THE UK IS A DYSTOPIA SO I LEFT | A discussion with Daryl Solis about emigrating from Scotland.

[@educatingkate]

Hello! Six weeks ago I moved to Hong Kong. So far I am loving the opportunity to explore a different culture and take a break from the UK. I am currently settling into this new life but am currently working on a business plan to make being a content creator a source of income for myself. I feel that in this current global economy thinking of ways to make money independently is very important. My first video will be posted on the 9th of Feb 2025. Pinning this comment to hold myself accountable. Also, check out the original video that started it all: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZKtZ6hqitiEhJY

[@softcolly8753]

Best thing to do, stay in Hong Kong the UK is finsihed.

[@totSamyiFedia]

Good luck with that, Kate!

[@DarylSolis]

Thank you, Kate. To all the viewers here, thank you for watching.

[@Gold.Circle.]

Watching now mate

[@BlueDingo-j3g]

Interesting chat, what’s the rent like in Perth 🏝️😊

[@Sonny-m1f]

U voted for it, now u flee. What about the 14 year old girls who cant flee. U abandon them to abu an muhammed. Did our ancestors flee when things got hard? An these other countries ppl dont want ciwards who flee their mistakes coming there either. I bet u were all for shipping in millions of third worlders an everyone said whatbwas gonna happen. An now our motherland is in dire straights. So u flee. Coward. U hioe itll magically change in 4 year. Not if u dont work to change it. All the suffering our ancestors went thru for this generation to flee. After u voted for it.

[@HarfordNine]

Respect from a 40 something English fella that is so stressed with life. Good Luck

[@callumwright2085]

I see so many videos about how expensive Australia is too... so can you tell us how you're managing to cope with the expense of living in Australia too? I'd love to know.

[@yellads]

This is why I left 2 decades ago, but no one understood what I was talking about then...

[@Bergamot88]

Some people can't be helped. A decade ago I was telling everyone how bad Trudeau would be for Canada, they all looked at me sideways. They cannot wait to vote him out now. Not my problem anymore though as I'm living in the Algarve now 🤷‍♂️

[@TM-pn3zk]

@@Bergamot88 how long before it becomes an nwo gulag too

[@stuck-in-the-80s-e5h]

I bet they understand now..

[@yellads]

@@stuck-in-the-80s-e5h Actually not really. Many still choose false virtue over family, community and country...

[@HarfordNine]

If you were in the UK with less than a grand but wanted to move abroad where would you head if you were in your 40s?

[@alistairrobinson3865]

I live in Yorkshire in a nice town, have a well paid job and work 100% from home, everything with my personal circumstances is very good, but the UK is so depressing and hopeless, I lived in the Netherlands 2009-2022 and quality of life is so much higher there, public services, infrastructure, healthcare etc house prices were high but otherwise just so much better. I’m going to try and spend a few months a year working remote overseas but think moving out of uk will be the plan again (came home to support with family stuff) Great discussion, well done both of you for taking the leap! 🙏

[@69spook]

Good interview Kate. I'm 68 & agree with what you discussed regarding broken Britain....👌

[@cameronhickey7771]

Dink = double income, no kids is a western term that has been in the finance dictionary for the past 2 decades SKI = Spend the Kids Inheritance is a term the kids dont want to hear 😂

[@formxshape]

I moved from London to Lisbon in 2017, it was heaven. Sadly Portugal has been ‘discovered’ since then and wealthy migrants have ballooned the property market - the fault of the government. And worse still the EU is forcing asylum seekers and open borders policies on to the poor country with parts of Lisbon now resembling Bangladesh… very sad to see. Can we not preserve and protect white nations?

[@dallysinghson5569]

Oh noes, migrants, MIGRANTS!!! How dare these rich migrants come over to where I migrated to. Bloody hell you lack introspection...

[@personnenestici]

So the Portuguese are white now? 😂

[@livefree7005]

Australia is a police state .. look elsewhere

[@timcarr6401]

It was shock for me to see how draconian the authorities were during COVID in Australia.

[@colettelondon8434]

Horror it was

[@johnryan1386]

WA and Victoria are the worst

[@musicjuly3415]

And the highest housing prices to income ratio in the world.

[@MD-ib4ix]

These people have not been to Australia. Idiots

[@geishasha]

I decided the UK was over in the 1990's and went off and worked in Japan and the Middle East. I worked very hard and it all turned out very well indeed. Living overseas isn't for everyone but I'd certainly tell any young person to give it a go. Certainly do it while you still have the energy of youth! If it works out, then good for you. If it doesn't work out at least you tried and did something interesting with your life.

[@educatingkate]

Precisely - you can't lose!

[@stuck-in-the-80s-e5h]

The music scene was fun in the 90s but in general I think we peaked in the late 90s imho

[@ed5308]

What you are describing to me in the evolution of government and society over the last 30 years. When countries had a control on immigration they had a society that supported fewer people with jobs that paid enough to support families. You could work your way up and find housing, health care, and food that people could live on. Now when you are starting out jobs pay way less then a living wage. You never get a ahead in this game and that is the whole point. This is why people just give up. No wonder people become depressed they see the have and have not society and they know the future looks bleak. Governments will not save you.

[@williamduncanson3934]

Hi Daryl and Kate, the house prices across Australia including Perth are up around $750,000 for entry level.

[@_Tricky_]

Yeah it’s definitely no paradise for lots of reasons.

[@puddingtvinc]

Yup life in Australia is also hard. What can you do? There is no way to run to except to God, just like it always has been

[@katarvitz4850]

That's it? Fucking hell, you're lucky to find a studio flat in most places with jobs in the UK for that price. Between the higher salaries and this, I can see why people are going there.

[@christianturnbull8470]

​@katarvitz4850 Perth is miles away from anything. Nice city but the same house in Sydney or melb inner city suburbs would be 1.3m-1.5m

[@thiefonthecross7552]

At least it's sunny tho right lol

[@stephengreaves7935]

Unless you earn more than 250k the system is designed to impoverish you. There are many different traps set for people trying to better themselves. The rot started in the late 90´s the system was weaponised against the people in late 2000s and early 2010s.

[@stuck-in-the-80s-e5h]

I feel like we peaked in the late 90s on so many levels

[@stuck-in-the-80s-e5h]

​@JustAlex848absolutely 💯

[@yoshiyukisekiguchi8957]

it was a great discussion. so important topic. I am 65 years old living in NYC, this conversations remind me 45 years ago when I came to USA. yea, its true you never know who you are until you get out your original country whatever the reason was. then, you are seriously into the process of introspections of all kinds. hopefully good luck on your willing life. I am so poor physically but kept no boss policy.

[@_Tricky_]

Oz has the same problems. Just more sunshine. Good luck pal, you’ll need it.

[@harry486]

I think that everyone is more aware of the depth of the problems in their own country that they know so well after being there 20+ years...when you go to a new place you're not really aware of the problems ....

[@truckerfromreno]

After a few months when the novelty wears off you are.

[@educatingkate]

I totally respect this point Harry :)

[@george047-q3z]

Thanks Kate, great interview. A lot of points I agree on and I would definitely like a change from living in the UK.

[@MarcoMasseria]

Come to Uruguay! I moved from the US to Uruguay and left behind the nonsense.

[@educatingkate]

I've always wanted to visit Montevideo and then take a ferry to Argentina :) Seems like a cool adventure.

[@belialbradley222]

How can you support yourself on a Uruguayan salary?

[@MarcoMasseria]

@@belialbradley222 Hi Belia. Great question! I don't. I'm a land owner that raises livestock. For ranchers Uruguay is actually easier to make ends meet than the US. We have no snow, rain falls year round, labor costs 25% of the US, and we sell in to the global market (so this beef is headed to the US where it isn't labeled with nation of origin, don't blame me). Add to that ZERO property tax [with a forestry project] and it's life on "easy mode". Though my partner here has a civil engineering firm with clients in Europe, so work can be found/made. No one ever asked me what the US should do. No one was ever looking out for me as a native-born citizen. Would you stay in an abusive one-sided relationship? I don't even know you and I don't want that for you, or me. We didn't ask for this, but it's our mess to react to. Uruguay is an amazing market because it has zero competition. The idea is foreign to their national psyche. Sure, they thing they're competing, but they've never known war, famine, or civil strife and there's predominately one group here, Europeans. Let me know what I can do to help you get here.

[@Ligerpride]

​@MarcoMasseria it's not life on easy mode for the labour.

[@MarcoMasseria]

@@Ligerpride Thank you for your reply Liger. While your comment is relatable to some situations I have seen here that may shock you (they did me), in regards to worker conditions, What I'm trying to do is create a better option on all counts. Labor lives on property and the rooms are better than they've had "at home". Also, why would I care? Why I would care about Labor? Do they care about me? Do you care about me? Do you care about Labor? You don't. Your a clown that talks online. What have you done for some in real life? You make a difference to anyone here. You expire tomorrow and we won't even know. You don't matter or make a difference. "Labour"? Where are ya from? Some country that's turned to trash by migrants? Still, you hold the pathetic, groveling, "bad for you and everyone around in life" Leftist line? My apologies there Liger, if I have you wrong, but nowadays, when you say Communist things- You're gonna get seen for what you are And you need to get this reaction more often. The West is collapsing under the weight of these wicked ideas. Wicked because they benefit no one. Like you, asking about labor here while knowing nothing, doing nothing, but still feeling morally superior as you lob "problematic observations" from the metaphorical sidelines of life.

[@thesecondrei1]

I don't see the point in going to Australia from the UK when the reason for leaving the UK was the grim economic prospects such as high cost of living...isn't Australia also very expensive?

[@puddingtvinc]

Did you think the interviewee is the kind of person who has his life figured out? He is part of the great unwashed just like the rest of us

[@freshdogturds]

It is hotter in Perth but he probably still has cold temperate washing habits so he is arguably even more unwashed than the average.

[@ChrisAthanas]

I left USA 4 years ago and I live in Mexico and it’s so much better here in many ways No one has ever been mean to me here Not even once

[@truckerfromreno]

I moved to Thailand 5 months ago and I can't stand the place. I'm considering going home.

[@mistertwist]

Whereabouts and what don't you like? Thanks

[@eafortson]

28:35 Enjoyed the video. It’s great younger people are speaking about their experiences and these conversations are being had. I feel like it’s a great start to what could lead to more political awareness. But the one thing kinda missing from this discussion (and it became super obvious at the time stamp above) is personal circumstances. There is a lot of wild extrapolation taking place as to the state of a country as a whole. But it’s generally entirely dependant on your circumstances and what you are looking for in life. I’m an American who moved to Scotland in 2014. A good friend of mine is an Australian who moved to Scotland from Perth ironically. Depending on who you are, what you do, what resources you have and what you want is what determines if it’s a good decision. That said there is no place on earth that gen z will find and escape from late stage capitalism. You definetly see the decline more in some places than others (again depending on your circumstances). But it’s coming for everyone. My hope is that gen z will wake up that fact sooner than later and band together politically to actually challenge the power structures. But honestly I’m not holding my breath.

[@joshforde698]

I recently went to New Zealand for a few weeks. Met a guy from near me (London/Kent area) living over in Christchurch, he was trying to sell me on how great it is and I should move to New Zealand. Loved the place, but thought I have too much for me in the UK, I have since realised a few weeks after getting back that I am basically done with this place.

[@djcybercorgi]

Canada has been in a massive decline for the last 10-15 years, absolutely massive decline. MUCH worse post-COVID!

[@stuck-in-the-80s-e5h]

It's a basket case!

[@_Tricky_]

And the factors? Woke policies and immigration perchance?

[@djcybercorgi]

@@_Tricky_ The great replacement is a conspiracy theory but if it is happening then it is a good thing

[@belialbradley222]

@@_Tricky_ Economic neoliberalism. What you list are just some of the symptoms.

[@mississippi7224]

The solution is not fleeing- the solution is to stand up and get a proper serving bunch of people into government

[@alistairrobinson3865]

Will be very interesting to see the breakdown of net immigration statistics next time they’re out, Ie to see where British people are going, and if they are actually leaving uk officially vs traveling with multiple visa runs etc

[@ChrisAthanas]

Mexico has easiest residency and path to citizenship I have lived here 4 years and I will never go back to USA

[@AndyWJP]

Great talk. btw. I just want to mention a benefit of having kids that may not be obvious to some people: they are there for you when you become old. Without kids or money you will be dependent on the state for health care etc. and may also be lonely. I've heard it said that old people become invisible to the young.

[@imacmill]

What should 'your' country be doing to 'fix' it? The guy mentioned that the new Labour government is not only doing nothing to help, but it's actively making it worse. What should the Labour party be doing that the Tory party didn't do in their last 14 years in power (but apparently, also, didn't do)?

[@personnenestici]

“Now that Labour is in power, it all suddenly fell down” said the brainwashed 😂

[@stevenponte6655]

I was thinking about this as well. At the moment I am seeing that England is massively embroiled the "grooming gangs" debate. I must confess I didnt know that much about it, it sounded horrible, but it happened over 10 years ago. Is giving it so much oxygen now really going to help these young people? Or just get them more angry and more will want to leave.

[@ProcyonAlpha]

Leaving UK in 5 months for rural Queensland, Australia. I'm finished with the UK, absolutely no future here for hard working people, politics, illegal immigration, expensive fuel, expensive housing, greed, some of the most expensive utitlies in the world and low wages What a dump. Not to mention the god awful weather. I'm an NHS nurse and wife is a Doctor, we have our Aus permanent residence already and had thought about possibly staying in the UK and living here. The Labour government was the final straw, I cannot live here while they are in power. What they did to elderly with the heating allowance while housing, heating and feeding the 30,000 illegals is absolutely fucking disgusting. I cannot wait to leave.

[@BlueDingo-j3g]

What area of Queensland are you interested in 🏝️

[@ProcyonAlpha]

@BlueDingo-j3g Toowoomba, Maryborough or Laidley. Been to Toowoomba before and really loved it. Cheaper housing in those places and job offers. 👍🏻

[@stuck-in-the-80s-e5h]

​@@ProcyonAlphamy friends who are both nurses in Colorado make more than double the salary of UK nurses. Doctors make very good money as well. I'm sure Queensland is amazing though :)

[@Alex-df4lt]

How much do you earn in the UK?

[@personnenestici]

So no awful policies under the Tories? 😂

[@lucforand8527]

Being from Canada, I have also seen all the streams stating how bad it is in Canada. It's true that things have been better; however, things are not better elsewhere. The same problems are present in all advanced countries (Europe, Canada, US, Australia, NZ, etc.). Living expenses are high (food, housing); however, this isn't so much do to their cost as it is people's salaries. If you look at their cost 30, 50 years ago and increase costs due to inflation, you will likely find that wages have not kept up with the cost of living and this difference might be as much as 25%. This is a serious issue. The UK has a 2nd problem, apart from shooting themselves in both feet with BREXIT. Imagine that 35 or more years ago, the UK pound was worth 2 US dollars; however, today 1 UK pound is only worth 1 US dollar. This essentially means that Brits are half as wealthy today as compared before 1990.

[@imacmill]

DINK has been a thing for what feels like two to three decades. The DINK acronym does not belong to China.

[@jamesprivet]

Australia ia 100x better option for Brits than Canada. There is 3 year work visa for Brits under 35 and also theu recognize British qualifications and degrees but in Canada they professionally do not accept UK degrees amd qualifications such as engineering as equivalent to Canadian. Do NOT go to Canada. Australia is best choice for Brits.

[@maxtroy]

Australia is a police state though. Did you see what happened during Covid?

[@callumwright2085]

At what point is it logical, unless you have endless funds... to go to a foreign country you've never been to, to a city that is completely different to anything you've experienced before, where you know nobody and without a job secured? Sometimes you just have to take the job you don't like, so you at least have something to do and to earn money whilst you wait out for the job you really want. That's not a good start.

[@lucforand8527]

It should be mentioned that many young French people dream of living in Canada for 2 years and perhaps even permanently. Their reasons are varied but can be summarized as being to go on an adventure or they need a change in their life as they don't see themselves going anywhere, or even personal security (women in particular). This also seems to be the case for many young people in the UK. Even 40 years ago I considered such options and I'm Canadian. In fact I worked as a postdoc in the US for two years and considered going to France or Australia for another postdoc before getting a job in Canada. Part of this reason was because of my specialty, a specialty where you most definitely have to consider moving away from home; either within or outside one's country.

[@fpenman]

Do not come to Perth. We are full. Houses & rent are too expensive.

[@Rooster---ooo]

Imagine the irony of Brits leaving the UK due (in part) to excessive immigration, only to become unwelcome immigrants themselves down under lol

[@GiovanniMazzeo-r1n]

I agree what you say about the future for young people in the UK.I am not young but i live in Italy for long periods of time,i have visited other countries when i was younger .Why stay in the UK to work for low pay with a high cost of living ,house price circus !Uk only benefits the rich and foreign investors!There are 3 million people on sick benefits now,something is seriously wrong and the governments do nothing!

[@J-S.I]

They are doing something. Passing new laws, introducing MAIDs ( medical assisted murder of weak ppl) just like in Canada where is quite successful in eliminating unwanted segment of society. 🧐🤡

[@lostman1ful]

What about our children? If we all run away who will stand and fight for them. Are they not our future? Should we sacrifice ourselves for the future lives? Should we stand now and fight ferociously for them? They have no one else. Should we not show our future history who we were. I'm right in the middle of Babylon - the U S and I'm staying.

[@J-S.I]

Left almost 7 years ago. Couldn’t be happier with my decision especially looking at how things are now in the UK.

[@ThatitJack]

We do not know each other but I am praying for you. I know it’s hard not to stress too much. Seems like this feeling of anxiety and sadness is international. If anyone happens to see this, tell your people you love them. Do not let these worldly things distract you on what really matters in life. This is different depending on who you are, but seek community and faith. Do not let your government demoralize you. That is their goal. Straight out the Marxist playbook.

[@TheTimeKeepersJournal]

Imagine you said: 'seems like people are under a spell' A different linguistic approach, but maybe easier to describe and talk about potential solutions.

[@stuck-in-the-80s-e5h]

​@@TheTimeKeepersJournalabsolutely 💯

[@michaelstimpson1137]

Good climate is worth about £20k a year

[@georgetsakraklides5829]

"the vortex of greyness" love it

[@vannesagannon4555]

I am a celtic witch living my dream in IRELAND

[@tamsinscott3474]

I left UK in 1984 thinking I was leaving a sinking ship. Didn't know it would take so long...

[@educatingkate]

The accumulative effects are now too obvious to ignore :/

[@kaydee3407]

They opened the debt system to the public wage system ...i remeber in 1981 the ViSA symbol making its introduction .. The debt has built up fron then inflating the credit system ...and now its unserviceable ..hence the military run Scamdemic mass murder of elderly to reduce pension liabilities

[@KikkerFish]

UK is a submarine now, but also sinking 😂

[@l337pwnage]

Everyone has their own "standard" they are willing to accept, but things are still going to get a LOT worse before they get better. These cycles often last more than a lifetime, that's why they are hard to stop.

[@vmfvictor]

People aren't interchangeable economic units. Why are you leaving your country after the policies for which you voted are put in place and their fruit is harvested? The saddest part about all of this is that people like you will leave for other countries and then vote for the exact same policies that ruined your own. -Wages are stagnant? Corporations have been working WITH the government to keep wages down through mass regulation, barriers to entry, and an artifically limited job pool. -The socialized healhcare system doesn't work? The government is inefficient in spending tax money and yet you as a left wing individual votes for more government power -People aren't developing personal connections anymore? And the solution for which people like you voted is importing millions of different people of different cultures with absolutely no ancestral ties to your homeland and your people? And you blame this on social media?! Again, you should stay in the UK and deal with the consequences of the policies you wanted put in place. I'm also willing to bet you called the people opposed said policies "racists" and "bigots".

[@cyllananassan9159]

totally.....

[@l337pwnage]

Churchill is the reason for the fall of them. He sold the country out.

[@rachelhawkins2084]

You think people used immigration as a solution for social atomisation? You think corporations are working WITH government to INCREASE regulation? Corporations have constantly advocated for deregulation since time immemorial.

[@personnenestici]

Tories were in power for 14 years, yet the “left” is the problem 😂 You are a special brand of sheep

[@l337pwnage]

@@rachelhawkins2084 They do whatever benefits them. Regulation creates barriers to entry and reduces competition. That's what co-vid was about, for example. Create rules to force small businesses under and protect corporations.

[@GreenMorningDragonProductions]

You are a very good interviewer, Kate.

[@educatingkate]

what a kind comment thank you :)

[@stuck-in-the-80s-e5h]

Couldn't agree more, really enjoyed that :)

[@johnryan1386]

As an Aussie I would love to see more Brits, Scots, Irish moving here instead of our current persons from “Asia”

[@oz-zy]

why?

[@iamkat5e]

racism is showing

[@nowhere529]

@@oz-zy I'm Australians Brits and Irish are our Cousins and share a lot of similar culture, The current people the Nation is being flooded by are simply here to exploit what my Aussie ancestors built.

[@dunkierookie970]

​@@nowhere529woah and who did your Aussie ancestors exploit back then? What goes around comes around?

[@gregmurphy2691]

Are you teaching Esl in Hong kong? Is it an easy process to get a job there? I'm looking to going back into teaching Esl in order to escape the UK in the next year, presently doing project management and its draining my soul 🙄🤯 Enjoyed the interview, thanks 🎉

[@educatingkate]

I am :) And if you like the company of kids it's a job I'd recommend. I knew I wanted to live in Asia before I picked Hong Kong specifically and the website which I found had the most diverse offering of jobs was ESL Starters (www.eslstarter.com/) . I personally found moving to Hong Kong easy. For the visa you need a degree (which is an obvious barrier if you dont have one) and I came here with 2000 pounds. You also need a TEFL certificate but you can get that over the course of a weekend if you want to rush through it and there are so many courses online that are 50 quid or so. Cheers for watching dude. Feel free to ask me anything :)

[@gregmurphy2691]

@educatingkate thanks for the reply and info Kate. Uff I've taught kids before in Spain, it was a bit too hectic for me, but I enjoyed teaching older teens, uni students and business English. I'm just waiting until June to begin a a top up degree and I'll be making the move. Hong Kong is definitely on my radar, are there many opportunities other than teaching kids? What are your thoughts on artificial intelligence taking over teaching jobs by the way, I keep seeing adverts for AI language teachers and it fills me with doubt for a future in teaching 🙄 it's a crazy world when not do you need to worry about the economy wrecking your job, but Ai too 😆🤯

[@educatingkate]

@@gregmurphy2691 I don't personally know about Hong Kong older adult teaching jobs but they are defo common in Japan, China and Korea (so probably you could find one in HK if you looked hard enough). AI is a big threat. That's one of the biggest reasons I want to diversify my skill set so that I can give myself as many options as possible.

[@zerofull6936]

Women deciding not to have children will cause massive mental health issues, mostly for them in the future.

[@Bluebird19-ll8su]

How? I'm 62. No kids. What massive mental health issues should I be experiencing because of not having children?

[@JayHomes-h7c]

It’s already happening- I know a couple and it’s box wine, cats and anti psychotic meds.

[@JayHomes-h7c]

@@Bluebird19-ll8su some are lucky like you and I’m glad you’re happy- however- many have been brainwashed into believing work over family will bring happiness.

[@Bluebird19-ll8su]

@JayHomes-h7c Oh, I don't believe work will bring happiness, either! In my case, it wasn't a case of believing work over family. I've just never wanted kids (and the idea of giving birth was also a huge turnoff!) And I know there are other women out there who also just didn't want kids.

[@zerofull6936]

@@Bluebird19-ll8su I hear you, but women seem keen to go in whatever direction the wind blows based on feelings and not reality. Children bring joy and hope for a better world. If you think the world is bad now look at history. How did you come to be here?

[@Johng56]

Good discussion on alot of areas, cant agree with the pay mortgage till your over 65? Or rent FOR LIFE? im glad i bought my home now mortgage free.

[@dallassukerkin6878]

I think this is one of those that varies rather on when you got your mortgage. Other unexpected factors can come into play too. For example, my mortgage is paid off fifteen years early but it's not for a reason anyone would ever want. I lost my wife to cancer very young and her life insurance was enough to clear the mortgage. The core argument is that, as debt goes, mortgages are quite 'light' but I would say that not having to pay one does make a huge difference to the financial balance sheet.

[@Rooster---ooo]

@@dallassukerkin6878 Sorry to hear about your loss :( I live in Cardiff & bought a house in 2010. It was initially a 30 year mortgage (or possibly even 35yr) but I'm set to have it paid off by 2027 (touch wood). This was achieved by making overpayments, including some fairly large ones (£8k per year) for the last three years of it. I'm in a decent job (above UK average wage but far from wealthy) and got some help from family to get the initial deposit together, so had some good fortune. I look at friends who have rented, often in much nicer neighbourhoods. They pay significantly more than me every month in rent. I'll be debt-free by 48 while they've probably missed the boat to buy a house now & will have to rent for the rest of their lives (unless they're lucky enough to inherit property). As difficult as it is to get on the ladder, I'd still say it was the best option for most young people to aim for. It's also not necessarily the 30+ years anchor many think, depending on how your career pans out and how focused you are on getting it paid off ASAP.

[@zoozguerrero9648]

I approached this interview with great sympathy as a 61 y/o woman with 3 daughters, twins of 31, and 29 y/o. I agree that Britain is broken and life looks very bleak for young people. However, more I listened, I was getting more and more annoyed!! All I heard was that you don't want to be in a boring job, you hate bad weather, you hate to pay for your dues...mortgage, bills, boiler repair,...you don't like to get "ripped off" ...meaning you don't want to pay a fair fee for someone's trade...you want everything on the cheap and above all you want to have fun!! To top it all for someone on such a "low wage" you seem to have done pretty well with your travelling adventures!!! ONLY 5 months in the US...years in Japan...and anything in between!! I mean, when we were young, we could have only dreamed of such amazing opportunities and even today!! But our priorities were to settle down and work our way up while "skipping every day into our boring jobs whistling a happy tune"!!!! The main incentive was to have a family and to provide for our children!!! This generation wants the cake and eat it! There is no commitment to anything...dating, settling down...boring job. Running away is the easiest option you might think. So, who is meant to keep this country going? Influencers? KZbinrs? Gamers? Only fans? I just wish people started to get real about what it is that makes the society function. I understand the dilemma, but if you're looking for a pie in the sky in Australia because it's warmer there, I wish you all the luck in the world. It's a sad state of the affairs.

[@adamread2980]

You had an 'incentive'. To raise a family. For most young people that's now impossible.

[@zoozguerrero9648]

@adamread2980 it sure is impossible when you don't date and you look for a way out. There were hard times in the past. War, post-war, 70s... people have always struggled, but there was no Internet and people grafted. All my daughters are married now,and one has a son. Life has to go on.

[@adamread2980]

@@zoozguerrero9648 Why aren't young people dating? They can't afford to when all their money goes on rent/food/utilities. I'm sure many would love to buy property and put down roots but it's now impossible so in desperation they're fleeing to other countries. I doubt many would choose to 'look for a way out' if they're weren't forced into it by feeling economically and socially trapped. Of course people have always struggled since the dawn of time, but comparitively your generation had it good. When you were a young adult at least owning a home a starting a family was feasible. Now, for many, no matter how hard they work, it's not. So people are giving up. With no incentive why bother working hard just to make someone else rich and have no chance of even saving up a deposit for a house. People aren't going to other countries on a 'jolly', they're desperately trying to find somewhere where they can have some quality of life beyond abject slavery.

[@Lukewarm39052]

​@@zoozguerrero9648boomer attitude.

[@Oddglimps]

I'm sorry but you have no idea what you're saying here. Saying we're wanting to eat the pie, when we haven't ever had any pie to eat. We need to have fun and experiences to keep us from not wanting to live a day longer, the everpresent thought in our minds that a cheap rent is now £1000 per month in cities where an employed couple may be lucky to afford this. That to that you add £400 per month for bills and council tax. That if you have a kid full-time in nursery this will as of now cost you almost £1600 per month per child. And that you're expected to pull £25,000 out of your pocket to secure a deposit on a half delerict house. Not to account for student debt. All of this while the average annual income is £25,000. Essentially, that all you can hope for, is being able to have fun here and there, as building a family is absolutely unattainable without the financial help of family members. Who in this country are new to this situation and don't understand the struggle nor the level of help needed or the frustration which is built up within the younger generations. I also note that you're unaware that while housing is now an absolute luxury, plane tickets are now proportionally cheaper (as in a smaller percentage of your salary than it would have been in your time) My partner and I have have professional well respected jobs and are soon to enter our 30's. We would love to have had two kids by now. But we're £2000 in debt, never taking holidays other than camping. We do not drink alcohol nor smoke, which isn't the case for others; yet all every single penny goes every month. Our little pleasure is literally that we're not living with family and are independent, renting of course. The woman in the video had free accommodation while working full-time, which makes perfect sense as to how she was able to save to move abroad. She could never have bought a place anyway, even with a deposit, if it was on her waitress salary alone. Honestly, if we cannot possibly afford a house in which to raise children, you best believe we'll spend our money on the little things that keep us waking up every morning.

[@skusami2548]

Hi Kate, thank you for this fascinating discussion. I left the UK in September to pursue my career as teacher, which will afford me the opportunity to travel and see the world. I have been teaching English in Mongolia, which has been a wonderful experience so far, and I'm now starting to consider my next move for when my contract expires later in the year. Could I ask what your experience of Hong Kong has been so far - albeit after a relatively short amount of time - as it's a place I am seriously considering. Thanks!

[@ianmiles2505]

You are treated like a farm animal and when hou ate done they send you to the glue factory. Who in their right mind would want to produce kids for the meat grinder.

[@Zolkte2]

It's the same everywhere

[@lucforand8527]

People should move around, even within their own country. Personally, I have lived in France and Germany as a young boy, and also in two provinces, french-speaking Quebec and the scottish influenced Nova Scotia. As an adult I have lived in Ontario and Colarado in the US. During this time I have visited most countries in Europe, every Canadian province and about 30 US states and other nations around the world. Their are other places where I'm sure I could live; however, I was very happy to return to Canada after working in the US for two years. I could definitely live in the US; however, their mentality is just not me.

[@Sabhail_ar_Alba]

Most countries are actually worse than the UK. In Scotland, tertiary education is free as is healthcare, prescriptions, generous benefit system. Granted the weather and wages are crap and there are better countries - most of Western Europe, US,NZ,Os and Canada but not many others, certainly not communist Hong Kong.

[@zerofull6936]

Thanks Kate, always good to hear you. You're a wee bit itchy today?

[@freshdogturds]

Fleas.

[@123Clarkuy-p3o]

Alwaysa bet on your own horse, take a risk on yourself!

[@kangaroo1888]

The housing rental issue ,has now come to Perth unfortunately 😢.But the sun still shines😊.

[@viresinnumeris1948]

I liked your video, and your first one as well. I just wanted to write this comment because it might be incredibly beneficial to you and whoever sees this. I've studied economics and many of the issues you are stating with UK have their roots in political and economical decision making. You talked briefly about crypto and scams, conflating the two like it is often done in mainstream media which is understandable. You should learn to separate Bitcoin and "crypto". There is not enough time for me nor space here to explain everything about it but read this: you should study Bitcoin. You will have a completely different approach to economics and frankly, life after this. The rabbit hole goes deep. Maybe start with the interview of saifedeen ammous on lex Friedman, it's a good enough primer. Cheers and hope you do well.

[@lucforand8527]

The pound is strong!! Are you kidding!! As stated below I can remember when it was worth more than 2 USD and not simply just more than 1 USD. Thus, when you go to the US today as compared to those who went in, say 1980, it costs you twice as much.

[@SovereignSpirit369]

Hi Kate. What are your thoughts on the external vs internal. Do you feel as though this is potentially coming to every country around the globe? Is leaving the actual answer? Thanks.

[@pompejio]

No, I don't think wo. It depends on the situation and liabilities of course. First of all, everyone in a free country should be able to succeed in life by changig up the bare essentials (partners, friends, living place, sports/hobbies, job, financials, education), that leads to better social and mental states overall. Most of the times at least. Secondly, half of the people leaving won't become happier than before within a new culture. There's no guarantee that moves and changes will cure your sufferings. Often the opposit is true, because of new uncertainties, cultural differences, vulnerability and the possibility of being exploited. Even the change of climate and weather can have a fierce impact for the individual. It is very luck based and requires planings, the worst case should always be considered as well. If one can handle it though (mentally and financially), there's nothing to say against several tries even to get to know more and different countries.

[@SovereignSpirit369]

@ I think your perception is slightly limited from my own experience and opinion. Non the less thanks for your reply

[@Feline-friend007]

I grew up in south africa as all the kids older than me were leaving for the UK. I do notice a trend where there seems to be a shift towards expats returning (to SA). So in the space of 30 years things have changed. My concern is how the economic system is deteriorating and voters gravitate toward the right wing. Here in Norway where i have resided since 99, i would not be surprised if we end up with a right wing coalition govt come next national elections. Was talking national politics with a well paid nurse (aproaching retirement age), by all measures in a good position economically. And he even expressed his intent to vote as far right as possible in the next elections. My point being, from luxemburg to stockholm, people seem to be angry even if their lives are not totally dominated by economic struggle. Though increasing numbers of younger people are being priced out of assets and its difficult for anyone to see the sustainability of the current economy with regards to home ownership. My cautionary point would be that it may only a matter of time before the rug gets pulled out from under your feet, regardless of where you move. I personally see potential for much needed change in the way our societies are constructed, the scary thing is that no one can know what it is going to cost in terms of human misery. I agree that we are living in dystopic times, and that everything feels precarious.

[@timcarr6401]

There's nothing wrong in being Right. 🙂

[@Feline-friend007]

@timcarr6401 no, its perfectly legitimate to have a point of view on the world and to vote accordingly, that is beyond dispute. I personally do not trust right wing populism, i belive the first modern form of welfarism was introduced by non other than Mussolini. I believe all nationalistic parties who promise security for (some groups), inevitably wreak havoc on all, and that this is the trap we are falling into.

[@Crimeajewel-me3me]

The problem in the west is the debt build up since coming off the gold standard in 71. And this debt expansion /, speed up really took off after the GFC in 2008. Since then in the west it has just become a central bank ponzi scheme which untill the virus lock down,( leading to general high street inflation ), just led to asset price inflation. A situation in the UK not helped by Government sponsored mass migration , and a tight grip on housing supply,( i.e. planing laws date to Clement Atlee 1947 Town and Country planning Act). So.....a state created financial ponzi. And to unwind,( assuming no sudden collapse ?), would take 20 years.

[@shughy1]

The UK turned far left and adopted high tax, high immigration, empgasis on identity politics, those are all far laft stances and even under the conservatives that was the way. So you need a right leaning party if you want to fix the country, Labour have proven to be a disaster and shown how things can get a lot worse by doubling down on their authoritarian ways. Respecting family, low taxes and low immigration are all right leaning ways of thinking, your only chance would be the Reform party in several years time. They are actually advocsting for the things you say you want, its just you can't admit that yet 😀

[@mburgsey14]

Tend to agree with you. The Globalist elite have infiltrated Western Governments and are now dictating policy. Ultimately it will end in communism, but will not be sold as this. Be aware Australia will try the same thing (although being such a massive Country it may be difficult to fully control, whereas the UK will be easier for them). Our Country, Culture and economy is being deliberately destroyed. You guys are helping others identify that something is seriously wrong with the UK. If you are young, take the opportunity to explore the World, if you can.

[@MrakS]

We had a right wing party for 14 years. That and Brexit is what ruined the UK.

[@stuck-in-the-80s-e5h]

My comment will probably be deleted but what about the Homeland party

[@_Tricky_]

Mate you just described 15 years of so called conservative policy or do you have amnesia? They’re both as bad

[@ĀRYAN_GENE]

If you need medical help immediately, fly to India and experience a range of options that cater to all budgets., choose big cities hospitals with big names

[@Mic-l5b]

Watching National Lampoons European Vacation. I thought Europe is lovely. What the Hell happened? We can’t hire enough people at my company in Michigan. Perhaps it’s too many opportunities for young people or work ethic? Best wishes

[@stuck-in-the-80s-e5h]

There's a u tube channel called BritMonkey - he did a well presented video recently that sums things up. Also Not_Today_Satan is very interesting and both use comforting, dark humour imho

[@_Tricky_]

Europe is still lovely. Just don’t go to capital cities.

[@vannesagannon4555]

I love scotland i know it verry well ❤❤❤IRELAND IS IN A VERRY BAD PLACE ALSO ❤❤❤❤

[@Wildenhaven]

Weather makes all the difference.

[@lucforand8527]

It's simple, immigrants, be they in the UK, Europe, US or Canada, work hard and often multiple jobs. This is why they have left their native country, to better their lives, but in particular to better the lives of their children. Emigrants today leave their native land for the same reasons, to better their lives. For the moment this includes both of you. Of course, this isn't new my ancestors came from France in the late 17th century, New England in the mid 18th century, and Scotland in the late 18th or early 19th century. Almost all emigrated for economic or politcal reasons, which isn't any different from today. The difference today is that their are no new lands to be filled by these economic emigrants, only different countries with differing political, economic and safety parameters. In this respect, most western democracy based countries are the choice of many; but one size doesn't fit all.

[@marinavlady6922]

An expression I've picked up: to get your shit together - sounds nice! 😂❤

[@imacmill]

It's capitalism, and you MUST worship it.

[@yorkshire_tea_innit8097]

He makes some valid points, but he is really part of the problem. He's hedonistic and he doesn't have a telos. At one point he says that nothing is for free, but ofcourse his education university was free at the expense of people working at the time. No gratitude for that. I think England is basically a hell hole. But it's my hell hole and I will endure it to make it better. It will be hard. But basically there is no where to go anyway. The whole western world has the same sickness. The only place to go is the countryside, with a community and devoted friends and going to aus isn't helping in that regard. It might. It might not.

[@samlowrey63]

Perth, Australia?

[@anon19086posts]

Look the UK is going through a tough phase but the grass is not greener abroad. We need to have some pride and fight back against the corruption together rather than being so classically British: trudging along disgruntling, complaining and then leaving

[@Flud79]

Well if you live in Hong Kong please try to buy a house there!!! You will find it impossible and much worse than the UK. Plus your description of Uber drivers/Deliveroo drivers in the uk…..yes they are foreign and yes they have more than 1 job and they are overwhelmingly young but more importantly they have a great work ethic which unfortunately that’s what is missing with youngsters in the UK. You don’t just get a great work life balance. You need to work hard and earn it first.

[@BC-kv8mg]

"DINKS" is not a term unique to China - they use it in Australia and the UK...

[@ingadastikiene67]

No need to have kids 😢 as a new generation of Rave babies is on a way by 2027 , they are genetically mutated and they will operate on telepathy as emotional body is not working. Also autistic babies is in a very different frequency then we humans are. They have absolutely different abilities , like telepathy in this way can cooperate with us if we will get to that stage too. This structure we are in need to be invested to a better understanding.

[@user-jx7uo5jo4q]

Kate , consider sitting still while interviewing your guest . If you watch your video , you will understand . God Bless you .

[@marco_cee_]

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[@orionsage7314]

More and more it just seems like we've been told a lie. I think Churchill said something about Industrialization being the beginning of mankind's downfall.

[@babyfacenilsson6380]

Churchill was the completion of Britain's downfall.

[@uumlau]

Great discussion! My snarky side wants to say, "What? Socialism doesn't work? Say it ain't so!" So I definitely have that perspective, but I know it's more complicated than that. There's so much going wrong that it's difficult to say what the problem is, but I think I can summarize it. The UK is being transformed from a high-trust society to a low-trust society. You have moralistic ideologues running things, which means that even though they have "good intentions", they haven't a clue what they're doing. It's possible to fix it, but doing so would break the ideological morals of the ruling class. I'm glad the both of you see the writing on the wall. I think it will eventually get better, but it's going to get a lot worse for another decade or so. Paraphrasing Margaret Thatcher, eventually you run out of other people's money. They haven't completely run out of it, yet.

[@_Tricky_]

We’ve just had 15 years of a conservative government who spent all of everyone else’s money.

[@uumlau]

@@_Tricky_ Agreed. In the US, we call such people "RINOs", Republicans in name only. Doesn't matter which party they're in, spending other people's money is a very popular position, and it takes political courage to stand up against it.

[@babyfacenilsson6380]

It's not incompetence, it's malice.

[@personnenestici]

So 14 years of Tories is now socialism? 😂 When you use words, you have to use the correct definition 😉

[@LoordeGG]

Hey! If we all chip in a tenner we could buy enough sand and make our own country!

[@Lewwy-qg3pn]

I’ve noticed these problems with Britain for a while. With the amount of antisocial behaviour, and bullying, it stops nicer people wanting to go out, and these environmental causes, and others puts, people out of work, and it ends up effecting the economy. Yet, most people just play the blame game. Everyone is so passive aggressive. The NHS mental health care is terrible. The rise of narcissism and self-obsession, is insane. The millennials and gen z’s, you can clearly see they’re unsocialised. Another thing that bothers me, is the people that have children. I’m sorry, but if I was to look at all the people that have had children, that I’ve met on my all travels in the last thirty years, it’s simply not the best, nicest or smartest people that give birth, it’s the opposite or at least, that’s what I’ve observed.

[@Rooster---ooo]

Regarding mortgages. Just because you take out a 30 year mortgage, it doesn't mean you will take that long to pay it off. I took one out around 2010 and should be paid off in 2027 (touch wood). I managed to shave off 13 years by keeping the monthly payments the same or paying back more each time I re-mortgaged (every 5 years or so) in line with my wages increasing. In the past few years I've been lucky enough to be able to save a decent amount of money, which I've used to make the maximum overpayments. By doing this I've managed to go from paying it off close to my retirement age to being debt-free by the 48 (touch wood). I did get help from family to get the initial deposit together & have been fortunate enough to be in a decent-paying job. I have sacrificed somewhat on holidays or owning a fancy car etc... whilst still living well & travelling, but I set myself the goal of clearing my mortgage as soon as possible. I'm not saying this to brag & I realise I've had some advantages handed to me. My point is to those feeling despair about the future (who don't plan to leave the UK) that the outlook may not be as gloomy as you think.

[@HJM49125]

Well you also timed it well as 2010 was a relative low-entry price for property

[@littleones-yeahh]

how do you find life as a plain frumpy western woman in asia? is it viable long term?

[@educatingkate]

So far it's going really well. Thanks for asking x

[@zahidriaz4924]

I would do her in a heartbeat! Bet she’s a kinky devil!

[@dallassukerkin6878]

@@educatingkate Clearly a troll account, Kate. Pay it no mind :)

[@willsmith39]

I'm sure she finds it a lot easier than the life of a cowardly troll attacking people from behind his keyboard in his mother's basement.

[@puddingtvinc]

Lol'd hard thanks

[@alistairrobinson3865]

The irony of Daryl talking negatively about immigrants in UK, whilst himself sat in Australia, as a UK citizen 😂

[@stuck-in-the-80s-e5h]

You don't get it

[@alistairrobinson3865]

@ I suspect I do…. but please explain if you feel differently

[@alistairrobinson3865]

@ short story is it’s fine for us Brit’s to go wherever but not fine for others to come to the UK, because “insert reasons”

[@_Tricky_]

@@alistairrobinson3865social cohesion is the key concept for high trust societies. Stop playing the same boring games here please

[@jadabailey1405]

Yeah I was with them until that segment of chat, as you complain that the UK doesn't pay then moan that people that don't look British 👀 is taking jobs. The job that they take doesn't pay well, but they do it anyway. I don't agree we should take low paying jobs but jumping straight to immigration being the problem is what keeps us working class distracted. Delivery services typically give zero hour contracts, so do you want a zero hour contract job that pays minimum wage? Have you guys ever considered that the cost of the economy is getting so high that older people who would love to retire and can't and take on low paying roles or stay longer working and don't cause a fuss with salary amount because their fixed cost is lower than a younger person (bought a house before the property boom)? This means that when younger people ask for a higher salary it doesn't measure up to corporate as the person with much more experience is satisfied. I say all this as I believe both of you are going down the path I've seen time and time again, and leaning into the propaganda. Remember Ukip said Brexit will benefit the NHS, now it's gradually being privatised, there's a bigger agenda ahead. Perception is key.

[@Sam-_-]

Traitor to the nation. Abandoned ship when country needs nationalists to defend the interests of the motherland.

[@educatingkate]

how are you defending the motherland out of curiosity?

[@dallassukerkin6878]

@@educatingkate It is something I have heard said many times in the past year, that someone moving away is not defending our homeland. And it still makes me shake my head in disbelief. We, as ordinary people, can do nothing to 'save' our nation. The unelected true traitors are embedded in the Civil Service and have seen to it that there is no, non-violent, unwinding of the process they have set in motion. Given that our elected officials are guiding the destruction of the British people, any rebellious behaviour will be crushed. So, *leaving* is the only answer - the big problem is that there is nowhere that is remotely similar to what we used to have still left in the world. So we can only run to very 'alien' cultures and, given that I am in my sixties, that is not appealing either :(

[@educatingkate]

@@dallassukerkin6878 precisely. There's basically nothing someone with no influence or money can do to turn around years of incompetence and distain from the government. Leaving is a legitimate form of protest.

[@willsmith39]

​@@educatingkateomg Kate genuinely snorted my coffee at that pithy come back! I absolutely love the way you handle these numpties. I guess as a teacher you're used to the odd attention seeking child so you have plenty of prior experience

[@Daniel-py6rd]

The uk is lost. Only sensible decision is to leave if you are able to. The person in this video however is exactly the sort of left leaning person who is responsible for the demise, so they should really be the ones staying for the consequences. But they won't. It'll be the poor 'bigots' without degrees or money who have to accept the consequences. Shows you why certain people never really had empathy for the complaining plebs as they were never really going to have suffer the consequences.

[@vannesagannon4555]

Money is not a reality

[@vannesagannon4555]

I would advise everybody to look up the laws of attraction

[@Okram.31]

I agree! Bot much attraction to the UK though.

[@kraskagm]

I'm not from UK, but I think the problem is in the financial system. Because of inflation money looses value over time and the salaries can't keep up. And the 2nd big problem in Europe is demographics. In some places there are no kids and schools are closing and life is dying in that area. Which will lead to that point that people don't find each other because of bad economy and financially being unstable.

[@formxshape]

That’s why Bitcoin was born and why the UK make it very hard to opt out of the £ and move to BTC.

[@vannesagannon4555]

We live and create our own reality

[@belialbradley222]

good luck with that

[@WatchExMuslimSahil]

😊😅😮😢🎉😂❤

[@vannesagannon4555]

Law of attraction meditation

[@thomascrichton5007]

You clearly never knew what dystopia means : ( Handmaid's Tale / 1984 etc )