Disillusioned with life in the UK...where shall I go?

[Pinkarsedfly]

Having somewhat of an existential crisis, and spending a lot of time dreaming about pastures new.

Anyone live anywhere they think is getting it right? Good standard of living, decent values, nice scenery, a government being run by human beings?

Indulge me, please - help me plan my escape, or at least help me construct a pleasant fantasy; before I lose faith in humanity altogether.

Sweden? Norway?

Yes, I’ve often wondered if they’re as good as people say...would love some inside info

Norway very expensive. I hear Finland is nice if you can handle the winters but the folk are a but...shy.
Iceland?
Falklands?
Scilly isles

The Netherlands. Good luck OP.

Ooh...my ears pricked up at the thought of the Scilly isles...

I was googling Orkney at 2am today.

My sister lived in the Netherlands for years. I miss visiting her there. I loved it.

Czech Republic.

Switzerland. Expensive but the wages cover it.

What do you do for a living OP?

(If you’re a teacher, go to Switzerland!)

Sadly, I’d need a decent grasp of a second language to work in Switzerland. I’m a teacher.

Oh, x-post. Is there a shortage?

Remember Brexit whilst looking!

Following with interest.

I hate the weather in this country, it's April and will freezing!! I need somewhere warm where there are jobs and a good education system! Sadly only Australia fits and I doubt we'd get visas

If you want to leave the UK, don't go to Orkney (unless Scottish independence happens). If that's not such a big deal, Shetland has better scenery imo.

I would consider Portugal. It's one of the cheaper countries in Europe to live in, but close enough for people to easily visit/easily travel home. I don't know about the government though. Bulgaria is also cheap, but I don't fancy it so much...

Go to somewhere in the developing world. Then you'll realise what side your bread is buttered.

Brexit is a large contributor to my malaise, Musetti. Hence my perusal of the Orkneys on Rightmove.

Everything’s just so crap. I want to live in a cave.

Vitalogy I know I’m lucky to have running water and a house. But I’d quite like to be happy too.

Pinkarsedfly Not a shortage but British teachers are liked. It’s just the work life balance is amazing compared to teachers in the U.K.

But living in Orkney would still be living in the UK?

New Zealand! South Island is beautiful but it does still get very cold in the winter.

Nothing to do with the outside and everything to do with your inside.
Turn the news off.

Portugal. Lots of international schools so the language isn't a barrier. Warm (normally - cold and wet today!) low cost of living and fabulous quality of life.

It would, but in my fantasy I wouldn’t be confronted by the ugly bits all the time.

I’d get up, walk my dogs along the beach, weed my vegetable patch, make soup, paint a picture...all without seeing one single hen party, patch of puke, pissed person shouting at a homeless man, picture of Jacob Rees Mogg, etc etc etc.

My home city has turned to shit. My business has folded. My vocation has become a travesty. I’m having a Sunday afternoon wallow in fantasyland before the Monday grind.

Palma Mallorca is meant to be a brilliant place to live. That's my dream place for when DS finishes school.

I get what Vitality is saying though. Wherever you go, you take yourself with you.

That used to work, Vitalogy. It doesn’t any more. The shit has moved closer to home.