AIBU to wonder if the grass is greener elsewhere?

[101Nutella]

I’ve read threads recently with serious concerns being raised about cost of living issues, Government taxation strategy and jobs market / advancement of AI.

I’m wondering if this is a reflection of the times we live in and everywhere is the same or whether there is some unknown utopia we should all be moving to where the grass is actually greener.

so please can you tell me:
YABU - the world’s going to hell in a handcart and here are some reasons why.
OR
YANBU - the UK is finished but I’ve found utopia and it is here. Please can you explain why it is utopia and what you think the UK could do to improve things for general public?

I know there are threads like this sometimes so I’m not trying to stir the pot, I’m just really keen to see if we can collate evidence that can be useful for anyone who is having a bit of a wobble at the moment.

For full disclosure: I’m probably a UK lifer but I’d like to be making an informed decision to stay rather than sleep walking to potential disaster.

Some people say they have found a better life elsewhere and good luck to them.

I just think you take your current problems with you and acquire a whole raft of new ones.

I’ve lived abroad for 15 years and am now in the process of moving back to my home country (not UK).

For the first few years, everything is new, and novel, and it seems like you’ve escaped all the problems in your home country. But then you realise that your new country has lots of other problems, sometimes even worse than home!

I also think, once you have DC, living abroad is way harder. You crave your home and your culture and family. Homesickness got so bad for me once I had my DC. I never had homesickness before that.

whether there is some unknown utopia we should all be moving to where the grass is actually greener.

Oh cool I got you @101Nutella .

So, when that place is identified, will we be called "migrants" by those who are there, and asked to go back?

Or will we call ourselves "expats" because we will perceive ourselves as wealth creators, we have a few thousand saved, and our country of origin was one in northern Europe?

i mean I presume you’d be a migrant if you migrated somewhere new?

I mean utopia in terms of feeling less financial pressure, better work life balance- as some of the threads recently have been discussing. Or perhaps places with less tax so your take home wage feels better.

I’m not sure whether there is another country which would magically improve things personally. But I’ve not particularly wanted to leave the UK, as I’d miss my friends/family I think. So was curious to see if anyone else had experience in this topic.

I live in another country. I’m definitely financially better off than if I was in England, but it’s not perfect and the cost of living / lack of housing / immigration issues are all the same here. I do miss things about home but not enough to move back at the moment.

I can only think of Wales or Ireland where I've seen very green grass. But it rains a lot to be that green. 🙂