How is living in the UK?

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Fortnum

England a few years ago was a fantastic place. Not so much now: too much immigration, everything costs a fortune, kids running rampage and we're so politically correct you can't say anything for fear of offending someone or being called racist/sexist/disabalist...etc etc. Oh yeah, and don't forget that if you so much as look at a child, you'll be instantly labelled a paedophile and have bricks thrown through your window.

Such a shame: it was such a lovely country... How did it get ruined so comprehensively...sob...

DaisyMac

I hate people that moan about the UK. No one forces you to stay so please bugger off.

I love it, of course depends on where you live. What are you planning to do for work?

michael c

devons nice!
the jackson five are moving there!
no joke

B0uncingMoonman@aol.com

The UK is ok. I think you need to have travelled a bit, and lived in other countries, to appreciate it.

It`s our weather that let`s us down. But I once spent 3 years in Malaysia which is near the equator%

alwayhope

London and England is wonderful! It's great! I love it!

babycousinsforever

it's no good for people complaining. i do agrre about politicall correctness going mad. but othher than that, if you dont like england, no one is forcing you to stay. theres heathrow. get on a plane and leave.

juju

It depends on where you are from, and yes to all those Q's violence, crime, racism etc........
But I live in a nice place where there are good jobs and nice people, and the crimes and judgements do not influence your daily life, I suppose it is the same as anywhere else in the world.

I have found that the further north england you go the people are friendlier, and much more open with you.
I like life here but also I would like to move to NZ one day, as I think it is a better upbringing for my children over there.
Good luck, with whatever you decide.

Kittie Cat

it's been quite a cold wet summer but the winter isnt normally bad
people arnt as friendly we mostly keep to ourselves in public.
watch where u put your valueables because it will get stolen or 'nicked'
the warmest place is london/midlands normally
but they are the places with most crime/murder/violence you really need to be careful walking the streets!
its expensive in london but my one bedroom flat is Â£400 a month and thats very cheap.
there are plenty of local shops and city centres for shopping aswell as HUGE supermarkets (not as huge as america) for big food shops.
fashion may be a bit different but it depends what youre into.
it is hard to get a job ill be honest with you it is incredible competitive because we are such a small nation!we do things like shared houses which work out very cheap like Â£250-350 per month! the cars obv drive on the left hand side. there isnt as much racism as in america but you do need to watch what you say and be polite...always stand on the right of an escolator and queuing is important hehe. anything else just gimme an email :)

StArZ

oh oh yayyy UK
depends were ur staying
i recommend london ^_^ yayyyyy
no UK is like a mutlicultural/ ethnic soicitey !
ermmm u find violence in every country
no1 stares at u, every1 minds ther own busniss. well most ppl do
u either get quiet neighbors or family 1s or freindly
yep so its more to the positive side then the negative
depends wat areas ur in .. ive lived all my life and dint experience violence and crap- london -central london arnd there is a gd area

let me be the first to welcome u to the UK
woohoooo
wat country r u cuming frm?

jasonfoxrox

I always loved living in England up until July 7, 2005, when three young adults blew up a subway station. Since then, the racism, violence and crime is terrible. The only bright side about it is that there are security cameras in a LOT of locations. Hopefully, that'll catch the bloody arseholes who decide to **** up the life of Britain. Plus, the prices are quite high. Just for some trainers, I had to pay 40 pounds. And the flat I'm living in in Essex isn't that large, but at least I can call it home. :)

Robby

tax tax tax thast what the uk is all about

Andy G

The warmest place in the UK is the far southwest, it is on the same latitude as some of northern France. However it is also one of the poorest, most underdeveloped areas of the country. I'm talking rural not ghetto.

The news is making a lot of noise about crime rates at present, and knife crime in a couple of the major cities is heavily reported. Generally though crime is on the decrease. Also because of the nation's longterm health there is a campaign against the Brits drinking too much. "Binge Drinking" is slowly becoming more unpopular and there is an increasing tread towards a more continental outlook. Affluence has risen in the last twenty years has meant that people eat out a lot more and drink a lot more wine.
There is a shortage of workers in some sectors. Recently though there has been quite a number of job losses because of the turmoil in the financial markets. Unemployment at a percentage is still higher in the Eurozone, although that's quite a large place.
Violence in most places is rare. Mostly violence occurs after people have been drinking, it normally is easy to avoid. In certain cities its mostly football, in others it's turf wars.
For the most part England is peaceful, green.
It's difficult to say where you'd like. Take a look at:
Bath, Bristol, Oxford, Cardiff all of which are in the milder south.
London is interesting and should really be treated as a collection of towns/villages. There are places which are extremely privileged and places that are in poverty in the city.

Vicky T Viking

There's lots of racism, violence and crime. It's always raining. The recruitment agencies advertise jobs that don't exist, wages are barely enough to live on and nobody can afford to buy a house. There are lots of immigrant ghettos. Other than that it's great. It's probably warmest in the South. At least guns are illegal.

I have family in Canada who go out and leave their house unlocked. They never lock the car and nothing ever gets damaged or stolen. It's amazing compared to Britain. Other countries don't seem to have half the problems we do.

I'm doing my damnedest to get out of the place as I can't afford to live here and it's depressing.

I don't think its expensive, but like in the US we are having an economy crisis, so it wouldn't be any different really. The weather is quite unpredictable, but as i have never visited the US i cant compare it to the UK as I have lived here all my life! i know we have quite a lot of chavs and knife crime, but i have heard about loads of gangs and knife crime in the US too.

thedaveidentity

There's better places .. and worse. Avoid London, Birmingham, liverpool, these tend to be hotspots for crime. In fact the fruther away you get from london the better, less expensive too.

'Verii!!!â„¢

its shite, Britain

only us wealthies can affored life in britain cos it's going down the drain. ;)

amlis

if your Spanish you wont like it here, the food wont suit you and the weather wont suit you so dont bother bfn

sulk

Yes, come on in! There's loads of crime, racism, violence for every body! yay! Join in and help us stay as the most overpopulated country in Europe! Remember the only word you need to utter is "asylum"

England is wonderful, there is no crime at all, everybody works, and there is no racism or violence. I love it.

Diego G

do not come here.
we are all trying to get out.
it is one big sinking ship.
weather = bad
racism = bad
expense = bad
violence = bad
jobs = now at a ten year high for unemployment = bad

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