Is it time to leave the UK? Why people are leaving the UK? 

The UK system is such that the average man, no matter how hard he works, will never become rich.

It is not affordable to live here no more, shit weather, millions of cameras trying to fine you every five minutes, highest tax

I moved to UK from Czech 10 years ago. I have met my wife (Romanian), we have two amazing kids, good job, citizenship but we are going back home within the next two years. We love it in UK but I don’t think it will end well here.

London born and bred. Quit the UK in 1969. Zero regrets!

I left the UK 22 years ago. At that time I worked in the space/satellite sector and had a well-paid but stressful job. I acquired a lung illness from the cold/wet weather in the UK and I moved to live in south-east Asia - initially in Thailand, but then in Burma and Laos. Now I live for many years in Laos, teaching science online. My standard of living is much lower than in the UK (Laos is a less-developed country). But my Quality of Life is much better than the UK!

I`m from Northern Ireland and we are seeing huge numbers of people from the mainland GB moving over here, I was in my local Tesco`s the other evening and without doubt there were more English accents in each isle than there were local tongues.

Tony Blair is the reason

I returned to the UK in 2007 after 30 years working overseas. I reached retirement age in 2012 and immediately left the UK. I am now a permanent resident in the country of my choice. Why did I leave permanently? During the six years before my retirement I discovered that The UK and in particular England was not the country I grew up in gained my degrees and worked in 15 years. People are now more self centred, money oriented and certainly in urban areas the community spirit is much diluted

It all began with Tony Blair.

I moved from the UK to Thailand. Get paid a UK salary, working from home. Life is 1 million times better in Thailand for the average person.

The problem with the uk tax system is that you pay too much in for very little. All services are going down the toilet. There are far too many people who don’t pay that you have to subsidise.

Cold, depressing, anti single men, anti fun and sex, low wages, chavy culture.....I shud have left 30 years ago,,,

I’m English and it’s a bloody disgrace what’s happened to my country. The greed ! When I as young, growing up people didn’t want such an enormous profit margin. People at the top are so greedy and that has filtered down to the rest. Then loads of people turned up with Blair. Way out of control. And now the illegal immigrants and the legal immigrants. The place is overwhelmed. What a terrible place it’s become. I live in the countryside away from the hell hole London and I see all the developments going up with houses that are far too expensive for the average person. Not to mention the destruction of the lovely countryside. Very very sad.

A view from the UK. ...and it takes an immigrant to tell us.....

I was quoted £12 000 for dental implants in London. Had them done in Warsaw for £3500. Also I had a cyst removed in London an oral surgeon wanted £725 in Warsaw £90.

you made the point. a job gives a comparable lifestyle in most countries. yes I agree. But I do not think people are leaving the U.K. because of money. I think people are leaving because it is a unhappy, angry, lonley place to live. No community. Crime is high in the U.K. because moral standards do not exist. A legacy of preaching "selfishness is good" by Margret Thatcher. and of course lack of religion taught in schools. Drugs permiate the whole of society, different drugs being popular at every level. Drugs bring gangs and more crime. You have the optomistic view of the young, I am an old cynic.

I'm a state pensioner now. Sad to say that the UK has slipped so far down. Looking back, wish I'd left years ago but it's a bit late now.

I am from one of eastern european EU countries, came to UK in 2009 after global financial crisis happened. In a last decade average salaries in UK are up 30-40%, prices doubled, on some things trippled, In a meantime my home country salaries trippled in decade, of course prices also went up but not as much as salaries. Majority of my friends and people I know left UK back to their home countries because life standarts there equalls UK, or even above. It was a meaning of "Polish plumber" in London, in a decade it will be "British plumber" in Warsaw, its really heading that way. Last reason still holds me in UK - Ukraine-Russia War which is next door of my home country. Your nickname says living your UK dream, well, I am certainly not living a dream here anymore, its not much left from UK I came to live.

My family and I moved here 2 years ago from Korea (company global relocation and on skilled worker visa). Pros and cons on everything, mate. We live in Solihull, and it's so great to live here! I avoid London with a 10 foot pole, visit only if I have no choice.

Because its the newest third world country without the warm weather

wages in the uk are just to low, quality of life has diminished, to many foreigners in the country now. house prices have sky rocketed. taxed far to much. crap weather, if i could just get some passive income that gave me £1500 a month id be on the next one way flight to Thailand to live.

Left for Brazil 12 years ago. Can put up with the crime rate because I don't see a mosque every day

I was over 10 years in the UK, I loved every minute of it.But to the end it got so expensive had to move out.Switzerland is more expensive but the Quality of life. Is much better no longer have to wait for the NHS or delays with the train sad to see that England has gone down.

The best measure is GDP per capita purchasing power parity which takes into account costs of living as well as income and the the UK is now below the EU average.

London born & bread, studying tech now, gonna get a remote job in 6 months and going to live in Brazil 🇧🇷

Born here 32 years ago can’t wait to leave … Vienna here I come 😊

Stopped in a seaside 2:56 Cafe yesterday with my mum she's 90 we had fish and chips and mushy peas and a pot of tea It came to just over £30 Poole Harbour

Reading these comments kinda makes me chuckle. I do find it endearing how much we love "its shit here innit" content

Living in London: - Groceries are in fact quite cheap still and I find it affordable.(compared to other developed nations such as France, Spain, Japan, Germany where I lived). - Car insurance in the London is relatively more expensive compared to other developed nations. - Utilities are very comparable to other developed nations and I dont find that London is excessively expensive. - Weather is underrated, it does not rain as much as people claim and the temperature is quite mild throughout the year. There are no natural disasters like earthquakes, typhoons or hurricanes. - Food is excellent, alot of diversity in selection and budgets. (And Im comparing it to traditionally highly rated countries like japan).

I moved here(legally) 8-9 years agl and it only worsen over time in every sense. I always have the feeling that it was a decent place to live up to the 60s-70s but it all went downhill ever since. A country is made by its people and the moment they give up their culture and identity you not only lose the people but the spirit of the nation. What remains in london of its native culture is the architecture and some old geezers but everything else has been replaced. Its honestly grim. Besides that it has become unaffordable for nearly everyone including the middle class

Funny how so many people are blaming Tony Blair. New Labour wasn't perfect, and I was no fan of Blair, but we can't deny there were huge improvements in public services from 1997-2010. So many people with short memories. With the Tories, the UK is hurtling backwards to the Victorian age. Inequality is higher than ever before, so many working people are having to use foodbanks, and public services are being deliverately starved of investment because the Conservatives hates public services. The Nasty Party has done incalculable damage just in the last year, let alone the last 14 years. NHS collapsing, cost of living crisis - which those sociopathic lunatics are completely ignoring - crumbling schools, dangerous drinking water...the list goes on and on. And, of course, Brexit - taking back control of what we never lost in the first place. Meanwhile, a patronising, out-of-touch billionaire treats us like 4-year-olds as he constantly spouts meaningless crap about his "plan" and "delivering for the British people" as if the government is doing us a colossal favour simply by doing its job. And yet, despite the unrelenting misery that is Tory Britain, millions of people still think the Nasty Party is the most qualified to run the UK. Turkeys and Christmas spring immediately to mind.

11:41 if you ever been to Dubai on a summer day, it’s freaking hot. There could be days when it feels like you’re inside an oven you could have a heatstroke

Great video, UK a very expensive place to live now

Left in 2000, why? crappy weather, gutless politicians, growth in racist attitudes, country was being mismanaged, thuggish behaviour on the rise, everything from food to music to TV was being dumbed down.

The maximum temperature in South Italy is around 40 in summer. In Puglia during the winter is around 5-10 Celsius and in summer around 40.

It appears that from 1850 to mid 1980s there was a nett population outflow from the UK. Have met many skilled workers in NZ, Australia & Canada who left to achieve a better standard of living. Seems that it is a normal occurrence for an island with a large population.

I came to England 18 years ago, I have settled status but I want to go back home to Poland, unfortunately I see what is happening in England and it is bad, it is sad, when I go across the street or to the park for a walk I wonder if I am still in England ....

Born in the north of England. left at 43 years old. Never looked back.

I lived in Spain and temperatures are not so extreme except in certain regions. Madrid, for instance, is too hot for one month in the summer. But Barcelona and Valencia are fine all the year.

Broken Britain x ❤

Thank you,i thought i was the only one thinking this 😅

Your'e quite right about many issues here.

If only we could. What a terrible place the UK is now.

Baku is a nice place to live. Azerbaijan is a perfect county for freelancers. The food is cheap and organic, medicine is very cheap. It is very safe county and a lot of nice restaurants around. You can travel to Europe with cheap price too for example WizzAir flies to Budapest just for 40EUR if ou book the ticket in advance.

I live in Bognor Regisfor almost 9 years. The weather was good until 3 year ago. Now it's crap from October till June. Everything else that you've mention is true. That's why I plan to move out, too.

Interesting video! I hope more will subscribe 🙏 🙏 Living in British society isn't always strawberry's and cream, like everywhere we have our problems.

I think it depends a lot on personal prefernces and individual situations which country is best. The perfect country doesn't exist but one can adjust to every environment and appreciate both positives and negatives. The problem appears when the negative aspects are way too high compared to the positive ones. This is what is happening in the Uk, the positive aspects are not enough anymore to justify being here or set a life in this country. Especially if you are an immigrant and don't own a house or don't have stellar wages, the Uk is a bad country to live in. I'm italian and I can say the weather is way better than England, also many areas in Italy are not extremely hot, but I found after living in London a few years, that the weather here, despite not being too cold or too hot, it's extremely hard as well. It's hard to endure months and months of grey and windy weather, it makes some people depressed. This influence the mood a lot and the health in general, especially because we lack vitamin D most of the time. Vitamin D deficiency is also been studied in relation to higher sickness and heart disease illnesses. Therefore, I think it's better to live in a country with more sun in general. The NHS is a joke in my opinion, I had just a thyroid malfunction, and I had to run back to Italy to pay private visits since the NHS here WOULD DO NOTHING. Fron a small issue it became a big one since they never pay attention to me. My eye started to bulge, and I have to take medication daily (thanks to the italian doctor who saved me). For months the gp ignored my hyperthyroidism and did nothing. I'm not sure why, maybe they thought it would solve by itself, or they simply don't give a shit, but it's a bit ridiculous.... I realised that's probably why there's so many deaths for heart failure, doctors won't help you, as they did with me. I had a super high heart rate and started to lose weight but they did nothing. If I followed the NHS advice I would have to wait one month to get some visit, and maybe they wouldn't help me there as well. Extremely poor service, very poor knowledge and skills on doctors part, almost verging on malpractice. I would suggest everyone to ask private advice if they don't want their life at risk.

I was born in UK and I want to leave

I was just watching a film in the 60s a comedy ,I so miss the gentleness of that time it was so pleasant to all the noise today,unfortunately I am to old to leave the UK but I certainly without question leave if I was younger. Immigrants, housing, the health service, little in the way of opportunities yes I'd leave in a heart beat.

It would be nice to hear were everyone moved too😊

As someone from NZ who is looking at coming over for a working holiday, is it really worth coming to the UK? I feel the situation in NZ is similar, but I don't want to be moving there if its exactly the same as here -_- Thoughts? I would happily try another place other than London, even Scotland.

Yep really giving it some serious thought, I would love to leave but I love the UK at the same time but it is getting intolerable.

I didn't know your employer files your taxes in the UK. What if you made money through investing? Do you have to report that to your employer? Preparing your tax forms in the US is very easy if your only source of income is your job. There are also services and software that have made it easier to complete, file and pay or get refunds if you have a complicated situation.

I think the way this country is headed, I am going to have a serious chat with my wife ( who isn't British) about heading back to her country.

It's because of a break from traditional British values. Morals and ethics are not observed in the same way as in the past. God bless the U.K. 🇬🇧

Thank you for great video, I’m loving g for last 15 years in uk, but right now I’m really creating plan B and C where to go because I don’t feel safe from all sides in uk any longer unfortunately.

I am moving back to Hungary after 22 years. Those who have bought a house in the UK, even from the 10% ( you must put down for mortgages here), equity of your house, you can buy a house there in a peaceful, safe area. Education level is higher, Universites are free or cheaper if you are a citizen.. A professional can earn a minimum of 500 000 HUF =1110 pounds. Food is relatively cheaper. Petrol and energy prices are cheaper as MOL ( Hungarian oil company is the biggest oil company in the central European area and just recently proven that they aren't greedy and stupid to destroy themselves)As families being supported in Hungary, you get dependening on the number of children you have great tax relief. Look into buying a home ,it is largly supported by government. With non repayable social /housing funding from government eg you could get 10 000 pounds of non repayable funding if you have children to buy your first home. Also your salary per month is 500 000 but 100% of your travel to and from to work is paid for or a generous minimum of 30 forint/km is given if you drive... On top of your salary, you get bonuses that are not taxed plus food, healthcare, and well-being vouchers around £300 per year (Szépkártya) you can use in a spa hotel if you want or just spend it on food that is per person working. Most companies provide your phone equipment, car, and pay for your phone bills. Children where both parents work get free childcare at their schools where they do their homework there.....You get the usual baby bonds and get slightly less child benefit lump sum than in the UK....If you have 3 or more children, the mother is exempt from paying tax on any employment for the rest of Her life.School meals are free if you have 3 or more children regardless of your earnings in this case .... shall I continue the benefits of moving to Hungary lol

I am from the UK and I am leaving the UK soon because of the cost of living crisis more people are leaving the UK now than ever

The U.K. has a lot of problems but so do many other countries. It’s still a great country to live in, but more so outside London where the cost of living is cheaper. For those that leave the U.K., there are many that plan to come here, and I’m not talking about illegal migration or people from third would countries. Also, a lot of those leaving the U.K., most voted to remain in the EU, and will never accept the new reality Brexit happened, but it did. And many that leave the U.K. are EU nationals who have no loyalty to this country and have no problem to move elsewhere or in the EU. I’m British and I love my country. 🇬🇧 And for those U.K. citizens that migrate to the EU or places like Dubai, turning their back on the U.K. If they have a problem abroad, and for whatever reason they get into trouble. Who’s door they gonna come knocking on? Yeah you guessed it, the British embassy, pleading for help after stabbing the U.K. in the back. Yes crime levels are high in certain areas of the U.K. and some neighbours don’t talk to each other but it’s important to remember there are nice parts in the U.K. where neighbours look out for one another and you feel relatively safe. Stop! Scaremongering!

I used to love the UK. I did military service because I wanted to do my bit for my Queen and country. Now I am just ashamed of what it has become.

May I just add something that I think you left out ehich is a major: the cost of travel in this country, especially trains and the quality of service plus lack of mobility, ie North to South and vice versa, from town to town, town to village, because of the price of transport and commuting and socialising

It rains 2 out of every 3 days and everything costs a fortune. There's probably 50 other countries I'd rather live than here. A lot of people here emigrate to Australia and guess what? Not a single one ever comes back.

I am a London born and bread lift and moved to Italy and let me tell you Italy is a paradise, yea baby

hello again my friend. that was good to lison to thank you. i was thinking about buying a small home in a Ukraine Village. would you have any advice for me.?

I've been living here in London for 12 years. I must say it suits me well I like the weather here not extreme not too hot or too cold [ I hate hot summer and too strong sun] there are a lot of countrysides and beautiful places in the UK. I have a job that I like and reasonable income I can spent less by do home cooking I really enjoy home cooked food which I tend to cook everyday and of course it's much cheaper. I have good neighbourhood in a pretty safe area. Depends what you like really and how can you adjust with the environment no perfect place in my opinion.

Left in 2013, very glad I did.

I moved abroad from UK 25 years ago first to Singapore and then to Thailand. I have a six figure per year salary. I have a far better lifestyle. I also make a lot more money and have a dream lifestyle. Also the crime rate is way lower than UK. I also do not appreciate the illegal immigrant influx of people in the UK. There is only way the UK is going and that is downhill.

I am English born and bred. I left my Country the UK because it turned into a third world country over the last 40 years. Turned into a third world country by importing millions of Migrants from third world countries. I have been living abroad for 18 years now and have no regrets.

Good video Covers alot

I won’t be going anywhere this is my homeland and thousands of us will stand our ground ,

If i had the money i'd be gone as well

I was flying to Melbourne (I am German) and met in this particular airplane, seated in the same area as me, three independent individuals which moved to Australia just recently 😄 I thought : whooo UK must be not a good place to live apparently

another cons is no matter how much you earn , end up the money will go to visa fee , nhs fee , fine , or end year air ticket fund back to own country or holiday .

Having lived in UK all my life and now a pensioner it was great up until the early 2000 it went downhill since then now I have an OK life but it will never be as good for the younger generation

In Poland I leave a moped chained to a post during night always perfect in the morning in the UK you leave a moped or even a bicycle in front of shop and you can say bye bye to it wont see it again. LMAO just one of the many things that makes living in uk pointless.

Your assessment of the UK is reasonable from your point of view however, one needs to relate today with what it was like 20, 30, 50 years ago to understand how dramatically different (worse in all respects) today is from those times. The culture is being eroded/changed more every day, a culture that was respected and that contained long held positive values that are largely now gone or close to it! The full spectrum of 'economics' has declined into a total disaster today. Large scale constant immigration (since the 50s) plus more recent illegal immigration has been and is at a volume that is unsustainable just by sheer numbers relative to the size of UK. Plus, the mix and size of immigrant cultural differences has created not only division throughout the country but within individual communities that's simply is too large to positively be absorbed. Assimilation is now not happening so anger & separation is destroying the peace and tranquility of everyday living that existed in the past ! National & global politics have merged to the point at which current Govts are more interested in what they can personally get from the global corporate influences than trying to manage the UK on behalf of the people! In my humble opinion, within 10 years, the UK will begin to have serious violent confrontations of all manner on the streets, and given how poorly trained/managed the police are and the ideological influences on them, such open street confrontations will become too much for the police. So, I think the coming decades will contain some very serious issues and little to no solutions to all of these problems?

Excellent video well done. You missed several tax points which we all have to pay. Council tax, VAT, road tax and insurance if you drive. There are further unreasonable taxes which may not apply to a new comer but certainly apply to people who have been here a while, Capital Gains tax, Inheritance tax, sramp duty so on. So in a nutshell while we pay income tax but its not enough we have to pay several other taxes all the Time. Even after all that no decent health care and no security because police is busy giving parking fines.

Yep i agree with this guy i was born in the uk and wanna leave so badly

Thanks for the tax explanation!

Hey mate, glad you are happy there. What I agree with you - there's no perfect country in the whole world. What I don't agree with you - the UK is big. How could you say that? 😂 Seriously now, the way the UK government steals from the people is outrageous. The lawlessness is also appalling which means crime will only get worse so unfortunately the society is going downhill.

Uk is an incredible country. Thank you. Very interesting video👍👍👍

I left in 1988. No regrets. We pay no tax, live at the beach with a pool, marina and golf course. It is totally safe 24/7. I fill up my car for 25 quid, my monthly energy bill is 10 quid. And the bloody sun shines every day!

Tbh we live in a global village now. Where ever u honthe locals complain its the dame old story. Things change u have to learn to adapt and move on. Agree uk is not the dame but same goes for usa canada Europe. However living anywhere in the West now can be far suffocating ieb

So sad that community and cultural identity is being erased in UK. The British have lost their identity. They no longer know who they are.

My grand daughter and partner are off after Xmas. Talent leaving UK. The government have a lot to answer for. Wish I could go too.

I've lived abroad, and despite the loneliness at times and the difficult periods you face, regards culture differences, language and food, I don't regret it, one iota. The country has its identity taken away by losers in London, mass illegal immigration, and belittled by too many people who don't appreciate our history and achievements. Since 2020 and the unnecessary lockdowns, everything has fallen apart. We are still led by donkeys. Town and services are run down, the NHS is under constant stress, and crime in some places is forever rising. Can't blame people for going away. It's just you tend to come back in the future. And that creates its own problems. But if you can, leave for a career abroad, something you have a chance to do, such a short teaching, enjoy it, and have few regrets on your decision. We've always been expensiveere, well since our entry into the common market. Actually Europe has been a thorn in our side. Brexit said "do one" and I'm glad we voted out, despite the problems faced by an inadequate Brexit agreement done by useless Tories. We need better government, an appreciation of our history and culture, to regain a sense of identity, and to bin what's dragging us down, both people and concepts.

Many come here in Ellas and there is 0 racism towards anyone, i don't think it is very realistic to claim any European has racism problems with the only exemption of the Germanic countries who are far more behind socially. Also we should point out that all of Europe has similar problems, sure living in an Ellenic island with 0% unemployment rate sounds great, but the prices here are also quite high specially for housing and health care. Also Europe as a whole has a huge brain drain problem since it's very hard for someone with higher education to get a descent job. For my experience in Germany and Ellas what i see in both countries is that successful people are those who work from a young age and have no degrees. On the other hand people who "waste" their life in higher education lose money and then after they are forced to migrate in the USA.

You pay 40% / 45% tax once you have crossed the threshold, you pay 20% tax up to that, it's still them having your pants down and lubing you up, if you earn £50,000 you would pay 20% 0f £40,000, then 40% of the remaining £10,000, but you generally have a £10,000 tax free amount, so £100,000 earnings the first £10,000 is not taxable, £90,000 left and £40,000 is 20%, £50,000 is 40% tax = £8,000 + £20,000. If you have a good accountant you pay even less.

Mate, I’d left when I was born and my body caught up with me 25 years later, after I’d met my wife - we immigrated within 8 months of knowing each other 🤣 We’ve gone on to create a whole family outside the UK. Love the passport though ❤️🙏

Cast system.

I live in the USA and have visited 3 times this year. English traditions are gone. I don’t expect bowler hats and umbrellas, but damn. You are on camera from the time you leave your home until the time you return. Traffic cameras are particularly annoying. Overcrowding and no personal space. Everything is so damn small and people are on top of each other. Everything closes early. I took the freedoms we have in the USA for granted, not anymore. I was raised in England, I could never live there.

I CAN IMAGINE !!!!!!!!!

I blame the government it now to crupped and this government now treats its own citizens like criminals

Well, on my 45k salary living alone, I noticed big squeeze and then landlord hiked rent by 400£ a month, so I packed up and left. So far best decision ever! I left in October last year, but the flat I was living in still empty today....

As a Dutch I always thought about the UK as a place with well developped social skills and amenable to build a satisfying wholesome life. Now ,since some years having read literally a couple of thousand replies , out of mere curiosity , or rather bafflement, I have started to perceive this society as a. arcane and dystopian place though geographically so close. Although Scotland feels like another more benign world in many respects. Would have loved to once live there.

I lived in the UK for about a year, made an account on some dating app and in a month I got matched with over 100 men and 4 women. What does that mean?

You did not mention Council Tax ☹

Where is there to go?

The taxes in the Netherlands are higher, but we can see that the government spending the tax money on a good way, our infrastructure is fantastic, we have a very good working transport system. Our social safety net is good, better than in the UK. We have good water, our food is save. Less discrimination. Our health Care system is not great, but much better than in the UK. And we have a housing crisis, too few houses, and house and rental prices are much to high. We still enjoying life.

Fed up of working and having the majority of it taken off me with high taxes! Extortionate food prices, & Sadiq Khan interfering with our human right to be free! You cannot better yourself! A second job fully taxed what the hell! Back to the Caribbean for me!