I'm Leaving The UK For Good - Here's Why 🇬🇧

Currently in the country I chose to head off to as I write this. Come along while I explain why I'll be leaving the UK for the foreseeable future and doing a bit more travelling while I still have the freedom and the chance.

I'll be posting less frequently on this channel and choosing stories + quality over vlogging every day. However, I am going to be starting a 2nd channel where I'll upload more of the raw journey.

Inspired by @no_soy_rubio to make this video, because his came up on my feed at a time I was about to leave too.

Here's @abdulqadeer4852 's channel too (hopefully we'll do a tour if you're still up for that bro)

[JakeLDS]

When you put down the camera and said, "goodbye Britain, it's been emotional" I thought you were going to set yourself on fire.

[JustCallMeHorse]

It's not the Uk it's most of the world is messed up. I know the young ones wont like this but the 80's and 90's where good times to live in as a child and a teenager, miss them good times.

[jacobfield]

Most people who graduate in the UK need to then leave. The UK is finished. It is only going to get worse.

[buzzukfiftythree]

If I was 30 years younger and fit, I’d be outa here. The UK is in decline and I don’t see it ending anytime soon. A change of government might help, but until people see the light and stop voting in self-serving politicians with no interest but their own advancement, things will never change.

[turpasauna]

Greetings from Finland. I like you Brits, you are down-to-earth and sincere. Funny too. With great sadness I've watched your country fall apart, all the towns and people getting abandoned and forgotten. I feel angry for you.

[BLINKYDEVIL]

I was born in Cyprus. But lived in the UK since the age of 3. Parents moved us over here when Turkey invaded. I’m 45 now and in the last 25 years, I’ve seen the country go downhill.

I’m planning to move back to Cyprus with my wife and 3 kids within the next 2 years. Damn shame what this country has become.

[garyrigby]

Agreed! Far too expensive in Britain. I don't understand why train tickets are so expensive

[alyg]

About this time last year, I left the UK with 0 intention of coming back. I moved to Australia, where I already had close friends, and with the sunny weather, gorgeous beaches - what more could you ask for? Well, after enjoying the hot summer, I settled down with the intention of career development in the heart of Sydney. For a while this was working well for me, until i realised what the UK has that other places don’t. This in my opinion, is one of the best cultures in the world, with huge cultural disparities ranging in a variety of cities, an insane music culture, and some of the friendliest people you could ever meet.

I understand it’s not always easy in the UK to make new friends and experience different things, but I think it depends where you live and what you make of it. I would consider myself a very sociable person and in Australia I found it quite difficult to make friends (I have also been travelling for months on end prior and after and made hundreds of friends globally). In the UK however, making friends has never been a problem, you can strike up a conversation with someone in almost any scenario in which most people will tend to engage.

I lasted 7 months in Australia before i left to travel more of Asia on the way back home, and coming back to the UK was the best decision I ever made. I now have moved to London for the first time a few months ago, in which i find myself meeting new people from around the world and the UK on a weekly basis, and it has been one of the most pleasant endeavours I have experience.

I wish you the best of luck on your travels and endeavours, but remember, sometimes the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.

[johnr]

I left uk 20yrs ago, never looked back, now have a good wife and children. Time to abandon ship mateys!

[CzlowiekMaska]

So much crime in UK now, so many crackheads on the streets and everything is so expensive while wages are going down. Soon I'll be leaving too after spending here nearly 20 years. Sad but its the safest option.

[keithcrane]

I dislike our drinking culture and football. Both have become a toxic part of British culture

[victortarroni]

I hope no one misunderstands me, but I genuinely love the UK. Even though I'm not British, this island has become the foundation of my adult life. I'm enamored with its rich history, vibrant culture, and the warmth of its people. Living here has been a blessing, but lately, factors like the prevalent drinking culture, the unpredictable weather, and the superficial nature of my social connections have led me to contemplate leaving in the coming years. It's ironic because in Europe, we often use drinks to strengthen our social bonds; sharing a glass of wine to catch up with friends and stay connected. However, here it seems that people only gather to get intoxicated. I also find myself yearning for the sun, the ocean, and the kind of deep friendships that last a lifetime. These reflections have made me realize that perhaps the UK isn't where I'll settle permanently.

[malcolmturner]

We retired to Spain, what a change, we lived in a small village in West Sussex that all of a sudden was becoming part of the town 800 houses at one end and 400 the other end the infrastructure couldn’t cope, we’ve been here 5 years and hear horror story’s daily, here our pensions go so much further we actually can afford to go to restaurants, it cost this year about £50 to heat our apartment and now we have glorious sunshine our council tax is £100 a year cheap fresh food, happy people lots of fiestas, takes 30 mins to the beach with no traffic jams anywhere, health service is fantastic only problem on rare occasions is our Spanish is not that good and need translator, never going back to England it’s to hectic too many people in the country and by the sounds of it it’s getting worse by the day the country is being run by money grabbing muppets 😎

[VaughnGeorge]

I moved my family and I out of the Uk last year and it was the best move ! The Uk has fallen so fast and it is sad to see. Great video!

[mattwinstanley]

Apart from the terrible weather - Britain is still a positive place for my family and I.

My parents grew up in council houses, which my grandparents then bought.

My parents owned their own house and my mum is about to retire comfortably.

I own my house (well the bank atm) and my siblings own houses.

We’ve all worked hard - I’m sorry it’s hard for some people but I feel lucky to have grown up here and I’m sick of everyone moaning about how bad it is.

No country on planet earth is an easy ride - life is a slog for most of us and it involves sacrifice and often you’ve got to settle for less than you would like.

[Natalia-pcfm]

The picture you painted of family life by the beach is very touristy. Many Brits come to Spain fixating on a romantic ideal of living on the coast. Then they only socialize with other Brits and complain how backwards everything is.

[ianwatkins]

Lived in Thailand for almost 20 years 😊😊Been all over Thailand and most of asia !! Fantastic adventures i've had❤

[indygo]

Same as you, i'm leaving England too lived here since 1962 and now heading back to India. Thank God

[gweilospur]

The grass is always greener. I’ve lived 35 years outside the U.K., it’s no big deal.

[CodingAbroad]

I’m 40 and I’ve spent the last 6 months working remotely in Cyprus and now Madeira. I’m trying a few other countries before I decide where I want to live. I love the sun and it’s so nice to be able to buy food without having to get a mortgage for dinner!

Only thing I miss are my friends, that’s all. Thanks for the video it gives me confirmation that what I’m doing is the right thing. None of my friends have tried anything like this so you start to self doubt yourself