A Nice Saturday
It's been one of the most pleasant Saturdays of the year, weather-wise, so I was happy to spend it with with family and friends. We were in a park chilling. The park was relatively busy, understandably, because of the time of the year ; Easter holidays and that - bank holiday weekend here in the UK.
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We are still waiting for the predicted cold weather. I went to buy some stuff for the garden and got into a conversation with someone on the queue. They were bemoaning the cost of living and said they were preparing to emigrate from the UK because life has become unbearably expensive. I noticed there'd been a 50% inflation in the price of coffee which used to cost £2, but now £3, which is a lot!
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"Thailand!". He was happy to announce that that's where he's going. He's got family there apparently. That makes it easier I guess. I hope things get better soon and the austerity eases off a bit. The the current situation is unsustainable in the long term. Perhaps it is we who need to change. That is to say, lower our standard of living to match the new global reality.
Peace & Love,
Adé
Honestly, I was dumbfounded for a moment. If someone in the UK is lamenting about economic inflation, then it's clear that hardship is everywhere. Yet, people keep leaving the country in search of greener pastures. The real question is — where exactly is this "green grass"?
The grass is brown everywhere man. I think the thing is that people value what they don't have. For instance, other countries don't have the tax and legal "burdens" of the UK. Some have better weather, which is another big one. The cost of living is also lower in may countries (from a British point of view). In those countries people are fleeing to, their citizens are lining up at the British Embassy to emigrate to the UK. For them, there's "money" in the UK and better security, education, healthcare, etc.
You hit it sir... The point is we need to tap from the environment we find ourselves.There's opportunity everywhere..
Inflation is really pain. Things of everyday life have gotten so expensive, housing, holidays and also groceries like coffee, chocolate, bread, butter you name it. Really a pain but new have to deal with it. 🤷🏼♂️ Sone
I wonder how many people can afford a holiday this year. I went early to save 50% haha
The sad reality is that the UK is in long-term irreversible decline.
Great Britain only became great because of the massive wealth that the British Navy's domination of global trade brought for almost 200 years.
That period is long gone and the UK has been running on the fumes of Empire ever since.
The reality is that the British Isles were an irrelevant backwater, far from the centres of civilisation, for most of human history and are returning to their natural state.
I would suggest you look at the US if you want to work hard and make lots of money or Cyprus if you want good weather, a slow pace and an English feel. Thailand is also an option but a much bigger cultural shift and you'll never become a native.
Bro this is a cold slap of reality 😅
I'm sad to say I pretty much agree with most of it, especially the "running on fumes" bit.
I don't think I can survive in the US though. I'm a little too much on the left, even though I'm relatively centre-right here, to truly make it in America :) The US is cut-throat rugged individualism. My brother has lived there for most of his life and he is like that.
I've never been to Cyprus, but I've been to Rhodes and some nearby islands in that area and YES the weather is PERFECT!!
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You should definitely check out Cyprus. I'm here now and it is lovely. You can get all your British foods and most people speak good English. It is a fusion of British and Greek with some Russians and Africans thrown in.