Why Everyone is Leaving the UK (& you should too...)

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No one wants to live in the UK anymore - last year, more than 3,200 millionaires exited the UK adding to more than 12,000 that had already left between 2017 and 2022 - for the past few years, everyone who is able to leave the UK has either left or is considering leaving
In fact, I was one of these people, in 2023 I emigrated out of the London, UK to Dubai in the UAE to enjoy a better life, beter taxes and more growth for myself and my finances. And before I left, it was stark just how negative the sentiment in the country had become - no one wanted to be there, and the only reason people cited to me for staying in the UK was because they just…couldn’t leave because their jobs tied them down - and this is including people again like myself who used to really love the place, like I used to LOVE London, but unfortunately not anymore.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Why I Left the Uk Forever
1:00 UK is the "poorest rich country"
2:12 How thingsgot even WORSE
3:34 Vicious cycle of taxes
5:03 Culture
6:28 Weather (duh)
7:08 Crime (worse than you think)
7:45 How to leave the UK NOW
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[@tuomaskiv]

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[@Invisiblewiz]

Fuck Dubai.

[@johngrosvenor1255]

The UK is not London. This is what irritates me about people commenting on life in the UK. I live in Scotland, have an ok job, my own house, and live fairly comfortably. There's no way I'm leaving this green grass land for a dustbowl in the Middle East to live from a laptop 🤣

[@mortaj]

Yeah the UK is not just about London and England. Scotland is a beautiful country with good people.

[@UKisFK]

sure other UK place are better than london, but when you check east europe 90% plus they own their flats houses by age 35, in UK or EU 80% they pay rent or mortgage age 55-60

[@Enigmatized13]

@@UKisFK It's not like Eastern Europe doesn't have problems. Then there is the language. Different culture. There's a lot more to consider than just upping and leaving. I doubt OP is buying a house in Dubai. He is probably renting.

[@J2897Tutorials]

Yeah, London's basically the Eurocancer of the UK. Most of them voted remain, then voted Khan back in as Mayor after what he's done to the place. We should fence it off, then charge people who want to exit for a certain period.

[@testosteronetips-cf3yq]

lol and shit hole weather 8-0 percent of the year.

[@mattrushmere]

I'm 28. Left for Eastern Europe 2 years ago and can confidently say it's been the best decision I've ever made. London and the UK more widely as a society has totally failed.

[@atilla4352]

I hope you visit Hungary! ❤

[@thevalkyrie8]

So when times get tough you jump ship?

[@steveunderwood3683]

@@thevalkyrie8 What else are you supposed to do when there seems no national will for improvement?

[@MrMaxidc]

10yrs with polish lady. I thought i gave her good home, good life in wales. She take me to poland. Show me her home, her life..... I cry when home.....

[@gee3883]

@@thevalkyrie8When your ship is full of holes and the captain gives the enemy buckets to keep filling it up no matter what you say, it's time to abandon ship.

[@andriytroyan3888]

When it is possible to receive more than 1K in benefits instead of companies raising the salaries, then we have a problem…

[@BrunO-dy9ro]

This is the problem, cut the benefits force people to develop.

[@BrunO-dy9ro]

@seabreeze4559 I don't want to sound insensitive or like a p*ick but I'd consider changing careers... the less people they have, the more conditions they'll create to attract people.

[@sdrawkcabUK]

@@BrunO-dy9roreality ppl on benefits are generally lower skilled - they are not magically going become go getting entrepreneurs if their benefits are cut back.

[@Hashterix]

@@BrunO-dy9ro You can't just cut the benefits, you also have to cut taxes and regulations to stimulate economic activity. The barriers to entry for starting a business in the UK are exceptionally high right now compared to most of history and most of the world. You can't just set up on a street corner and start selling stuff, it's illegal. If you want to buy and sell things via ebay, you need a lot of money down to get started and the fees are so high it suffocates any small players. Rents are high and taxes are another 50% again just on the rent, and that's before VAT and taxes on profits and wages, plus other key overheads such as bills. We are taxed to death and it's why so many businesses simply fail. The businesses that don't fail mostly run on exceptionally thin margins. There is no "moderate, easy success" in the UK when it comes to running a business. If you don't simply fail then you're either scraping by or very successful. Moderately sized family businesses bringing in healthy margins are rare.

[@BrunO-dy9ro]

@Hashterix ermmm sorry but i havent mentioned anything about businesses, to be completely honest I feel like you just went on a rant from an entrepreneur/small business owner perspective. Cutting on benefits is going to repel complacent and lazy people away and it will also force the people who cannot leave to do something for themselves and be productive in this country. I am an immigrant and I worked very hard, sleepless nights studying to get where I am. The gov is inciting laziness and complacency. It's annoying and disheartening.

[@can2y]

I Lived in London for 27 years, but last year when my landlord hiked rent by 400£ I decided enough is enough .My 45K salary was just covering my bills and travelcard (I lived alone) so I packed up and left in October, but interesting thing is that the flat I was living still empty today....June 2024

[@realitytube6290]

£400 pound rent a month that nothing that is cheap.

[@davewordsworth1251]

@@realitytube6290 hiked by...........

[@MrXBuddie]

Increased by £400. Not £400 in total.

[@realitytube6290]

@@MrXBuddie Tell me about it, Landlords are taking the advantage of the situation and it’s pathetic some of these properties are not even worth it especially when it is a room and sharing with others.

[@adelestraigiene9412]

​@@realitytube6290 he try to increase by 400£ rent totalling 1500£ Not to mention that I lived in that flat for 14 years and he never had any problems with me

[@davidgillham6847]

UK is a punitively taxed, low pay culture, welfare state with terrible weather. If i were a young person I would definitely leave. The money is there to do anything we wanted, it's just that the politicians waste so much of it and the state is far too big and costly.

[@flyhi2773]

Yup. The state is now acting unlawfully. The DWP, and HMRC and Police can now do all sorts, seize assets, all sorts, no court order required. Basically it’s a criminal state acting unlawfully. I’m currently having issues with inheritance. I think their attitude is, they mortgaged your assets, that’s how they’re 1 trillion in debt, and they say you then gave them the money to spend, Thank you very much, but when you sell that asset they seem to think, you mortgaged it, gave them the money so it belongs to the Government not you. Seriously, trying to get hold of our money is a nightmare. Took six months to get our money from applying to cash in premium bonds. The Nazis did something similar….guns not butter translated into save, don’t spend. Savings accounts soared, mostly opened in Government owned post office savings accounts. Little did they realise their money was all converted into Government bonds and in effect stolen. The only way it could be honoured was by printing money.

[@christopher9727]

..... Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@ziofascistssuck]

​​@@youtischiabut other European countries have healthcare systems that actually work and are first class compared to the third world shambles that is the NHS. And those systems cost their taxpayers either the same (Germany) or an extra couple of percent per year (in the likes of Norway).

[@ziofascistssuck]

@@youtischia I volunteered for the Red Cross in Afghanistan for 2 years -- that's a third world country by all standards. They have better healthcare than the NHS. Meanwhile the NHS hospital where I live gave my friend sepsis through an infection and then operated on the wrong limb -- and next door, they had another patient who had teeth removed on the wrong side of his face. Save us the excuses, please.

[@ziofascistssuck]

@@youtischia then stop talking -- because by your own logic, you have no right to compare your shambolic NHS to any other countries unless you've experienced every single operation in every single hospital of every town of every country. The fact that you're trying to cover up pure incompetence as a "mistake" is pretty typical -- just like the UK government (who only just came clean about the infected blood that they gave to thousands -- which conveniently, only came to light now that pretty much everyone responsible is already dead).

[@shaunm8692]

You missed the elephant in the room - I take it unintentionally - massive uncontrolled immigration from the Middle East and Africa, which is completely changing the fabric and soul of the country.

[@tuomaskiv]

Yes, this is a big big problem

[@Captain_Blak]

Love the honesty 👍

[@cyclro]

yea that's centuries of colonialism biting you in the ass.

[@richardlabeja]

Immigration plays a big role in capitalism. The irony is a lot of brits are now also migrating for a better way of life.

[@cyclro]

This is centuries of colonialism biting you in the ass.

[@mikeblackist]

I left London after 15 years, went to the hospital emergency twice, at Royal Free Hospital- in Hamstead… They had hundreds of people waiting, in pain. There was a massive cardboard at the entrance saying: “Minimum waiting time 10hrs” “Please, be kind, be patient with our staff, they're trying their best to help everyone …. It was a horrible experience to see and hear the screaming patients at the emergency in pain. I was praying to God to take me out of there. And so it did.

[@christopher9727]

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@josephinepao9807]

Uk now is like the third world ….

[@jjhatch69]

I broke my leg in the UK. Went to Worcester hospital where I was put in plaster for 6 months. Once out of the plaster I had a noticeable twist in my leg below the knee, where the break had healed. I travelled to the UAE later than anticipated because of the broken leg and it was causing me pain, so went to hospital within a few weeks of arriving. Within 2 hours I had been examined, had an x-ray and had a CAT scan. The surgeon, in nice language basically said, "What an absolute shite job". He basically said he could put it right. Within a few weeks my leg was re-broken and pinned straight. They had me walking with a crutch within a week. After a couple of months my leg was straight and pain free and still is 9 years later. I will do my very best to avoid UK hospitals from now on. The surgeon was from Lebanon, so was clearly good at battlefield damage. lol. He was also a man who knew his craft, so I am very fortunate.

[@HamzahAlqahtani-in1ss]

Same thing here 🤚 London 2022 I waited 8 hours only to see the doctor, the waiting room was full of patients screaming and mostly BLEEDING! And still waiting!! It was fucking horrible

[@muhdiversity7409]

I left in 1996 before Tony Blair. I went back 3 weeks ago after a break of 10 years since the last time I was there. After 2 weeks it was clear to me that it is no longer my home. Listening to my friends talk about life and seeing what their children have to go through despite having degrees was beyond depressing.

[@mlgfrog27]

London is unrecognisable.

[@muhdiversity7409]

@@miamitten1123 The US.

[@missophelie3781]

So, where are you staying now?

[@muhdiversity7409]

@@missophelie3781 The US, far, from any large city.

[@skabbymuff111]

I love my country, but we are all leaving. Not only abroad. No true Londoners can even afford to live in London anymore.The social contract here is BROKEN. And the weather is TERRIBLE. Fuck this place, my home, FUCK IT. Im off.

[@Pyrrhic537]

Where to?

[@Fightforyourdreams2024]

What's gets me is how can all these immigrants afford to live in London, as many look to be coming in from poor third world country's!

[@joyce7131]

Trust me everywhere have their own problems. Very sad though. Go where you feel happier. Don’t allow created problems by failed leaders and politicians make you hate others. We all need each other. Love and peace to everyone.

[@jessiewellington9377]

@@joyce7131 yeah . The problems in other places aren't like here. So stop playing the "everywhere has pr0blems" card. It's very simplistic . Easy . And not intelligent or open minded

[@LoremIpsum1970]

"And the weather is TERRIBLE" 🤣

[@jean-robertlombard1416]

Bonjour. The very same is happening in my poor old France and I guess the same is happening in many western countries. Good luck everyone.

[@rebeccahale4673]

Yah, happening in most western countries is right!

[@maxgruszkowski6987]

Grass is ALWAYS greener on other side of the fence...I saw most part of the World...everyone wanna to move abroad...so it's very common factor - pretty much complaing about how hard life has become...

[@robhingston]

Thanks Jean

[@robhingston]

Its the fall of Western Europe undoubtably, France was absolutely fantastic in the 70s 80s 90s

[@hunchanchoc8418]

Yes, and you know what the root cause is...

[@wildgeeseod67]

I don’t live in London, I live between coastal North Yorkshire and rural Scotland. Life is good. I’ve worked all over the World, happy to live here.

[@--Traveler--]

yea because it's majority wh'te ;) we both know you are happy because of that. and you would be right to be happy. because a majority wh'te society is a UNIFIED society. come and live in london if you don't agree with me ;)

[@karlosthejackel69]

Haha the Gov has told us everywhere will be diversified for your own good

[@donaldoutterson3071]

Seek and ye shall find!

[@obscurity87]

Good for you

[@adamw8579]

Your tax pays the invasion...

[@knowledgeseeker5499]

UK pm pay less tax than average employees. What can you expect from such corrupt politicians and greedy rich elites of UK?? Taxes, taxes and more taxes for average joe on street. Greedy companies and extremely low salaries which doesn’t match with developed nations

[@tuomaskiv]

Not less tax, but a power percentage

[@sfactory8253]

That's exactly the problem. The UK has become a kleptocracy.

[@Hfgh564]

We all know why/who responsible for the crime elevation in UK right? Same as in Sweden...

[@Universal963]

Only government!!

[@silverbullet2008bb]

@@Universal963 Yes, it is Rishi Sunak going round stabbing people...

[@Car-guy307]

Yes so many native whites want to live on benefits and so the jobs need to be filled with immigrants

[@Black-Circle]

Small hats

[@jessiewellington9377]

thatcher, david cameron, nigel farage, boris, rishi, truss, not blair not gordon, they made our country great

[@cebularz364]

I see more and more ppl are speaking about this. Living in London is terrible especially because this 50% tax after 50k (50k is just to cover basic needs in London, lol). There is no perspective to build your wealth unless you've inherited a House 🏠.

[@tuomaskiv]

Precisely

[@user-ng3qw4ne8r]

50%! I don't know why I thought it was 30%. 50% is disgusting 😅

[@Trepines]

To be clear, there is no 50% income tax in the UK (check the government website on income tax). From £12,570 to £50,270, you pay 20%. From £50,271 to £125,140, you pay a further 40% on whatever you earn in this bracket. Anything that you earn above £125,141 is 45%. Correct as of 3rd June 2024. It's still a ridiculous amount to pay. Cost of living is so high and it's not easy to save.

[@cebularz364]

@@Trepines real tax is 50%... 40 or 45% income tax plus national insurance. As you have no choice to not pay, this meets a tax definition. Plus for living in London you pay ridiculous ULEZ fees and public transport per day might reach 20 pounds. Quality, reliability of trains/tube might have been impressing 50 years ago but not now. Rubbish city believe me.

[@Trepines]

@@cebularz364 Thank you, Cebularz. Wow, I didn't realize it was that high in the UK. I got that those stats from the income tax website. London and the UK sounds awful.

[@jjhatch69]

I saw the writing on the wall a long time ago. I left the UK 9 years back and have been living tax free, earning 5 times my UK take home pay. I am also in the UAE but in Abu Dhabi, living by the ocean. The summer is very hot, but for 6 months of the year, the weather is like a British summer. I did not leave the UK because I did not like it. I actually love my country. I left because progression is blocked in every aspect. There are so many talented people from the UK living and working across the world, helping other countries progress, because their own country is controlled by bell ends. In Abu Dhabi I have an English Dentist and an English Doctor and many of my work colleagues are British. They are all exceptionally good at what they do because they love their job and social life. People are allowed to progress. It is a free and fair society, despite the utter garbage written about it by the UK press. Sure, the UAE has its quirks, but every society has the same. The financial people in the UK run the show and they are all about stuffing their own pockets at the expense of everyone else. Until that culture is bought in line, the UK will always be going backwards, and talented people will continue to leave. That is the long and short of it. The brain drain is real and getting worse.

[@Ryoko007]

I 100% agree. can you give more information on moving to Abu Dhabi with family?

[@jjhatch69]

@@Ryoko007 My 2 kids were grown up. both were in university in the UK, so that kind of helped with the decision. I am a specialist in a very narrow field, so that also helped as I was head hunted to come out here. Having a job secured, all I had to do was get my professional documents attested in the UK and UAE before travelling. You have to obtain a UAE Visa, which lasts 3 years, so if you can secure a job in the UAE before travelling, the company PRO can do the leg work for you. If you want to come out and find a job, it can be difficult as most companies prefer to use people who already have an emirates Visa. Schools are very expensive over here. If you have kids, a company may or may not offer financial help for this. It is also important that the medical insurance is of a good level and covers all the family. Private medical over here is exceptional compared to the UK, even if the cover is at a lower level. The government/non-private hospitals are around the same level as the NHS in the UK. Companies have to provide medical insurance by law. Once you have your emirates Visa (Takes a few weeks) you are allowed to rent property. Property can be anything from a studio apartment to 8-bedroom villas, so it depends on budget. In Abu Dhabi, a 3 bedroomed Villa cost for annual rent can be anywhere from GBP 20k to GBP 50k, depending on location. Rent is usually charged annually upfront. propertyfinder.ae is a great website to assess rental costs. A company may also help in this area as well, by paying property rent directly. Salaries can be confusing as they have several categories. My wage slip has basic salary, housing, transport and a few other items. There is no income tax. There is a final salary scheme, so every year you work for a company, they will add either a week or a month of your basic salary to a pot. When you leave the company, all of the money will be paid as a final salary. An example being if you worked for a company for 5 years and they placed 1 month's basic salary in the pot for each year, your final salary will have 5 months basic pay plus what you earned for the last month. (Unless you are fired for gross misconduct). When I first came across, I travelled on my own and was out here for a couple of months until my wife travelled over. We have lived here ever since. I am now under a golden Visa, so I do not have to worry about visa renewal every 3 years. The golden Visa gives you 10 years without renewal. To get the golden Visa you either have to buy property, own a company or have professional experience to contribute to the UAE economy. I am fortunately in the latter category.

[@user-yw8qf8cc3t]

Started in 1694 after Cromwell let them in. Well done. You got there in the end...😅

[@MeatiestKing]

i used to live in Abu Dhabi. its lovely there

[@jjhatch69]

@@Ryoko007 It is better if you can secure a job before moving over. If you have a professional qualification, you need to get your documents attested in the UK and UAE. If all goes well and you get a job, it is better to travel on your own first as it takes a few weeks to get your Visa sorted. Once the Visa is in place you can open a bank account and rent a property before bringing the family over. Companies have to provide medical insurance by law. It can vary depending on the companies' practices. If you have kids, school fees are expensive, so ensure your salary can cover rent, day to day living and school fees. A 3 bed Villa can be anywhere from GBP 30k to 50K rent per year, depending on location. Apartments are usually cheaper. Rent is the equivalent of paying tax in the UK. Despite the eye watering cost compared to the UK, you have to remember that you don't pay income tax. I am not very careful and usually have more than 50% of my salary left over at the end of the month. Something that I could only dream about in the UK.

[@SantiagoVeraLoor]

The rich and poor divide keeps getting bigger year by year. I left the UK over 20 years ago because I saw all the curruption and injustice and the double standards. It is the capital of hypocricy. It use to be a traditional country but it's all gone now, so sad. Your spiting out facts brother👍

[@pipkins1972]

I'm a British born 51 year old and if i could persuade my wife to move out of the UK i would. Where to though is a different matter!

[@edwardmclaughlin7935]

One thing I notice in England is a kind of blinkering going-on. There is an invisible cordon put around talking about the actual direction we are taking. I make a point of asking the simple question: 'In your estimation, will Britain be a better place or a worse place in five years?' No prizes for guessing what the 100% reply is.

[@freeleestoilet9833]

Obviously because discussing the causes of the problem is officially "hate speech".

[@stevenhull5025]

If Farage was PM I would say the former.

[@roddychristodoulou9111]

I left London England in 2006 , I could see this coming and thought it's time to get out now . I've moved to Cyprus which is far better if you're ready to retire , especially with the weather , very low crime rates , and no traffic jams whatsoever . In all my time living here I have never seen a single homeless person living on the streets .

[@Pyrrhic537]

Looking at the stats, Cyprus looks great except for low salaries, and the rent's and house prices have dramatically gone up. Plus I looked at the crime stats and over the last 30 year's they have had year's with a homicide rate of double the UKs. But there aren't the constant stabbings and muggings the UK has.

[@malachix780]

​@@Pyrrhic537 population of Cyprus is miniscule compared with the UK so hard to compare homicide rates with a nation approaching 70 million. Its generally very safe in Cyprus

[@thevalkyrie8]

I went Cyprus 15 years ago and pollution from cars was worst I have ever seen

[@joeblogs-vx4ep]

Ready to retire and have the money to completely relocate

[@PaulJones-xl6xq]

I want my country back. All the problems you speak of go with the immigrants. I know you will probably disagree as n immigrant but god didn’t create all immigrants the same and if you think he did 😅

[@kayn6858]

The poorest rich country lmao so true

[@Evian457]

Higher GDP per capita than France

[@kayn6858]

@@Evian457 GDP is bollocks

[@fl-ri-]

@@Evian457 all tied up in big financial companies trading the same money around each other. It's true they move around a huge amount of money, but it doesn't help citizens who are taxed out of the ass despite their measly salaries.

[@xcryosonx]

@@fl-ri- Exactly, its only a small set of industries that seem to be offering that kind of life, the rest can get fucked.

[@--Traveler--]

@@Evian457 built on slvs from india, over 10 indians die per DAY from overwork. try again. also the cities are build with terrible design plans, hence why it get's so flooded, (like china)

[@oh_rhythm]

UK is in deep shit. Gotta blind to not see something is very very wrong there. Hope things will change for the better soon.

[@Matt-rw9py]

Brexzhit is wrong. The island became small and isolated like some prison so people go nuts it’s simple as that. Europeans used to go to the uk to live, work, visit, do business, etc. Now they all left and the island is completely irrelevant.

[@user-yw8qf8cc3t]

It will just get better by itself 😅

[@stevenhull5025]

Vote Reform UK and it will

[@Matt-rw9py]

@@stevenhull5025 More isolation is gonna help UK? What an idiut hahahaha

[@TallTravels]

Leaving the UK is one thing, but leaving the UK for Dubai? Never! Eastern Europe for me

[@ehsankhorasani_]

that's because you've never been to Dubai

[@TallTravels]

@@ehsankhorasani_ Been multiple times. Humans should not be living like that.

[@northover5023]

Dubai is disgusting ​@@ehsankhorasani_

[@SuhbanIo]

@@ehsankhorasani_ It's not a good place...

[@Jenny723]

​​​@@ehsankhorasani_ Yes I have been to Dubai. It's like a fake paradise. They don't even pay employees well especially the labourers.

[@BornToTroll-it5ju]

I'm glad the guy sodded off, he comes off as dislikeable

[@Sy2023hk]

The irony is that around 150k Hong Kong ppl have moved to UK so far since 2021. I heard many White British move away because there's too many Middle Eastern/ African ppl. But the irony is these White British ppl tend to move to Dubai which is mainly Middle Eastern ppl🤦‍♂️🫤🤷‍♂️

[@chr4617]

It's not skin colour, it's culture and standards of behaviour

[@Wayne-fn1sw]

Loads of English people are leaving the UK to Australia 🦘 for the longest

[@formxshape]

Middle Eastern countries, know the dangers of extremist Islam, and clamp down on it. The UK welcomes and encourages extremist Muslims as they haven‘t got a clue. They project Christian, tolerant and respectful values onto ‘everyone’, blind to the reality that they are welcoming in a sharia Trojan horse.

[@BatCountryAdventures]

Some of the Hong Kong BNOs are actually flowing back to Hong Kong because they realised Democracy is not what it was made out to be. Like the price to pay in terms of taxation and the sheer dive in the quality-of-life is just not worth the freedom to talk trash about your government. Meanwhile, Hong Kong has topped a record number of visits into Mainland China. We are talking about 1 millions trips made by HKers during the Easter period out of a population of 7.5 millions people. A LOT of Hong Kongers are warming to China now. People like to think that politics and ideology matter... No... Not when your everyday live is fill with frustrations and you just can't see the end of the tunnel. And by the way, I grew up in UK. Graduated in 2010 with a Civil Engineering degree but couldn't find work in UK because of the 2008 Subprime. Moved to Hong Kong and landed in a job within a week and stayed here since. So I know UK, HK and China quite well. Eventually it came to a point when you realised that there is no point having a voice when the politicians don't listen. Wouldn't I be MORE of a slave if I still opted to live in a country where I am treated worse by a wide margin?

[@xperyskop2475]

Dubai is heavy-handed when it comes to crime and kicks criminals back to their home countries, not like UK

[@thehardwareguy]

I'm close to leaving. As a young person with a great job and a business, I struggle to see a happy future here.

[@iryna.ionova]

Where are you thinking of going

[@moondust1979]

If you live in a decent affluent area in the UK you are fine. In that case the weather barely affects you because your surroundings are clean and pleasant.. walking down a clean neat pavement where residents keep the houses and gardens beautiful is nice regardless of overcast or rainy weather. However living in an opposite area which is full of immigrants and littered pavements and seeing spit and dog faeces on the road while it’s raining and overcast is definitely NOT GOOD. That’s when you start hating the weather for sure. This is why Britain in the 70’s to 90’s was a happier place. People looked after their areas. Excess immigration has been the downfall. However I always say, if you know you can’t escape the UK, at least move to an area in the UK that is even 30% more decent than your current area, as that will make a great difference. And if you can’t do that, instead of complaining start taking action and work toward making your area and your house nicer.

[@dcoughla681]

It does not matter if you live in a decent affluent area or not. Crime is a major problem.

[@ProcyonAlpha]

I grew up in London, born here. I love parts of the UK, the rich history, the humor, country side. But as a NHS Nurse of 10 years, struggling to get my own house i gave up. I was sick of the cost kf everything, the electric, the petrol, housing, renting it's just such a disgusting greedy country and the government never help. I gave up and got my Australia permanent residency last year. UK is is only good depending on how rich you are.

[@herrjah]

You make many very valid points - but be careful to separate London from the rest of the UK. There are some beautiful parts to it. London is not for me - nor any other city or town. Head for the country with a good remote role and there’s still a nice life to be had. Just don’t get sick. lol.

[@willjohnson2722]

Well said. London is my least favourite city in the world. I live on the edge of the Peak District in West Yorkshire. I'm from here- lovely people here, but the economy in the North of England is more comparable to Eastern Europe. England has the worst regional wealth inequality in Europe. So, the rest of England might be nice and beautiful in parts, but it's far more poor than London and the South. Good video from Tuomas. Hits the main points without getting it wrong or being offensive.

[@dieu5041]

The thing is if you’re young, living outside of London is so boring. There’s nothing for you to do.

[@g_wylde]

Would have to argue that the weather still sucks enough to ruin the countryside. I was trying to go to Peak District since Jan but every holiday I've had it's been rainy and I didn't want to be walking through rain and mud all day, so I haven't gone at all. Plus, hotels (and I bet the food) are super overpriced for extremely dingy old hotels with no perks. It's very depressing unless you're already well used to British weather AND more provincial/traditional British people. I'm not from here and doubt I'd feel at home in some little country village.

[@lanceatone]

@@dieu5041 I get your point, but if you are more introverted and do not need constant external stimulation, it might be the right choice.

[@greengemaudio4830]

@@lanceatone I live in the Midlands and we get a lot of this from students that come from London. It is a slower pace of life here but it is much better for families and better air quality. I'm mostly introverted myself so a place the size of Nottingham, or Solihull is enough for me.

[@scan4332]

Left the UK for Hong Kong. Best decision ever. Much higher quality of life. 7% tax amd is at the very least miles safer than the UK.

[@indetermite]

I agree with some of what you said here but I think there's something that you missed (which is the main reason I'm leaving): the erosion of personal freedom. The UK is slowly building one of the most totalitarian countries in the entire world. Already we have a "do as your told" culture that I despise with a passion. CCTV tracks you everywhere. Restrictions on freedom are slowly creeping forward. It's sad. It's why I want to leave. This weather and culture stuff is just barking up the wrong tree for me.

[@DameHoracia]

totally agree. Real nanny state.

[@indetermite]

@@DameHoracia That's the word I was looking for.

[@gongagong]

You need that to prevent a diverse country from descending into chaos.

[@peter-coates]

Im thinking of leaving bc of that and shit salaries for engineers and to top it off high taxes

[@indetermite]

@@peter-coates Yeah. I'd understand that. Where you going, America? I'm headed for the continent.

[@brianbraeburn4241]

I currently live in Spain and I can assure you that the reputation Spain enjoys of having good food is not justified. Many years ago Spanish food was good, now it’s the same supermarket standard as the rest of the EU. It’s poor man’s Italy for food.

[@DS-vx3wf]

now every 🤡 is in Dubai. I went there and it doesn't seem good anymore. Way too crowded, heat, poor air quality. I guess it's better for people leaving the UK.

[@Kam-King213]

Qatar is one for me

[@lanceatone]

Was thinking the same. Dubai is worse, unless you don't mind having all your freedoms stripped away.

[@GhostSubstitute]

It’s kinda a ticking time bomb, plus it’s oversaturated by foreigners going there. The time for Dubai was 10+ years ago

[@spo0ny2k]

Arab states are soulless

[@user-lk9sx9we9u]

LONDON NOT ENGLAND...phiss

[@darrencollings]

Funny you say it’s always cold , our met office seem to believe we’re having record breaking temperatures every month lol 😂

[@malicahamilton]

It is always cold but some months are becoming slightly warmer by a few degrees. It’s June and it’s still cold most days 😅😂 I hope we don’t have another 40 degree summer though 🙂

[@aidenfreedom]

@@malicahamilton climate shill, false statistics, go do some 'honest' research, they 'cherry pick' the numbers, other true studies by honest scientists show the Planet is COOLING when you take a long term analysis...fact. If you take the temperature of inner Cities and busy airports and the roofs of town buildings you are of course going to meme average up, this is not how the Met used to calculate, but when you take the average outside of those places then that equation changes dramatically downward? Go look at the Grand Solar Minimum currently happening, the biggest in over 2,000 years, we are cooling and that in it self is causing big swings in weather across the Planet, it has happened over thousands of years as the cycle of the Solar system going through its endless rotations.

[@g_wylde]

Record breaking average temperatures by like fractions of a degree, but still crappy overcast weather all the time, and if anything warmer temps means more rain also.... I was thinking today how I was dressed in the same exact outfit that I wore on Christmas day 2023... The weather has barely changed since winter lol

[@klawlor3659]

Definately global cooling. Got the bloody fire on here and it's nearly the middle of June!

[@jessiewellington9377]

@@klawlor3659 global warming is a global average . But the extremes of cold . Hot. Humid. Dry. And the interactions between them will be crazy. Why do you think last summer had a week that was literally unbareble

[@BritishRail60062]

The UK has gone kaput and it is very sad to admit this. I am in my 40's and I am going to another country to start over. My age is not an issue because I am going to launch a business wherever I decide to go and I will do remote work to get by if need be. Things went south for the UK when that Goblin Blair came to power in 1997 and squandered the UK's emergency fund on things that the UK didn't need or want. The UK moved most of its production jobs overseas and that was the beginning of it all. 1992 onwards, the UK has gone to pot and there is no one willing or caring enough to turn it around. If the UK gets lucky enough to get business minded leaders in charge and the change from a negative attitude to the happy go lucky positive attitude then things can turnaround. But I am not holding my breath and I am going to live somewhere tropical to start over.

[@erikc8284]

As a Catalan (some people think we are spaniards) I can tell you that I never saw a stabbing in my entire life (I'm 44 and was born and lived in Barcelona most of my life), so definitely London has more crime than Barcelona. I totally understand how you feel, specially regarding the weather, I cannot imagine living in a place where 7 months of the year the sky is grey and rainy weather. I didn't realise how lucky we are in Catalonia weather-wise until I lived in Germany... I never experienced snow or temperatures below zero in my home country, and the experience in Germany was a shock to me, as somebody born at the coast of the Mediterranean Sea (we have 300 sunny days a year). I could never live in the UK although I love the country (I spend some months in Canterbury back in the 90s), I really like brittish people, the language, the architecture, its history, its people. I cannot live without blue skies and sunny weather. It's too important for me, even more important than having a job.

[@tuomaskiv]

Blue skies is the BEST thing

[@user-yw8qf8cc3t]

The architecture is Catholic.

[@marcaaron1890]

Try Living in asia or somewhere for 6 months (which I love by the way) but they only have 2 different weather conditions , at least in the UK there is slightly more diversity in the greyness 😂

[@joesoy9185]

Which is why I live in Tenerife, Cyprus, the Kent coast,, and London. Much better than Dubai.

[@DiscoDrew]

5 million people have been added to the population since 2021… Infrastructure cannot keep pace with these levels of immigration.

[@sandpiper9288]

Mwahahaha!

[@shoka2111]

That's a stupid comment. Immigrants are working while people like you are on benefits, riding the hospital ambulances and living on hospital beds.

[@klawlor3659]

​@@shoka2111think you need to look at the actual figures. Around 15%of immigrants who've come here between 2019 and 2024 are working. Fifteen percent!

[@sandpiper9288]

@@charlieleedham5265 lol

[@Lucas-wn5wm]

They need to fund pensions lol.

[@gamwam]

Exactly why im off to the canaries - 18-26c and sunny all year round, less crime, reasonable infrastructure, and no stupid “bangy” cars driving around

[@KevinTalbotTV]

I moved to Isle of Man best thing I ever did

[@pommygeezer9309]

Left in 2008.. I miss the Pub and the countryside. Nothing else.

[@InvestgoldUK]

And the pubs and countryside are still gradually disappearing

[@deluxecapprian983]

I will miss the pubs in UK you feel like home when you're enter first time .But the govern sucks in UK since 2005.

[@quadq6598]

Lived her forever & agree but you did not mention the biggest problem with the UK - uncontrolled immigration. Immigration of massive numbers with no corresponding increase in general infrastructure is BY FAR the biggest problem in the UK

[@klawlor3659]

I think you'll find the biggest issues along with the uncontrolled immigration are the demographic death spiral (huge mass of elderly people v decreasing pool of young people) and the regime's corruption and mismanagement of the UK economy.

[@rioperez7461]

Whilst immigration is a huge problem, what is also a huge problem is the lack of reproduction amongst the indigenous population. The birth rates have fallen off a cliff. So now we have an ageing indigenous population and a severe skills shortage amongst the young population.......so hence we have to go and get immigrants from other countries to fill the gaps in employment. So even though Farage says he will bring down the immigration numbers if he becomes PM, he will ultimately fail because the elephant in the room is a skills shortage and lack of young people.

[@deluxecapprian983]

Sad reality UK left with all those bad reputation from Africa while skilled european employers just quit UK each day.Many companies leave UK because of short skilled employers and very expensive .When those companies pays now 50% from their profit and they don't have enough skilled labour and they have shortage in goods ,they will delays and with a big hole in your pocket.This way those with money they try to quit UK.

[@klawlor3659]

@@deluxecapprian983 Already seeing this on action with both the international company I work for, and a multinational company down the road. The productivity issues are numerous (brilliant salary but crap work). Not enough engineers with the right skill set. Expensive logistics. Expensive energy costs. When you view costs v profit, it makes much more sense to relocate elsewhere to somewhere that welcomes manufacturing rather than the UK which hinders it.

[@london_TC]

I agree with a lot of what you said but I do want to ask, how much of your change in opinion was a change in you rather than a change in London?

[@outtheredude]

Without decent job prospects with even halfway decent pay, without affordable homes, there is literally no room anymore for the low paid. Yet the low paid are precisely the ones who are least able to leave the country to better their prospects, not while every single penny they have goes into merely existing.

[@stevenhull5025]

Just because one is low paid does not mean it is impossible to learn new skills which would enable them to leave.

[@brianfretwell3886]

If everyone is leavinghow come we still need to "Stop the boats" full of people trying to get in!!!!! there is a great nett incoming immigration!!!

[@--Traveler--]

there are more people coming in than leaving. it's the MILLIONNARES they are worried about. because they contribute boatloads of tax. migRATS are 9x more likely to claim benefits.

[@bertross9727]

The people with brains are leaving, those entering on boats are adding nothing to GDP per capita, but they are filling some rich people bags all the same.

[@brianfretwell3886]

@@bertross9727 Then why not say so in the title? That is still not "Everyone"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gordonfernandes6873]

After the Russo - Ukraine War, The state of the UK has deteriorated further financially especially due to the war related global energy shortage & Consequent inflation 🤔 !!!

[@telchalone7115]

Totally true,that was the Tipping point I think

[@landzw]

True but it didn’t need to be that way, we could go back to buying Russian oil and things we improve, Unfortunately America a has other plans which have been on the cards for years to force us to buy American oil.

[@JekaZMD]

And all the bilions they trow now at the fire of war, that money could have ben spent inside the country. The problem is UK as well as worlds largest funds were overinvested in Ukraine and disregarded Russia altogether as a weak party that has no claim on Ukrainian resources and land. And now like an overleveraged trader they throw money on the loosing trade in hopes price turns around and they don't get liquidated and lose everything.

[@homegardens7682]

I'm currently watching this video. As a near 40 year old English bloke many points in this video are relevant (weather for example lol). The UK is a great place to be if ones attitude is one of greed. If your a wealthy landlord its great because you can ramp up your prices whether you need to or not because people need a place to live and ramp up your own bank account at the expense of others in the process. If your a greedy tradesman you can go and charge an old lady £200 for half hours work and brag about it to your mates. You can also indulge on junk food all day and no one will bat an eyelid. You can also work an incredibly important job, work loads of hours at minimum wage and the above people will be more than happy to exploit you lol!! That being said, I love the UK and in most cases its down to the individual to try and act in a relatively human way. Good regards to all.

[@paradisekohchangstyle2150]

You don't know the difference between 'You're' and 'Your'. You use the same word throughout...

[@peter-coates]

@@paradisekohchangstyle2150no one cares

[@drillingig2368]

The landlords you speak highly of are land locked. Something I do not want to be.

[@paradisekohchangstyle2150]

@@peter-coates A lot of people care about the low levels of literacy throughout the internet. Question is, do we blame the declining IQ levels in general, or the quality of the so-called English teachers in our schools? You can go back to your Viz comics now, bud...

[@peterrhodes5663]

I was a landlord and heard that wealthy landlord comment made to me by tenants many times. Also that I was lucky. I started with nothing, and while my friends and acquaintances were partying and wasting their time and money I wasn't. I tolerated being called mean and tight. At 27 I owned a decent 3 bedroom bungalow ( no mortgage ) and entered semi- retirement. Fully retired at 35. I left the UK for good at age 25, in 1979. I've tried to teach some of my past 35 different tenant how to improve their lives, but they all proved to be losers. Unskilled or welfare bludgers, with zero self motivation.

[@KC-lc8dx]

Sounds like Canada now too

[@almor2445]

I was with you until you suggested moving to the middle east. No thanks. Everywhere is in trouble and each place comes with different merits and flaws. I like the british countriside. Cities here are awful but aren't they like that everywhere? My experiences in ireland, france and the usa were all worse than in the uk.

[@Muppetgivers]

UK had fallen after 2008, no one admitted it

[@bobbymidha3901]

Very true. The 2008 crisis left the UK in a very poor state

[@Dublinby]

The UK has many problems, I do not think anyone would disagree, however much of what you say is a global phenomenon. As much as what you say is correct, there are very few alternatives which are long-term. Yes you can go to certain places such as the UAE, but their rules can change, it is difficult to settle there and even attain a passport. If the UK has problems I am sure your country of birth has even more, however I am sure you do not critisize your country of origion. This is the exact reason you probably moved to the UK. Despite the issues, the UK is still a great place for people whos second language is English, provides good levels of economic stability (and political) and is a great place to initiate a career or education (as well as attaining a British passport, if you are not from the West or a developed nation). I think advising everyone to leave is a bit stupid, as it depends on the circumstance. NOTE, I am not a British native, and hence not a patriot, but there is still much the UK offers compared to other countries.

[@augustusmaximus891]

Ever hear of "crabs in a bucket syndrome"? Google it, it fits your comment soo well! X

[@lukesilvamusic]

Time to go!

[@posttronics]

How can someone leave if they don't have the money to leave? Most jobs have crap pay and you still end up in debt as the money is not enough to pay the bills. why aren't there any charities to help people to move? The UK is the Titanic!

[@chilloutcentral2097]

When immigrants go somewhere and build wealth with all determination and hard work, they usually start with nothing but a suit case a wallet with enough cash to get by for a couple of weeks. Basically nothing. This has been the case for generations now in pretty much every country that has taken immigrants over the last hundred years, from Buenos Aires to Bremen.

[@georgevorres5240]

Improve your credit score,have at least 5-6 credit cards £5000 each,take a loan of £15000 and done!

[@santostv.]

Save like every emigrant does😂 why would the uk want you to live 😂delusional Also this channel is apparently targeting “the rich”

[@LilyGazou]

Get rid of all your stuff, live in a room or couch surf while you save up money. Then jump ship. Or travel by freighter. The southern border of the US us wide open. Walk right in. Get free everything.

[@deluxecapprian983]

Last year nearly 60.000, building companies left UK.The prices on food going crazy.Maybe i will move in eastern europe in the future.I heard many rich left UK and now they invest in EU. One indian guy quite rich in UK with over 60 employers in the office left with 6-7 after Brexit hit UK.

[@kayn6858]

Honestly speaking, how is the air quality in dubai year round?

[@scaryrage3004]

you can just write dubai air quality and compare. Its pretty decent

[@tuomaskiv]

I never noticed any issue

[@BrokenBritain4u]

Do you think the Uk air quality is better ? 😂

[@kevinbrown3593]

England bashing. Doe's he realise that UK is great before mass immigration

[@lanceatone]

It's more a critique of the current state of England and from my experience, he's spot on. It's overcrowded, balkanized and has high taxes (and some half-assed freedom of speech which keeps people from speaking their minds).

[@--Traveler--]

@@lanceatone overcrowded, MIGRATION.

[@des_smith7658]

The UK is anti Russia which is wrong

[@des_smith7658]

England is in the past

[@christomizerthemizer4128]

I agree….but as you said….before! Was! Past tense.

[@gg-ux8kj]

Leaving uk is good for old people who have money.What can young people who have nothing can do with

[@Pyrrhic537]

The young used to immigrate to the new world. Difficult today.

[@flyhi2773]

Increasingly the smart ones live as digital nomads, travelling, renting with online businesses they can operate from anywhere in the world.

[@SantiagoVeraLoor]

The young could live to the developing world where the pound is powerful and goes far

[@MikeHunt-rh1rp]

Prostitution?

[@gregmurphy2691]

​@@MikeHunt-rh1rpcome on mate, it's onlyfans these days 😉

[@rudituesday.822]

So very pleased you've gone.

[@Alan-ou2id]

Hahahah, uk is finished. Keep crying, you shot yourself in the foot with brexit.

[@w.m.aslam-author]

When Indians and Pakistanis start talking about leaving the U.K. or not coming here you know things have changed for the worse. Privatisation, interest based capitalism, high taxes and inflation along with Conservative Government have created the cost of living crisis. Mass illegal immigration and rising levels of crime are going impact on the U.K. economy too. Government incompetence is to blame. Rent is high and houses are unaffordable. There are still pockets of the U.K. that are still prosperous, but they are not accessible to everyone. Yes, live and work abroad if you can, as you can save more towards your retirement.

[@beepositiveforever971]

You have a short memory if you think what's happening now it's down to just the last 15yrs of Tories.. Everything was neatly setup by globalist Blair & his Bol-Shevik Fabian party. (still in shadow power today) Pakistanis have been flooding the UK since 1960's.

[@kierenhughes9143]

I agree with most of this but don’t slag off English culture or humour, the Brits are the funniest and most creative people in the world

[@Lifelongloser]

I’d definitely leave. But unfortunately I live 30 metres from a pub and 80 metres from a bookies. What to do?

[@Car-guy307]

Leave

[@youngian]

Indeed, I don’t need much to be happy and won’t find a decent boozer and bookies in Dubai.

[@drillingig2368]

Why would you want to temporarily escape your reality in a pub setting down the road from you? This is the culture that is the problem.

[@user-zi1lb9pj4o]

Boomer

[@jessiewellington9377]

what a sad degenerate comment, as well as the ones parroting it in the reply section

[@KotBlini]

"Rome became a desert. The few who still held power in the West took their rods and scepters and transferred them to the new capital, leaving Rome to the plebs and slaves." --Procopius

[@Stormer-Europa]

Yep. The coin clippers with their debt and usury

[@armesheimkind2245]

When i am getting the data from the OECD (2022) /Net income after taxes - US dollars PPP exchange rates / Great Britain is on the 9th place. The wikipedia statistic is also not normed on one specific year. I am on your side on many points, I have also emigrated, albeit from Germany, but yes, I see the trend across Europe. "The American dream" is more real in Dubai or Batumi than in London or Berlin. And I can only advise everyone to give it a try.

[@xtc2v]

Net income would take a dive the moment we are forced to stop borrowing and live within our means

[@cryptoniteclark]

4:16 "They have to raise taxes otherwise they will go bankrupt". I had to switch off at this point, because it shows you don't know what you're talking about. A country with a sovereign currency can never go bankrupt, because all its debts are denominated in its own currency, which it controls the supply of.

[@tuomaskiv]

I worded it slightly wrong but you can read about it online, Bank of England had to step in to stop the UK exonomy from collapsing bevause of the gov’s proposed policies

[@beepositiveforever971]

Also, heavy taxation is very much a communist trope. It appears however that the UK is going down the dangerous road of institutional Communism for decades now.

[@cryptoniteclark]

@@tuomaskiv Which time are you referring to, specifically?

[@hunchanchoc8418]

Depends how much of the country's currency is being "sent back home" by a rapidly-growing portion of the population. Also funny how "home" is not actually the UK. Telling, really. The phrase is even used on a TV advert for a money-transfer service: "For when you want to send money "back home" ".

[@peteinthepocket9208]

Liz truss' policies ​@@cryptoniteclark

[@verttikoo2052]

Who would ever want to move to Dubai?? 🙄

[@stevenhull5025]

Those who think money is a God

[@verttikoo2052]

Or who wants sand in their pums and everywhere 🤔

[@Puglia506]

Leave and go where exactly? The problems in the UK are the same all over the Western world, especially the mass immigration of low paid third worlders. I love Britain and the cool cloudy weather is better than over hot countries.

[@tuomaskiv]

Leave the Western world

[@JohnHarthomstowCEO]

Habibi go to Dubai where you get 3rd world banking infrastructure, no rule of law, potentially thrown into debtors jail if you have a credit card, and imprisoned for criticising the regime. Its the future apparently

[@stevenhull5025]

I'm walking in the rain>>>

[@edwardmclaughlin7935]

At time of writing it is the 6th of June and it's cold and windy with spells of rain. Just had the heating on for an hour. The economy and the politics is worse than the weather. So it's Spain for me, bollocks to this shit.

[@ilformaggiodidio]

Get out while you can. You'll thank yourself later in life.

[@klawlor3659]

Things are NOT going to improve. Mainly because things CAN'T improve. There's zero money in the kitty, there's an ever decreasing pool of people to pay taxes and an ever increasing amount of elderly people to splurge money on. There's poor quality services, poor quality housing, crap infrastructure and healthcare, crap jobs and conditions...definately time to leave.

[@rioperez7461]

Hahahahaha this got me creasing. Truly bollocks to this shit. Wait 9 months in a year to end up with this.

[@stevenhull5025]

The grass is not always greener somewhere else

[@edwardmclaughlin7935]

@@stevenhull5025 Yet sometimes it is.

[@351yt]

If our "guests" leave then things will improve overnight.

[@ilformaggiodidio]

An absolute lie. The UK is set up for the rich and the elites. If you're neither. You're going to struggle. The rich and elites love middle and working classes blaming immigrants. You should research in to how the UK Government and Middle/Working classes are losing assets at levels not seen since the Victorians. And here's a hint: the assets and capital aren't going to the immigrants.

[@kayflip2233]

Not really, the UK is mainly in trouble from an economic standpoint. Getting rid of all of the Arab and Black people isn't going to fix that.

[@klawlor3659]

The UK is actually in an economic and demographic death spiral. Not enough Brits having children, combined with a huge needy elderly population and humongous government economic mismanagement. Brexit wasn't going to change that (the EU has similar issues) and the UK isn't going to change for the better anytime soon.

[@--Traveler--]

@@klawlor3659 hence why it's a sinking ship. even if the migrants were conquered and deported. the country is really in a spot of bother. hence why people are jumping ship. I jumped ship to europe from africa and even im heading off again. THATS how bad it's gotten in the last 10 years.

[@klawlor3659]

@@charlieleedham5265 That's good to know. So what's the statistics of Muslims having kids v people over 55?

[@MrK.A]

Born and raised in London. Left fot Vietnam 6 years ago. No regrets.

[@vassiliyhristovbakardzhiev1404]

It's so fucking cool great man

[@HairByJamesAnnabel]

I currently live in Australia, I have the opportunity to immigrate to New York 🇺🇸 or London 🇬🇧. Where would you choose ?!

[@petermoore2700]

Stay where you are i am british and migrated here 53 years ago its the best country in the world oi oi oi❤️❤️😁😁🇦🇺

[@jendrizzyy]

Australia or NY, definitely not London lol

[@Matt-rw9py]

Go where the weather is great and where you’ve got sea and nature near. And if it’s a fun place during weekends with good food then it’s a plus.

[@vernaculadracula]

Neither. NY is a basket case already...London is only on its way yet. Stay in Oz.

[@HairByJamesAnnabel]

@@vernaculadracula Thanks

[@Lifelongloser]

Sorry but as regards the first point that’s completely irrelevant. If the average income was as high as in the richest countries the cost of housing would be even higher than it is. So as long as you’re talented or intelligent or have a marketable skill everyone else being not doing so great is fine.

[@paddymurphy-oconnor8255]

poor english

[@MJB_18]

Born and raised in London, I’m in the process of leaving for Dubai atm. Thomas - can you do a video on the social life aspects of Dubai please. How you made new friends, if there are communities or even a “feeling” of community etc. I know it’s a very transient city as most people come for the money, but so is London so keen to hear your take on this element from both cities perspectives. Thanks

[@chiggz247]

This is a great topic I'd be interested in too!

[@tuomaskiv]

Great idea!

[@nothingness1425]

>can you do a video on the social life aspects of Dubai please. Born and raised in London but unaware that one can't "do" a video? One can "create", "make" or "film" it. Don't say thank you, darling. From Russia - with love.

[@ArsenElMentalista]

@@tuomaskivyes, great topic

[@Bazchu1]

Same! My flight is booked to leave Manchester in July. Moving to Arabian Ranches 1 as this had the best “feel” and didn’t feel artificial which most of Dubai can feel like if you head to the tourist areas

[@donchu]

A lot of the issues are simply policy. In actual fact the government should focus on growth, cutting taxes, capping immigration (which strains public services). And this is where the UAE perhaps does it right. By not allowing immigrants access to public services and ruling out citizenship with strict rules on deportation both parties (the worker and the government) are very straight on what is expected from both parties. Your comments on culture are utterly laughable given your new location. I look forward your video on low tax, culturally 'rich' Dubai and the rights you receive there. Keen to hear your views on the weather and climate of the UAE too particularly during the summer months. You reference the risk taking culture of the UK. Again, some of this is culture, regulation or maybe you haven't experienced enough different industries. Finance is a disproportionately big part of the economy but you see innovation here, but like most parts of the UK economy the incentives for taking risks are evaporating, tax, regulation. Again, this is policy (a low growth policy). Also worth remembering that the British (culturally in the main) are not greedy and and don't want to fleece people. Compare that with say the UAE where everything now is a grind, from getting a taxi and avoiding requests to tip, to buying a car or property to simply just eating out. The service is poor, everyone is out to fleece once another because it is a quick-buck society (society used very loosely here). Net zero is a toxic falicy and it hurts everything. It would never benefit a country like the UK, it wouldn't benefit the world (if you subscribed to global warming doctrine). Again, this is policy and can be changed. In short, the issues are (as you correctly state) a product of poor/weak government and policies that nobody really voted for or understood. For now, the UK remains a democracy and these things can be changed. Yeah, the weather here is shocking, but when the sun does shine you see a decent lift in mood. Decent video. Many thanks.

[@beepositiveforever971]

Thank you for putting this all into a well founded perspective.

[@browpetj]

Great video!

[@vsevolodpetrolhead8689]

Hey Thomas! I'm from Ukraine and for some last time lived in Moscow and Saint Petersburg(right near Finland). And I don't know where to go. I can use only russian passport(my spouse has only that). Right now I'm considering european digital nomad visas. For Dubai, I visited in late september and it was hot as hell. The main issue with places like south asia or latin america - startup/tech networking is close to zero, there's just frugal freelancers and guys who went there for cheap s*x. London at least in top 10 startup cities. So as I approach this dynamics it makes me confused, idk where to go

[@idib1739]

I don't know your issues but i'd suggest choosing a base (like Dubai in the winter), and a secondary place to stay when it's getting too hot in the UAE for about 5 month. Malaysia could be option. Good luck!

[@aninda2457]

Go to Estonia or Vietnam

[@jeunejaegerx3458]

Go to southeast Asia until you figure it out, Luckily ukrainian passport is still a very good passport. You dont have to stay there, but countries like Philippines you can stay for up to 3 years, I think malaysia you can stay 3 months, Thailand is an option also but the immigration is a bit of a pain in the ass. Take a look at Asia, you can stay there for the time being until you figure something out, it at least gives you time and space to breathe.

[@lukebruce5234]

Stay in Russia in the summers and in Dubai in the winters.

[@user-xe5qz7ql7o]

STAY AND FIGHT....FOR AMERICAN OWNED UKRAINIAN LAND........

[@danielforde-pogson]

Good but last place I'd go is Dubai, followed by Switzerland.

[@fgcpeak9591]

Exactly... Dubai is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Woe betide you if you ever speak out against anyone who is in a position of power.. Even your boss.

[@judystucki8429]

Switzerland Expensive But First Class health Care 10percent taxes. And good Pension. So you Safe wen you Pension

[@Roywebcafe]

I lived in Bangkok as a teacher and eventually left for Hanoi Vietnam. On arrival Hanoi was cold wet, grey, cloudy a bit like UK in Autumn and I absolutely loved it. Bangkok eternally Sunny, Hot and Humid got to me and was glad I got away.

[@Dani20240]

You are absolutely right,

[@mitotv6376]

I work in Oxford UK .. as casual part-time only.. average annual income 17k .. after tax & national insurance .. only 15k.. I am from East Timor, not gonna lie,, the taxes are crazy here

[@tamaracarter1836]

Well I totally disagree. I’m an American, living in the beautiful English countryside, and I love it here. Can I just point out first of all that London, and large cities in general, are *completely* different to the rest of England; the rest of England I would consider the *real* England. There are thousands of beautiful, historic and traditional villages, hamlets, market towns and small cities across the English countryside, that are not only fantastic places to live (unless you’re a big city person of course) and explore, but are filled with fantastic people that are; once again, totally different to London/ many large cities. The people I know and associate with here do not possess the culture that you describe in this video. Pub culture in the countryside is very different to the big population centers such as London. I will say, however, that most Europeans in general can be more negative/ slightly cold (especially compared to Americans), but most in my day-to-day life in Suffolk that I come across are kind, friendly, talkative and overall positive (that’s European positive - so much more understated compared to the US). I do not know a single person that is leaving the United Kingdom. I feel this should have perhaps been directed towards London? I mean I personally would never wish to live in London, as I am definitely *not* someone that likes big cities, although I do still like visiting as a tourist a couple of times a year because it obviously has a lot to offer (and is the second most visited city in the world). If anyone is interested in why I love living here then I’d be happy to share in more detail (e.g. much safer, much better work life balance, food produce is to a much higher standard, everywhere is walkable, not having to rely on a car, the rich history and historic sights at every corner - my passion etc). I also want to address something else you said in this video about crime (which I disagree with), but I’ll leave it in a comment directly below this.

[@tamaracarter1836]

Let’s do a comparison with western countries: 1. Homicides (per 100,000 people): - Australia 0.9 - Germany 1.0 - U.K. 1.1 - Sweden 1.1 - France 1.3 - Belgium 1.7 - Canada 2.25 - USA 6.3 You can see the big jump with the US, whereas the U.K. is the same as other similar western nations, and does extremely well when you compare it to the rest of the world. 2. Firearm related homicides (per 100,000 people): - U.K. 0.02 - Germany 0.06 - France 0.12 - Australia 0.15 - Belgium 0.25 - Sweden 0.5 - Canada 0.52 - USA 4.46 Again, you see this difference, and the U.K. has the lowest of this crime in the world (alongside Japan), so it’s almost non-existent there. 3. Knife related homicides (per 100,000 people): - Germany 0.23 - France 0.33 - U.K. 0.34 - Sweden 0.35 - Belgium 0.36 - Australia 0.48 - Canada 0.49 - USA 0.60 The difference isn’t as stark here, but that’s because this type of crime isn’t as common as others in the US, and the U.K. favors similarly to its neighbors. 4. The USA has over 65 cities with a homicide rate of between 11 to 87 per 100,000 people, London is one of England’s most dangerous cities and yet only has a rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people (that’s 10-80 times smaller by comparison). There are hundreds of cities in the US with a rate over double London’s. For example, Look at the highest homicide rate cities within each country (per 100,000 people): - Germany 1.5 Frankfurt - England 2.0 Manchester - Belgium 2.9 Brussels - Scotland 3.1 Glasgow - Sweden 3.4 Malmo - Canada 3.4 Toronto (13.78 for Thunder Bay if you include cities less than 1 million) - France 3.5 Marseille - USA 87.3 St Louis You see the difference here?

[@tamaracarter1836]

Also, just thought I’d add that literally a couple of videos before seeing this, I watched a video of a Swedish KZbinr talking about how much she adores London and living in London. She had some criticisms too, but overall said that she could never live anywhere else. That just shows that we all have our own views/ taste/ perspectives. Even though London is not somewhere I, or you, would want to live full time; she is the opposite. Of course many people love London too, and I have seen many similar KZbin videos on how much they like living in the city (another girl I follow is from Norway and did a similar video). Just like I am subscribed here on KZbin to many Germans, Japanese, Russians, Polish, Americans etc that live in, and love, the English countryside.

[@des_smith7658]

It's no fun anymore

[@markbates6610]

Brexit hasn’t happened yet lol😂😂😂 unreal.

[@robhingston]

Exactly, The UK is still following the EU to the letter

[@atilla4352]

"You can have your cake and eat it" as a hungarian we have a strict immigration policy IN THE EU...

[@carlgreene538]

Yes we got Brexit in name only.

[@bertross9727]

This was exactly the brexit you voted for. You're just in denial mate. Ego brain.

[@bluedeskfan2754]

Yeap, because we have a Blairite government & civil service who have turbo charged immigration into the UK

[@stephenhetterley1699]

I would leave if I could

[@japanluv]

Plan it. There is no perfect place, I’m telling you now. I’m Romanian, left home at the age of 21 for a better future, worked in Germany, on cruising ships as well, then in the UK since 2007 but saved nothing, I worked hard in the health sector, worked my way up, left NHS due to a nasty ankle fracture at work after 4 nights on duty, now I work in the aesthetics industry and also trying to break through the Forex trading. My family is spread now in multiple countries so it makes no more sense to stay in the UK for 12 months per year. I got family members on different continents so I’ll try to split myself for few months a year in different places. If you’re fed up, try to find a way out and improve the quality of life. As long as you find a way to make £1.5-3k a month , you can live simple and beautiful and relaxed in many countries around the world even if you have to rent for the rest of your life.

[@Jonnyicey]

Remember the grass is always greener... The UK isn't about to suffer population collapse or extreme climate crisis like many will.

[@klawlor3659]

I wouldn't put money on that. There's a huge demographic crisis in the UK, with a huge number of elderly people requiring social care and who will be shuffling off this mortal coil in the next few years. Compare that with the bottom of the population pyramid and the very few young people who pay taxes and work.

[@Jonnyicey]

@@klawlor3659 yeah but with the massive immigration we have it will take us a lot longer to feel it unlike many other countries. South Korea is the worst case

[@klawlor3659]

@@Jonnyicey You would think so wouldn't you? Truth is that less than 15% of immigrants coming here are actually in full time work (surprising figures). So the question is, who makes up the shortfall and where is the money going to come from? Because right now we are facing a demographic cliff. The immigrants may make up the "replacement" younger faces, but they ain't making up for the loss of money into the system.

[@Jonnyicey]

@@klawlor3659 we have immigration that negates it unlike many other countries that will feel the full force the aging populations

[@JamesBurrTV]

@@Jonnyicey Being an aging minority in a country that is majority younger than us and generally hates us is not a demographically good position to be in. I'd rather face economic collapse through an aging population that ethnic cleansing and an enforced Caliphate. Both of which are inevitable if the current trajectory is not reversed.

[@decem_unosquattro9538]

I agree with you! Most of the Western world is pretty much fkd. Any country that has debt is fkd. Privatisation, globalisation deregulation of the banks, outsourcing jobs, insourcing jobs and endless wars plus being a colony of USA means a parasitic relationship which of course means taxpayers are burdened with the military costs. BRICS countries are they only places left that are worth living in. USA is by far the worst. They can't pay off their debt its just too big. Any NATO appears the same. If your part of NATO you're rooted. Australia is another fkd country. People make the typical mistake of assuming things are great in my country when in fact its not. In the 50s, 60s, 70s, yes but after it headed down hill rapidly. Governments privitised everything, deregulated the banks, sold off public assets which is tantamount to stealing state assets. The foundation of any great nation is CHEAP ENERGY. If you cant get cheap energy your pretty much fkd as a country. Punitive taxes are also killing our countries. Oligarchs have gamed the system for their own benefit and thats meant we are suffering because of it.

[@g_wylde]

Thanks, and yes! So many people here blaming it all on "the UK allowing too many immigrants" as if, 1- the UK has any choice in the matter, and 2- these issues were as simple as there being more working age people in the country (which is generally a good thing) and if that simply stopped everything else would right itself. Delusion is what I call it. There are decades of political and economic decisions that led to this state in the West, the UK is just more obvious because it's a tiny non-productive country that decided to cut ties with its most important trade partner without any kind of long term plan beyond that (completely idiotic, but I guess they thought it was all down to migration too and everything would magically get better...). At the end of the day, no one can be the best forever, and once you think you're already on top it's too easy to get complacent and greedy, and things just go downhill from there. It's what we're seeing in Western Europe today, and the West as a whole to a lesser extent. I'm trying to move to Asia soon because it feels like it's the new up and coming place, where standards of living are actually increasing, new infrastructure still gets built, and innovation is still welcomed instead of feared. The Brits can keep their 200 year old decrepit buildings, lukewarm beer, shit weather, and ailing infrastructure. As long as they can have a pint, watch the footie, and "keep calm and carry on" while gossiping about their inbred royals they'll probably be satisfied enough with their lives.

[@Jewzi123]

The west is the richest part of the world ,,, while Europe was richer then the US not long ago ,,, now wealth is shifting towards the US , the US is far richer then Europe mainly thanks to the technology and manufacturing sector the resources and growing population ,,, many innovative and educated Europeans and non Europeans are immigrating to the US which naturally harms S Europe further .

[@Jewzi123]

The west is the richest part of the world ,,, while Europe was richer then the US not long ago ,,, now wealth is shifting towards the US , the US is far richer then Europe mainly thanks to the technology and manufacturing sector the resources and growing population ,,, many innovative and educated Europeans and non Europeans are immigrating to the US which naturally harms S Europe further .

[@bengraham5699]

Oil/gas prices gone up >> therefore everything else also gone up in price. Additionally the expenses increased (Ukraine war) for the government. They are raising taxes now to get more money out of the people.

[@robwindridge7804]

The wheels have been coming off fur 20 year in the uk and the west , 2008 financial crash basically showed how bankrupt we are . They have kicked the can down the road since then.

[@Pqj613]

Okay , I m not in UK but still gonna leave if you say so.

[@antoniodellemonache9008]

Looking forward to next video! I live in London but I'm planning to move to Dubai by the end of September! See you soon Bruv!

[@stevozrepto5558]

Rents are crazy in South Spain that many Brits Dutch scandues are moving there 😮😮😮

[@PeaceAndLove303]

Most people when reaching pension age will leave the UK. Better to spend your money abroad and get quality and quantities and value for money and better weather. The UK has Lost its identity and becoming a dangerous place to live. Can't get a hospital operation without waiting for years or a dentist to take you on. Doctors don't see patients face to face its more like an oppointment for a quick phone call and prescription or told to go to the hospital. All the big manufacturing has gone leaving unemployment out of control. Housing lists out of control homes given to illegals entering the country. Homeless people living on the streets. Yet in he Conservative MP's areas where the money is spent and not in deprived areas where illegals are dumped to make them worse.

[@joesoy9185]

Many countries insist that elderly immigrants have private health insurance, which many pensioners can't afford. Also the tax threshold in the UK is higher than in many countries.

[@andrewamidala]

Wish I had left years ago, the standard of living in the UK is now pathetic. Taxed to the hilt for very very poor non existent services!

[@Phucket24]

Tuomas my question to you is Where you born in the UK ?

[@beepositiveforever971]

Any body would think he was payed to push propaganda against the UK, that's what Soviet agents do. Anyway, it's laughable that a foreigner to a country, who came for a better life is now telling people to leave.. I smell a rat.!

[@johnsmith-ht3sy]

Not with that accent.

[@TheRoarWithin]

Watching this right now feeling incredibly frustrated and angry about how awful the weather has been for about 3 weeks straight. It’s June!!!!

[@tuomaskiv]

Lol

[@erikc8284]

I guess it won't help you if I say that it's the same weather everywhere in Europe. We are technically still in spring, not summer, but it has been shitty everywhere, here in Germany it's awful (as in the UK, cold, rain, grey, etc) and the same in Barcelona where I come from and my family lives. It's not only in the UK. In these cases you don't hear the climate-change activists and media repeat their slogans, they only talk loud when it's hot but total silence when it's cold and rains.

[@user-kj8yl6sn2z]

Businessmen will definitely go to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and I think one of the most important reasons is that there is no income tax, and also many investment sectors are in the blue ocean, that is, without real competition, especially in the industrial sector, new technologies, etc.. Tuomas, I will give you examples of why some businessmen want to invest in Saudi Arabia. Firstly, Saudi Arabia is rich in natural resources such as oil, gas and minerals, and Vision 2030 focuses on manufacturing industries. Therefore, these created great investment opportunities in investing in medium and manufacturing industries, most of which are in the blue ocean. The second advantage is that Saudi Arabia is in the middle of the world. That is, easy access to global markets, as well as the cost of transportation from the mines to the intermediate factories and then the final factories. The transportation cost will be cheaper. The Industrial Fund also lends money to foreign and national factories for the success of their projects, with many incentives for their success, such as the cost of fees and cheap services, such as the cost of electricity, water, etc. The Saudi government will support their success because it is consistent with Vision 2030. I saw a lot of British companies wanting to invest in Saudi Arabia with the visit of the British Deputy Prime Minister to Saudi Arabia, and I believe that Britain and Saudi Arabia are interested in investing in the investment opportunities available to the two countries. The education, training, tourism, entertainment, sports, hospitality and industry sectors are considered among the areas in which the British can succeed by investing in Saudi Arabia because they have long experience in these sectors. I think Dubai is most successful with digital companies that work remotely because I think the Dubai government does not impose a large tax on companies.

[@Alex-wy4un]

Very relevant

[@AndyPape-jj5ck]

Do big company’s pay tax it’s the little businesses and little people pay the tax

[@glennwhitlock1272]

Wow. I live in Chester, UK .Sounds like it couldn't be more different from your shitty life in London. I've got friends from Portugal who work in jobs they love, which they studied for, as in Portugal there's nothing. On one salary (slightly more than minimum wage) they can pay the rent and bills, while the second salary allows them to enjoy life and get home a couple of times a year. Another couple i know (a Syrian and a Slovak) decided to move to Australia, couldn't stand it and moved back here, then tried Dubai, hated it and have now settled back in the UK. I'm wondering, what is this "London" place you speak of. Could this be the problem?

[@stevenhull5025]

Chester is one of the best places in the UK to live. It even has the oldest racecourse in Britain, Roman walls, the river dee, cafes, bars and restaurants galore and friendly people. It is the gateway to North Wales, 45 minutes from Manchester, 25 minutes from Liverpool and just 2 hours 30 minutes to London by train.

[@dcoughla681]

You should visit London.

[@ryandanngetich2524]

Not everybody is leaving. Leave with your toxicity and dont let the door hit you on your way out

[@threethrushes]

Londoner here. School, Army, Cambridge. Exited in 2015 for central Europe. Best decision ever. QoL increased x10. Nothing to add.

[@RUBBER_BULLET]

Please stop calling the UK a toilet; it is a lavatory.

[@stevenhull5025]

and if covid strikes again the country will run out of loo paper.