merge everyone together. Like: get black and brown people to western countries, and at the same time get white western people - to move to South Asia, and other places.

[@mcarlsson74]

@@littleones-yeahh Has it occurred to you that not everybody wants to move to Asia? What is the hylic obsession with Asia?

[@littleones-yeahh]

@@mcarlsson74 why? i dunno maybe its the low cost of living, dynamic economy, modern conveniences, beautiful women, no wokeness, no "diverse people", low crime, great food and great weather

[@Demmie-nl2qh]

Saskatchewan is beautiful and often overlooked as it doesn't have a 'coast'. It has many rivers, though, and the sky is the ocean :)

[@CorporationOfSouls]

The legacy of the post war settlement - the creation of a fiscally centralised welfare state, with nationalised industries and nationalised public services - is the root cause of the UK's economic malaise. The weird thing is the electorate don't seem to understand this and just keep persisting with policies that reinforce failure and then they complain about it.

[@Jard-z4i]

My partner and I have just started looking into leaving. I've lived in the uk my whole life and worked really hard to get to where I am in my sector. Theres not just a shortage of my skills here but also in other countries around the world. Massive decision which we're not takin lightly. I'm actually in Manchester, i never realised the percentage was so high here as mentioned in the video!

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Consider Poland I’m from NY living in Warsaw and love it here We need skilled people Booming economy lots of oppurtunity here

[@Jard-z4i]

@frederickmuhlbauer9477 I've seen Poland is really up and coming now. How is the rent and wages? Guess it's all relative. We have a close Polish friend who's lived in the UK a long time, now looking to get out also. Almost like the tables are turning!

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

@@Jard-z4i Wages are excellent if you have good qualifications My tenant is from Naples he’s an engineer and my former tenant was an international attorney with high level PhD education and he earned very well Rents are affordable even in top city center locations Mass transit is cheep and excellent Very safe city Great lifestyle center of EU overnight train to everywhere basically

[@enochwasright.4306]

62 year's old and would leave this shit tip in a heartbeat if i could , everyone is dirt poor so they are trapped here , it all started to go downhill way back in 1948 and it just keeps getting worse , if that is possible.

[@agentsmith2798]

For movers, do it in a process over a few years if possible. Adjusting to a new place, culture, weather, system of governance, etc is not easy, it’s not the same as going on holiday. The classic mistake is to sell property and sever all ties with the UK, then buy property, furnishing, car, etc. believing that is the task to achieve being settled and happy. So many do that then find they are not settled and happy and reverse the whole process to return home having scored huge financial impact. Rent first, adjust, be certain it is for you, only then commit.

[@Jard-z4i]

This is a dilemma for myself. We're looking to leave and almost paid the mortgage but I'm seeing quite a lot saying don't sell. I'm swaying towards that as if we did need to come back we would likely never afford property here again.

[@agentsmith2798]

@ Property prices rise everywhere, it’s when you leave and have to return quickly is where the loss happens. You have to drop price to get out quickly then pay legal and taxes, in total three times. Buy and sell cars losing each time. Had a friend who did this on a move to the US and returned within a year. It ruined him financially. But, moving overseas is a good thing to do if you can adjust to it and be sure not to need to return (which also may not be entirely in your control, gov, visas, residence requirements, etc, can all change, Brexit for example).

[@searchingfortruth4783]

I’m moving to Pakistan as more safe than U.K. now.

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

All the smart people who can afford to leave should do so asap Things are only going to get much worse

[@philipwelsh1862]

My mate moved to France years ago he loves it and the people are so friendly he says

[@tancreddehauteville764]

Except in Paris, where they are rude and obnoxious.

[@GreenMorningDragonProductions]

What, France next to Belgium? That France?

[@alex-s8j9r]

@@tancreddehauteville764 LoL.

[@davidwhiteman4649]

@@tancreddehauteville764not true at all if you live there. We lived there for 3.5 years. All our neighbours were wonderful, regularly inviting us round for drinks and dinners, helping with babysitting, just genuinely lovely people. My workmates were also all extremely friendly, sociable and fun. I’ve also lived and worked in Sydney for a few years and the Parisiens I befriended were far far more genuine and lovely people than the Australians. I think some in the service industry in Paris give everyone a bad name.

[@1292liam]

the French IMO, are more polite and friendly than British people (Im white English middle class

[@aktolman]

23% is a big number; nearly one in 4 people. The Labour government has doubled down on the Conservatives economic incompetence - increasing taxes, making running a business more difficult, making investment less desirable... all in the name of growth! and then we have the continuing social issues, housing and infrastructure etc etc it goes on. I got my Spanish visa in November; its 22 degrees today in mid Jan! PS - I can fly back to the UK and back for less than the price of my day return to Liverpool Street.

[@folk.]

"Nothing to see here - Move along - absolutely nothing is happening - It's you - you are just imagine everything"

[@malcolmturner214]

We’re in our 70s and Escaped 6 years ago , even then the writing had been on the wall for at least 20 years , Starmer and his cronies just escalated the problem and seem intent on destroying the country

[@robertgraves8843]

Well, I'm one of the 23 per cent. 60 years old, a bit saved up, no kids or debts but looking at no future here except more shit from the Government. What's the point in staying?

[@rikimarco1826]

I'm guessing, but I suspect that new people entering the country are having more effect than people leaving. However, there will be a 'tipping point' when those hired to do significant jobs will be unable to perform their roles (California seems a good example where people have been promoted or elected beyond their capacity to achieve). England is a society that relies upon may complex bonds and interactions. As those bonds fray, the fabric and infrastructure will lean towards collapse, probably beyond repair. Those left behind may not be able to reverse the natural process of entropy. That doesn't mean people will leave, just that Britain may resemble a time between the Romans leaving and the Normans arriving. Isolated communities, at odds with one another, held together by an overweening State. A State that exists purely for itself and those who run it. Those who run it, will need lots of money & that means taxes.

[@ElizabethNonsuch]

I left for 2 years and went to Dubai (tax free salary, needed the money) and I am so glad to be back in England - it's my home regardless of how corrupt the Tory government has been, regardless of how the NHS has been stripped of all its funding by corrupt Tory governments, regardless of the cost of housing (we've managed to get on the ladder, by saving hard, moving abroad temporarily) but it's home for me and I've visited many places in the world and feel incredibly fortunate to be British and live in England - there are FAR worse places to live, in my experience. If you don't like it, leave. No one's forcing you to stay in a country you despise.

[@wellardme]

That's a good point. Home is home! I've been living abroad since 2006 and badly want to return to the UK because it's my very being. I've travelled to most places in the world and at first sight we might be bowled over, butterflies in the stomach kind of thing. But then the novelty wears off, reality sets in: there's being in a culture which isn't yours, some things we can adapt to others we can't, the corruption, language barrier etc. I think when fecal matter hits the fan in the UK soon enough, I'll go back to join the fight to make Britain great once again.

[@paulwright9749]

My understanding is that 35% of people living in Manchester are thinking of moving to England!

[@sanchopanches]

The sad part is that they will change Manchesterstan to Englastan.....horse reddish is not sweeter than mustard

[@johnlesoudeur3653]

[@davidgifford8112]

24% of Subsaharan Africans, where surveyed, wanted to move to the UK, as that represents about 5X the current UK population, I guess we will need all the room we can get.

[@hotrodchris805]

Sobering, frightening thought! I wonder what they've been led to believe is so wonderful here that so many have their sights set this way? Better ( read easy) life, benefits, housing etc, no questions asked? Got to be something like that?

[@marcw1]

I am. bye

[@Mtb6752]

Bye.

[@grantmaxwell8295]

Where to?

[@lenshand]

Same here. Leaving in November to retire in Thailand.

[@grantmaxwell8295]

@ what’s the visa restrictions moving there?

[@GranCanariaUncovered]

We left the UK in 2016 as a direct consequence of Brexit. It seems odd that so many people say they want to move to Spain after voting to lose the automatic right to do so. Can anyone explain this as it is so illogical. We are happy we moved by the way, would not want to live in the UK now

[@mcarlsson74]

Spain is basically a magnet for NPCs. Most Spain-lovers probably voted to Remain, so you're misunderstanding what's going on here. I'm from England and have no interest in Spain whatsoever. It's way down on my list of countries to explore, let alone live in.

[@GranCanariaUncovered]

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