The UK Has Fallen.. But Is Thailand Any Better For Fleeing Brits?

[@thenakedguru]

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[@keepitreal1547]

Ryan, I'm from Bury & still have a home near Ainsworth (you'll know of it) just 2 miles from Central Bolton. Bolton has gone to rack & ruin...to say why is a subject in itself & is shocking. Very very little or nothing has been put into Bolton for many years. In Bury, just 5miles away, it's a completely different story, it's bustling, become very modern & lots have been spent. The towns are chalk & cheese. There's an overriding factor of which you'll probably know, but best not said on here. Today I've been to Rivington & sat out at the barn cafe on a beautiful day. A latte mug & egg on toast is £9.50 (420baht). The countryside around here is a stunning as ever, but many towns are like Bolton, unfortunately. Blackburn & Burnley nearby are maybe worse, if that's possible. Again, you may know why. If you ever want to know anything about your old haunts in/around Bolton, just ask. Even if you want some upto date footage, info etc etc. Or live video stream share. Always happy to help.

[@darrenbadger6814]

G'day Ryan, seems like only one commenter disagrees with you😂 👍🙏

[@fgafootball]

Mate, there are comments from fake accounts pretending to be you, thought to let you know.

[@thenakedguru]

@@fgafootball Thanks I think i got most of them and have blocked them for the channel. Cheers

[@mariannescalise6658]

It's hard seeing your city getting worst! A lot of things have changed with buying things on line and COVID HIT EVERYTHING WORST NO YOUR LUCKY WHERE YOU LIVE ITS LIKE A PARADISE ITS VERY NICE!! THERE ARE A LOT OF IMPOVERISHED PLACES IN THE USA things have gotten expensive housing everything is food terrible I am so happy for you you made the right decision for you and your family be proud!❤❤❤

[@dirkdiggler164]

My wife and I made a bold decision to come live in Thailand for a year. We live in what some would call an affluent area. Hove, across the street from the sea in a regency property. We made the odd mistake initially, visa’s, healthcare etc.But what I have learned six months on is priceless. The material things we had are just stuff, I am enchanted with Thailand, it’s people and culture. I’m happier, fitter and the rage within me has gone. I have no inclination whatsoever to go back to the U.K. To be around pretentious pricks in their silly cars, turkey teeth saying “Like” every other word. God only knows what I’m going to do when my year is up.! The U.K has been ravished by rapacious greed and corporatism,supported by a media cum compliant,client propaganda machine. You see it’s crap, nothing works yet costs a fortune but things can only get better.. Right.? The largest utility company in the U.K. is bankrupt. Directors of Thames Water recklessly borrowed money to pay shareholders and their own inflated salaries.Even Paid themselves bonuses to celebrate their failure. While they pumped shit into our rivers and seas. Do we lock them up.? No, we give them a knighthood. Corruption in plain sight, and to me it best sums up my country.

[@Enochsright]

Well said. Excellent comment, all true.

[@johnlesoudeur3653]

The problem is that it is not your country anymore and we are all being treated as economic itinerants.

[@CaldonianDude]

Very nice summation.

[@thebesttheworst2277]

Bars Sir, bars. 👏👌

[@michaelleiper]

I'm in Hong Kong at the moment. My water bill for the last 4 months (16 cubic metres used - actual meter readings, not estimates) was HK$21. That's not much more than £2. In Thailand, even when we've discovered a leak in a pipe (underground outside), so have used significantly more water than normal, the bill has never been over a couple of thousand baht for a month (about £43). Usually it's about 800 (about £17). In the UK - I don't remember it ever being under £200 for 4 months (and we shower s lot more in Thailand - because of the heat). Rip-off Britain is well named. Electricity bills on the other hand - aircon is a killer.... Even if the price in the UK per unit is a lot higher.

[@anthonyanderson9326]

Controlled demolition of the middle class

[@n.eilo_rides]

We got out of the UK 16 years ago for Perth Australia and a better life, we will retire up in Chiang Mai. Love the peaceful, happyness of Thailand

[@michaelsmith697]

Thailand is a great place. Friendly people. It’s safe. I love it. A bit hot though. It’s true that western countries are falling .

[@chasejoseph]

I like Chiang Mai I don't like the air quality though

[@jimpim6454]

Chiang mai make sure you have a good respirator.

[@MrEye4get]

Consider other areas to retire in Thailand. Don't commit to just one location before you actually move here!

[@Alp3124]

I got out 14 years ago at age of 21 and lived in Perth for 13 years and made a good life for myself now in Thailand, Perth will always be my home

[@zoomwheelsbrian7782]

Thanks for your video , I’m moving to Thailand in 2 years my Thai girl friend works in a hotel for 10.000 baht a month and sends her mum 3000 baht a month ; Iv been going to thailand for 25 years and now Iv had enough of the Uk , its completely fucked : thank god I’m leaving the uk ,

[@georgegeorge4921]

Good luck pal 👍

[@สุจิตราอ่วมกลัด]

I am Thai woman but live in UK with my husband and my three kids. Waiting to go back to Thailand after my third child go to university. I love british people but I am feeling that UK go down more and more if we still continue politics like theses.

[@thenakedguru]

Hope you can get back soon!

[@purplesprigs]

Loving British people is like keeping rattle snakes for companionship.

[@WrexhamtoPhilippines]

You are correct, if you saw the UK in the early 90s, you wouldn’t recognise it. Sadly it is corrupted by the elites. I will move with my wife to Philippines in the next 5 years. Good luck to you in your future endeavours.

[@VirtualHumanBeing]

Yeah, British people are generally just incredibly meh.

[@DeepLiquidWaves]

My wife and I on on the verge of leaving the uk . We're not really leaving the uk, it left us or was stolen or given away years ago depends how you see it. The problem comes down to the politicians and their agenda. Hope it doesn't reach Thailand. They don't seem to care about British people or their heritage . Seems like the country is being destroyed. Our Grandparents fought for nothing.

[@MrEye4get]

Aren't your pension benefits cut or eliminated if you choose to reside (long-term) outside the UK?

[@fionasinclair8478]

@@MrEye4get you need to return to UK I think it's after 90 days, but I might be inaccurate with that, I think for perhaps 1mnth? We are sick of this country which used to be lovely.. 😢

[@MaxxHomesLLC]

Same garbage is happening in Canada. It's out of control 1.5 million migrants and illegal immigrants last year alone, or close to 5% of Canada's total population. Rent is out of control, there are no jobs, and now Trudeau is taxing businesses out of existence. Not to mention the carbon tax fraud.

[@nuttiputty]

​@@MrEye4getThe state pension stays the same forever at the rate it was when you leave the UK, it will never increase even though pensioners living in the UK will see their pension increase. Its a disgrace, another example of how the UK hates its people.

[@liam5382]

Everyone I know is leaving the UK too.

[@jay_roberts]

Would love to hear more on this topic in general, really enjoyed listening to it on the road today.

[@andeebee6355]

The UK has fallen indeed. I'm currently considering getting out . Even the weather is depressing now.

[@nigelsheppard625]

We all are.

[@thaitraveller9756]

Try living in Thailand in a heat wave not good sweating in places I didn't think could sweat from

[@andeebee6355]

@thaitraveller9756 I have spent most of my time there in the last two years, and you do get used to it after a couple of months . In fact, the air con is usually turned off at night with just the fan on .

[@simonw75]

@@thaitraveller9756man up a bit and you’ll be ok.

[@mrno.7366]

Why don't you fight back.. And deport all All! The immigrant back to the desert 🏜️ they came from

[@kennetharntson5912]

My first travels through out Thailand started in 1969. That was 54 years ago and my travels were with a backpack using buses, boats, railroads and even hitch hicking. My travels also included Laos and Cambodia. During my year long travel I passed through many towns and cities some often making a visa run from Bangkok to Nongkai. The thing that has stood out to me about Thailand was every city I passed through 54 years ago are not only still there today but are also much larger and more wealthier today. As an American I also traveled much in America having been to the 4 corners of America. My last road trip in America was 16 years ago when I took my Thai wife from Louisiana to Wisconsin. That is from the south of America to the north of America. Before I had come to Thailand 54 years ago I lived in Louisiana and went to a university in Wisconsin and often traveled by car between these two points passing through many cities stopping for fuel, food, and a place to sleep since it was a two day journey. However on my last trip with my wife I was seeing a much different America. Most of the small cities were out of business with all the windows boarded up, even the fuel stations closed. The larger cities had not faired well either with many bussiness closed and windows boarded up. We left America shortly after our road trip and moved back to Thailand. Luckily I had been working internationally for an oil company and had orders to come back to Thailand for a project that was 15 years ago. I retired 10 years ago and me and my wife never returned to America again. Today what I see on Facebook tells me that I made the right decision.

[@Adrianjohn-q3e]

I left the UK a year ago & im now in Bangkok . No regrets

[@BrianBeuken]

25 years or so ago I had my own company in Silverwell street in Bolton, the town was vibrant and busy and great to go for drinks and meals... last time I was there was about 5 years ago, the difference was painful. Bolton isn't alone though, I also lived in Rochdale and Bradford, both examples of dead and dying victorian splendor. Manchester also.... a sad place... its frogs in hot water... I live in the Netherlands now, and one thing that is striking is Dutch towns and cities still have all their high streets.. They don't encourage large out of town superstores outside of areas specifically for large retailers.. The Dutch like shops, they like markets they ecourage them and the highstreet benefits.

[@CaldonianDude]

They also know how to do cycling infrastructure - yet another area where successive UK governments have FAILED.

[@wuttiphasainsuttasuntorn9874]

Hi Ryan, you are only saying what the majority of the uk are already thinking. I am relocating to Thailand soon. Can't wait to leave the uk fingers crossed should be in thailand by mid-May. Keep up your amazing content.

[@thenakedguru]

Thank you I appreciate it

[@Jackdawfool]

This is what California looks like next to 1.3 million dollar houses smaller than our 30k house in isaan, half a million homeless

[@BrandonJHunt]

It was my wifes dream to visit LA. Well she got her wish coming back from Thailand a few months ago. After a bit of a drive, she was horrified and never wants to go back there again.

[@newbeatguy]

Now, Californians in $10million homes have to worry about illegal alien burglary gangs that have the sophistication to bypass security systems.

[@Jbond55]

@BrandonJHunt I grew up in the LA area, it has turned into a shit hole.

[@ApatheticNonbuynary]

​@@BrandonJHunti have... well. Had, the same feeling about New York. As a Thai, i used to admire and dreamed of becoming an American national. I was addicted to American TV-series. They're what lighted my dream of becoming an American. So, glad that i didn't go through with it, when i had the chance. I would be completely gutted, to work for so long to become an American, then the Marxists destroyed your dream nation before your very eyes.

[@stephencoombes5415]

Thanks once again for shining a light on how lucky we are to live here. The UK is so restrictive. You need permission and a special handkerchief just to blow your nose and risk being prosecuted for spreading disease. You cannot do anything to improve your life without spending years getting permission to do so. Here if you want to sell food from the back of your pickup or build a house extension you just do it. The Thais in the villages are used to taking care of themselves and just want to be left alone and get on with things. I wake up everyday here and smile at my good fortune in living here

[@thenakedguru]

Living the dream 😁

[@stephencoombes5415]

@@MaryGwenDungan There is little problem where I live as we are quite high up and o smoke accumulates. I grow sugar cane and just leave the leaf trash on the ground where it acts as fertilizer and stops weeds growing.

[@stephencoombes5415]

@@MaryGwenDungan Chiang Mai is renown for smoke in the burning season so probably not a good fit for you. Some people spend most of their time there but move out for a few months when things are bad.

[@golfbulldog]

Pretty much spot on, the barrier to enter traditional business like shops is high (costs and regulations) and the downside of welfare payments is not stark enough to act as a driver for some... both aspects need adjusting. Less welfare from state (family and charities will have to do( and lower the barriers to entrepreneurs in the traditional setting. Add in reduce migrant labour and demand for limted resources...and that is your solution Precisely what Thailand does.

[@stephencoombes5415]

@@golfbulldog Yeah. Rules and regulations have strangled the fun out of living in the UK

[@macca8167]

I'm from Warrington and used to love Bolton markets. Sadly all towns seem to be going the same way. I now live in Isaan

[@thenakedguru]

Congratulations on the move

[@phoneuser209]

I have british citizenship by descent. Haven't ever felt compelled to go live there, even for a year. I could be totally wrong of course. The way the UK has gone can only have been an intentional collapse of a nation

[@vikingvic]

Yes, the same thing happening to most of europe and america. all planned

[@sambobrooklyn316]

They sold us off to the highest bidder.

[@johngammon963]

I agree with you, and further more I think you should speak your mind freely. Your channels are yours and we are your guests, besides you've shared with us some magical moments that I still think about weeks later. Many channels provide information, but your unique life is wonderful, thanks for sharing it with us.

[@thenakedguru]

Thanks John, its nice to hear this when so many say Im not allowed to say the things i say.

[@phoneuser209]

So many people want to ban anyone from having an opinion. Part of why the West has gone to the dogs

[@patd4u2]

I was in the US Air Force and got assigned to the UK back in 1977 as a 20 year old, to say it was a culture shock is a understatement after growing up in Southern California. After I got used to it I enjoyed being there and was assigned there four times for a total of 16 years, twice at RAF alconbury near Huntingdon once at RAF BentWaters, I lived in Ipswich and the final time was at RAF Mildenhall. All together from the late 70s to late 90s. my former in-laws, who I still talk to you regularly tell me the UK is not the same when I was there. It is completely gone downhill. Just sad to say that but I believe him after seeing many KZbin videos of the towns I think you made a smart choice leaving.

[@stephenwong4934]

Blessings brother!

[@Lohse_dos2]

I do not understand why people are criticizing Ryan. He made a life choice and seems pretty content with his current life.

[@johnbobson1557]

There's always a small cohort who cannot see the writing on the wall and yearn for nostalgia. I guess I'm included still clinging on to my leaky unreliable Britiah 60's motorcycles thinking the Jap bikes will never catch on.

[@nigelwatson2750]

People are jealous. They lack the get up and go to do it themselves. I also left England, and do videos. I also get stick from Doomsters kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5WYqp6mYqh3nqM

[@PhilUKNet]

Welcome to KZbin.

[@nigelwatson2750]

@@PhilUKNet 100%. Many Brits are in denial about what's going on in Britain. And when people point it out to them, they get aggressive and tell you that the problems don't exist. I emigrated to Finland back in 2020 because I objected to biomedical fascism kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZaUpot8o8l5maM

[@susanquigley8383]

Couldn’t agree with you more. I left the Manchester 50 years ago to live in Australia and have never looked back. This year I am returning for a visit, probably the last time , given my age. I know I will be shocked at what I find but strangely there is always a nostalgic pull to our roots. Keep up the good work, great videos.

[@MrBikkyLover]

@RobLennox-zb2zf it hasn’t been a penal colony for over a century but do go on displaying your vast knowledge of Australia 😂

[@Barbara.Lerner.Spectre]

You will be shocked. The UK has changed horribly in the last 10 years.

[@WasanChannel]

I’m from Thailand, but living in the UK. I can’t wait to go back home in a few years time as the UK isn’t the same anymore. Too many coming here to abuse the system and take advantages of it and not giving anything back.

[@simonfrancisluttrell5818]

I left the UK about 23 years ago, initially settled in Thailand, but worked mostly in Myanmar and Laos, and finally settled long-term in Luang Prabang, north Laos. Last year, I made a 3-month visit to the UK to see if I should return permanently to the UK for my retirement years. I was shocked by how my home country had changed and how expensive it is. I decided that I was better off retiring in Laos where my UK state pension is quite adequate to have a modest and enjoyable lifestyle :)

[@michaelleiper]

It's adequate now. But will it remain adequate when you don't get the annual rise because of inflation. You might be better off retiring to the Philippines, where the UK state pension isn't frozen.

[@smoozerish]

Dude all the best people have either left England or are planning to leave England. The system is broken over there. The government have ground it into the dirt.

[@dallysinghson5569]

The government was elected, and has been in power for over a decade. Elected ironically enough by people now trying to escape :D

[@michaelingram8056]

The UK is a horrendous place now, but that's what people will feel if the politicians decide that there are no borders, you can pay tax all your life, and then people can just swan in from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Iran, Iraq, Romania, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Albania, Poland, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya, and just live their lives. An enormous psychological effect. London is completely and utterly unrecognisable from the London I knew 20 years ago.

[@superman_69703]

nothing like that where i live in bristol, which is pretty much a recognisable English city that does have some immigrant areas. i think its 85% white british people here. And go to any of the nearby cities Bath, Gloucester, Exeter, Taunton, Cardiff and is more like 99% in fact i can drive hundreds of miles in every direction as far as cornwall every small town and village the same

[@alexfrog9191]

@@superman_69703 I used to feel like you (I live in Kent). I reckon you've got 10 yrs max. 35% of under 5 yr olds in UK are brown, as at a couple of yrs ago - that % will be higher now

[@joebloggs8292]

@@superman_69703Wrong

[@michaelingram8056]

@@superman_69703 maybe spend some time in London then, the capital city, which now looks like a cross between Lagos, Bucharest, and Islamabad.

[@tobywebb6452]

Spot on

[@markoff3380]

Forgot to mention the grim weather in UK,would never go back

[@TheKingOfTheSaxons]

You cant stay in Thailand forever

[@anthonydixon6985]

Thailand is constantly boiling hot - outside of aircon its too hot to do anything. Looks nice on a postcard but it's a struggle living in this heat

[@colinmoore747]

Uk has absolutely fallen. We imported the third world and we are becoming the third world very quickly. I wont ever go back, only as a holiday to see my parents. Cant wait to get permanent residency status here.

[@sagbdadbadgtedg]

We've imported the worst of the third world to be specific.

[@colinmoore747]

@@sagbdadbadgtedg yes. Your right. The worst kind.

[@thaitraveller9756]

It s ot fallen at all seen far west things in Thailand than shut down shops, I live in Thailand going back to the uk for a month ,sons over in Thailand now from uk, I will show you what the uk is like on my channel micks thai travels I won't give you a stupid opinion going round worst areas ,anyone can do that

[@shabbos-goy9407]

@@sagbdadbadgtedg Correct the U.K. is a shit hole

[@jimpim6454]

​@@thaitraveller9756the uk absolutely has fallen in a few decades brits will be a minority, crime surging, churches being converted into mosques left right and centre, urban decay, hospitals being overloaded because of all the immigrants. Facts.

[@pamy5965]

Great comparison. Big shout out to David for his review of Bolton.

[@sambobrooklyn316]

It pretty much sums up every town in the north now. Deralict.

[@CandycaneBeyond]

In the United States if you see too many pawn shops, liquor stores,and currency exchanges, your in a bad part of town.

[@jcmontecarlo6123]

Anywhere….

[@cb.london.4135]

Yes, the UK is finished, but i've walked round those rundown type areas in many parts of the world in the Americas, Africa and Asia.

[@davidkelly-cl4mj]

Excellent Vlog Ryan. You are 100% in what you say in this Vlog. I left Scotland 34yrs ago and started a new life in Australia and I can honestly say that it was the best thing I ever did. Even before I left Scotland I could see the way things were starting to deteriorate there all those years ago. I still have family in the UK so I get too hear all about it first hand and by all accounts it's get worse by the month, that's how fast that place is crumbling. For me I'm looking at either Thailand or even Laos, Vietnam as a possible retirement destination. Australia is a great country but I can see the same thing happening here as it has in the UK. Keep up the great work Ryan.

[@Antares2]

Norway is not in as bad a state as the UK, but there are certainly similar signs here. The biggest problem for me,however is simply that I can't afford to buy a place to live. The prices for houses and apartments, even in the middle of nowhere, is completely insane. The only way to find anything below 2 million (about 150k pounds) is to find 50+ year old single-story houses called "fixer-uppers" at the end of some dirt-road, usually 20km+ from the nearest shop. I could afford that, but I would likely end myself if I had to live in such a place. As a fun "example", I just checked some of the latest listings for housing. A two bedroom 49 square meter apartment in Oslo is listed at almost 5,5 million NOK (400,000 pounds). And as if that wasn't enough, you have to pay about 4500 NOK (330 pounds) per month for "common expenses" (I don't know how to translate it, but it's basically a combination of government fees and costs for the "housing association").... They promote that the loan will "only" cost you 22900 NOK/month (1700 pounds per month)... Which on its own is more than I get paid, after taxes, each month. The only alternative is renting, which is also insanely expensive, and is just a permanent money drain where you end up with nothing and can be kicked out at any time once the landlord is tired of having you there. I am seriously considering moving to an asian country, simply to be able to afford housing. And I live in one of the "wealthiest" countries in the world.

[@michaelj2528]

Here in Wales my town now has no banks all closed , my nearest bank is now an 18mile round trip if I want to speak to someone .That bak closes on May 10th , the next bank is one hour drive awY. Our high St is run down the next town the same , buildings nearly falling down .we now only get post maybe once a week if we are .ucky , stamps first class are £1.23 second class 80p this is what you get when you privatise it. Simply privatised the water companies they are now pumping sewerage into the rivers and sea people are now being warned do not swim in local Rivers or in the sea this is what you get when you allow things to be prioritised. We've had 14 years of a conservative government who have completely and utterly ruin and finished the country absolutely the country is finished I see no hope whatsoever this country fortunately I'm 70 years of age so I may not have much longer. I am sure there will be a lot of people who made criticise me for what I said do I give a shit NO . The country is finished

[@thenakedguru]

Thanks for sharing Michael!

[@michaelj2528]

@@thenakedguru I have also not even touched on the NHS and what the Conservatives over the last 14 years starved it of money demoralised the staff who I Might Say do a fantastic but the Conservative Party have and are doing their best to privatise and sell off the NHS if they can get away with it I will stop now because I could go on and on and on I have to say this with the NHS buy Tony Blair the least I say about him the better because I'd be banned off KZbin

[@johnlesoudeur3653]

And the labour party is no better. Try Reform this time it could not do worse.

[@michaelj2528]

@@johnlesoudeur3653 totally agree with you I cannot vote Labour anymore not with that backstabber Starmer as leader ,I voted Labour all my life I am 70 no more no more they are two cheeks of the same Ass

[@johnlesoudeur3653]

@@michaelj2528 Yes just the same sh*t.

[@davidturnbull6566]

Hi Pal, I live in Bolton but not been in the town centre in the day for sometime. I went meeting my daughter and was shocked at how deprived it has become. I am looking to move to Thailand soon and hopefully can have chats in the near future pal 😊

[@Geoff-s7p]

I am fortunate to live in Sale, not far from Bolton. I rarely go into Manchester. The UK is going down hill fast. Its diversified, apparently diversity is strength 555! Brexit had zero effect on the problems that caused people to vote for brexit. I am fortunate in my job position but I am pumping all my funds into my Thai bank account and have purchased a condo. It is fantastic that Thailand has kept its identity. The UK lost its identity decades ago. Prices constantly rise across the board in the UK. I personally would not want to retire in UK, Europe or USA. Those places are done. Finished. And we all know why.

[@thenakedguru]

thanks for sharing from within

[@michaelsmith697]

Australia is going way downhill as well. And we know why.

[@Geoff-s7p]

@@michaelsmith697 😥

[@michaelingram8056]

DIVERSITY IS STRENGTH! IF YOU DISAGREE YOU ARE CLEARLY A FASCIST (according to the BBC)

[@ColinWard-hz4dp]

Add Canada to that list

[@zoidberg444]

My home town is Wolverhampton. I left in 2015 and I didn't recognise it then. Things have only got worse since. What amazes me is how housing continues to explode in cost even though there is hardly any employment. Where i live now is nicer but its not affordable long term. I have been thinking about becoming an expat.

[@OpCrownVet1]

This vlog is 'bob on' as the young lady said. As someone who travelled extensively to Thailand since 2010 and was able to spend four winters (UK) in Thailand before Covid came along and screwed it for me, I know the differences you're referring to regarding quality of life between the two countries. It's my hope and intention to finish my days in the warm, relaxed society that is rural Thailand.

[@teresap1172]

You are so correct. A lot of the US looks like what we have seen today in the UK. If a place is affordable to live in the US then there is no work and high crime rates. People are barely able to afford rent and food. Let alone any form of entertainment or going out to eat even. Makes for very unhappy people. Plus the political state of the country is very unsettling. I get my social security next year. I have stayed this long to make sure everything is all set up and no problems with it. As soon as this occurs I am immediately moving to Thailand. There's so much beauty, and things to do without spending a ton of money. People are happy. My social security will cover a nice life there. In the USA I couldn't even afford rent and groceries on it. Let alone any kind of entertainment. Quality of life counts for so much. So I'm learning Thai and impatiently waiting. Thank you to you for your channel and sharing your life with us.

[@julienash9470]

Great KZbin channel mate and fully agree with your thoughts on life in the UK these days. I'm originally from Kent almost 54 years ago and live in South Australia. We have problems here and run the risk of going the same way as the UK if we don't made changes before its too late. I'd love it to be different back there and it's very sad what's happening because I now fear the UK has gone beyond the point of no return. Alot of well off people back there won't agree but the place is full of people who say deep down are in denial, partly because of pride which is honorable but for others it's a case of well, everything is OK in my street so it can't be happening, right? Luckily for my friends back in Whitstable Kent things still seem OK there except for overcrowding. Anyway your doing the right thing by your family. Cheers.

[@thenakedguru]

Thank you for sharing you opinion

[@In-The-Padded-Room]

Hello. Enjoyed the video. Regarding businesses closing, I’d suggest looking at business rates and council taxes. They’re astronomical and are strangling the high street.

[@Wizerud]

I was out of the UK for 25 years up until March last year. If you can imagine a graph, the UK is a line moving down and to the right. Thailand is moving up and to the right. I’d rather be in the latter, a place where the country prioritises the locals first, even though I’m not part of that group. It shows that the country has the correct priorities. We’ve seen enforced diversity in the UK which has benefitted no-one other than those illegally moving in, at the expense of those already here. As a matter of principle, I do not want to contribute to that kind of system out of my taxes. I’ll move to a country where the taxes I pay contribute to policies beneficial to the local populace, rather than actively work against them.

[@globalpropertyinvestment]

A noble sentiment, I agree with you.

[@shabbos-goy9407]

100000% agreed

[@dallysinghson5569]

Enforced diversity helping illegals? Why do I get the impression you get your news from the Daily Fail? Fatutous sentiment at best, considering the vitriol that is used by the elected politicians regarding illegals.

[@fionasinclair8478]

I am in Fife Scotland..you are 100% correct mate xx We are moving over part time very soon. Retired and hope to spend as much time in Thailand as is allowed xxx love your wee videos xx

[@thenakedguru]

Thank you Fiona

[@willjohnson2722]

Turnip is fair. He reviewed my hometown recently- Huddersfield. He was more than fair. Yeah, it's pretty much the whole of England. Retail apocalypse. Very high cost of living. Extreme political corruption, beaten down population. Widespread poverty, crime, degradation.

[@thenakedguru]

Top man

[@jozah2148]

Right on point Ryan. You hit the nail with a hammer.🤔👌🏾👀🇬🇧

[@dacky3320]

I wish i could get out of the uk, immune system illness worked until my body failed and because im British the only thing on offer is becoming a prescription drug addict. Came to Thailand last year and felt like i was 20 again

[@thenakedguru]

sorry about your situation, long holidays perhaps

[@dacky3320]

Exactly, live like I'm on house Arrest to save for the time I spend outside the UK

[@cruiseryev]

I'm building a house in Thailand and can't wait to be able to spend more time there. Happy to share our build experience as part of your vlog if you are interested. I know you did a couple of similar episodes where you looked at other expat households.

[@thomasjohnrobinson4658]

To be honest I would prefer 3 months of cold weather than the very hot weather with very unhealthy air to breath.Chiangrai is a total shithole this time of year.I married a Thai 45 years ago,still married and spend a lot of time in Thailand but it's not welcoming by the powers at be.As you say every year it's an extension 'short term',no security in that,plus they impose financial restrictions as well.Just don't kid yourselves you are welcome,you are not but your money is.Accept that and you'll be fine.As for shithole Britain my Thai wife owns a house,draws a state pension that is double what a teacher gets here,+ the same benefits as everyone else.I am only allowed to stay in Thailand if I tick the boxes.Money runs out you will be shown the door,full stop.

[@anthonydixon6985]

"I would prefer 3 months of cold weather than the very hot weather with very unhealthy air to breath". 100% agreed! The weather in Thailand makes it unliveable outside of air conditioned spaces and night time but if people can put up with it good luck to them.

[@mathewhunt81]

/Agreed. And the same thing could easily be said about my hometown in California. I think America could learn so much from Thailand, mainly to put the country's own people first. Another great video my brother, you were bob on.

[@briancampbell4028]

30% of the Australian population was born in another country, Back in the day immigrants to Australia were skilled workers (building trades etc) now they seem to be bringing in 500,000 Uber drivers a year! Australia is falling into a big hole, if the mining industry weakens the place will be broke!

[@killingtime7350]

Absolutely correct mate and they are into everything,scammers robbing the NDIS, immigration rorts, and all governments are asleep at the wheel, you know i reckon that in 50 years or so there will be no royal family in the UK, they will be thrown out and exiled and they don’t see it coming

[@CaldonianDude]

Bizarre that they made all the same old mistakes the UK made. They had it really good there at one point...

[@anthonydixon6985]

@@CaldonianDude Happening in all *white* countries. Just a coinkydink though right?

[@Regi869]

You think the UK and Australia is bad? Go to the USA. They're in the shite.

[@Barbara.Lerner.Spectre]

@@Regi869 The USA can't be as bad as the UK.

[@garysmith4660]

I’m from the UK. I now live in rural north eastern Thailand. Like you I have built on my wife’s land. We have built a shed/showroom for one of our businesses. So no rent or mortgages to pay etc. We have built all this for our life and family to enjoy now and in the future. We just couldn’t even imagine doing any of this in the UK. Whenever I return to the UK for a visit to see family and friends, I only last a few weeks before the excitement and novelty has worn off and I’m starting to look forward to returning to my home in Thailand.

[@glenyshorne5513]

Looks just like parts of Phuket town. All over Phuket there are closed up shops. The sun might shine more but the grass is not greener. Just after Covid lots of new businesses opened, already many have closed. Wandering Turnip needs to go around Harrogate or York, not everywhere is falling apart!

[@thenakedguru]

These would be the some of the many pleasant places I refer to in the video.

[@georgegeorge4921]

You are spot on about the uk pal. It fell a long time ago 👍

[@alexmalcolm5577]

Hi Ryan, bit of a choppy edit vblog. I left the UK in 1996 and I cant imagine how bad it is now. Went back in March 1997 for 3 weeks. Never interested in going back again. Back in the 70s life not so bad if work hard. I married at 19, kid at 20, mortgage 2 bed home, even 2 older cars. But the as I rose up management ladder I reached the 65% tax level on bonuses etc. About then I got divorced and landed a project management job in Indonesia for a year. After that I knew I was never going back. Dismal weather, sad people, high tax. And that was 40 years ago. God knows what it is like now. I met a lass in Thailand 28 years ago, still married, have a good business. Happy. Never going back.

[@thenakedguru]

Thanks for sharing your story Alex, yea abit choppy today, had to cut it down from an hour haha

[@belstar1128]

Thailand was bad in 1996 no electricity outside of Bangkok

[@mattyh588]

We are in the UK now, in one of the more highly sought after places to live (York). Even here there has been notable decline over the last ten years or so. Anyone denying the UK has issues is either lying, politically motivated or must live in some exclusive walled off neighbourhood.

[@thenakedguru]

Thanks for sharing your opinion from within the country

[@mattyh588]

Forgot to add Ryan - as a price comparison, even a crappy McDonald’s flat white costs more than that lovely big coffee you have there in this video

[@neilrichardson3986]

Your so right about the UK, its so depressing.I can't wait to get out got 26 months to early retirement 💪

[@user-bg2ig5xc3e]

@@neilrichardson3986Australia is just as bad ,all of it

[@Regi869]

How has York changed?

[@davidheslop2879]

Your spot on about the UK, parts of the midlands have a lot of no-go areas due to certain communities.

[@Cornflakefan]

Our grandparents died for nothing by fighting for freedom, no their offspring are just slaves of a broken system.

[@farang-thai2548]

We live in the UK as we currently aren’t in a position to make the move. I used to think that with a young son it was the best place for us. Up until only a couple of years ago I would have said I’d still prefer life in the UK. However, I’ve noticed a dramatic and rapid decline in recent years. All the things that the UK used to be proud of, for example the NHS are on their arse. The service is honestly laughable these days. Of course if you dare to voice such opinions it’s seen as being unpatriotic because a lot of people still think of the nhs as such an amazing national institution. It’s not! Watching the video of Bolton reminds me so much of my own city. I live in the North East of England, traditionally a deprived area, but like in your video all of the big name shops in the city center have gone. The shops which remain are either vape shops, charity shops or poundlands. The center is dead and yet the council are currently spending millions on building at least two multi-storey carparks to accommodate the non-existent footfall of shoppers. There is investment in the city but it’s being spent on totally inappropriate projects. Areas with once beautiful old townhouses are being bought up by greedy landlords who are turning them into HMO’s. These are then filled with “vulnerable adults” who really are just smackheads or prison leavers who have everything paid for by the government. Bringing crime into once affluent areas of the city. The benefits system is set up in a way that it actually works out better not to work. I work at least 50hrs a week and my wife also works full time, yet there are scroungers who have never worked a day in their lives can live to a similar standard as we can by living off benefits. Having brought my Thai wife here 13 years ago, I was always a defender of the immigration system. I used to cringe at the usual “dinghy brigade” who thought every immigrant came over on a boat. However, my own immediate area has now been turned into a ghetto. And I don’t mean by illegals. The local Uni somehow runs some scheme where Nigerians are being offered free student visas & degrees. This also enables them to bring their families over. The English kids in my son’s year 6 class are now in the minority vs the “foreign” kids. Even to the most left wing of us that can’t be right? I’m honestly fearful of what the future holds for my son. When he’s grown and we are in a position that my wife and I can make the move to Thailand I honesty hope he is able to find a way to join us rather than trying to scrape together some kind of miserable existence here in the UK

[@thenakedguru]

Hope you guys can make it and thanks for sharing your honest thoughts 🙏

[@TravellingMan20]

I've always travelled, but tend to stay longer and longer away now. I miss my kids and grandkids but video calls help. I don't miss the UK at all. It's heartbreaking to see what it has become now..and it will only get worse. It's become lawless and rocketing crime makes me fear for my kids and grandkids futures. Even the once admired NHS has been destroyed with 7 million people on hospital waiting lists. The native Brits are at the back of the queue for everything.

[@Barbara.Lerner.Spectre]

So you helped ruin the UK with your left wing liberal views and now you want to abandon it because of too much "immigration"? ..You couldn't make it up 🙄

[@caymanredman]

Again I agree with all your points, to follow up here is a brief experience of where I have lived and their polices. Similar to Thailand, locals come first when it comes to employment and buying land. Bermuda- Need a job before arriving, many papers needed like health report, chest exam, police report, cannot buy property, health insurance mandatory and very good, very difficult for citizenship. Cayman Islands - Similar to Bermuda but can buy property. Job offered to locals before you arrive in the country. Nicaragua - Residency with investing, pension, marriage. No unemployment benefit. Many papers needed for residency, not an easy process. Costa Rica- Residency same as Nicaragua. No unemployment benefit. Cannot work any job if do not have citizenship, including your own business. Need to pay into the health system. Many papers needed for residency, very difficult and can take over 2 years. I think you are right this is a deliberate ploy to destroy the middle class and the west. Politícians are corrupt and the elites want it all.

[@Phucket24]

Question my only problem with the guy in Bolton who was walking around showing empty, shut shops. At what time /day was this recorded ? Was it recorded on a Sunday morning at 7am ? Or was it a mid-week day at 12 noon ?

[@videogenie1236]

MY THOUGHTS As you know, from meeting me in person, I am in Bridgend in the 🇬🇧 I look in the high street, and there are quite a few shows that have closed down during the years that I have lived here. The problem's that I see is the lack of people walking through the town compared to how it used to be when I was a young lad. The streets have been pedestrianised , and the lack of good free parking. High rents, high rates, poor council choices, much too much red tape. Top five or six council workers are being paid way too much money for what they do, typically 500k to 600k a year. You can't just build here without exorbitant planning fees, building regulation fees, electrical regulation fees, gas, water, etc. . . . To manufacture anything, it has so many regulations required to test the item against (that's what I usually do) 🇬🇧 Labour charges are very high to get someone to do something. Most large companies open for a while and then move to Asia for low labour cost. Hence, trading estates have fewer companies that can offer jobs. Also, there are people who don't want to work because they can get all these benefits from the government. Rent rebates, council tax rebates, and so many other benefits that it's not worth their while working because of what they will no longer get for working. Personally, I get a reduced pension as I am now 67, and because of my circumstances, I am not entitled to the pension credit benefits, or any rates rebate, etc.. I still have to pay full price for everything. Sorry for this ranting. In my opinion, it's the 🇬🇧 governments that are destroying the 🇬🇧 .

[@thenakedguru]

thanks for sharing my friend

[@thenakedguru]

Thanks for sharing my friend

[@SteveDonaldson-r5k]

Local government in the UK, especially in cities and large towns, seems to be wilfully blind to the concept of online shopping, as though it has never existed; they sit and look at the old shopping streets boarded up and wait for the shops to come back.

[@terence7752]

Living in the UK in 2024 is like going down with the ship

[@nigelwatson2750]

But the people on the ship deny that the ship is sinking, as their feet are already soaking wet.

[@terence7752]

@@nigelwatson2750 I will let you know when we’re on the seabed....

[@MrJontidy]

Bang on. My feelings exactly. Subscribed

[@AZdreaminn]

So happy that I moved to Thailand three yers ago. Things in the USA are just so bad now. Village life has been great for me.

[@thenakedguru]

Congrats on the move!

[@keelykeeton8242]

Thank you for a very honest opinion. I agree with you 100% because I’m watching this in the USA. We love Thailand and wish you nothing but happiness and good health.

[@DonnaCardell]

I lived in Bolton for 18 years. It is so run down now. The market was famous and there were coach trips to them. Now it's all charity shops and coffee shops. I moved out because crime was so prevelant. They do however have a great hospital but even this is suffering like the NHS is overall.

[@thenakedguru]

Thanks for sharing!

[@klaaym3n]

I'm Singaporean, working in the NorthEast of the UK. you're 100% right. Asians who have never been here generally thinks UK is what's being shown in movies. I wait for the day that my time is up here and move back home, being more grateful that I am Singaporean the longer I live in the UK.

[@JenksTravel]

I've recently moved to Issan Thailand from Essex England in last two months and I agree with everything Ryan said with regards to the state of things in the UK. Of course I miss my grandkids but the quality of Life here is far more abundant compared to the Uk. People here are much happier generally and it spreads ! Respect is everywhere in Thailand so if you decide to come here join in, respect the people you meet and you will have a very happy experience.

[@thenakedguru]

i agree!

[@michaelsmith697]

I always respect the Thai people and I have a great holiday there every time I go there. The people are poor but happy and that’s what is important.

[@mr.13zn83]

live in southend, getting so bad here now.

[@CassandraDow-x4c]

Thank God you got out! Our plan is definitely to live in Asia in the future! Just laying the foundations now to make that happen.

[@sidjones-u3y]

Life is REAL in Asia and around you always.

[@eddy_creative]

Mike Tyson ironically said it best in an interview, the UK is a nation of criminals: sometimes petty criminals, but more-so the Government itself. In terms of the local towns and counties, a lot of them are very fractured. I went to one town in Shropshire, it was dominated by Indian Curry Houses, Chinese Takeaways (ironically indian owned) and Costcutters/Co-Op to cater for basic amenities, certainly no nice coffee shops like Thailand, no'one willing to sell their own unique food at food vans / stalls, and then when it goes dark no'one wants to be outside due to risk of violence. Apart from this also its the aggressiveness, the petty crime / stabbings etc, its sad.

[@undesignated3491]

My wife is Thai and currently lives in UK. Her view on Falangs in Thailand is that there are too many pushing up the prices of property and base products. There is two economies in Thailand, one for locals that earn 8 pounds a day grafting their balls off or those wasting hours and money gambling on their son being the next Saenchai . Thailand is land of smiles but underneath there's a layer of miserable acceptance of circumstances.

[@thenakedguru]

It certainly has its problems 👍

[@shabbos-goy9407]

Falang can't buy property

[@linguistengineer588]

@@shabbos-goy9407 Not 100% true.

[@dropattieramsammy1462]

Very interesting lovely honest video God bless you all always 🙏 ❤️

[@thenakedguru]

God bless 🙏

[@trevor6513]

I wish we had those property ownership rules in Australia. I'm in Sydney and the level foreign ownership has added dramatically to the problem of unaffordable housing. Owning is out of the question for most and even renting is devastatingly difficult. Very dispiriting.

[@JoseC888888]

It is always refreshing to see your videos, and I am always surprised to note that I agree with your views, values, and depth. I wish to meet you when we go with the family for our yearly get together in Buriram - Nong Sano.

[@Johnconnor-oh1rg]

I went back to the uk in 2018 to renovate my properties to sell,I got stuck there for the 2020 con job,my house's sold and I temporarily rented a annex from a friend I know Thailand in Bolton,because I didn't want to conform to the medical interventions, it's not just Bolton that has fallen,most town's resemble Bolton, the uk is turning into a third world country run by WEF puppets.

[@thenakedguru]

Thanks for sharing John

[@stephenwong4934]

Yeah, the UK went insane and sold its subjects to the bioweapon.😊

[@j3ff_k_610]

I own and run a cafe in central london. I sell an iced latte for £4. Im an immigrant in the UK, have been here since 2014. My wife and I moved to london from South Africa. And we are actually considering leaving tge UK now. Only for a lifestyle change. Now I will say that the crime rate in London is VERY low compared to where we came from and ive never felt safer tgan the last 10 years living in London. But we now are tginking about starting a family and we just need more space. So we are at the point now where we are looking to leave for a more open lifestyle. We wont make as much money if we go back to South Africa, and we wont feel as safe from crime, but we will have more space to live. Im very grateful to the UK for the time we have had, but the priperty prices and regulations are just too much here.

[@margarettownsley9500]

The uk is pretty depressing I really wish I could leave it and most villages towns and city’s are pitiful sights with addicts all over the place the weather is terrible and people can’t hardly afford to heat their house and the presence of poverty mostly everywhere

[@richardbruntlett5968]

I think it's a change in how people shop young people don't go in to town it's just a change and a transition over to a different way of doing things . Even pubs clubs are struggling my teenage sons don't go drinking. If you filmed the local streets you will see loads of deliveries happening all day long .

[@richardbruntlett5968]

You are definitely right about other things though keep the vlogs coming.

[@hjqbcb11]

That was absolutely brilliant. Very raw and honest. Just love your channel mate.x

[@thenakedguru]

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@gunnarhalvarsson6172]

Thank you for talking about this subject! Myself is living in sweden - and I totaly fell like you and feeling a sadness inside to see my country falling apart and rotting from the inside out your comparison with thailand is spot on It is time now for europe to turn around and change for the better again!

[@gregmurphy2691]

Excellent video mate, i think you are 100% correct with what you say about the UK, some people are just delusional in thinking the uk has anything to offer its indigenous population, apart from more taxes that is. Currently travelling around Morocco, not the best place ive been, but its still quite an improvement on the depressing UK 🤗

[@ex0148]

Returning to the UK felt like it wasn't home anymore. Thailand doesn't have woke, DEI, agendas, the Thai people don't have this bubbling anger caused by the oppression and miss treatment of the western governments, its so much more relaxed in Thailand. The roads in Thailand kick the butt out of the UK, the weather, the people. Sure Thailand has it's problems just nothing like the UK's problems. If I wasn't bound to the NHS currently I would be gone, you can keep the UK. Until you go live something else you don't realise how bad the problems are.

[@JustLikeParadise]

The West has fallen and it is by design. Great Vid.

[@thenakedguru]

Cheers bother!

[@Brian-Boru]

Hit the nail on the head mate well done for telling it how it is ❤

[@JJ-pu5fz]

Same situation in Germany

[@calumvaughan8690]

I'm hoping to get out of the UK soon. I'm very, very lucky in that my grandparents worked hard in the Navy and NHS, didn't spend their pensions, and sadly when they both passed a couple of years ago, they left me enough money to purchase a flat outright. This is something I struggled with mentally for a while because I didn't *earn* it, but I have recently processed it and am just happy that I have a ticket out of this country. I live in a rural area in Leicestershire which is honestly a lovely place to live, but the sheer cost of things is absurd. I've worked very hard to craft self-employment for myself earning £3-4K a month which, to the rest of the world, is a huge amount of money! Here though, it sometimes feels like it's barely enough to live comfortably. Politics is a disaster, NHS is a disaster, and there's this general sense of beaurocracy, stuckupness and hipster gentrification that just makes me bitter. I plan on moving to the Balkans, probably Albania, where my expenditure will be less than £1,000 for a very comfortable life style, and I can save the rest of my money and rent. Like Thailand, Albania has its problems, but IMO the most important thing is the fact that people are kind and charismatic, have good community values, and are not restricted by beaurocracy. Again, I want to make it clear that I'm VERY lucky and privileged to have such money-savvy parents and grandparents (which I'm sure people in the comments will criticize for being middle-class). However, they worked their off, I work my ass off, and in general I've come to the conclusion that it's idiotic to complain about my unique opportunity and to use it to get a ticket out of this crap country :p

[@globalpropertyinvestment]

The real trouble will begin when the financial demands of the immigrant population becomes too large for the hardworking English peoples taxes to subsidise. A frightening statistic is that currently 94% of the population are producing 400k babies per year, the other followers of peace with only 6% of the population are producing 200k babies, as a result the next 50 years will see dramatic changes as demographic change takes affect. The government will then attempt to raise taxes to stave off collapse but this is a false economy, social cohesion will soon fragment and widespread disorder will occur. This dystopia will happen within the lifetime of many of us.

[@dallysinghson5569]

Curious to know where your figures are coming from. The impression I'm getting all along is alot of these new Thailand immigrants are fearing one particular imigrant group whereas the rest of y'all are lumping in Poles, Albanians, etc.

[@globalpropertyinvestment]

@@dallysinghson5569 That KZbin link explains the numbers

[@stevensimpso1976]

Car parking was a big thing for my mum not going into Bolton. It was getting to about a tenner just to park to pop into town, so she tended to go to the out of town places with parking like middle brook or even Trafford center.

[@davidj4087]

I like the ice coffee cappuccino in 7/11 only 45 baht 😊

[@WailuaMark]

Good video! I’m looking to retirement in the Philippines - possibly in the Bohol region. I’ve been eyeing the Southeast Asia area for retirement for the past 5+ years due to the cost of living here in the US. I’m fortunate to have a job that allows me to work anywhere within the US, so I’ve lived all over this country from Oahu to Kauai, the Pacific Northwest to Florida, Tennessee and currently in Tucson in Arizona. I’m ready to now go to the Philippines for my permanent base and then travel throughout Southeast Asia. As with the UK, things have gotten really bad here in the US. The homelessness, crime and inflation is all out of hand. The mass shootings is a huge concern and scary! What’s holding me back is retirement and the magic age to collect social security with I turn 62 in about 2 years. Along with my saving as my safety umbrella and $2,200 monthly pension from social security, I should be able to live comfortably. I live simply so baring any crazy negative health issues occurring, all should be good. I’ve been viewing yours and other KZbinrs on Southeast Asia for retirement for the past several years and gleaned a lot of good info. Thank You and All the Best!!!

[@allykhan8594]

Forget rents, what about Rates!!! Normally works out 50% of the rent.

[@ChiSpire]

I make a good living out in the Chicago suburbs. I love it here even the weather believe it or not. I like the seasons, don’t have bugs 6 months per year, and don’t want hot weather every day. But I see where coming from and appreciate your viewpoint. Take care.

[@thenakedguru]

I’m honestly glad you like where you live. We need more of that 👍🙏

[@ChiSpire]

@@thenakedguru thank you for the positive comment. I think it’s important for everyone to stay open-minded and for myself personally to think perhaps I would like it better somewhere like Thailand. It’s really hard to know, especially since I have not lived anywhere else, but thankfully there are people such as yourself that have lived in different countries and can show me what life could be like somewhere else. Take care my friend and stay safe :)

[@robertstrutt5468]

been in thailand since 2007, sold up from australia, its the same there as the UK, you are 100% correct, the old wesatern way is now fucked !

[@jurgschupbach3059]

Old? It is only 30 years.......

[@johnbobson1557]

@@jurgschupbach3059 Eh? In the UK I'd say 1000 years and we threw it away.

[@belstar1128]

Thailand was bad in 2007

[@stephenwong4934]

Sold out by traitors!

[@rl7586]

BS

[@ibonka79]

Great information and comparison. We had coffee just yesterday, and we paid $ 6,45 for a frappuccino in Florida. We were in Thailand last November, and was a wonderful experience and vacation. Those three weeks were just amazing. Prices were definitely cheaper. The USA is so expensive since we have the same problems with politics.

[@dennisweerts8007]

if you think GB is getting worse,then you should see Germany its like the Brooklyn slums all over!

[@ams1897]

I’ve been to Frankfurt, Duisburg, and Dusseldorf in the last year, and Germany is, so far, in a better state than the UK.

[@robertrobert7596]

Very good show.i left uk in 96,moved to goldcoast Australia was great until a few years Ago.now Australia is going down hill fast. Moved to chiang mai 1 year.love it.

[@RKinCM]

Its clearly an agenda to destabilize western civilization, it is in lock step with Europe and USA heading down the same path. The powers that be don't want us to be free any longer and that is why the middle class is being taken down. Workers are much easier to control. It is sad that no one seems to care or do anything about it

[@Anomalyy666]

Most ppl are retards and npcs excluding the french who do protest.

[@dolmarf411]

the great reset....... claus swaab........W.E.F. if you don't know it already, look it up. ITS UGGLY, VERY uggly......2030 big date..............in their plan.

[@paulhunt8743]

KALERGI AGENDA

[@dallysinghson5569]

@@paulhunt8743 White genocide, right? I don't think you know what that word really means.

[@digger07747722968]

I’m one of those people on the other end of the spectrum from what you describe . I live in Hampshire Uk, on my family farm where my kids run free in beautiful countryside, they go to a small, rural , state school 70 kids in the whole place. I moved back here after spending 8 years living in the US and 7 in New Zealand. I’ve even recently had spinal surgery and fantastic treatment from the NHS. We chose to move back. But I still agree with everything you say, we are those people living in an idyllic bubble. I can tell you for sure, if I was in a different living situation in a different part of the country I would be gone in a shot. Love Thailand..

[@josephturner7569]

I bugged out to France when I retired. Thinking I might have a last hurrah in Patayya.

[@fabianh.5848]

Germany has fallen, too.

[@geertstroy]

I live next to Germany in the crispy clean Netherlands and no , Germany is not falling apart , it is as functional as ever and doing increasingly better despite inflation . A solid functioning state....sorry for you ... bye

[@stevesmitherman2981]

The crispy clean Netherlands and Germany that are electing far right leaders due to out of control immigration and crime 😂