moving to england

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Anonymous09/04/26, 04:16No.2908111Moving to England
How bad of an idea would it be for an American to attempt to move to England? I'm finishing graduate school soon, and I don't want to look for a job in the US. I've visited England 6 times, but what is it like to actually live here? My main motivation is the public transport. I absolutely fucking hate driving. It terrifies me. I don't understand why something so dangerous and so expensive is widely accepted as being a necessity for everyday life. It is ruining my life, because my country has no good public transport. Many other European countries have good public transport, but I only speak English. Would I regret moving here? I love English people, and have several close friends who live there. I would only want to live somewhere that I can actually meet people, so no rural hamlets.
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Anon09/04/26, 04:17No.2908112
*arrests u for saying anything* *arrests u for being silent* *takes u to the star chamber* *tortures u good* *oh wow I love mushy peas I'm so glad I moved to fascism island*
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Anon09/04/26, 04:31No.2908114
England has been in perpetual economic decline since the 70s. There's fuckall jobs there, especially outside of London. Unlike on the Continent "public" transportation in the UK is privatized which means it's utter shite. Just ask the locals. Place is full of gammons who voted for Brexit and don't like immigrants. You'll get a chilly reception AT BEST. It's also an Orwellian nightmare. CCTV cameras on every corner and the government monitoring all your electronic communications should be nothing new to you but in addition they also arrest you for watching TV without a telly license. The inability to buy guns would send you into a spiraling depression.
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Anon09/04/26, 04:48No.2908120
>moving to England youre picking the worst time to move here. Unless you have a job offer or have the skills/qualifications for a job that the country is screaming for, you will struggle. Salaries are also far worse than in the US. And then there is the nanny state controls in Britain which completely fuck us over. I hate what has happened in the last 20 years here. >main motivation is public transport if you dont mind taking the bus you can get this in most places including the US. If its the novelty of the tube or similar that doesnt give many cities to live in and I wouldnt recommend living in the cities at all. >I only speak English good news is most cities in Europe are much better and speak English - Amsterdam immediately pops in my mind, its pretty much the main language. Check what easy visas are available for an American.
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Anon09/04/26, 09:36No.2908152
That's it? The US or England? That's the scope of your imagination? England is a turbo dump. Most people who can leave and are flexible and adaptable by nature, do leave. 9,500 millionaires left the UK in 2024 that's approximately 26 per day. These are the people I'm talking about - the people who can leave, do. And you want to come in? Go live in Asia, like me, where public transport is infinitely better than utter shite we have in the UK.
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Anon09/04/26, 10:06No.2908156
>utterly miserable weather for 3 months of the year >poor weather half of the other 9 months >good standard of living, ok wages >niggers and pakis in all cities, most towns, and some villages loitering on street corners trying to sell drugs to teenagers and sex-slave children. >pakis run the schools as sex slave recruitment centres >police entirely complicit >if u are sub6 male just being around white women is practically illegal Brit sub6 male here. I wouldn't raise a family here, but its ok for earning wages to go abroad and try do life. If u are a 6-7/10 u could betabux hard and try maintain a family while guarding your kids from pakis and niggers, if u are an +8/10 u can have a nice life here.
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Anon09/04/26, 13:19No.2908176
the worst thing about living in england is that it is full of utter miserable cunts like the ones posting here in the uk, life is what you make it. you can be pretty sure that the dullard mouthbreathers in this thread are never going to make anything of it
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Anon09/04/26, 14:58No.2908185
If you want to. I willl likely move to the UK from Canada once my degree finishes next spring, at the minimum the UK is better than the shithole dystopia that is Canada. You are not going to find good advice on here because this board is filled with MAGAturds and pajeets.
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Anon09/04/26, 15:11No.2908187
Awful. Near American cost of living (or worse for housing) with half the salary. London is like Mississippi pay for Chicago cost of living.
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Anon09/04/26, 15:31No.2908192
You're welcome to refute any of the points other anons have raised. The emigration rates for young Britons are telling enough but if you need more evidence you can always take a trip there and speak with the locals to get their opinion on the subject. >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS94-_zy3Dg
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Anon09/05/26, 00:57No.2908266
The worst fucking places in Europe you could ever make the mistake of moving to is Ingerland, France and Germany. Have some fucking self respect and just try to learn the language of a less shitty European country. Better than moving to England, which I assume is your only option because you only speak English.
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Anon09/05/26, 19:48No.2908406
The UK is the ultimate suppository for all the scum of the earth Lived there (Manchester 2016) for 3 years and hated every minute of it
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Anon09/07/26, 09:56No.2908738
I wouldn't. Unless you got a cynical or morbid outlook on life you will struggle to fit in. Lithuania is really good and everyone speaks perfect English.
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Anon09/07/26, 14:41No.2908791
UK is better for public transport than America, but that's not saying much. The downsides to England though can be a bit harrowing. >high taxes >lower median wages than the USA >mandatory health insurance taken out of your wages, not just something thats part of your tax bill >absolutely despotic police state even by American standards >shit weather >ridiculous rent and COL metrics and most importantly >no jobs Unless you're going to the UK with a professional designation (MD, PEng, red seal trade, etc.) you're better off staying in America or looking at Europe if you don't mind the taxes, have a job lined up and don't want abysmal weather and nanny state policing. Don't get me wrong, I do like parts of the U.K. especially Scotland but I'd never live there.
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Anon09/07/26, 16:03No.2908809
It's really bad. The USA is better in every way. Public transport is shit everywhere in the UK outside of London. The housing is ridiculously expensive (relative to tiny UK salaries), low quality, and small. You would find it to be a sick joke.The "culture" is being a really fucking small minded droog on benefits. The highest aspiration of most of the population is being, or having the personality of, a day time game show host.It's extremely over-regulated, which means job options are shit and the pay is shit.
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Anon09/08/26, 16:56No.2909070
I moved from Indiana to Scotland in 2015. I make less money than I would back home but in every other regard it's far superior. I've visited England and it's much the same.
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Anon09/11/26, 10:49No.2909670
As a rough guide just stick to anywhere where Greggs outnumber Prets
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Anon09/11/26, 22:58No.2909754
as a brit, please don't move here. I'm actually sick of yanks in my country, please stay where you are. no more yanks and ozzies, enough
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Anon09/12/26, 00:28No.2909769
I bet if you became a skilled laborer you could probably swang and bang over there but whatever grad school means... I mean if its CS good luck with the only tech company being ARM. If its librarian fuck it the jobs always suck anyway but the benefits there are better.
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Anon09/13/26, 03:23No.2909923
England is great if you have money or make a very good living.If you're moving there to live like a middle class person then a cracked out migrant rapist will have more rights than you and you will lose most of what you make to taxes and ridiculous rents.
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Anon09/13/26, 16:09No.2910038
Barely goes above 25C in the UK. 5C - 20C temperature year round outside of freak heat waves.
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Anon09/14/26, 19:28No.2910271
>moving INTO insect island
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Anon09/15/26, 01:21No.2910325
how is that a sane decision at all? you'll be begging to return in no time
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Anon09/15/26, 01:50No.2910331
I would strongly recommend against this.
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Anon09/15/26, 14:24No.2910492
>Wants to take a weekend trip to the UK for a con from Ireland >Flight is like $40 >Weekend Stay at a Hotel is like $300 What the fuck. I was told traveling around the EU was cheap as hell. It is way more expensive than taking a weekend trip around Latam
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Anon09/15/26, 17:42No.2910532
See the tomb of Napoleon III
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