In today’s episode, I visited the UK. I spent 30 days knocking on the doors of Africans who moved to, currently work in, or live permanently in the United Kingdom, asking them about the reality of living and working in the UK.
Visit www.ecokiddies.co.uk if you want to order products from the kids.
LET’S CONNECT ON SOCIAL
=========————–
Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook and X @stevenndukwu
#travel #Lifestlye #unitedkingdom
———-
Reach me
business@stevenndukwu.net (Business only)
Talk to you soon
26 Comments
First guy was speaking mad facs
build your own country, still enough resources and labour there 😢
I would encourage anyone to come because all of us have different stars
We have keke in London
When the couple said you don't pay anything for the healthcare, that's not quite right. Yes, you don't pay the health care provider at the time the service is delivered but you sure as hell pay in tax. When you have a system where people are paying up to 45% in PAYE alone, after shelling out 8% for NI and then 20% VAT on most purchases, hell yes you pay for health care.
That's so amazing about the business the kids operate. This is definitely what we need to do with our children: develop those entrepreneurial skills from young.
Beautiful story with different perspectives
There are many people in UK streets with medical issues and in the past, most would have support from the state health service. Now, it can take years for these people to see a specialist or receive social care due to the evil Tory government savage cuts on treatment for the mentally ill. So why is anyone surprise about the rapid increase in street crimes, particularly knife stabbing?
To the radiographer, teacher, and businessman: when do you find time to relax?
To the radiographer, teacher, and businessman: when do you find time to relax?
We have to change our mindset about life
London is the most expensive city in the uk. Why is everyone going there
Thoroughly enjoyed your informative video. I too lived in the UK, for 6 years. It has changed a lot since then. I met some wonderful people. My son has been in the UK for almost 5 years now. He misses home (SA) so much. However, he has had better prospects in his career in the UK
I m very very very good ,financially ,and i m sure of education of my daughter, in my country i had nothing i was akways asking my self how will my children will study ,nowi m very happy, Africa is for rich people not middle class ,we will come backx when we re rich. I know many families who could eat meat ir fish once in 3 months or on Christmas, chicken is a other thing …..happy in Europe, what i miss is socialising only only that.
@Steven Ndukwu – Being wealthy is not everything. One can be content whilst looking to grow. As an IGBO man I am shocked you don't understand this concept. The married couple you spoke to and the Ivorian guy in the car gave the best ADVICE to anyone wanting to relocate to the UK. The problem with many Nigerians is they want to GET RICH QUICK BY EITHER ANY MEANS OR TAKING THE SHORTEST ROUTE……that is why Nigeria can never progress. That aside any country in this world even the contraption called Nigeria a person can make a living depending on their ability to sniff out opportunities. With regards TAX yes UK is heavy on tax but you see where your taxes go. It is fair the more you earn the more tax you have to pay. Any Nigerian coming to the UK with this negative TAX understanding of the UK, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!. UK is a disciplined country. Nigeria has the capability but we have foolish and greedy leaders and masses alike!!!!
I like the ivory coast guy, he said everything that ppl need to know 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Why do people generalize and say Africa be specific Africa has 54 countries it's very rude and disrespectful to umbrella Africa Asians don't say ASIA Russians say Russian. And indians say India
A person can make it anywhere. There are different factors that influence success and I’m not going to pretend I know it all but there are Nigerian millionaires in the Uk, people who live here. There are also millionaires all over Africa.
When I saw the South African flag I really thought that I'm going to see some South Africans. I'm disappointed
There is no comparison. England is clean, great transportation, free health care, free primary secondary education, and the list goes on an on. Couldn't pay me to live in Nigeria.
The guy paying 40% tax; I’m wondering if has exploited schemes to reduce his tax such as paying more into his pension, giving to charities etc
The amount of misinformation that was given by your first guess was astounding! please if you have someone that doesn't really understand what they are talking about, make it clear to the audience that these are his opinions and not FACTS
Wow! I’d like to offer a different perspective on this African exodus to the west which may not be politically correct or popular. I think this 20th/21st century voluntary migration parallels the involuntary migration that took place during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. The west benefited then from our African bodies and labor to create their western civilization and it continues to build and maintain its neoliberal systems with our bodies and labor/taxes in the form of us “looking for greener pastures!” in the modern era. At the end of the day, I think we need to recognize that we remain a very disenfranchised and disempowered people globally and the fact that we have to abandon our continent and our cultures to enter our oppressors’ territories and institutions “to make it” or “be successful” says a lot about how mentally colonized we are or how we volunteer to be fully assimilated in white dominated cultures.
Is there really a notion of “black excellence?” I often think about that in the Nigerian context abroad as all of this “success” only benefit the few individually and, ultimately, white dominated institutions/societies. Nigerians proudly brag of same! 😢
This second voluntary exodus of our African bodies to the west speaks volume regarding the state of African manhood, African governance in the 21st century and its refusal to think inter-generationally in building sustainable nations for generations yet unborn. We shouldn’t wonder why we are not respected as a collective globally where ever we set foot.
Africans can’t continue to run from building their continent to run the west particularly as western economies are being challenged. There will continue to be increasing political tensions in the west moving to the right of the political spectrum and which will no longer be friendly to African migrants. Then what? Africa needs to take charge of fully owning and controlling its resources for the survival of its citizens. The time is now! 😊
Think critically (And NOT EMOTIONALLY) about the west’s symbiotic but yet ambivalent relationship to Africa. It needs to keep Africa economically subjugated and underdeveloped as it needs its African labor power and concomitant taxes to keep its systems going. We gladly obliged as we have not yet made up our minds to fight for our true liberation as a race!
We run abroad for good life, that ain't good life. Its better to remain back home and be happy and content in less
What a brilliant video! The first guy, the British Ivorian spoke so well and was so authentic. That was very refreshing. Once again exquisitely insightful. Amazing job Steven.
Where to begin?
It is heartbreaking to see these Africans complaining about the high crime in London without acknowledging that much of this crime is committed by Africans immigrants.
And then to see them complaining about paying taxes….. there is a reason why the UK doesn't resemble much of Africa, with it's slums, pollution, poverty, and terrible infrastructure. Because we all pay to prevent that from happening. The NHS isn't free, we pay for it.