We are a mid 30’s Black couple, expecting our first DC (yay)! We want to move out of London, for all the usual reasons (better life for kids, bigger house, access to countryside) but the bits of the South East that we’ve liked and looked at haven’t seemed particularly diverse and we’re not looking to be the village oddities.
If you’re a Black person and you don’t live in London or another big city, where do you live, are you happy there, and would you recommend it to young Black families?
We’re not from the U.K., so no particular ties to any area (although the SE is what we know, so will probably stay round here), we can both mostly wfh and money isn’t really a factor. So, please, all suggestions are welcome.
I’m hoping to get firsthand lived experiences from other BW, please.
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To ask Black MNers where to move if I leave London?
IMissVino · 07/11/2022 11:38
RishisProudMum · 17/12/2022 16:55
You cannot be serious.
beachcitygirl · 17/12/2022 16:25
Scotland. Definitely
beachcitygirl · 17/12/2022 20:29
It is a much easier & accepting country in which to be non-white. There just isn't the overt racism and anti-immigration attitudes as down south.
xyzzyx · 17/12/2022 19:34
Although I am not black my dp is and we share dc together.
Originally from London no moved to Kent - near Maidstone.
Predominantly white people but there is more and more African and Jamaican people every day which I love so our children are not brought up in a racist area. They're are African and Caribbean supermarkets and restaurants popping up too which is a bonus. We no longer have to travel far to buy a bit of plantain or ackee anymore!
The living here is cheaper than London but then that comes with wages are less too...
BoffinMum · 17/12/2022 20:34
I’m white, but live in Cambridge, and it’s a very international city. Many people of different races report living here very happily. Hairdressing used to be a problem for black residents but I believe that’s now sorted.
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BoffinMum · 18/12/2022 07:20
Ah, the racial hegemony approach to communication. Thank you so much for pointing out the inappropriateness of white people caring in any way about things like the fair provision of black hairdressing services in their own place of residence. I’ll stick to being interested in white people’s problems.
FFS
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