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[7] This interpretation of the word was used in a 2012 public statement by rapper Plan B as he spoke out to oppose the use of the term.[13]. With my partner we feel the same and are struggling with hate/ underestimation and xenophobia in London for a long time. The cost of HS2 is mainly in legal fees ! Good luck to you in the future, wherever life takes you! My cousin is laughing that she has a better lifestyle, travels the world as much (for work and play) and is not trapped in a miserable terminally depressed island. This means that buying a great second car in the UK will cost you much (LIKE MUCH!) I mean let's spend millions on exiting. The UK welcomed 625,000 immigrants to the last year, even after Brexit, and more than any other EU nation. Thank you for your honesty, for this long and extremely interesting post. My husband and I are also heading to that same direction, I'm keeping everything cross. Eg. It's to do with money laundering regulations. Same elsewhere. I hope we find a place with the values we cherish, too. I wish you all the best, MJ. Nearly 1% of the population were new immigrants every year !!! First, the British are NOT RACIST. 2) Generate positive cash flows There are so many Brits in Spain and Portugal. The average British student doesn't study anything but marketing, business administration, management! I think most people in London are quite lonely but they are so convinced London is the best city in the world that they choose to ignore it..I could not understand why in such a city use of the internet was so popular for both dating and making friends. Being English is a privilege, the UK is a good country and one of the best in the world. Why were you searching for topics related to moving away from the UK? Sorry Brandon but I think you are missing the point because Cory is talking about how immigrants are treated . [3] In Canada, in the province of British Columbia they're known as "Surrey jacks". I say we invest more into the NHS and social welfare. -Privacy rights- Non existent in reality. "[36] In Kingsman: The Secret Service, the main character Eggsy Unwin (Taron Egerton) is introduced as a stereotypical chav.[37]. Portugal is the 4th safest country in Europe England used to be a nice place and I really wish we could do something to increase the safety rankings. Good luck finding your new base guys :) Can't wait to see where you travel to! According to the Global Peace Index, the UK is the 47th safest country in the world (and the 26th in Europe), well below Romania, Hungary, Germany and Botswana. Your remark about the EU being a dictatorship shows a bizarre disconnect from the ugly reality of the current world. I'm from the UK and my wife is Romanian, we travel internationally a fair amount both for work and pleasure and so I'd like to think I have a fairly broad perspective. What !!!!??? There are pros and cons to this. There are many wonderful things that I love about the British culture and I am glad that I spent a chunk of my childhood there, but there are also many aspects that repel me and that I even find quite appalling. The internet was flooded with articles about where should the Brits move now that the Brexit happened. The irony of this situation is that in your misguided attempt to Make England Great Again, you've torpedoed much of the foundation of the UK's current wealth. No one rolled out a red carpet when my parents came to this country to work in the beloved NHS. Dear Cory, Thank you for your message. What has made this country an awful place to live is intolerant arseholes like you who are too uneducated to embrace what different nationalities and viewpoints have to offer. I believe it is a feature of geography. Just read Hector's racists comments towards another reader and if you still think my attitude should change, Brian, you are much like Hector. And everything was perfect. Many Hong Kongers went to Australia or Canada because both are seen as more economically and socially advanced - and yes, multicultural (the UK is a bore on diversity, go to South East Asia for that). It was really interesting to read this from another perspective. Hes the Mrs Bucket candidate; and yet his shiny top hat and molecule-thin veneer of civilisation somehow hypnotises his target demographic into forgetting his divisive and dangerous extremism. [11], It has also been suggested that the term is derived from the name of the town of Chatham, in Kent, but the Oxford English Dictionary thinks this is "probably a later rationalization". We are now in Portugal and we miss the prices for groceries in the UK BUT with everything, life is still such much cheaper here. If I would move, it would be to Barcelona. While supermarket prices are very low, rent, utilities, council tax and eating out is astronomical compared to other countries. In waging this campaign she weakened British industry to the point that it never really recovered and turned the UK into the one-horse (and one town - London) financial market centre it has been ever since. No country is perfect, but if you consider our history, museums, NHS, free education, the honesty of our police force and courts, business opportunities, freedom of speech, music, religious diversity, food safety (a huge problem in Asia by the way), lack of corruption, the countryside, quality of regulation, its military, animal rights, gender equality, gay rights, time zone, infrastructure, I still content the UK is one of the best countries to live in the world. In particular if you get over 50 and are jobless you are totally screwed and even if you have a pension you simply cannot afford to live there. Last year i went to London and y find it very interesting, because there are many differences with Chile. I am now 51 and after 19 years as a teacher have the last few years become fed up of the British and my way of life. Politically, we are also one of the best countries in the world. I cannot find decent veggies and fruit that do not cost a fortune most times. That is very sweet of you. The typical food in England is something that is also consumed in Chile, and is one of the things that I liked more of the country, both its sweet and salty food has very good flavor and is something that could eat every day without problem. This article was first published on the 13th of January 2017 and updated many times since. [15], In a case where a teenage woman was barred from her own home under the terms of an anti-social behaviour order in 2005, some British national newspapers branded her "the real-life Vicky Pollard" with the Daily Star running headlines reading, "Good riddance to chav scum: real life Vicky Pollard evicted",[16] both referring to a BBC comedy character (see In the media below). And it's great that we can drive from A to B without being stopped at the borders for passport controls. People today in Britain are upset at the uncontrolled immigration. I have watched it decline as I grow older. By 2004, the word was used in national newspapers and common parlance in the UK. Dear Cory, I think this is the most precious article on living in a country on the entire Internet. Can you even have produce GROWING without sunshine? It sounds like a great option for digital nomads, so why not? There are idiots on both sides, but probably many more thoughtful and intelligent people on both sides as well. :). I also hope your partner will learn to agree with you and understand you, if nothing else. Like many new and unexplored places, it needs to be protected from abuse (rise in properly prices, too much tourism and so forth). UK for years has failed to create policies to protect its border, its benefits and health system to be abused by anyone and everyone. Well, England has gotten less safe because of the mass invasion of fighting age males from overpopulated Muslim countries. We had been coming to England very regularly since 2011 (my Mom lives here, too) and it has changed so much! As a writer, I thrived during rainy days as melancholia hit. 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 gets to you when you can't enjoy the pub's beer garden during summer. I wish the world would be more open, patient, loving. James, why are you in Germany if you hate the EU so much? I could see where things were headed and at the time I was a social worker. It sounds like it, my friend. Well done!! For me, however, there have been two really important breaking points between me and England. I'm privileged and lucky to have lived and have connections with 4 developed and attractive countries. Because they expect Engineering to be taken care of bu foreign workforce! The English are well known cowards, always having someone else fight their wars. For Eastern Europeans, the UK is the worst place in the world after Italy and maybe also France and Spain, This article is a good article, and basically expresses many truths of English society, I am glad that even you as an immigrant have noticed. We are both honest people, law-abiding citizens who pay taxes as individuals and as a company. [22] The widespread use of the "chav" stereotype has been criticised. Now it's obsessed with 'poverty' (can't afford food but can fags and false nails) and banal debates about identity. Britain was once very much once of the shining stars of the Enlightenment. It wasn't all bells and whistles because it took me jumping through a lot of hoops to be able to obtain what back then was called a Yellow Card. London is the 6th Most Michelin Starred city in the world, higher than Hong Kong or Barcelona. I am a born and bret brit and I totally agree with you, it is a cold and depressing shit hole. I'm a chav! I've always lived here and there's lots to be grateful for but well, I find it just a little bit depressing. Think carefully. After Brexit, I really didn't want to be here any more. I didn't read the whole thing - but as someone who was born here 42 years ago, and regularly goes abroad to escape when everything gets 'too british', I have just returned from a 2 month stint in New York, and I'm finding it really difficult to adjust to the country again. You can't compare the average salary with the average rent in a normal or even expensive area. If you don't own a car in the UK, I am very sad to tell you that train prices are ridiculous. You cant have all the decisions go your way. Yes, Australia is far higher cost of living, but the living standards and quality of life is also much higher. It wasn't until the last year of University that I landed my first full-time job with Apple. Generations to come will read history books and laugh at how what was once "the Greatest Empire" has become a rainy, lonely island, with no power and no influence. :). Best of luck with your venture, I really enjoyed reading this article, you really nailed all the points! Warrens Village: Miserable, noisy, depressing, tacky, chav-tastic - See 308 traveler reviews, 221 candid photos, and great deals for Warrens Village at Tripadvisor. Bigot "a person who is intolerant towards those holding different opinions". It always rains. Without even asking for permission to stay and do that. To be honest, I do not think that people here have become "racister" than other countries, actually on the contrary I think that the UK is still one of the most tolerant countries in the world. There are so many wonderful things about Britain! I guess it's a "grass is always greener" situation for all of us lately. Paul. I hated the weather, the lack of sunshine (sunsets at 3 PM????? I saw one the other day, people said, "It's an acronym, 'chav', from 'council house and violent'"well, no, it isn't, that was made up in recent times. Bristol is in the South and theoretically doesn't get as much as rain as Manchester. There is so much wrong with it I wouldn't know where to begin in pointing out the almost endless flaws. However I'm not sure if the uk will ever be the same. The 'British dream' (without the country cottage bit). But in hindsight, when the Brexit vote came up, practically the whole company was for leave. Turns out, the UK has always been, home, our home. We are English, but we left the UK just after the Tories were voted in. I cant have a conversation with anyone, I dont feel like they get me. Have fun singing in the rain on your island. As a Labour supporter with some Lib Dem views, I cannot reason with the Brexit idea no matter what. Half the British population has been gamed into voting against the interests of the country by an alliance of convenience between ultra-right wing fringe elements and Putin's 'interesting' approach to geopolitics. It gets to you when you realise you can't buy t-shirts because, in reality, you need sweaters, thermals and raincoats. Well, if you are going to Japan things won't be easy there is much more difficult to integrate in Japan than UK, you are really targeting difficult countries, but is your choice. I've been trying to move to the UK for years but as an "immigrant" from the US, the Tier2 visa rules have prevented me from doing so. The weather part had me laughing with how much I identified with it. Brexit was a big factor, as was the general expense and weather. I live in Norfolk, so I cannot agree with the rain problem (we occasionally have drought issues here) but otherwise I think you have touched upon all the issue that I cannot come to terms with. my heart is there , my heart is here .. I'm sad that 52% of our fellow countrymen make you feel that you're not welcome. I think after a decade of living in the UK, certain things started changing a bit too much and got to us. Loved my time in London (finished my law studies in Univ too), but i guess i have to depart and start looking to bigger gateway. Hector, the only reason why I decided to allow your comment on this page is to prove to my readers why some British people are in the state they are and why all immigrants are better off away from the UK. we loved what we saw but the thing is that i feel Its not safe for us right know and Its messy with all this brexit thing. I must say, I don't think your assertion that 'most people in the UK are racist' is fair. One . I say we keep the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and reintroduce forests and wild animals. You could say that it was a change of the country or it was us that have understood more of the society where we live. White Europeans cannot understand racism, and ought to go figure on their home countries. Yes, Britain is home. I have been to over 85 countries, so I have some context. I thought I am alone on the Harry Potter thing, and I remember looking for Hogwarts during my Scottish highland tours. However, the vast majority of Brits are not racist, just a small majority (around 52%), you know, those who voted to leave. I went through the whole British educational system. And so, nobody ever remembered the severe damage the conservative party did to this country throughout the years. I hope you find your reality somewhere and leave us racist, poor, thick bits to struggle on without you. Economically and socially, I'm afraid to say. That so many immigrants come to the UKcomplain about itgo country hopping and then come back, says a lot about Britain, British culture.. and those people. No culture and social life. I grew up in the 1980s and had real racist abuse (P*** word etc).However, for every racist, there was *always* 4-5 kids, adults etc berating them and defending me. Same problem in Belgium! It took us a long time to really make the move. What an interesting perspective and thanks for sharing! I planned to stay and study there with my family for six months before moving somewhere more sunny and exotic, (precisely for that injection of British 'culture' and 'opportunity' ), but was worried about the current Brexit climate. [31] The BBC comedy series Little Britain features the character Vicky Pollard (portrayed by Matt Lucas), a parody of a teenage female chav. I want Britain to get better, because it is my home and I am and love being British. I grew up in 'Middle England' Home Counties and have lived in the Midlands and Yorks so have a fair view of Britain, England (vs London) and consider myself (and family) thoroughly British (I open my mouth and you will agree too!). So which country is the worst then? But there's no garden without weeds, right? I wish you and your husband the best of luck on your travels and next adventure in life!!! It's very hard to leave! 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