Finding it hard to adapt to UK/Wales

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Not sure where to put this but will try posting here.
I'm finding it very hard to adapt to people here.
I'm in Cardiff and everything seems so stiff to me compared to home. People discriminate quite quickly when they hear non-local accent, not to mention I have noticed even worse treatment when I'm somewhere with my partner who's Asian.
This all may sound too harsh to some and indeed there are some very nice people I met, however on day to day basis it feels unnecessary awkward and odd. It's very tiring I can't explain this very well...I have been here for three years and I've noticed local folks saying it's hard to socialise for them too.
There are some other political reasons I won't get into that put me off from schooling and raising my son here but won't get into that.

What would you do? We are luckily not tied in some way here yet I don't know where I would move. I'm usually from Croatia and while people there aren't terrific I kinda favour the Balkan melos and lifestyle. I'm just not confident about moving there because of work opportunities for my partner and me...ah. I'm just exhausted from living here it doesn't feel like a good match.

Would you be able to move easily? What about your jobs?

I recommend Chester and Manchester. More cosmopolitan.

Don’t live somewhere you are not happy. If your jobs are portable then move.

If you need to stay where you are, ‘pretend move’. By that I mean give your life the kind of overhaul where you look for new ways to meet people/go to new things and focus on making new friends.

The world is stuffed full of lonely people who would love to be your mate. If you can, hang on past the stiff bit and see if you can get your chosen targets to open up.

How is your partner treated when he visits Croatia? How do you think he would find living there?

People discriminate quite quickly when they hear non-local accent
What do you mean by this? When you are trying to make friends in a social situation? When you are shopping? Accessing health care?
If you know that local people can find socialising difficult you know that it’s not just down to your accent.

There are some other political reasons I won't get into that put me off from schooling and raising my son here. How well do you think you cover up the fact that you don’t think Cardiff is good enough for your son while exploiting the work opportunities it offers you and your partner?

Cardiff was obviously never going to offer the Balkan melos and lifestyle, just as life in Manchester wouldn’t feel like life in Barcelona.

The first thing you need to decide is where you are prepared to raise and educate your son and then establish whether the work opportunities are good enough for you.