if you voted remain and could move country now, would you?

[HarumScarumSanitarium]

(Leave voters welcome here to give reassurances too).

I am absolutely devastated about the vote and am so worried for my children's future in the UK being separate from Europe. I am worried for the following reasons:

The UK will be no more
House prices dropping
Unemployment rising
Less opportunity for movement within Europe, particularly for my children
How we will be viewed by the rest of the world
Rise of extreme right wing
Boris Johnson becoming PM and forming close bonds with Trump if he is voted in

We are thinking of moving overseas - we have the opportunity to do this available now.

Would you if you make the move in light of the result if you were me, or someone please tell me everything is going to be ok.

Thanks

[camtt]

I would, but my children would not want to, they feel settled here. However I am not English, although I am British, and I don't want to be isolated in England after the Union breaks up. I and my children are entitled to Irish passports and we are looking into that. I could work in Ireland, although I think the job situation isn't great there.

[scaryteacher]

I voted leave, and live near Brussels,and have done for a decade. The thing is, that it is same shit, different location. You have all the same problems ( education. housing, cost of living etc) that you do in the UK, except you are (if you are not in the anglosphere), trying to deal with the bureaucracy in a different language, and within a system that you just can't quite get to grips with.

We are moving back in 2019, when dh's contract ends, and I will be glad to be home.

[BoboChic]

I live in France. My DD has two passports, French and British. I am very glad she does.

[Marymaymay]

We've spent the day looking into moving to Canada where my sister lives.

My grandparents were immigrants and my husband is half Indian. I went out on Friday feeling like my whole world and view of my country had shifted irreparably. I thought we were a different country.

I also can't bear how so many people were taken in by the lies of the leave campaign and used it as a protest vote against the government. The numbers of people who are now shocked that immigration won't change, that the 350 million pledged to the NHS won't happen, that the drop in value of the pound happened. The list is just going to get longer and longer.

I'm gutted...

I can't stand the thought of Johnson/Gove being prime minister or the inevitable rise of right wing politics (which would have happened anyway but has been hastened and exacerbated by this).

I don't feel angry towards leave supporters, I just feel so sad for the whole country, I don't think most people appreciated what we were walking into.

[MachiKoro]

DH is French, we could go there, except it's actually far more racist and intolerant where he's from than where we currently live, so it's not v likely.

[Brokenbiscuit]

We're considering it. We have the right to live and work in a couple of other non-European countries. I don't really want to move but we may have to. My job is at risk after the leave vote.

[Joysmum]

No we wouldn't.

It's in the best interests of all to counter UKIP with a push towards a free trade agreement which means accepting EU immigration as a compromise.

Those who voted Remain have never been more needed than they are now.

[HellsBellsnBucketsofBlood]

Not yet. Depends if free movement continues (and if the now more vocal racists quieten down). Am worried about the longevity of my job - its probably got 5 years of work coming just from the fallout, but if London goes down, my job will move to Europe.

[NameChanger22]

I voted remain. I'm not sure if I want to move now as it might be hard to sell up. If we leave then it's because things are getting really bad. I have friends and family in different parts of the world so I have some options. I have lived in different parts of the world before. I've been thinking about it a lot in the last two days. I'm scared that all the more intelligent and nice people are going to leave, what will be left with?

[tribpot]

Yes. My ds is so horrified at what's happened he wants to move to the EU.

[TweeterandtheMonkeyman]

No way! Wherever I've visited abroad, I've always been profoundly glad to get back to England.

And where would you go? Many European countries are increasingly right wing (I'm looking at you France) , America is about to vote en masse for Donald Trump I've been to Australia, they are shockingly & openly racist re the Aborigines. Etc etc.

[Misnomer]

We may have to as the loss of EU funding into research is going to have a massive, negative impact on my career prospects.

[EnthusiasmDisturbed]

No

Have lived and worked in the states and Australia and the grass isn't greener it's just a different lifestyle

I do not share the same feelings as many others who voted remain I think in a few years time things will be ok

[ButtonLoon]

DD and I are US citizens so we could jump from the frying pan into the fire.

I would consider it if things go completely down the pan here.

[whydidhesaythat]

Iceland of course!. :)

[KeemaNaanAndCurryOn]

My DH is half Irish. He's sorting his passport out and then we'll sort the kids and then think about what to do next.

[aliceinwanderland]

No - but we are in Scotland so it's still unclear what will happen here. I've decided not to give up my us dual nationality though, which I had been planning because of their ridiculous tax rules

[Effic]

Yes. DP now has no job and no likelyhood of getting another one. Have to be careful here as v identifying but the company he works for employs over 10,000 people in Britain and has told them that they will be moving out almost entirely. Press embargo but will hit the news pretty sure I'm sure. He'll have to go to Germany or Italy soonish as our only savings are worthless - linked to stock market. I'll follow just as soon as my Ds is out of school. Awful 5 years ahead for us. We had such a nice little life and it's fucked now.

[Sirona]

Yes, if I didn't have such strong family ties and parents weren't around to help with me being a single parent I would in a heartbeat. As it is I'm in the process of applying for an Irish passport and getting across the border from NI if needs be isn't that far away.

[InShockReally]

Effic so many lives needlessly hurt.

[Effic]

Thanks - you NN sums it up almost entirely and I'm sick to death of people telling me it's going to be ok because we are British. Or to 'get over it' and that is sour grapes because 'my side didn't win' as if it's some bloody football game with no consequences.

[fakenamefornow]

I wish we could, I feel so ashamed to ne English at the moment.

[Sirona]

Cross post Effic that is horrendous . I wonder when things like your situation do come to light will the leavers realise what dire consequences this has had for so many people.

[AdelindSchade]

Efficient I'm so sorry. I don't want to but I've been thinking about it as I have family abroad so it may be possible.