Would you leave everything you've known behind for a better life?

[Puppystarfish23]

My husband and I have been speaking about this a lot lately due to how are country is heading.

Were from the midlands of the UK and it's always been known as abit of a shit whole but now it feels like home is not home anymore.

I moved to my husbands hometown were it was once a beautiful town with lovely family people and lots to do. Now the streets are lined with addicts and drug fronts and it's right on are door step too. First year was great having a house in the town centre but know we've had people trash my husbands car, passed out, fighting etc outside our house. The police do nothing and a lot of locals feel very unsafe. We have a private alleyway behind our house and people fly tip down there and even worse piss and shit up the walls or use it as a hide out to shoot up.

I'm a young woman and very petite and I worry for my safety on my own doorstep and if myself and husband decide to start a family.

We have a prime minister and a government who treat there own people like second class citizens in there own country and are set on ruining are once "great" country out of there own greed.

The UK is such a toxic, negative country now especially in the midlands. The highstreets and night life is dead.

I feel like my home is no longer home and we are just waiting until something better comes along now.

Luckily my husband has a great job and is a luxury head gardener I guess you could say. He's worked for lords and ladies meaning he can go anywhere with a CV like that. We've talked about moving up north or to Scotland once he makes his money or even moving country completely..

His mum said if we did move she'd follow us and help raise are future children etc but she can with her life. My family aren't as rich as her and I feel I'd be leaving my family behind completely.

I'm so stressed out atm with life and what the future holds with the British government atm.

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Our town was even named the 3rd most dangerous in our city too

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Plus they are planing on bringing loads of social housing into are town and neighbouring village. This village used to be full if extremely wealthy people but house prices are going down and they are all moving. If the wealthy are moving that's usually a good sign somethings gonna happen

[lightbulb27]

of course and others talk about making such moves.

I visited UK and took train up to middle area. Unreal when I saw they shut down public restroom because people continually trash it... according to the officer. You've brought in a bunch of scum bags undisicplined by their lack of parents, and now you got a mess. Many others did the same. You can thank ________. I also met people begging, don't know if addicts.

Sadly, if you have 1 bad apple, you can remove it from the barrel, but a few more than that, the whole area gets destroyed. I've seen whole cities wiped out for year and the best path is to move.

So yes, if you got to... or you stand and fight to save it and deal with it.

You need a Trump to cleanup the mess:)

[glennos89]

Thrust me, the world is declining because of global policies. Especially western country's are becoming worse with every day that goes by. I live in the Netherlands, we are 1 of the richest country's in Europe despite its small size. Our total population is 17 million but despite our wealth as a nation more then 1 million people are living in severe poverty

[blackeagle007]

You’re spot on

[lightbulb27]

Yes the endless inflation, disbursed globally ... people cannot keep up. Unless they did well in the markets or consistent jobs without health issues... they get crushed. Remember Europe has been keeping up with USA... doing bank bailouts and such.

[exitseven]

Yes, I live in a real shithole state. It is the most expensive place to live in the continental United states. Taxes are high and so is crime. The weather sucks most of the year. I want to move to Florida but my kids live here and my wife would never leave them. I tell her that if we moved that they would see how much better it is and would follow us.

[Puppystarfish23]

Yeah my sister and brother in law moved up north to Chester in the UK and it really opened my eyes how bad the midlands had gotten compared to the rest of the uk

[Fireguy17]

My life is pretty darn good, so I think I will stay right where I am.

[DrPepper12]

Relax. At least it's not Appalachia with meth, guns, poverty & hopelessness.

[missindiana93]

You get what you vote for.

[Puppystarfish23]

I didn't vote Labour

[Puppystarfish23]

Why do all Americans assume everyone in eourpean countries voted for the same person if that was true there'd be no point in voting. Plus all political parties are just as bad as each other in the UK. It's just all millionaires sons making themselves and there mates rich no care for the common man we are just farm animals to them

[Jerre]

No, I already have the best life possible.

[eagle1951]

probably not