Honestly its all in how you phrase it, lovely. However I'm not sure if the uk will ever be the same. Where can you be yourself? Best of luck to you. I'm from England but I moved to Iceland a year ago. And finally, let me make something perfectly clear. As for Portugal and being Portuguese born, I can see that is now a fashionable place to go. [10] In the 2010 book Stab Proof Scarecrows by Lance Manley, it was surmised that "chav" was an abbreviation for "council housed and violent". It would be good if we could connect and talk. Hello Faith, thank you for your comment. Please bear in mind that these prices are without internet, food, transportation, clothes, personal care or any sort of entertainment. Im working class under a Tory government. I know exactly how you feel. However, the same entitlement is NOT true for Brits going to EU countries who are in many countries, treated like second class citizens with no rights and slave labour if they can find a job. The referendum changed everything for me. I'm really sorry as a Brit that you had negative experiences of racism, especially as someone who clearly learnt the language and integrated into the country. That's not scenically possible. I was born there and had to put up with the place for forty years. Try to help your community and form connections because it's the only way to fight the bad. Surprise surprise, a racist in a racist country, what was I expecting?! There are lots of things that could be better in the UK, like the NHS funding, but overall it's a fantastic country to live in and even though I'm a foreigner, I felt obliged to step in and add my 2 cents :). Leave a comment and tell me all about your experiences. I hope you getting differential treatment than your British man is just a silly coincidence! You find people studying geography, english literature, philosophy and human sciences way more than any other country! [12] This is widely regarded as a backronym. We're fed up with the extortionate rents for crappy flats, awful food (although the British think they have the best cuisine in the world now, but then, they think they're the best at everything), Brexit animosity towards foreigners, holier than thou, superior attitude, poor social rights for citizens (British retirees get the worst pension in Europe), expensive schools, expensive everything, really stupid TV, bad weather and the list goes on. This is not the case in the UK. I think we'd agree with just about every point you've raised about the UK. But spending all your life covering up your origins because of racism at school means you are living a lie. It seems like you're a fighter and I get that because you will still fight for a better life ; even if it means moving back to the UK ! The UK didn't. Cory is multilingual and an alumna from The University of Manchester. My husband and I are also heading to that same direction, I'm keeping everything cross. I know Australia is very expensive, and I am glad to hear the UK has better prices. Oh, oh, did you travel the British style too? And your seasons kick ass :) You can ski, swim, tan, walk. In fact, I am in the market for a new European car (which allows me to drive on the right-hand side) and the equivalent of the car I am selling here, is 5 times the price in any other European country. we miss home but home is empty.. You can't compare the average salary with the average rent in a normal or even expensive area. I dont always like this, but I prefer this to the Chinese system of steamrolling over peoples rights, which would be much cheaper. UK is a wonderful country and the best country in the world for people looking for a better life, I live in usa and is not easy here is a tough country but because we are British things are easier for us that is the honest truth but is tough country. No one should be treated the way that the foreigners in Britain are currently being treated, it's horrendous! Hi Ella, thank you for your warm comment. I believe it is a feature of geography. So which country is the worst then? Immigrants are the people who are willing to give up their rights, liberties and cultures, in order to work for the sake of your government, your country, your society and your benefits. Because they read too much of the Daily Mail and have come to believe that Mohammad who owns the corner shop and Sunita who works in the local Indian aren't law-abiding, hard-working citizens but terrorists, despite having lived here longer than some of us have been alive! And this got me thinkingin fact, no! Another of my favorite things of England are the diversity that you can see on in the people who lives her. I'm grateful for your honesty, I sure know it's not easy to find the courage to admit when things are not peachy. I'm surprised by how much better the food has gotten. Switzerland recently voted to restrict Islamic mosques. But that's ok, I was never afraid of hard work and long hours of study. But there's no garden without weeds, right? I would have thought it's exaggerated, bitter and mean. Wishing you all the luck in the world. At least in comparison to other European countries. If anything, people are genuinely interested where I'm from and then proceed to tell me my home country is better than Britain as that's the British way - complaining :D. Weather: Especially the South East and London actually have less rain than most places in Europe and much less rain than New York or Seattle for instance (according to statistics). What kind of life is that? A mark of this growing idiocy is the fact that a circus clown like Jacob Rees-Mogg can play a part in politics. We should celebrate that and so should other countries. As i said before the cleaning in the streets and order let it be maintained, makes the city more beautiful and also helps the environment. This was not the intention of this article, to make people afraid or to deter them from moving to the UK. Please read again . I wrote an article about a similar topic a month ago. People speak various languages. I had to work lots of overtime to buy food and pay for my transport to work, I was working 65+ hours a week just to survive. So many people prefer going abroad when there are so many wonderful places to see within the country. We're also seeing increasing radicalisation in right wing politics because this process is a feedback loop. We need visionaries such as Tony Benn. Great post. Anyway, good luck How on earth can you say the roads in the Uk are well maintained????? Thanks for this article, but I'd like to add my experience to counterbalance a bit. All the nurse and doctors to be imported. Well done!! The Fabian Society considers the term to be offensive and regards it as "sneering and patronising" to a largely voiceless group. If you think the only "British" dishes are the Sunday roast, fish and chips, pies and bleedin toad in the hole then you're a bit of a divvy. P.S Stacy/Stacey could be both spellings. -Privacy rights- Non existent in reality. I'm still searching for the answer but got lost somewhere along the way. In the UK people say: "Not bad", which is true, it's not bad here, but it's certainly not "awesome" or "great" and we live once, and we are clever international people. Over half the worlds patented inventions are British. There is a lot of incentive for young entrepreneurs to start a new business here and we took full advantage of this. In the British television series Misfits, the character of Kelly Bailey is presented as a stereotypical chav. In modern Britain, the working class has become an object of fear and ridicule. I think people like this author who want to attack the UK and the British people should LEAVE PERMANENTLY as their self centred bigotry will never change. Stop running it down, we didn't ask you to come here and complain about everything. I visited once when I was twenty and finally made the move after marrying my EU husband in my late twenties. Travelling: 150 for a return ticket halfway across England is expensive? I found it very difficult to make friends in London. My husband and I made the big move from Australia to the US in 2015. If that happened in the UK, there would be an international outcry. After having lived in Canada (citizen), USA (Green Card) worked across the world including Australia, Middle East, most countries in the EU visited many other countries, it is my opinion that the UK is crap. Plus, all the great writers and scientists coming from here made me think the educational system would be wonderful. I was in Madeira when I saw the results for Brexit. Somehow strongly connected with the point above, there is the problem of the land management in the UK. Why were you searching for topics related to moving away from the UK? Having moved into a city I realise reading your article that I have started to be ground down by the same things that have bothered you and your husband. It's beautiful that your kids can go to Hungary and learn the language, or visit Romania and learn how to cook traditional meals. I gracefully think they are blinded by some terrible political campaign and inability to see the bigger picture. Could it be because England is not a good place to live? Then in work I'm working with a bunch of northern white guys who all wanted that to happen. I am glad you have found a place in Germany where you feel welcomed and integrated. We are English, but we left the UK just after the Tories were voted in. Rest assured, we are doing wonderful. Learn more. What you are supporting is an idea that the UK needs to stand alone economically, which is a cute idea yet impossible (because not even you support yourself and need help earning money) -- and you also support vile, and viscous ideas of THE OTHER, of xenophobia, and of racism, and hatred, and UKIP, all of which started talks of Brexit. Once again, thanks for this post, I will be recommending it to my friends. It seems like a majority but if you look at the facts behind the polls, it was mostly the older generation who voted leave, the people who were blind-sided by promises of more money for the NHS and better help for the elderly and infirm. How is that fair? Cory, this was a brave and honest article, and it's good that there are brave people willing to stand up for human rights while many hide and do nothing. We think you are awesome. And she hates the Rain (by the way the weather in the UK is as she would know if she had paid attention unpredictable ,,that means it may rain for periods and then suddenly be sunny for long stretches too ) . You honestly think Scotland is the best thing about the UK? In fact, it should be illegal to pay for medical care in ANY country in the world. Perhaps because they carry England as it is remembered, not as it is. All the best and happy travels to you too. Your post told me that there were people out there that felt the same. Any economist will tell you that. I say we invest more into the NHS and social welfare. Are used to see my country as a liberal looking and pleasant place. I worked in a high level cyber security position after leaving military so I KNOW. Or? I was born in the uk to italian parents who came over in the 50s. Britain is a small island and we value our green space, which has been eroded over the years through over development. it was a very long sounding Greek name, and the expression on his face just changed as if to say "ohh no can't really do that" you know kind of wincing and shrugging sort of expression. I'm currently temporarily living in the UK (my boyfriend is English) and I feel you! However, as you said, with Brexit/Windrush/hostile environment etc. Chilling by the pool exploring the hotel's cultural hotspots? Or? If there has been racist attempts, they were not obvious. Trust me, live as a black person in Italy or Greece, a Muslim in Colombia or Argentina, or a Jew in the Middle East for a while and you will really understand racism. By 2004, the word was used in national newspapers and common parlance in the UK. The word "chav", and its various synonyms and regional variations, has become a ubiquitous term of abuse for white working class subjects. There are too many issues which make the UK a depressing place to be. This brings me to the last point, which is safety. Rain makes this country green heaven, which is ideal for keeping those beautiful rolling hills everyone loves. We came third in the Olympics. I am originally from the UK, but have been living in Australia for the past 4 years and have been debating whether to make the move back to the UK due to wanting to be near family. Every other day Im in a ball on my bathroom floor wishing I didnt have to do it all again tomorrow. I dont feel like Im at home here. Australia is pretty great, I am not surprised you miss it! I do not recognise this country anymore. I am not intolerant towards your opinions. History has shown us this. With comments like this, you know,I wonder. That changed everything. New Zealand is a close second best, but the earthquakes and parochialism relegate it for me Im afraid. Hi. France thought about it. 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