Is it still worth living in the UK anymore?
2oldcodgers
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We are far to old to relocate abroad. Given what we see now and if we were 30 years younger we, the whole family would leave for a better life elsewhere. We had the chance to work and live in Houston USA in 1985 but we refused as it would have meant leaving my wife' mother on her own.
Most of our children's friends have given up here. It seems that the harder you work the more you are made to fell guilty by having a good life and being financially secure.
One niece after finishing he PHD at Oxford up sticks and took a job as a professor in a university in Texas.
Another went off at 21to New Zealand, whilst another packed up and moved to South Africa.
I have old school friends that moved to Canada and Switzerland in the 80's.
What annoys me about the cost of living here is that my hard earned state pension buys very little now despite the huge amount of DWP Second Pension payments I get due to the massive amount of NI I paid whilst working.
Anybody else regret staying here?
Most of our children's friends have given up here. It seems that the harder you work the more you are made to fell guilty by having a good life and being financially secure.
One niece after finishing he PHD at Oxford up sticks and took a job as a professor in a university in Texas.
Another went off at 21to New Zealand, whilst another packed up and moved to South Africa.
I have old school friends that moved to Canada and Switzerland in the 80's.
What annoys me about the cost of living here is that my hard earned state pension buys very little now despite the huge amount of DWP Second Pension payments I get due to the massive amount of NI I paid whilst working.
Anybody else regret staying here?
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I love going to hot countries for holidays and have been to several different ones over the years but it's always nice to go home. I could never live anywhere but my own country.My children and grandchildren are my world and i could never leave them behind.0
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I would have taken my two daughters with us when they were very young.poppy123456 said:I love going to hot countries for holidays and have been to several different ones over the years but it's always nice to go home. I could never live anywhere but my own country.My children and grandchildren are my world and i could never leave them behind.
I am so surprised that you could never live anywhere than in England.
Well if you are happy with what is happening here in many ways, that's your choice but it would not be mine.
Our last move was simply to find a traditional English village with excellent schools and good transport links to the major towns and cities. When we moved here our police force consisted of one 'bobby' on a pushbike who would call in for a cup of tea on a Sunday morning and the local crime rate consisted of one attempted 'break in' in the last 12 months
Now well it's all gone. Crime is huge especially drugs. Two murders in the past 6 years - burglary gone wrong. Fights and stabbings over drug dealing.
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That's not what i said, i never revealed where in the country i live and never have here on the forum. There's only one person here that knows where i live and that's because she's a very dear friend of mine and i trust her.2oldcodgers said:
I am so surprised that you could never live anywhere than in England.
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Is it that secret, the location?poppy123456 said:
That's not what i said, i never revealed where in the country i live and never have here on the forum. There's only one person here that knows where i live and that's because she's a very dear friend of mine and i trust her.2oldcodgers said:
I am so surprised that you could never live anywhere than in England.
Anyhow if it's not England then my post only referred to that country.0 -
Aye. My daughter is currently touring San Francisco and small towns around ... she thought Cardiff was crime ridden but nothing compared to the USBiblioklept said:
Looking at the news it seems like that's the case world-wide. I honestly can't think of any country that would be exempt from those things sadly
The UK isn't perfect but at least we've got the NHS .. creaking as it is0 -
There's no place like home.1
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2oldcodgers said:
Is it that secret, the location?poppy123456 said:
That's not what i said, i never revealed where in the country i live and never have here on the forum. There's only one person here that knows where i live and that's because she's a very dear friend of mine and i trust her.2oldcodgers said:
I am so surprised that you could never live anywhere than in England.
Anyhow if it's not England then my post only referred to that country.
I do not have to reveal my location, that's my buisness and not anyone else's. Your post referred to UK, there's 4 countries in the UK and not just England.
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Migrants appear to want to come to UK - And they are now entitled to legal aid, to fight deportationSo - yes UK would appear to be a good place to live0
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My father is american and they are struggling too with the rising cost of living over there.
Speaking as a woman of reproductive age there is no way now i'd want to live in the USA personally, especially as one who is on the lower end of income scale.
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If I had the funds I would emigrate and take family with me. Without hesitation.0
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I've worked/travelled in most of the civilised countries in the world. Apart from the opportunity to live and work in the USA the best place that would suit me is New Zealand no1 and Australia No2
In both countries I had family living who would have sponsored us all and there was a well paid job waiting for me.
One friend had enough of the UK years ago - 1970's. His employer was under contract to provide accountancy support to the Saudi Royal Family. He never came back to the UK.0 -
We were meant to emigrate to Australia in the 80's, after my father was headhunted ... him having a heart attack put a stop to it. Glad. Wouldn't have my wonderful familyPurrrrrrr said:
I would have loved to live in NZ, Australia or Canada. but after the way they treated their citizens during covid was awful and I would not even visit again now.
I've been shocked at how the Australian police treated people during their lockdowns. The videos I've seen are mind-blowing ... more North Korea than Australia. The compensation claims for unlawful arrests and police brutality is going to hit many, many millions of $$$1 -
I suppose we could all go somewhere else! I lived in West Hollywood/Beverley Hills for a time and to be honest with you @2oldcodgers you should have left the country when you had the chance, had fun, come back and enjoyed your pension!
There is no point in moaning or looking back at what "might have been". You failed to seize the moment.
There is no country in the world like England. We are privileged to live here, and if we don't like it we are privileged to go away.
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