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How to Leave the United Kingdom
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In 1992, when Switzerland voted "NO" to the EEE (European Economic Area), we had all these drama for a few years in the newspapers. The Swiss media kept telling us we would die alone on our island in the middle of Europe...
Is there a strong practical correlation between this and that (i.e. not just a thematic similarity)?
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Colleagues and friends of mine from the UK have recently been applying and in (I think) all cases being granted permanent residency here in Germany. Germany seems pretty happy to pick up skilled workers especially in tech.
The other week I was visiting family outside of Frankfurt. They're in a sleepy commuter suburb which hasn't seen any new construction in decades.
This visit, I could count multiple large apartment/condo buildings being erected around town. The locals told me that downtown Frankfurt is getting too expensive to live so people are moving outward.
We knew the financial types were already fleeing London for France and Germany. This seems to confirm that it's accelerating.
This visit, I could count multiple large apartment/condo buildings being erected around town. The locals told me that downtown Frankfurt is getting too expensive to live so people are moving outward.
We knew the financial types were already fleeing London for France and Germany. This seems to confirm that it's accelerating.
I don’t think that’s because of any exodus from Britain: I’ve seen such developments happening in various regions in Germany (where I live) and also renovation of houses that had not been touched in the decade prior.
I can’t tell whether it’s the main factor, but a big contributor at least is the lack of returns on other investments. There are big amounts of savings in Germany, and they have been diverted more and more towards real state in the last, say, five years.
I can’t tell whether it’s the main factor, but a big contributor at least is the lack of returns on other investments. There are big amounts of savings in Germany, and they have been diverted more and more towards real state in the last, say, five years.
> We knew the financial types were already fleeing London for France and Germany. This seems to confirm that it's accelerating.
Unless you can prove otherwise this simply isn't the case, a quick Google yielding the following news headlines:
'Germany angry Brexit ‘exodus did not happen’ – study shows London continues to lead'
'Bankers Don’t Flee London, Despite Exodus Predictions Mass departures from U.K.’s financial center so far haven’t happened'
'The Brexit exodus that never was Frankfurt – not as appealing as it first appeared Doom-mongers predicted a massive flight from the City. But it simply didn’t happen.'
Unless you can prove otherwise this simply isn't the case, a quick Google yielding the following news headlines:
'Germany angry Brexit ‘exodus did not happen’ – study shows London continues to lead'
'Bankers Don’t Flee London, Despite Exodus Predictions Mass departures from U.K.’s financial center so far haven’t happened'
'The Brexit exodus that never was Frankfurt – not as appealing as it first appeared Doom-mongers predicted a massive flight from the City. But it simply didn’t happen.'
Just wondering how is the tech scene there? I'm considering leaving the UK (regardless of any politics, it's because the contractor market is now dead thanks to some tax changes) but I'm not sure where to go. Would appreciate any advice.
It depends what you want to do exactly since German industry is quite siloed by area so you sort of have to know what you want and which places to look but in general the country has a strong engineering culture and appreciation.
Would have been more relevant if Labour had won. Not for no reason that they didn't.
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Left seven years ago, wasn't easy, have yet to regret it.
Ditto. Took a few years to embrace the cultural differences and find new friends. I find the UK quite a depressing place to go back to now.
I wonder if that's a common theme among long time emigrants? I moved to the UK just over 5 years ago, I love home but find it slightly depressing being back there for more than a couple of days.
I think it might depend on why you left, and where you moved from/to.
Yawn, some people will go. They probably would have anyways. Life goes on. All the celebs who said they'd leave, won't. I'm getting tired of seeing this again and again
Pure click-bait. Even with Brexit it's still 10-50x easier to found a limited entity in UK than eg in Germany.
Huh? I doubt that anyone is turning their backs on the UK after a Tory win for business reasons. If you're for lax regulations and live in the UK, you might already be drunk earlier than usual.
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Not really applicable to the situation. A pro business centrist Conservative won with a large majority.
Labour is the only party along with the BNP (white supremacists) to be Investigated by the human rights commission for racism.
The talk of people of colour wanting to leave is over blown. Look at the cabinet and junior ministers, it's one of the most diverse there has been.
Labour is the only party along with the BNP (white supremacists) to be Investigated by the human rights commission for racism.
The talk of people of colour wanting to leave is over blown. Look at the cabinet and junior ministers, it's one of the most diverse there has been.
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Remember all those folks who said they were going to leave the U.S. if Trump won the 2016 elections? Yup, me neither.
I can't tell if you're purposefully implying that there were many more people who earnestly said that than went through with it as some kind of insult, but regardless, I'd be genuinely curious to know if there are any numbers.