What it's like to live in Ireland as an expat | What it's like being an immigrant in Ireland

I left my home country of South Africa and have been living in Ireland just under 5 years now and I wanted to talk about some of the pros and cons of living here. As a youtuber I have to say this: LIKE and SUBSCRIBE.
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[@LanceLiebenberg]

Thank you for an honest take on Ireland. I'm from Joburg and looking to immigrate to Cork, Ireland with my wife and son. It's refreshing to see someone talk about both the positive and negative, without suger coating how "amazing" their new country is lol. I'm just trying to land an IT job and then we're away, so any more advice for a fellow South African on how to get a job in Ireland will be much appreciated🙏

[@garybarrett4881]

We had a huge property crash in Ireland from I think roughly around 2008 to 2014. The knock-on from that was lots of tradesmen left the country and younger workers avoided going into building trades because of the lack of work during that period. I heard on the news 6 months ago that there are now roughly half the number of tradesmen than there was in 2008. And now that building demand is back, there is not enough manpower to service all the demand. That’s why there’s such a housing crisis now: we don’t have enough tradespeople now to service the demand for housing.

[@sibbydems]

Well as a skilled tradesman you just made me a little more confident that my move to Ireland will be successful and prosperous. Cheers mate 🤝

[@eamonxofarrell]

As an Irishman, I think you've given a fair analysis. The one thing I would disagree is about the number of rules and regulations. Then again, I suppose I'm comparing to Germany, France UK, not South Africa.

[@Tomreacts-viral]

Well ireland is was it is

[@Julina-yh6qs]

We're the lockdowns really worse in Ireland? I read online that Ireland was one of the least harshest countries.

[@eamonxofarrell]

@@Julina-yh6qs Our ability to hunt and kill fascists was unrestricted. Trumpf, the brothel maggot wasn't allowed here. Nevertheless, good night Trump, you liar. You are finished here

[@__the__juan]

Agreed. I'm in the US and permits are needed for any and all construction. Failure to procure those make the sale of the property a little tricky

[@rachiboo14]

Have lived here my whole life and agree with everything you said

[@stacyfortier4993]

Wow, I can relate to you with owning a car. Same here in some states in the USA... Mine is one. I do not have a car and it took me three years to find something decent even at that the rent are outrageous here as well. Our politicians are no better either.

[@thecollageman3290]

You are right, we have been talking about housing rent cost of living for ever.

[@joeyk3134]

Yeah I imagine compared to south africa, anywhere else on earth has little crime.

[@bradleyschuit6309]

See you in June my boet! Haha! Thanks for the video

[@BadgerCheese94]

Wait... the insurance thing is a 'weird' thing for you? In the US you also need insurance. Maybe not to buy I guess but to DRIVE it. And whats the point of having a car you wont drive? I wouldnt wanna live in a country that DOES NOT require insurance.

[@gareth2250]

I might be coming there in a few moths time to work as a truck driver. I'm in Cape town at the moment. The company is in Tipperary. The salary is 2800 euro. They have a room for you to rent for 40 euro a week. I want to at least send 2000 euro home a month to pay off some debt, is it possible? then I want to immigrate to Ireland...

[@chad698]

It probably is if you live very modestly. You will probably be able to but there wont be much left for you to spend on yourself. I think it's enough for food but if you say want to have a night out with some friends it could cost you 80 just for the night. Clothes here in the cheaper shops can range from 10 to 50 euro a shirt and then jeans and shoes are more than that. Oh there's also bills so if that 40 covers electricity and refuse you are fine but if not that's another big thing to consider, in winter it's freezing so you spend a lot of money on just keeping warm. In one apartment I stayed it went up to 200 one time. Lol I should just make a video explaining all this.

[@mobius3466]

To add to your car con, the same thing is true with America. Not having insurance is illegal, and you need it to be registered to the county you live in. The car needs to be tested for emissions and CEL's. Alot of aftermarket parts are illegal. No lights that can be misinterpreted as EMS or police. Decibel ranges for exhausts. And thats just gassers. EV standards are very high too. So I'd say the car thing is pretty standard, in comparison to America.

[@glitch7567]

Honestly doesn't matter where you go anywhere there's a system there's a government and anyway there's a government there's always worse things than good things and no one's ever truly going to be treated fairly no one's ever truly going to be happy. Oh how nice it would be to live in a world...

[@LOU-bg2wu]

Hey brother im south african looking to live there as an expat is there immigration process easy

[@chad698]

Easier than the UK but its still a process. You'll need a work visa which is possible through a variety of ways. If you have an EU passport or are with an EU partner them its pretty easy.

[@user-dg8gf8qd2n]

You're so right about the cons. Your wrong about crime. Its very high here.

[@elionpronjari8959]

People greet also in Switzerland. It sounds like Switzerland

[@MrGreece99]

Can you make a video about how you learned to speak English?, I’m dominican and I would like some devices in English

[@judith2581]

Hello Evands, there are lots of resources out there that can help you. English council being one of them, they have free lessons on their website, you have KZbin and Duolingo as well. If you're in the country there are several institutes you can attend to. But if you want to learn for free, the internet is your friend. I am Dominican too. So... Hola 🏖️

[@MrGreece99]

@@judith2581 well you’re right but I really like how Chad make his video and would be interesting how a Afrikaan guy learned the english language Pd: klk

[@ShIUToDd12]

They speak English as a main language in South Africa

[@MrGreece99]

@@ShIUToDd12 indeed it is, but remember that chad is afrikaaner so he might speak afrikaans, that’s why i made the question, by the way there are 12 official languages in south africa so he might speak other south african language besides english

[@iffy011]

@Lisa The Learning Buddhist sup, it’s me from another account, i reckon you are quite a bit late, ever since that day i commenced to brush up my english as much as possible and i think i made it, im not as native as i want to sound but from my point of view i believe i have improved a lot, of course, i still need to differentiate from accents and words (bc i always mingle them very often) and yeah, that’s it, that’s for that advice n i’ll keep it in mind

[@shugmagnolia188]

Sounds amazing! I'm looking to visit and nvr return home (usa) ❤

[@tomjohnston1220]

The UK has all the same rules for owning a car.

[@JohSno]

Which part of IRL you're based in? If you don't mind me asking. On the pros, yeah, I would agree, esp the further away from Dublin one is. But being close to Dublin, f-me, hate it. In 13 years time I worked only for one good boss, who didn't try to use me as a "slave"... Can't own a motorcycle around Dublin (and I mean at least a 100km circle) or it will get stolen. This applies to all cities as well. You are spot on about politics, politicians, housing.

[@user-dg8gf8qd2n]

Your right about the weather. It's pure shit😢

[@user-dg8gf8qd2n]

I had to laugh. Rules are made to be broken. We burn what we want😅

[@dandanjordan]

The the car, housing, and politician issues are the same is here in USA

[@Whiteknight23495]

Personally when hereing the laws and rules it sounds like alot has happened in Ireland the long years. The high taxes on car encouraging people to not rely on cars as much. High rent closer to the big cities are discouraging crowding in major cities especially being an island country. Plus having rules against something like picking your nose sounds like the care about hygiene and good hygienic practices. Being in island country they don’t have as much space as the USA so seriously controlling the population expanding would be reasonable so encouraging a purchase of a old run down house and fixing it up is comparability better than buying and building a new plot of land and building upon it or buying a new house all together. Here in USA we even have homeless problems and jobless problems festering and getting worse everyday and are politically parties are to busy arguing to look at the problems where it looks like Ireland has a government that are focused on controlling problems before they get worse than they are. Many people in the USA are to self absorbed to realize a neighbor needs help where Ireland is more caring of their neighbors the word “freedom” is an extremely broad subject with many different gray areas and it’s been used in to many ways. The places that have high rate of crime, infections, and poverty’s are do to people who take “freedom” to literally.

[@makeyour77]

Subscribed coz of the cool.video

[@jaysus.bulletts]

You have got to have insurance..wow that's crazy

[@chabbershaw]

😆

[@52power]

Ireland has recently been rated as being the 7th most democratic country in the world, behind only the Scandinavian countries and New Zealand.

[@biulaimh3097]

Your best chance of getting a house is to buy an old farmhouse in the country and fix it up. That is not really an option if you want to work in Dublin because you would have to commute too far. I agree with your take on the politicians. I did not vote at all in the last two elections and even referendums are no longer something I can participate in. For example, they had a referendum on whether or not to make divorce less restrictive. I couldn`t vote in that because I am opposed to divorce and the referendum was exclusively for people who are in favour of divorce.

[@52power]

I don't think you have the hang of referendums yet. You are allowed to vote no.

[@biulaimh3097]

@@52power If I voted no I would have been voting for divorce which I am opposed to. Divorce was first legalized after a referendum in which the government spent 250,000 euros of taxpayers to persuade people to vote for divorce. That was not impartial. Voting no to more liberal divorce is the same as voting yes to less liberal divorce. Why should I do that when I oppose divorce in all circumstances? No wonder I don`t vote for those people when they don`t even present me with an acceptible option in the state referendums.

[@52power]

@@biulaimh3097 Presumably, if you are opposed to divorce, you would be against an increased divorce rate and vote no. Voting no does not mean automatic approval of the other option.

[@biulaimh3097]

@@52power That would be the case if I compromised on my principles. Not offering the option of bringing back the ban on divorce means I am being asked a question with a premise I disagree with.

[@52power]

@@biulaimh3097 The question being asked was do you want to make divorce easier? I presume you didn't and would have voted no if you had voted. The fact that your preferred option was not on the ballot paper (having been decided by an earlier referendum) shouldn't mean that you don't have a preference.

[@johndoyle2397]

But you live here right?

[@johnpaulmcdonnell6562]

You think there's too many rules in Ireland. Try living in Australia

[@Someone-dv8uj]

Sounds like you are surprised by the laws and regulations in Ireland. That's probably because South Africa, where you have come from, is such a lawless and dangerous place. The weather you experience in Ireland has nothing to do with Ireland. You can blame that one on mother nature! Ireland actually did quite well in the pandemic. More than 80% of the population were vaccinated and the death rate was relatively low. You know that there is no Irish law keeping you here. You can return to crime ridden South Africa anytime you like. Have a safe trip!! 👋 👋

[@Sonybo100]

Why did you turn your whole comment into a racist "go back to your country" statement? He in no way painted Ireland in a negative light...

[@JanBanJoovi-ol1qv]

With all due respect, most other countries are considered heaven compared to South Africa (considering it’s current situation). South Africa is a failed state.

[@bk1147]

You're an immigrant not an expat!

[@brianboru8155]

I've lived here all my life and don't agree with everything you said, specifically about politics. We have arguably one of the fairest systems for electing politicians, so if the people are wonderful and the politicians aren't who do you think elected them? It's not as if there aren't alternatives and it's likely there will be a major shift left in the next general election. Whether you think this is good or bad it's undeniably an option the electorate can choose.

[@tombartram7384]

Ireland is a great starting point for seeing Europe. Wutt da fuq? Try Germany. You can get into a car or on a bus/train and the same day find yourself in France, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland.... Ireland is in fact very isolated and getting to the continent is gonna be expensive.

[@gloin10]

@Tom Bartram "Ireland is in fact very isolated and getting to the continent is gonna be expensive"? What century/parallel universe are you living in? By air, there is practically nowhere in Europe outside the Arctic Circle which is more than 2 hours flying time. Ryanair is dirt cheap. The other option, due to the fact that Ireland is an ISLAND, is car ferry. Thee are direct ferries to France, Spain, and Belgium, as well as Britain.

[@tombartram7384]

@@gloin10 So travelling to the Austrian Alps is easier and quicker (and environmentally more responsible) from Ireland than from Germany. OK, you win. Perso, I holiday locally. Better for local jobs, better for the planet. Better for my mental health.

[@gloin10]

@@tombartram7384 Love the way you shift those goal posts....

[@tombartram7384]

@@gloin10 obviously if you embark on an unwinnable argument ... Germany is geographically a better base than Ireland for exploring Europe. Simples. I've seen enough of mainland Europe and its not a novelty anymore so I'm not bothered.

[@gloin10]

@@tombartram7384 Your initial claim was, and i quote; 'Ireland is in fact very isolated and getting to the continent is gonna be expensive"? Both claims are, objectively, false. Back to you, with your new goalposts...

[@billynitrus]

You look irish lol

[@ATPL327]

Well! The airport is functional again. Feel free to go back to South Africa anytime and send us a few videos on SA politics, crime, and how they are dealing with covid.🙄

[@rorymcegan4966]

I disagree with you about the politics in Ireland. The worst politics in Europe has to be the UK with having Brexit and the highest inflation in Europe. Ireland what the UK should have do in the lockdown.

[@jimmyryan5880]

So they should do something about people being in hospital with covid but also you dont like lockdowns. They say ireland is corrupt and you people to the fact you need insurance for your car. You complain about censorship and then point to a British (not Irish) law.

[@tomjohnston1220]

I lived in London for years and housing there is just as expensive as Dublin. Ireland was voted Best in the World at handling the Covid Pandemic.

[@gloin10]

Your claims about Irish politicians are bollocks, by the way. The STV system means that Irish politicians ae obliged to stay in nearly intimate contact with their constituents. You simply have no clue.