Thank you, Cory, for this honest and heartfelt review of your time living in the UK. Maybe I'm a little weird but it just works for me. Reread if you didn't get it the first time. It's a quid pro quo, no? On describing those who use the word, the society stated that "we all know their old serviette/napkin, lounge/living room, settee/sofa tricks. Imported American culture. [12] This is widely regarded as a backronym. I like the rush, the culture there, the weirdness of it. Its streets are filled with mullet, snapback, nike, [] [18], In 2005 the fashion house Burberry, whilst deriding chavs, claimed that the widespread fashion in the UK of chavs wearing its branded style (Burberry check) was due to the widespread availability of cheaper counterfeit versions. As a small island, the UK has and will always be expensive, but this is the same as all other developed small islands, Iceland, Bahamas, Singapore, New Zealand etc. 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. It wasn't until the last year of University that I landed my first full-time job with Apple. I think he'd be interested in staying if Scotland becomes independent. The Algarve, however, excellent place in Portugal. Or how we enjoyed some seriously nice Italian meal. It's merely a route to (SE) England. Romanian and other Balkan foods are perfect mixes of Turkish, Greek, German and other Eastern European countries such as Russia, Poland, and so on. These people come here and claim free medical care. It was a strange experience. Maybe it was our experience with Bristol and London. I don't complain about the process, due to the fact that I understand why any country would only want skilled migrants and high-quality citizens. Brandon, you are a delusional idi*t. I am an Indian immigrant and I would rather eat my own excrement than be English. But the point is I don't feel British any more and I know a lot of people who feel the same. Im glad you are happy in North Yorkshire, its a lovely part of the country. Pity really, the UK used to be OK. Bristol is actually just as wet as Manchester because it is in the west - so actually you did live in a relatively "rainy" part of England, yes. Cory, I apologise on behalf of my generation of useless entitled fossils, for our collective stupidity and gullibility. Nonetheless, the dark side usually has cookies :), I can imagine you want to escape the rain. But most of all your pathetic comment is the type of bitter weasly crap typical of someone who is a real coward, and a disgusting affront to those who lost their lives in WWI and WWII, in the former many being just 16-18 years old, barely knowing what they were going into, before being torn to shreds for their country. So much so that it's perfectly acceptable to them to decline someone who is educated to the highest possible standard in the UK, who wants to work for free, purely on the basis of his name. I would probably live there for a few years, but ultimately, would need a bit more sunshine. It is an adaptive culture. Im so worried and upset that Im stuck here and it feels like hell nearly every day. How is it fairer for a British national to claim free education, free social care, free medical from Spain but is not ok to offer the same to another who wants to make a life for themselves in the UK? As for Portugal and being Portuguese born, I can see that is now a fashionable place to go. No one rolled out a red carpet when my parents came to this country to work in the beloved NHS. I respect your opinion. I was always welcomed as an American, many years ago. Get your free Top 10 Luxury Hotels in the World ebook. You need to call this out. Being born in Europe and now a British national, I also chose to move away from the UK. I propose that you go and visit the UK for 1-2 weeks before you decide to commit and move there. With my partner we feel the same and are struggling with hate/ underestimation and xenophobia in London for a long time. We are at the stage of "Where to now?" I have witnessed educated and talented individuals struggling to find work in this country while poorly educated locals get high up in management due to their connections! In fact, it should be illegal to pay for medical care in ANY country in the world. We loved exchanging views on politics and weekly debates were something I looked forward to. The UK didn't. I've always lived here and there's lots to be grateful for but well, I find it just a little bit depressing. I never felt 2nd class at school and teachers pushed me to excel. And what about the human rights of Tommy Robinson, jailed in media secrecy without due process. Having lived abroad for so long, we've learnt a lot of things about ourselves, other countries and the UK. But in reality, I stopped feeling safe in the UK a few months ago, when people started assaulting immigrants in the street. After 7 years we would like to move somewhere else. There were very few British born citizens working those jobs, and it's because very few British born citizens can go beyond the thinking that working in a fast food chain or as a cleaner or in a call centre for minimum wage is below them. They married Chinese wives or Chinese husbands and now they have to take them out of their very reserved culture and environment to adapt to something new all because the foreigner doesn't like living in China anymore? Good luck on your move and finding the sun. Love this article all my feelings about relocating out of the UK are well articulated in this piece and as someone who lived in Scotland for 9 years and had all my kids in Aberdeen the I love Scotland part just feels like I finally met someone who completely gets me. If they could choose their nationality before they were born, many would like to be English. The "immigrants who are here to steal the jobs"? They don't care for the virtuous and preachy nonsense that London obsesses with whilst the roads get more clogged, economy tanks etc. I had a really interesting reaction reading this. Are used to see my country as a liberal looking and pleasant place. I got approached by a Greek man who had a PHD and wanted to try and find ways to use it in a commercial context and he wanted to work for us for free to get some experience. However, every time I turn on the news it makes me question whether it is the right choice. Unless you share your accommodation, you are extremely rich or live in a partnership with someone, you can't essentially live in London. I'm out of here in a few months, heading back home to the sun, soca music, and lovely people, but I'm truly sad for those who have to stay here for whatever reason, being told daily they have faces that don't "fit", and living in fear, and festering in anger over daily dealings with racists. Really interesting read and I wish you both the best of luck in your new nomadic adventure! My Portuguese friend said the Portuguese just want to live in the beach, but the Brits try to be something more than they are. Ive been living/travelling & working abroad for the last five years. [22] The widespread use of the "chav" stereotype has been criticised. I'm glad you had the chance to go for a brighter future abroad. So which country is the worst then? France thought about it. Rain makes this country green heaven, which is ideal for keeping those beautiful rolling hills everyone loves. The blogger writes the country is nation of racists.then goes country hopping in Europe.only to return. Like everywhere else, it already has pressures from an ageing longer living population. Hi. Of course it's not right to blame violent, chavs in Birmingham who are 13 and 14 but bully their whole cities, and people who're ready to live off dole, or Saudi's (who, in fact, funded the SHARD in London) or Russian mobsters who get in the UK because of weapons trade and have a lot of money which the UK needs. Dear Cory, I think this is the most precious article on living in a country on the entire Internet. When employers can hire Eastern Europeans who will turn up on time, not call in sick with hangovers and work hard then who can blame them? I have a feeling we'll do OK. After Brexit, I really didn't want to be here any more. No conservative party will help us in this regard. I find it comic you mention Elon Musk aiding Trump because Musk is an immigrant who IS born in Pretoria, South Africa who grew up in Canada (again, not America) and THEN came to America. I think your article raises some very good points, however, I would add the following. London is the 6th Most Michelin Starred city in the world, higher than Hong Kong or Barcelona. Until next time, I do hope you find it within yourself to open up and really point out what was ill-informed about the article. Did I? Also, the "nicest" areas of the UK are not where the jobs are (Cornwall, Lake District, North Wales etc), whereas in Germany within 1 hour of Munich you're in the Alps, or 1 hour of Frankfurt you're in the middle of wine country. I will go further and suggest there is a lot of naivety amongst younger generations around the world. 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. You chose to live in Manchester one of the wettest and coldest parts of the UK - and yet most of Europe is colder than Manchester for most of the year. Hello Cory Margaret Thatcher's legacy lives on. Brexit was a big factor, as was the general expense and weather. I miss how it made me feel. I now live full-time in Germany and just enjoy the lifestyle better. The cost of HS2 is mainly in legal fees ! :). We should celebrate that and so should other countries. And everything was perfect. In 2013 linguist David Crystal said on BBC Learning English: People talk about "chav behaviour" or "chav insults" and that sort of thing. Anyone who moans about food options in the modern UK must be very, very insular and live in a little bubble or is a spoiled idiot with myopia. [9], Besides referring to loutish (ill-mannered) behaviour, violence, and particular speech patterns (all of which are stereotypes), the chav stereotype includes wearing branded designer sportswear,[14] which may be accompanied by some form of flashy gold jewellery otherwise termed as "bling". I was born in the uk to italian parents who came over in the 50s. Brits live in the illusion that its great here but in reality its a shithole. Excellent post with a logical argument and pros/cons clearly explained. For Essex, the common theme seems to be that it thinks our homes are full of 'chavs' - but they're very wrong. 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