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United Kingdom?
by permo-w 3y ago
United Kingdom?
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoMeh, UK is still in the top economies, innovators and militaries in the world and one of the most desirable immigration countries for skilled workers along with having some of the top universities in the world. Yeah it doesn't rule the waves and 1/3 of the planet anymore like in the "glory days" of the empire but maybe that's for the better.
- permo-w 3y agothat's not what it feels like living here, and let's be real, it's that coming from the largest empire the world has ever seen, which in many ways is the problem. since the late 70s our political decisions have been tainted by the false assumption of exceptionalism
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago>that's not what it feels like living here Then I suggest you move somewhere in the south of Europe like Italy, Greece, or the Balkans, get a job and rent there, interact with the government bureaucracy and make use of public services, just to get a perspective on what a sad hopeless economic situation and badly managed government that doesn't do anything for you, actually looks like.
- Y_Y 3y agoI did that. Ignoring the better weather, food, culture, transport, and public services, my disposable income relative to cost of living is much higher. (But what have the Romans ever done for us?)
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoTry living as a tax payer on local wages there, not as a tourist on UK wages for the food and the weather. There's a reason miles more young people move for work from the South of Europe to the UK and the only thing moving from the UK to the South of Europe are financially stable retirees for the food and the weather, not for work.
- Y_Y 3y agoI'm not a tax dodger, tourist or retiree, thanks. As you have kindly suggested I have been working for companies based here for several years. It's true that the average wages here are poor and that some people move in the direction opposite to my one, but I find your generalisation to be inaccurate and unreasonable.