Why I left Trinidad and Tobago (April 2017) 

What?

Thanks for sharing your experience.

Hey im looking to go to UK too did you have the job offer in UK already before you left ? And how would you describe the difficulty of getting a job there ? I'm an ACCA qualified accountant with some experience

Congratulations Matthew great inspiration you are bro

Mark Mohammed I discuss that fact in the video about trinidad and entrepreneurs. About how the state has generally had an anti business and anti divestment attitude towards various industries.

Crooked leadership.

Lol oh yes. There are some people who cant help themselves. It's part of the RU-vid lifestyle. Thanks for watching.

Not every trinidadian has the means to leave. Everyone's situation is different and don't have the luxury to easily migrate.

Am a trini love it to the bone nah leaving dont matter what cant take money gas oil to heaven but am still free people love to bad talk and them same people cant live nowhere they dont belong to nothing patriotic they are not just give me give me pitach only talk

Me too I’m a Trini via my dad who’s born there. And in my decades on this Earth, I’ve travelled to some amazing countries, met some wonderful people, from lovely cultures, but no where as AMAZING as sweet T&T. From Tobago’s stunning beaches to Trinidad’s pitch lake, I have an immense love for T&T….even though my birth certificate is U.K, Trinidad is home and where my heart belongs🇹🇹❤️🙌🏽

I like the way you mentioned that you'll never speak bad about T&T.Cuz I don't have no problem with trinis going away to seek better opportunities for themselves.The thing that does annoy me is that some trinis will go away and just bad talk T&T.That does be my pet peeve.

See slavery

Racism is a world problem.

It’s a combination of politicians and certain people’s jealousy towards another race…

Thanks for watching and subscribing. This is an older video now, but I share your concerns on the issues. I was a business development officer in Trinidad and tried to encourage support for the entrepreneurial class. I know the struggles of starting new businesses in Trinidad with the many funding and technical challenges. I do hope your venture is a success.

@@BrookPotterUk Thanks for the reply didn't need to but its appreciated still!! keep bringing the quality content for I will be watching!! If you're in the isle again once i'm here ill link you a cold one!

@@MrTechnics I'll keep you posted. Best connect with me on other Social Media. As I don't announce my trips here, given some of the threats etc in the comments.

Brook Potter I’ll look for you on social media

I never bad talked the country. I just stated somethings that would have a big impact on the country. There is nothing wrong in seeking a better life for yourself somewhere else.

@ Naomi, with your examples, you should’ve given the conversion rate for US, and TT $ as well as UK £. It would help to see the difference.

42 ttd = 6.19 usd. 100ttd = 14.74 usd. 300ttd = 44.22 usd ...

There currency higher obviously our currency would have been almost high as them but people in government just robbing the country

Politicians likes to make the idea of income inequality a problem when it's a natural by product of a free society. History has shown us that a country can either have unequal distribution wealth or equal poverty for all. Every attempt to "fix" the wealth distribution has lead to the economic collapse. I touch on what is the real issue in my other video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z5pVAhc6n9I.html

good samaritan Talk for yourself its the same thing all over the World Its all about wealth and who is in Control Its no difference anywhere else.

good samaritan So you think the Grass will be Greener on the other side Search High and Low

Please tell me where this equal distribution of wealth IS happening?

If a person starts am honest business from sacrificing and accepting the loss and risk of business by not spending their money on fetes, smartphones, designer clothes and short terms desires, they deserve to be wealthy. Once they pay their taxes and treat their employees fairly, and do not look down on others,I see nothing wrong with them having more money and inequal wealth.

Always good to connect with fellow trinis. Thanks for watching.

If you’re son looks like you, he is NOT black

Afro...Elise how are u liking T&T? I want to move there someday.

Bitch did you understand the video? If you had then your comment would not have been biased.

He just know the truth The country is deteriorate things slowly but surely

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But the thing is it also have crime,corruption etc in places like America,UK,Canada.

I don't think it's always greener, but in my case, it was the right move for me.

@@BrookPotterUk I think thats part of it, but not most for yall. Every family member I know does tell me dont move back, even though its not usually "oil investments are looking bad dont move back" its not like you're without your reasons. I see how its gotten harder to get a petrol engineering job recently though, that is the perspective of it I see

@@BrookPotterUk I think thats part of it, but not most for yall. Every family member I know does tell me dont move back, even though its not usually "oil investments are looking bad dont move back" its not like you're without your reasons. I see how its gotten harder to get a petrol engineering job recently though, that is the perspective of it I see

I haven't been back to trinidad since covid, but many are telling me the crime is getting worse. Thanks for watching.

@@BrookPotterUk You're welcome. I haven't been to Trinidad since February 2020 b4 Covid and I caught Covid😩

@@BrookPotterUk Trinidad crime is crazy now. Only if you got money to live in the well to do areas

​@BrookPotterUk T&T is Fuqed. If you are not rich rich like the elites, you are a wage slave but more Slave than wage if you understand where I'm coming from

I mean it got good places and cultures but the crime. No no no

I know right for a population of 1.3 million.

Douglas Achaiba

Bennett Stephenson "here the truth" man what wrong with you? Its hear*

Agreed. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for sharing and for watching.

It was the right decision for me. I haven't seem much improvement in these 5 years. Thanks for watching.

The rising crime situation is the result of the weaker economy. It is one of many byproducts of what I discussed in the video. None of that changes that fact that the root of all the problems comes from the shift in the global energy markets and the inability of the Trinidad and Tobago economy to adapt to the changing markets.

Thanks for watching.

Mathieu De Four it is your type of mentality that has TT in the shit state that it is in now. A shit state

Carol Jones what shit state is TT in???😂👏🏾

Mathieu De Four preach it brother 😂👏🏾

@@caroljones3405 not at all. The mentality to run away is the wrong one

Thank you.

Check my video on the subject. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cViSJdYT2LU.html

Thanks for watching.

Nissi J.C. Thanks for watching, I’ve already offered some solutions in another video, which far fewer people cared to watch ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-82NO9PlmUR0.html

Nissi J.C. u sound like someone enthused about Trinidad and I need to talk to such a person. I want to move there. Is there any way I can contact u so we can talk?

The issue is the folks are not obedient, steadfast, consistent or kind. Everyone have a hand out and a scam. Why does a oil rich country have shitty roads, water and housing for regular folks. Leadership is impotent. Beautiful landscape.

Walden Smith thank you and thanks for watching.

Gas and oil is at artificial low now, in the deregulated states you could save thousands with forward pricing for commercial accounts. Commercial accounts use mega kwh.

curtiss744 thank you Curtis. Of course I hope I'm wrong. But we can't come up with solutions a countries' issues if we aren't honest about the realities.

Brook Potter hi how are you good video i like you so please Gaid me t and t how cuntri work avelebal i am auto body repair cars need coming heare please reply me

Last time I was there the cars were ancient and the trucks spewed thick black smoke. I went to the beach and oil from the street was pouring into the beach all the way out to the sea. It was disgusting. If Trinidad has money, they need to fix the pollution and littering.

Jeffrey Romero for my trading and investment business, the City of London is the center of the financial universe.

Move to USA coz cost of living is cheaper in USA vs UK or canada, try NY its your best bet for jobs and subway & bus transportation with a high percentage of trinis living in Queens.

Thanks for watching.

Yes. The uk is home now. Always good to connect with a fellow trini in the UK.

I think it has its pros and cons. I miss the laid back, family oriented way Trinidad is. I’m half Trini on my dads side (English mother) and when I go to Trinidad, even though I’m born in the U.K, I always feel a sense of ‘being at home’, in Trinidad ☺️My kids absolutely love Trinidad, the culture and the food plus enjoy spending time with my dads family out there. Yes we may have access to more money living and earning in the U.K. and nicer material things…..but to me Trinidad has a warm, friendly, loving vibe, that can’t be replicated anywhere else and will always be seen as home to me 🇹🇹🥰 God willing it’s where I will retire 🙏🏽

@@lanawallace2964 gosh if I could kiss you thank u I would, I would agree if someone felt to migrate to wherever as that their choice but not someone who would downgrade their country of birth because they feel they an minority I don't buy his explanation as truth T&T as every island in the Caribbean has many issue ,but there many opportunities ,T&T has 1/3 of all Caribbean national migrats residing here ,one soul left ten more will come

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Thank you for your feedback. Trinidad and Tobago need to start thinking outside the box. It's even more grim now given a potential economic collapse in China, that could result in a world wide slow down, and drop the demand for oil even further.

@@BrookPotterUk China is position all over the country world especially in Africa, they have bought land in every country. China is very discipline and consistent. They are also good savers and copy cats along with helping each other. Gun violence is low but natural disasters are high collateral counts. Trinidad needs to get classy and sharp, great roads, water supply, environmental healthy, rapid Transit, rebuilt port of Spain, underground utilities, excellent drainage systems, and energy efficient housings, pride in landscaping and trash pickup. The politicians are weak and self serving. Just my disappointment.

I know that feeling very well.

thanks for watching.

Angela Lum Wai I served as a missionary and Christian speaker for many years. This is my public speaking voice. It’s definitely not American, but it’s clear enough for people from different countries can understand me.

Thanks for your reply. No offence meant

Angela Lum Wai have you read my comments? Lol. I’m not easily offended. Thanks for watching.

Angela Lum Wai exactly. When you live abroad your accent changes because people will not understand you in your trini accent. It just happens when you try to speak very clearly.. Stop hating and attacking the guy.

Alpha581 anything is possible. What lead to Venezuela's collapse was government price controls over foreign currency, the destruction of private property rights and the printing of money leading to hyper inflation. Any country, that follows these steps will have a crisis.

it is very possible and I feel like it would happen to Trinidad and Tobago

Well for the last year and a half or so the Government through the banks have taken steps to restrict access of citizens to foreign cash (especially US$). In addition the Government is pushing hard to implement anti-privacy legislation including a harsh property tax structure and a Revenue Agency which many observers/experts are suggesting could open up a whole world of corrupt practices. In adiition the availability of resources can become an issue with the uncontrolled influx of people from other islands, Africa, China and lately Venezuela.

Nah bro. Trinidad is one of the richest countries in the Caribbean because it is on a large oil reserve

Alpha581 almost there.

Thanks for taking the time to watch the video.

lolol your actions are similar to a parasite... that's cute. suck what you can and leave when it may die... when this animal gets healthy, please, do not come back indeed

Lincoln Douglas II a parasite leaves because it's exhausted it's food sauce. I left because of foresight and planning. I wasn't born with dual citizenship. I needed another citizenship, found a way to get it and did what had to be done. Just like Trini's all over the world who left to make a better life for themselves. Thanks for watching.

Jason Peesosad: And you would do different, wouldn't you?!!!

Jason Seepersad Tell the MF Off that what its all about they are all rapist .

I´ll bet you've never been to Venezuela. You have any idea what is going on there? Why are Venezuelans flocking to T&T if T&T is like Venezuela? I think you have exaggerated too much. And you agree with everything he said, yet you yourself point out the exact opposite...oil prices are STEADILY RISING, not steadily falling.

Guyana has lots of nature, but the brown water is going to be a huge problem.

You say Hard Brexit like it's a bad thing. From my perspective, I’ve done exceedingly well over the last 2 years. Far better than I would have done in Trinidad and Tobago. From my perspective, I left at the right time. Good luck out there. Thanks for watching.

I get paid in US Dollars. Not as good as the pound. Thanks for watching.

@@BrookPotterUk nice bro wish i could say the same lol 😁 i guess im just another 3rd world uneducated scrub lmao 🤣🤣 you stay motivated my good sir. Id love to leave trinidad and live somewhere like london .

@@triniblunt9482 lol. I am also a 3rd world uneducated scrub. I'm born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago. We are on the same page.

Thanks for watching.

Yup, thats what i said in my next video.

Petrotrin is now closed..hmm..tell me if you still think the same way

@@tamiajackson petrotrin isn't close as yet boo have you watched the news they *are going to close it* you just sit down and be on the internet/watch news more often but certainly the government is shit but that's the people's fault for electing a shitty ass prime minister who doesn't know what he is doing to run this country, it's what people get for voting for pnm because all this prime minister is doing is pocketing all TnT money and spending it on useless/irrelevant things, the country was better when the former pm was around (way better) anyways idrc my comment was here for quite while and I don't live in Trinidad anymore because I study in the UK now.....

@@shelly_ann_661 I'm happy that you are not in the country currently and congrats on your studies I pray that all goes well for you..but do not assume anything about me honey.. I watched the entire Prime Minister's address to the nation about closing Petrotrin it's their final decision.. what is the difference if they have already fired most of their staff and is now seeking to sell all the remaining oil..the only reason they haven't officially closed is because they are trying to salvage whatever oil is remaining..and do not get me started on PNM ...or UNC...if you are no longer in this country then your mind should grow up..and stop this long ago traditional way of thinking that was forced upon us like slavery. . .. no other party ever gets elected into this government because Trinidadians are foolish.. from one party to the next they draining away all our resources.. I have been reading the papers front to back since I was four years old and when the whole of Trinidad was cheering Kamla while she was running for election I was like WTF... Seriously.. like nobody in this country have a good memory.. after all the years she was kissing Pandey ass only for she too bowl him out like he never meant anything BS.. and after Rowley make a fool of himself all these years.. and when power gone to Manning head.. bissshhh please eh... You should be learning about slavery... Not about who is the better party..cuz none of them ain't no better...ALL of them does sit down and clank dey glasses drink the finest wine and laugh at us when they are finished with every cabinet sitting... Or have you never seen that when the camera man forget to cut off..steups... Is a slave mentality this country have.. no freedom from these two parties.. none.. I feeling sorry for the new party that will ever run this country... If ever people don't wake tf up and see what really going on.. Trinidad and Tobago is NOT a democracy!!!

@@tamiajackson I don't live in Trinidad anymore boo but tbh the country was better when kamala was in power because the students of TNT use to get books, laptop etc when Kamala was in power.....what Rowley doing instead of using y'all money I'm sorry but it's the citizens fault for electing a dumb ass prime minister to run the country lmao I will come back to your country when they decide to have a better prime minister and not a wannabe man because di only thing this government doing is making y'all look like fool this is what y'all get for voting for pnm take it in yuh ass now doh complain and thank you very much my studies in the UK is going perfecrly fine ☕🐸😘😂💀

Stfu lol

He’s a Trini just not a patriot one. He’s a Trini in good times basically…

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Left for the work and the new life experience.

Mark Gorney lol. For better audio quality when I did the video.

Making the move was the best decision of my life. Thanks for watching.

Stefan Santokhie not only in Trinidad there is racism, racism is all over the world most in the foreign countries

@Gypsyscotty9 thank you!!! Someone finally said it.

There is racism all over the world you cannot get away from it.

Racism is everywhere, your best bet is to go to a place where your race is in the higher two-thirds majority at least.

@@strangeperson700 but you can still experience colorism tho.

The poor? Lol either you have colonized mind or you are white

But it upgraded Jamaica and other places as well.

Lloyd Dettering I travelled for many years as a missionary. The accent got messed up living all over the world.

U don't have to sound or look like a trini to be one, we come in all shades and sound differently too, try and educate yourself instead of telling Brook all these nonsense. If u are from New York and I from Texas , would we sound the same? NO but we are both Americans. TRINIS, is time to come out of backward thinking and ideologies. Since when all trinis have d same accent?

Yeah its got worse I hear. Thanks for watching.

Depends on the job. But yes that's good monthly salary in Trinidad.

Terence Millet bro watsup

Good for you my friend.Hope you make it out there.

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Same bro

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Hello

Same.

Different. I have a whole new set of problems here.

@@BrookPotterUk move to Jamaica it's the best place to do business

@@antoniosimpson5687 thanks for advice.

Happy for you. Thanks for watching

Thanks for watching.

King David bitch please you even been there

I made this a month ago I changed a lot

@King David the majority of the island is ignorant. They don't even know what the reality is.

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For me it was a great fit. Living my best life after 3 years here.

Yes.

Thanks for watching.

Adrian Ahloy You talking Shit all Country Island and State have Crime to the Lowest and The Highly Cour But why everyone loke you and that Nuclkehead always talking about TNT and Crime if it was so bad How you and that Scum Bag Still Living .

And these Coolie Government that running the Island and bringing all these local whites on the island should stop the shit Bring back Government leaders like Eric Williams Now these Voolie Government in Parliment bringing all them Venezuelans into the Island which will make it worst than that Svum Bag who talking the ISLAND Bad I am advising the Government of the Island if you all are that smart Run All these MF off and don't bring them in.

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Whole fricking world is racism trini is mouth racist but dont do noone shit but outside they will kill you for being black and is that

LOL. No.