The Dark Sides of Living in Britain

I am a Nigerian living and working in the UK so I will give my perspective on some points: 1. Cost of Living: Try Switzerland or Scandinavia. 2. Unstable weather: It rains more in NY than London..Yes the UK has more grey days but that's no different to other oceanic regions (including Northern France, Germany, Scandinavia, Russia, etc). Also the UK winter are not as cold and summers are not as unbearable. 3. Food: You do NOT have to eat British foods. 4. Make friends: It takes a bit of time but you can get one. Overall I have loved my experience in the UK and would not trade it for anything else. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

I am a British citizen resident but I want to leave England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom 🇬🇧 because I have had enough I feel I don’t belong in my own country anymore it’s time I found a brighter future

It's not too bad at all - Europe on the doorstep, food is quite cheap compared to other countries, interest rates have been low for years, most people are helpful and polite. I suppose all countries have their problems but looking at the big picture I don't think British life is bad at all - think positive.

I have lived in the uk for 15 years…i went to uni to study medicine then stayed on and worked there for years. I mainly only have good memories. Maybe I was lucky? But uni experience was good…my training and work as a doctor went very well…my salary was at least good..yes I paid taxes but they were reasonable and you got something in return. My work collègues and neighbours were super nice and helpful, I lived in a nice cul du sac in a posh area and had bought my house for a reasonable mortgage. I had enough disposable income to live comfortably and save! Again, I could be the exception to the rule but that’s my experience ! I didn’t mind the cost of living, the narrow roads or the small houses (mine was big!)..even food was great as you can easily find your favorite restaurants/food items..etc There are only two points that I agree on; the terrible weather and the difficulty to make friends. What’s worse than the bad gloomy rainy days is the difficulty to plan your life around the ever changing weather conditions; one day is sunny and gorgeous so you assume the following days will be the same and that summer is here to stay; WRONG!!! It can be windy, rainy and even cold literally the next day! As for making friends, I have made lots of good relationships but only four friendships, only two of whom were « white British ». Personally, I think the only reason is their personality and it has got nothing to do with racism or discrimination etc. To summarize, I loved everything about the UK apart from weather. And even though I am an Arab with olive Mediterranean skin, I tan almost everyday now back home in the sun, and this is due to years of sun deprivation 😭😭

That the best you can come up with? Travelled to numerous countries around the world and really it's hard to beat. My favourite is the "unstable" weather - would that be the lack of hurricanes, monsoons, snowstorms and droughts that make it unstable? By the way the cars are small because the roads are small. Just like the rest of Europe where the roads were built when we had horses and carriages. Think I'll stay here thanks.

Small houses, small doors, small roads and small cars are nice and cozy Politeness too. No dark side in much of what the vídeos says.

English reserve only applies to England. This man is classing the whole of the UK as England. I wonder if he has ever been outside of London. He forgot to mention that it is so bad that we are over-run with immigrants desperate to live here. They are actually queuing up in Calais. Every country has its drawbacks and this is a very narrow not very informed commentary.

"The weather is unstable!" People who've come here from places which are vulnerable to tropical cyclones must be laughing out loud at this statement.

Britain is only a small country around 900 miles long, with lots of history and town and cities dating back centuries consider this when yo speak of small homes ! Also we do not have big heads like the Americans who think their country is the only country in the world or the best !

You are right about the dark sides of living in Britain but having migrated and lived here for the last 42 years I have no regrets. To be fair, there are pros and cons in every country, whether developed or underdeveloped. I say this because previously I lived in India and Tanzania.

The narrow roads are very often due to the fact that they were built for horse and cart many centuries ago and cannot be widened. I bet the TV license is a shock for many people coming to live here from other countries.

Our houses are small but they are made of brick and don’t generally fly off during a tornado

I lived abroad for 10 years. I returned to the small town I was from and was treated like a complete outsider. Bearing in mind my friends had moved on and when I spoke to people they would say 'youre not from around here'. It felt rather frosty. I had lost my local accent so I stuck out like a sore thumb.

not the britain i know

"Imagine your neighbor not caring how your doing, and not being able to help in an emergency" ...... Every city in the US as well as suburban areas.

Just a few points from an Indian -- when you land in Heathrow you can breath freedom/ there is so much talk about racism, but during my short stay in London there was not even an unsavoury incident/ roads in London are narrow, yet at many places the pavements from both sides of a road would narrow the road further to help pedestrians. That tells how the priorities are perfect in the UK/ many would say London is the best place on earth. They are not far wrong. Guess, the Brits have a habit of complaining too much. :)

A lot of sweeping generalisations and a lot of stereotypes used. However, I agree a lot of our social life revolves around alcohol but there are many who find other things to do. Uk is expensive, rent and mortgages a rip off, insurance a rip off. Health care is free and universal so much cheaper than the USA. Weather is varied and a lot of people enjoy the change in seasons. I personally would prefer a warmer climate. The food is now very cosmopolitan and is not bland at all. Most brits are not painfully reserved, quite the opposite. The houses are small generally and so are some of the roads.The creators of the video should visit the uk.

Binge drinking can happen anywhere. It does not take much effort to season your foods. Brits are very friendly. You clearly have not researched many areas of the UK to come up with your “dark” sides.

Being a UK resident all of my life I can fully confirm the information in this video to be absolutely laughable at best! Yes, we have a small minority who like to binge drink, we even have a totally random weather system…But the other 80% of the ‘views’ mentioned in this ‘informative production’ are clearly based on none-factual research conducted by someone who doesn’t even reside in the United Kingdom!

Having lived in the US and the UK I find the UK much more preferred. What about the positives such as multiculturalism, low racism, healthcare, welfare state, etc which are all better than the US. To say the dark side makes it sound like hell on earth! Also lack of guns, low murder rate, low rate of police murdering people, low rate of incarcerate innocent people, lack of fat people, no TV adverts every 5mins, etc