I wish I had known this before moving to the UK

Thinking about moving to the UK? Before you make the leap, watch this video to learn about the hidden realities of life in the UK. From surprising salary disparities to the challenges of renting and navigating public services, this video sheds light on the ups and downs of living in the UK. Whether you’re considering a move or just curious about life across the pond, this video offers valuable insights from someone who’s been there. Don’t miss it! Subscribe for more helpful tips and experiences.
Things, that I wish I had known before moving to the UK.

moving to the UK seemed like the Ultimate Dream a land of opportunity a rich history with asian buildings and a busting culture however as I delved deeper into my journey I uncovered a myriad of surprises some not so pleasant hidden beneath the surface if I had known them before moving here they might have influenced my decision I lived in the UK for the last 3 years and I’m sharing my experience on this YouTube channel so if you are considering moving to Britain watch this video first to know what to expect here’s the list of things that I wish I had known before embarking this adventure I’ll start with salaries because everything begins with money and you can do nothing without it the salaries in the UK shocked me a bit because they are not as high as you would expect for this country a month ago I met my classmate who lived in the US for the last 15 years or so and we had a great discussion comparing the UK and the US I was surprised when he told me the salaries for some positions in it in the US are you ready the salaries not even doubled they are four to five times higher that’s for the same position as in the UK can you imagine this you might say that they have to pay health insurance there but even if your employer doesn’t cover it my classmate said that at the end of the month you could still have around $1,000 even if you don’t work in it and of course if you have a well-paid job you can save more I don’t know how much you have to earn in the UK to be able to save £1,000 a month maybe if you are a really great Prof professional with a high salary but live a humble life another horrible thinge regarding this subject in the UK is zero hours contract who came up with this idea a zero hours contract is a type of employment contract where an employer doesn’t guarantee a set number of working hours to the employee this means that the employer is not obliged to provide a minimum number of working hours you can work 8 hours today and then 2 hours tomorrow or just sit and wait till you’ll be called from work it’s horrible according to Google Zero hours contracts are often used in Industries where work demands are irregular or unpredictable but here in the UK you can find a zero hours contract in almost every industry these contracts offer little stability living workers at the mercy of fluctuation schedules and uncertain income streams what initially appears as a pathway to Financial Security can quickly unravel into a cycle of uncertainty and stress and even when the pay seems promising high taxes swiftly devor a significant portion leaving little room for savings or luxuries taxes in the UK are notoriously High leaving many residents feeling the pinch when payday rolls around I explained taxes in detail in my video why people are live in the UK so if you’re interested you can watch it I will only say that a significant portion of earnings goes toward income tax and National Insurance contributions living individuals with less disposable income than anticipated the taxes in UK can be up to 45% depending on how much you earn making your journey to a comfortable life even more impossible coupled with the rising cost of living the burden of Taxation weighs heavily on the shoulders of many you might think that paying high taxes is good because the money will go to public services and improve everything but in reality it doesn’t seem like it’s the case the Healthcare System experiences a lack of funds the same about public transport and other Industries I was surprised to see so many hot hols on the road so where does all the money go I would love to know the answer while we are still on this subject let’s talk about the National Health Service that’s a really controversial topic on one side you can get your treatment for free and that’s absolutely awesome people in many other countries could only dream about it but on the other side because of the underfunding and stuff shortages the waiting time could be really daunting if you need say a heap replacement you can get it for free but may have to wait for the operation for four or 5 years because of the long que of patience and short stuff sometimes if you call the ambulance it may never show up because the hospitals don’t have enough stuff there were some incidents when people died because they called the ambulance and it never showed up a friend of mine fainted last summer and was unconscious for about 15 minutes he’s 65 it could be a stroke or anything else we call the ambulance and it never showed up we received the call 10 hours later later asking if he still need the ambulance what the heck 10 hours later he could be already dead if you just have a fever or something not really dangerous people don’t even go to the AGP or call the ambulance because there is no point so you better be healthy and have a strong immune system if you want to move to the UK Dental Care is another pain here the prices for dental treatment can make you destitute honestly flying say to Poland and having your dental treatment there and coming back will be still cheaper than having your treatment in the UK that’s unbelievable and the thing is that the quality is usually better there too that’s sad very sad the next point on my list is prices if you can say that prices for food are reasonable renting prices are just ridiculously insane especially the closer you get to London and of course everybody wants to live in London but to be able to rent a separate place without living in an apartment with other people your salary wouldn’t be enough if you are not earning at least £5,000 a month or you need a partner who also earns some money and then together you’ll be able to rent a small but separate apartment but if you move a bit further away from London for the same money you can rent a two or three bedroomroom house London is a beautiful city but the majority of the population there are not even English people but immigrants and lots of them refuse to learn English many British people don’t like or even hate immigrants no matter what country you are from you can feel the racism not in every place and not with all people but often illegal immigration adds fuel to the fire sparking resentment and hostility among the populace everything is because the UK attracts too many illegal immigrants and everything will probably be okay if they integrated into society started working and pay taxes but many of them just claim benefits and demand better life for themselves of course locals hate them because they work hard to survive and pay taxes and the money to support those benefit claimers comes from taxes and because of such people brids don’t like any immigrants this is a really hot topic here and now the government is working on how to decrease immigration to Britain politics are really divided in the UK and there’s a lot of arguing especially after brexit people can’t agree on things like immigration health care and money stuff nobody knows what’s going to happen next which makes a lot of people worried about the future another thing that choked me was the crime level behind the picturesque fade lies a harsh truth high crime rates yeah there are no terrorist attacks here or massive shootings thank God but the small crime is just unbelievable I don’t even know how to describe it properly some people keep shoplifting all the time and the police do nothing they don’t even bother a few weeks ago my friends rode their bicycles to a shop they chained their bikes but when they came out of the shop the bikes weren’t there they checked the surveillance cameras and it was easy to see the faces of the people who stole the bikes my friends called the police but the police said that life happens so somebody steal something from you the police would just ignore it and this doesn’t give you a feeling of safety what are you paying the money here for in London it’s even worse people are getting killed there often and I’m not exaggerated I’m telling you just a little bit but I know much more I have a friend who is a policeman and he told me many stories about how the police deal with crime in the UK and that’s shocking but I won’t tell you this otherwise some people could use this to their advantage but I want this country to be safe because I live here but this topic is something you can think about before moving to the UK the next point is really important for newcomers especially if you don’t have £10,000 in your bank account to buy a used car because we are going to discuss public transport some breeds will argue with me but I’ll say that it works properly only in London of course it depends on where you’re coming from but if you lived in Europe then you would be shocked at how public transport Works outside London if you’re from Canada or the US you probably used to rely on your car and then use buses because they go once an hour the same is true here you can’t just go to the closest bus stop wait for a few minutes and take a bus like you can do in most European countries and if you don’t have a car that could be a real problem for you trains are super expensive here and it’s much cheaper to travel somewhere using a car than a train especially if you have to travel with your family expensive train fars and overcrowded buses are a daily reality for many commuters leading to stress and inconvenience during rush hour the promise of reliable transportation quickly Fades when faced with delays cancellations and overcrowded platforms if you want to leave or work in London it will be your daily reality and Nightmare by the way do you remember at the beginning of this video I said that public services are underfunded Railway workers often go on strikes and trains don’t work on those days so you have to CH another transport for your commute funny yeah what about the culture aspect here the’s social landscape is marked by a culture of privacy and Reserve with many individuals preferring to keep to themselves rather than engage in small talk or casual conversation people Liv in their own bubbles you can live on one street for years and don’t know your neighbors names at the place where I live we have a compound where we park our cars when my neighbors go there they usually just look at the ground so they won’t see other people and don’t say hello to each other in some countries it is rude not to say hello to your neighbors but here it’s okay and it’s not just my experience some people say that it wasn’t like that before but now this is a reality we live in it would be fair to say that people are really friendly if you live in a rural area but most immigrants want to move to big cities anyway so I’m telling you what you will experience when you move to a city you’ll be on your own finally we came to the main topic that I wish I had known before moving to the UK and this is the renting situation here it’s not just the prices even though they’re insanely high as I mentioned at the beginning of this video and many people live in share Apartments but the process of renting a place is daunting when I see some elderly people want to move to the UK as refugees hoping to find a better life and thinking please don’t come here you won’t be able to survive here many of them don’t know the English language and they won’t be able to find a full-time job here and without a full-time contract you can’t rent do you remember I said about zero hours contracts that they are really popular here that’s what you usually can expect here without English but with this type of contract nobody will let you rent you need to have a full-time job and work on it for a while to pass a financial check so you can rent sometimes even if you have some money say to pay for a year’s rent up front but don’t have a job some landlords will not rent a place to you because they want some guarantees that you will be able to earn some money support yourself and pay the bills in my case when I started working here I had to pass a 3- months probation period This is a standard practice in the UK but sometimes deprivation period could take up to 6 month and only after I pass deprivation period I was able to rent that’s incredible where was I supposed to leave those three months it’s good if the company that offered you a skilled worker visa provides temporary accommodation but what if not I know one guy who came to England and and a skilled worker visa as a teacher the school he works for couldn’t provide him with accommodation but they led him to stay and sleep in one of the classrooms at school and he stayed there until he passed his probation period and was able to rent what a perfect beginning this is probably the most daunting point on my list because you might have a strong immune system found a job and don’t worry about taxes and prices here but if you don’t have a place to leave everything else will be overshadowed by this honestly renting the UK is a nightmare especially if this is your first place and you a forigner you can’t provide any references the competition for every place is is high and finding a place where a landlord will be willing to rent out to you could take a month or even a few months one family said that they lived almost two months in airb apartments until they found something to rent they spent a fortune on rent during those two months but not all people have such an amount of money so you need to be prepared to struggle for a bit in the beginning until you go through all days if you are interested in knowing more about about renting you can check out my video how to rent your first accommodation I explain every aspect of renting and what you need to do based on my personal experience and my friends in conclusion moving to decay can be a daunting experience followed by challenges and uncertainties however if you’re willing to fight your way through and adopt to another culture you can do it and this is another hate video but more like a precautious for others who want to move here I moved to the UK 3 years ago and in enjoy the year despite all the challenges and negative aspect that I revealed in this video I lived through all these challenges and can tell you for sure that if you have a nice well-paid job and live in a nice place your life will be pretty comfortable in the UK yeah I struggled with public transport in the beginning with all its cancellations and it was really hard imagine when you finished your work and had to take the last bus but it never arrived 1000 p.m. it takes 1 hour for the bus to drive from the place where I live to my work and the bus is cancelled what are you going to do I was ready to walk home that’s what I did but luckily I already had some friends at that moment I called them and they came to pick me up I remember one day I walked to work for 4 minutes because there wasn’t a bus at that time the rain was pouring outside and I came to work completely soaked there are some inconveniences that you have to go through and it’s never easy to move to another country but it’s defin Ely worth trying and if you decide that it’s too hard you can always come back to your home country but give yourself some time a year later it will be easier after 2 years easier again Tony wed too quickly as I’ve said before I love this country and this is not a hate video but just the things that I wish I had known before moving here if you like this video please give it a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel and I’m going to create another video for you bye