To think that moving overseas to escape your problems is daft

[Pavementworrier]

Because overseas will just have new problems (compounded by people thinking you're an annoying foreigner)

Problems are probably more bearable if you can’t understand the language your problems are written/spoken in.

It depends on the problem. If I was being chased by an ostrich then moving abroad might be the best solution.

Haha maybe sometimes but not sure that stacks up if you're being pulled over for speeding or admitted to hospital

Ok true although you could probably just install an ostrich proof fence

I did , best thing I ever did

Is your problem your family? Totally works.
Is your problem you? Not going to work.
Quite a wide term "problem".
It can wotk with work, it doesn't have to. Unhappy with current life? Need some massive change/adventure /push yourself? Change of scenery might work, might not.
Really depends on problem

The BEST thing? That's kind of sad.

Ime the problem is "this country is going to the dogs/I'm sick of paying taxes/etc".

😂
(but don't end up a country with ostriches) 👍

Some people have idealised ideas of living abroad. Its mostly same shit, different place... with a bit of different shit as well. You still need to work, clean your house, get your kids to school, change nappies, pay tax etc.

But relaxing in the pool in your garden after a bad day at work is better than drizzly winters day.

Well why not if they can do better elsewhere, get better quality of life.
But yeah every place has some issues/annoying things. So it may just be move from one issue to different one. Depends on country and person

I don’t know, I could move to Poland or the Baltics to escape the high tax, low return of living in the UK (my local council is forever on the decline) and my primary problem is solved. This is especially the case as I actually already have a community in both places and speak at least one language of the Baltics.

Other people heading off overseas usually screw themselves by not knowing where they’re moving to, have little plan to make it work and are generally not prepared. Be prepared and it’ll work better - ideally speak some of the language before you move!

Unless you're having to plan the wildfire barriers for your garden as you do so...

So why don't you?

Is it because pursuing one theoretical metric rarely works out well overall?

Because the problem some people are escaping is indeed solved by moving if it’s a
medical one. Most of the rest of Europe has far superior healthcare to the UK.

I'd almost forgotten my back garden backed onto a fire break (about 30m of bare soil with no vegetation)

Which wasn't advisable to enter due to snakes.

Worked out very well for me.

It was the making of me

I would definitely leave UK and live in Europe if I could

I left the UK 30 years ago. Never regretted that decision.

At the moment, it is a question of work as I’d like to move with a secure job in place. Fine in Warsaw but in the Baltics, where I have a strong preference to move to, the job market for what I do is much slimmer (DW has it easier). Once work is established, we will move.

That's definitely not true... UK remains one of the best places to be if you need access to cutting edge medicine through trials etc (for now anyway, certainly wouldn't hurt if we started boosting that more).

Obviously depends what problems you are trying to escape from i guess but often a new environment away from the old routine and social groups allows you to see things in a fresh perspective. I came out of shitty relationship in my 20s and was not in a great place and soon afterwards saw a job opportunity in the south of France. I did not know anybody there but just went for it as I needed a fresh start and some time to just get my shit together, work on my self esteem and in hindsight get away from some negative groups who were not exactly doing me any favours. It was the best decision I have ever made.

It might be warmer elsewhere and you might have a bigger house and nicer views.

Normal everyday healthcare though...vastly superior. In my experience, anyway.