to ask has your life changed since brexit ?

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seems months ago since it all kicked off but only a few weeks in reality, wider society aside, has brexit changed your life a/ perhaps you've moved/in process of, changed work etc. for us nothing has changed but i'm interested in other mners [don't want to cause a punch up over the remains and leaves - that's been, gone and tired].

10% pay rise as a lot of my money comes from the US.

But I would sacrifice that to have stayed in. Medium term I worry about my husband's job, which has a strong EU-focus, and for my children, my son in particular.

Not for me personally but a good friend (EU immigrant) for spat on in the street and told to go home. Another friend is due to be made redundant (business decision due to Brexit vote) and my neighbour's house sale just fell through cause the buyer got cold feet due to Brexit vote.

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Nothing has changed for us yet except for some reason the hire car I booked for France in Sept was half the price of my pre Brexit quote!

In my office 2 people have been made redundant due to lack of new sales. Our clients work heavily with the rest of the EU and thus has been a direct consequence. Ironically one of the people who is losing their job voted Leave and was quite vocal about it. I wonder if they really expected this to turn out that way so quickly.

No, no effect on me yet and I'm not expecting there to be.

DH has had 2 Europeans from his team quit as they don't want to be here any more given they are unwelcome. One has already relocated to the USA. Hard to replace them - rare for suitably qualified UK applicants to apply. May not be an issue for long given area of work (financial services) but causing short term pain.

We're looking at options for moving overseas but DD starts GCSEs in September so not great timing. We'd turned down a relocation to Singapore not that long ago and with hindsight we should have gone.

DS is at university in the USA and the cost of that has increased significantly due to the pound tanking. Trip we made to Italy and upcoming trip to the States will both be significantly more expensive though obviously very minor compared to the devastating effect on the overall financial health of the U.K. and our own personal finances.

Apparently we lived in a divided nation before and I didn't understand the extent of that, but I find myself still so angry and it's so hard not to despise my fellow citizens given the rubbish some people are still trotting out despite everything. Definitely had the impact of making me ashamed of my nationality and i don't want to be british. Really sad to feel this way. Have started the process of claiming Irish citizenship although I never thought of myself as Irish at all.

I have felt ashamed to be British for the first time in my life and have seriously thought about leaving the country. Previously I have felt proud to live in such an inclusive and diverse country but the brexit vote appears to have given people a free pass to admit their racism, I've been shocked and saddened that as we head towards such uncertain times that as a country we aren't United. But I am also aware that people haven't changed, they just seem to be more vocal about their feelings and my naivety is to blame for my feelings. Aside from that my recent trip to France was much more expensive.

Ironically one of the people who is losing their job voted Leave and was quite vocal about it. I wonder if they really expected this to turn out that way so quickly.

A couple of leave voters in my office may well end up facing redundancy (alongside a few remain voters too!) as it's likely that we'll have to make drastic cuts. At the moment, I think they're blissfully unaware of the risk to their jobs, and it will be a shock when they realise the reality that we're now facing.

yes several effects on money coming in from north america just before the vote, which would have been worth a lot more afterwards, and then money buying goods from the states that then had to happen after the vote, which then cost a lot more.

several of my customers work in science related jobs, and have had hours cut or grants coming to an end rather suddenly, which has then meant they've stopped their business with me. I don't know that it's directly connected to the vote or not, but it seems likely. Others have had similar financial problems that have affected them, house buying, their businesses, other fees/bills rising, which then in a roundabout way has meant they've stopped employing me.

Increased intolerance. EU people who are working here are worried about the intolerance and the uncertainty and are considering leaving to go back to their home countries, which then will leave gaps in skilled jobs that aren't going to be filled easily. They aren't being forced to go back (yet) but just feel unwelcome and uncertain and know that given the mess that there will be with education, NHS, economy etc, feel that they'll have a better quality of life back home. It also means that some of their British partners (who also work in highly qualified jobs here, including the NHS) will be leaving with them.

And of course the terrible exchange rate has really affected my holiday budget. I had booked a really cheap break in France, but I had not exchanged my Sterling into Euro yet. When I did that this week, I could have cried at the counter. I accept this is a very small problem compared with being made redundant

I've discovered that a lot of people I didn't suspect were racist/anti immigrant, actually are. It's destroyed my relationship with a few people irreparably

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I am the daughter of an Eastern European father and mother from what was a British colony. This is me and my family that they are talking about. Yet when challenged, these people always say 'oh, of course I don't mean you'.

I work with primary aged children in an ethnically diverse area of the south east and have had children ask me what does 'refugee' mean - used to them pejoratively - and if they are going to be 'sent home'. Even though the majority were born here.

And I agree, Brexit hasn't even started yet.

nothing has changed for me. and i dont understand any of it anyway. so sod knows why im replying to something i dont understand.

dont get why all this racist stuff is suddenly popping up surely the people who are dishing it out much have been racist to start with. is not even anything to do with race is it??

Not for us personally, but I know at several people who are facing uncertainty in their jobs due to loss of EU funding and companies relocating (at least two may be moving to Germany). I haven't seen any racism, but I feel the 'mood' towards foreign people has changed and I don't like it at all.

Shares down about 5k. These are actually our only real savings at present, due to paying off a large mortgage quicker, so our nest egg.

We are not going to have anywhere near as much spending money for our holidays, in fact the exchange rate £ to US $ is frightening.

BUT first world problems and in the bigger scheme of things I cannot complain, there are far worse off people than us.

Single parent. Work for the Nhs. Been in the same house for20 years and not planning on making Bing any time soon so nothing has changed at all so far. Although I have become much more interested in who's who's in politics and been trying to take more notice of things in the news.

Main difference is that DH's relationship with his parents is even more strained and DH is a bit more negative about life in general.

Investments worth less but that doesn't affect our day-to-day life.

*Moving soon not making Bing

I work in a university. We have had overseas (EU and non EU) students withdraw from places they had previously accepted since they now perceive us to be unwelcoming to foreigners.

My university has also lost funding from a large commercial partner because of uncertainty over other sources of funding in the future. There is a lot of uncertianty about jobs.

My DH's business has lost two major jobs because nobody currently wants to invest in his industry due to the financial uncertainty. That means there will be redundancies which means families won't be able to pay their bills.

My lovely Polish cleaner has cried when I've seen her every single week since the referendum because she is so worried about her future and that of her family.

It's shit.

The blatant racism from people l considered well educated but more importantly nice has shocked me. I'm from Australia and do point out that a) I'm a foreigner and b) I'm only here because of the EU free movement as dh is Irish. Yes, the racism hasn't been directly to me because I'm apparently ok, whatever the fuck that means.

The vote did not give anyone a free pass to be racist. If you know a racist , disown them.that is not synonymous with someone who voted - stating that it is also allows identification of aresholes.

My job is insecure, inflation is high and savings interest rates are below it - same as before. My pension fund has gone up a lot, though.

Euro to pound still better than 2008.

I was asked for my passport twice in the 3 days after the vote, in a half-joking way by people who knew me. I have 2 old expired pre-EU ones, which I may trot out.

DH and I have received our "titres de séjour permanent" cards from the préfecture, which last for 5 years, so it would appear that, at the moment, we won't be asked to up sticks and leave France where we live.

On the down side, there had been some movement in the property market, and we need to move house as we can't afford to stay where we are, and the upkeep is getting physically difficult.

Our income was already below the level to pay tax, and it's taken rather a hit since the end of last year. All our income is in £, and EDF have increased our dd by 50€ a month. Never mind, apparently inflation is at 0%, and so DH's pension hasn't increased!

I've probably become even more unemployable, even with a recently-gained French qualification - many in rural France are incredibly xenophobic and racist, like nothing I've ever seen in the UK.

Bit mixed really

The Euro to pound exchange shouldn't be too bad as they've taken a knock too, so both currencies are affected..

I am in America a lot for work, and the £ exchange rate is the lowest I've ever seen it in 19 years, so it's meaning I'm paying a lot more for things, even basics like food while I'm working. I also work with a lot of European colleagues and a lot of my British colleagues live in Europe, so there is a big feeling of unease and unhappiness. A lot are trying nt to apply for residency and passports as they have lived and worked here for two decades and consider it home. I feel very ashamed of my country when I see their worry. The company has been talking in the media about how it expects the industry to be hit, so we are also expecting other job issues in the near future. But the main affect for me is in my marriage. My husband voted out, and I seem to harbour resentment. We seem fine, then if there is a minor squabble over something it escalates and the brexit resentment surfaces. I think I will have to get some counselling or something as its not healthy. It's just every time I'm watching the news and see the political bickering and instability I want to shout at the to about the vote and can't as he is in the other camp, so to speak.

Yes. On the Saturday after I received anti immigrant abuse. In BRIGHTON. On Thursday I will fly to Canada to visit my parents and I will have considerably less money to spend because of falling exchange rates. Several of my friends have made layoffs at work because of the effect that the prospect of loss of free trade in the European Union has had on their businesses. One of my friends will now not be moving back to the UK from the US because the plan to open a European office of the company she works for has been put on hold.

Brexit has certainly provided a great excuse for job losses in many a company wishing to shed some of their workforce. Certainly of the ones i know of, their redudancies were coming brexit or not. And subsequently, as it is far too early to tell of what effects the brexit will have, it is pretty obvious it has provided many with an excellent excuse for job lossses.