uk, i live in the uk, it is rainy, cold, dark, misserable , overcrowded,

@ESKARENA1 (18261)
December 5, 2006 7:21am CST
uk, i live in the uk, it is rainy, cold, dark, misserable , overcrowded, backward looking, has social tensions, an aging population, rising unemployment and high levels of taxation. Why does most of the population of the developing world want to come and live here?
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
28 Jan 07
Well I don't know why Eskaren as I can not understand that myself Specially the People who come here from lovely warm Countries
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
28 Jan 07
thats what gets me, i would love more warmth and i sit here and freeze while thousands come from warm places lol
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
30 Jan 07
Lol I know I can't believe it half the time lol
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
30 Jan 07
good morning Gabs, the sun is shining today and i think its a lovely day blessed be
@snowflake5 (1579)
• United States
27 Jan 07
The problem with your thesis, is that compared to the rest of the world taxes arn't high (a higher rate taxpayer pays more tax in Ireland, New York State, Australia and the rest of Europe, than in Britain, and this will probably get more pronounced when the Tories come to power). Unemployment isn't that high either - it peaked at 5.6% last year and is coming down again according to the latest figures (it fell by 100,000) - and again, our unemployemnt is lower than in Europe or Australia (though Ireland and the USA have lower unemployment than us). So to the rest of the world, the UK seems like paradise. I agree with you that life SEEMS miserable in the UK though - we seem unhappier than people in other parts of the world. I don't know why. Perhaps discontentment with Blair and Iraq. Perhaps it's the media pumping bilge into our brains everyday (ours is the most negative media in the world). If it's any consolation, I think the Jade Goody episode has made the rest of the world give a collective shudder when they think of Britain, and most will be thinking twice about coming here either as tourists or to live and work. Whether being thought of as world-class racists will make the Brits feel happier remains to be seen!
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
28 Jan 07
thank you for the full and indepth reply. I agree just about with everything you say but still feel we are over taxed. OK we may have relatively low levels of direct income tax but the levels of vat are extreme and discriminate against the poorest members of our society. As far as Jade Goody goes, thankfully she is an example few British people follow and although the rest of the world may shudder, i also feel they will also shrug their shoulders and move on very quickly
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@AnythngArt (3302)
• United States
30 Jan 07
I lived in London for two years (I'm an American and worked for a political research institute there), and I loved every minute of it. Yes it does rain a lot, but I now live back in the snowy US, so no complaints from me about the UK. What I could never understand is why Brits would keep everything so cold and dark. The Brits in my office would always complain that I put the light on too often. I like to be as "green" as the next person, but really people, let's get some light! This is not to complain, just pointing out the cultural differences. I did think it was very expensive to live there, but the richness of opportunity for enjoying myself was abundant. I loved the museums, theatres, parks, history all around. You have much better newspapers than the US...and many more of them too. I like your TV much better, too. I found people very friendly once they got over my American-ness, which they all felt was a definite disadvantage! Anyway, I think that whenever we live in a place, it's easy for us to see the problems there; for others, it is a greener pasture awaiting...until they get there. Sorry for rambling on. In short, I think the UK is a pretty awesome place to live and I would move back there is a heartbeat if I had a job and a work permit.
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
30 Jan 07
a big plus and a thankyou from the u.k, im sure you would also be very welcome here. I think i must have been having a bad hair day when i started this thread. you are quite correct things do look beter from the outside and I for one would swop positions with you any day. I have only briefly travelled in the u.s, but loved it. So if you want a life swap, let me know. lol blessed be keep on posting
@Danielu (599)
• Romania
28 Jan 07
I saw in newspapers that in UK there are a lot of critics about Romania ,saying that here are people which are not honest, and they go in Uk for stealing. It is true that there are few but a lot of people are smarter than they are ,and unfortunately their studies aren`t recognised there. So it is curious what you are saying about weather, i know that too but the rest i haven`t heard from an english people. So it is not good like it is said in England.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
28 Jan 07
the point i was making was that there are many things wrong with this great country of ours, and many things pointed out by people who have come to live in my country, largly from south east asia, so why do they still want to come here when they appear to be so totaly dissatisfied with what they find
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@Danielu (599)
• Romania
28 Jan 07
I coan`t say that they are dissapointed with what they are doing in UK or what they take there. Probably all of them like your country because there you earn 2.000 Euro per month and in Romania they earn 200. Let`s say they are teachers. If a teacher get 200 in Romania there a teacher working in constructions because his studies aren`t recognized get 2000.So ... they go there and make the studies again... Making the studies is not so hard but it cost them. So... this was my opinion.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
28 Jan 07
ok thank you, i think i am beginning to understand, its all down to economics. wELL eNGLAND IS VERY CLOUDY AND WET and we have 1 month summers
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