Hi Alanna your right about the washing machine tabs .We stopped using them because of the amount of detergent left in the the washing ..If you put a face flannel in clean water you can see the left over detergent come out and change the water .It mite have something to do modern washing machines use less water and just don't rinse the clothes properly. .Anyway good to watch this week's vid ..Stay safe .
For me, the washing powder set off my allergies. I found the Co Op non bio washing powder the best. Fairy was suppose to be the best, but Fairy set me off. Imperial Lather or Simple Soap are the best store bought soap if you have allergies. Simple Soap is vegan and very gentle. I've been diagnosed with asthma since living in England. London is the worst for asthma, particularly the underground. Definitely make sure you have a good inhaler as you may need to use your preventer. I suffer from SAD as Michigan definitely gets more winter sun. I take D3 spray every day. Credit score, get a credit account through an online clothing store and pay it off. Set it up as soon as you can as it will help. Paying it off every month will help a lot.
Alena whatever we are all human soaps can aggrevate and washing soaps can and water types can be a thing soft water or if in south hard water . lots of lime in water . london water makes me ill im a west yorkshire bloke . need soft water , found not the products but water and southern water sucks. its horrible . but dont be down about about being foreign here . we love ya girl . other half is greek had same stuff but settled down . was her first time was with southern water . moved north to soft water and stopped overnight nearly . and she had a poop prob ... so i stopped adding chilli to her food lol . stopped . but im a chilli hollic .
You have that slightly wrong. You are a contributing member, you are not an immigrant, that makes a huge difference. The problem has come from EU members who apply and succeed in applying for monies without effort to contribute. Allana, you are so welcome in this country, you are Commonwealth and we have a joint history and I will support and argue for anybody, should they wish to stay here whilst they are in the Commonwealth. I'd like to think we are one......
In a previous life I emigrated to Spain. My wife and I soon became allergic to moaning Brits so we moved to a more rural area of Spain. We then realised we were allergic to each other, so got a divorce!
The immigrant point is so accurate. I met my British fiancé abroad and have been in the UK now for nearly 2 years. I work full-time, and we're expecting our first child. There's so much covert racism in the UK that I don't think many people acknowledge. When the "immigrant" conversation pops up, I always remind people that I fit into that category. They quickly say "No. You don't count. You're white and you speak English". It's been hard to swallow to be honest...
This, exactly this. When "those people" talk about "immigrants ruining England" (they often do say England, not the UK) they really mean brown people. I really wish they didn't.
@Kevin Burrow You're just scared because you'll probs be a minority by around 2060. Now I wonder why people like you would be scared of becoming a minority, nothing to do with the way they're treated I presume...
@@jamesgunn7 that's the way majorities always treat minorities, look at the Uighurs... anybody who loves minorities and wants to become one is fucking naive.
Hi I have a question, so I’m moving to the uk and the only thing I’m confused about is the whole visa thing, do i go straight for a skilled workers visa or a different one because I do plan on working there to be able to stay to be with my girlfriend that I’ve been with for 4 years
I think I’m allergic to Dublin. Every time I go there I end up dizzy and not being able to walk properly. It would be fine but the next morning I wake up with a splitting headache......
I’m an expat tax advisor in the UK, and your definition of expat v immigrant was literally spot on! It’s very close to the technical definition we use.
what is a technical definition? Short time is relative. 5 years is not that much if you think about it. A lot of people move somewhere for 4-5 years to get a degree. I think I'm an immigrant but i don't know. I've been Iiving here for 2 years. I don't plan to come back to my home country but i might move to another one. On the other hand, I'm on a temporary visa that might get revoked at any time for a lot of reasons.
@@nicktankard1244 According to UK tax law, an expat is considered to be a temporary relocation to a country (e.g. work, study) for less than 24 months - they would be entitled to continue paying social security overseas, rather than in the UK. Anything over 24 months means that you are considered to be on a “permanent” relocation, regardless of how long that is. Basically, anything above 24 months would be considered permanent, and for tax purposes, you are liable to pay full British social security contributions. It’s vastly more complicated than that, but if you are relocating abroad for any reason, please speak to an expatriate tax advisor.
@@j3ojos oh ok interesting. I thought you become a tax resident after only 6 months. I really want to move to the UK but i scared of being on a temporary visa tied to an employer for ~5 years. I've been living in Germany for 2 years and i just got a visa that is not tied to an employer but i still have to work in order to stay here.
@@nicktankard1244 yes, you do become tax resident after 6 months. It’s just that if your assignment is less than 24 months (especially if you are sent to the UK by an employer), you get to claim back all your expenses, and continue to pay social security in your home country. For example if a Google employee is sent from the San Francisco office to the London office, they would be able to claim back all their expenses. But they would still pay UK tax on their UK sourced income. Immigration status is generally irrelevant to tac status, and your status to the Home Office is determined using their own categories.
Joke's on the haters, we non EU immigrants don't even get benefits! 💪 Love your take on expat vs immigrant, sad about the negative connotation and I think a lot of people who have the privilege to use "expat" despite knowing the difference, are trying to distance themselves from how they perceive "immigrants" and it's a pity. Love the channel keep it up✌️
I'm not an immigrant, I live in Lincoln and I definitely struggle with the air quality in London :\ It's one of the many reasons I would never move there
Yea same, and also the prices for houses, flats, apartments. etc So glad i live in Kent. I live between Dartford/Bexleyheath way. :-) I have been to Lincoln a number of times ovet the years!
When British people move abroad, they tend to refer to themselves as ex-pats, no matter how long they've been there! Thanks for another interesting video, Alanna!
@@lwaves The British don't tend to immigrate to non English speaking countries. So technically they are not immigrants. The Brits in Spain are mainly retired for the sun.
This is really interesting and a few people have brought it up! As a North American, we tend to use "expat" for those living abroad for a short term, and it's usually youths doing some type of "living abroad" phase. Hadn't really considered it when thinking of Brits abroad!
@@gingerbaker4390 That's true about moving to English speaking countries, but if you move from the UK to any other country, English speaking or not, you are still an immigrant. That is a fact. Yes, they go to Spain for the sun but that doesn't change anything I said, they are still commonly known as ex-pats. I don't see what points you were trying to make.
Totally with you on the hybrid language - when I lived and worked in US I had to do a lot of public speaking to Americans, so had to change my complete vocabulary, inflection and phrasing in order to be understood. Slowly that crept into my everyday speech and I still, 15 years on, occasionally hear myself stranded somewhere mid- Atlantic. Nothing wrong with immigrants - this country wouldn’t function without them and personally I welcome all. Nice vid Alana as always x
I moved 2,200 miles (3,540 km) from the Midwest of the USA to the Pacific NW (Seattle area) and discovered I was allergic to the pollen of plants and trees. So, you don’t have to move to another country to experience new allergies..!!
It's curious Alanna, as a 61 year old Brit, I've always associated the phrase "ex-pat" with someone who has left their home country behind for good and settled in a new location for the duration. It's possibly a matter of perspective but whether you see yourself as an immigrant or as an ex-pat, I'm glad you're here and I really enjoy seeing my country through your experiences.
This video was really interesting! I want to move the opposite way you did, so it was really useful to me and I learnt a lot from it! Also, don't worry about the video going out of focus! I didn't even notice it! The video was great and you're being really funny in it! So the video going out of focus wouldn't take away from it! The video was so good!
Curiously,im allergic to several types of washing powder (Surf,Bold etc) and the only one which im ok with is Daz so i've learned to stick with that. Not sure if thats classed as eczema.
Once when no Aerial was in the shops my mother switched to Persil, next thing I know huge amounts of itching ensued & I had a chemical burn on my belly for about 2 months until it finally totally faded.
Immigrant, ex-pat, whatever - why do we need a label? People move here, people move away, I personally couldn't give a rats doo-dads what country's passport they hold or what languages the speak they're just people living their life and that's just grand with me.
In my early 20's, I spent 4 years in central London. Every so often I'd return back to rural Warwicksire where I'd suffer flu-like symptoms for the first few days. My GP told me that it was pollution withdrawal. Not surprising as the inside of my nostrils where often blackened.
I'm sorry to hear you suffer from SAD hope you've been ok over the winter, just remember spring's coming and hopefully those pub gardens are going to be open soon x
Every spring when I go out to mow the grass here in Iowa, I tend to sneeze a lot and my nose runs. However, it is a small price that is worth paying if it means it stops snowing and being cold!
I have psoriasis which you might actually be suffering from. It sounds suspiciously like it to me. Flare ups can be associated with cold and stress. Try giving up all dairy for a week. Difficult certainly but for me it is magic.
Very interesting topic! I get a dry peel-y face sometimes. A little bit of face/body creme comes in handy for sorting it, I use Nivea's when I need it. I do wonder if my tight chest would disappear if I lived somewhere with cleaner air as well. A bit more exercise would definitely help in my case!
Some great points here.....my Canadian wife has pretty much had all of these experiences...including the Eczema!! She's been here 21 years and still gets mixed up/uses Canadian words for stuff sometimes. Plus she's french canadian so that throws a good set of words into the mix too.
no way!! I have the same issue with itchy skin... happened once I moved here (UK) from the US. You've totally just debunked the laundry thing for me I'm going to have to change my detergents and see what happens.
To give you respect, Alana, you no longer have to introduce yourself in every video now. All of us who watch you know who you are, what you do and why you’re here. And when there’s newcomers you can introduce yourself in your About option. You’re famous now. 🙂
Change of detergent super commonly causes allergies in people with eczema. As far as we know, how "natural" it is doesn't necessarily matter - in people with atopy (eczema, asthma, allergies) lack of exposure makes reactions much more common! Glad you sorted it out :)
Ah, London. I worked there for a couple of years back in the 1960's and it was fun, and being young, quite exciting, and able to visit many Museums, because I wanted to. A few years ago I went up to 'the smoke' to visit the Madame Tussauds Wax Works, and found it vastly over crowded, smelly dirty and not pleasant at all, so could wait to get back home, where there is plenty of fresh air, and can move about freely without struggling to get anywhere. So London, the citizens can keep it!.....:)
Never considered the difference between expat and immigrant before, think I would suggest that expats are people from a speakers country who move abroad and immigrants are those who come from abroad, so from a Canadian perspective you’d be an expat, but an immigrant here. But whatever the term, you’re slowly being assimilated here like The Borg... Bwahaha
16:25 difficult topic i know, but for me it is just intergration. I have no problem with people immigrating to the UK, ( why should I ) but it is when people dont integrate which makes other people unhappy. Lots of people who think they just don't like immigrants actually just dont like how lots dont intergrate ( but they do not realise this ) ( and of course from your videos you have intergrated very well and dont just live / hang out in Canadian communities in the UK , idk if they are a thing tho as not many Canadian immigrants in the UK ) . For example, it is not a nice feeling being in parts of London where you cannot understand anything people around you are saying, and cant understand any of the writing on the shop signs. It is a weird alienating feeling, escecially that you are in your own country. You feel like you are losing heratige and it is just not nice when you are getting stared at when it is your country. A lot of immigrants choose to go to areas where other immigrants of their ethnic backgrounds have gone. This may seem like a good thing to do because they are going with people they can relate to, especially in a new scary country. But this means that these people often never intergrate into the community. It is like moving a town from their home country and plopping it into the UK. This is why people have problems with immigrants in the UK, because lots don't intergrate with the community around them and try and make mini versions of their towns from their home countries. And this is not a race thing. I am hopefully planning on studying in Canada and living there, and i realise that I am going to have to intergrate. There will be cultural things about me that I will need to change. and I am not going to find areas with lots of British people and then only talk with them and set up our own bakeries and other british stores in a small area! I also feel the same way about british immigrants moving to the south of spain. They are mainly older 60+ people who move to the south of spain. And these people do not intergrate with the community at all, they all speak English ( even to the residents ) and never bother learning Spanish. They also all live in the same small areas ( so basically moving their lives in the UK and plopping it down in the South of Spain. I hope this makes some sense, but lots of people dont hate immigrants, just have a problem with intergration. Like I know people who are immigrants and they have integrated with the community, and people do not talk negativley about them behind their backs. People accept them like they should be. Idk just felt like saying this
You'll actually find that areas with the least amount of immigrants are the most against immigration - for some reason they think they're being replaced because they can hear the odd foreign accent lol
If you can get out and get your skin exposed to the sun during the winter it'll help, however if you live further north than Birmingham you will not get enough vitamin D from sunlight alone. I have a sad light too unfortunately it needs a replacement bulb (these are a nightmare to obtain, I have just a 2 pin one not a 4 pin bulb). Vitamin D affects your mood, immunity and bone strength. It takes a combination of your liver, kidneys and skin to make it to, more evidence we're created not evolved.
Hi Alanna, great video this week as always. It's interesting to hear some of the problems that expats or immigrants come across when moving to the UK that us Brits just take for granted. Things like getting your milk in bottles and not bags and Aldi. 🙂
The climate in the uk is rapidly changing I’ve lived in the uk my entire life I’m seriously considering air conditioning after the past few summers late July and August’s last year was unbearable over 37 degrees
You're not an immigrant Alanna, your family just went on holiday a few generations ago and forgot to come home. You do sound far more Canadian again now than when you went back there. You were beginning to sound more English, apart from the odd Canadian expressions you dropped in at random. 😁 As to summer allergies, in particular hay-fever. Try a daily spoonful of a locally produced honey. That way you gain some resistance to the pollen in the air around where you live.
As soon as you said you were using fairy pods for you washing I did the mum “ahhhhhh” noise. Lol. It’s renowned for not being the best for people with skin issues. Bloody immigrant coming over here being all lovely with enjoyable content.
I remember a story from years ago where a woman went to the doctor because of having hives. She took her top off and immediately the doctor saw the hives exactly matched her tee shirt. He suggested she changed her washing powder.
I had a similar reactions when the normal powder I used wasn't available, so just picked another at random and within a couple of days I was covered in hives....
I have to buy non bio washing powder because the normal bio powder brings me and my daughter out in rashes. So try buying non bio washing powder or liquid.
For anyone on a budget wanting to try a SAD light you can buy a craft lamp (a blue light bulb) for a couple of pounds and try it in a light fixture you can sit near, like a desk lamp.
Although it’s spelled e-cover, it’s actually eco-ver(t), which is French for Eco Green ;-) I love the stuff. And they even make large refill bottles, so you don’t have to buy these small expensive plastic bottles. At least for washing-up liquid they have them.
The drinking water in the UK can cause problems as some parts of the the Uk the water can be very hard and other parts can be soft , you will find in hard water areas your kitchen appliances will clog up with lime scale ,when travelling round the UK in our caravan we always use a portable water filter for drinking ,plus you will find your washing won’t suds up the same, we always had tummy troubles when travelling and put it down to the change of the water .
I find that people who complain about 'the immigrants' are actually talking about immigration rather than the individual people. It's a subtle but substantive difference. What doesn't help anyone is having a sensation-seeking media being absurdly reductionist on a complex issue. I hope that most people will think themselves past that kind of rhetoric.
For me, it's not so much the air quality in London it's the air quality in the underground. Makes me sneeze, wheeze and cough. Maybe next time I visit I will try wearing a mask!
Good afternoon from Scotland! Welcome to the UK young lady! OK, so the first mistake was location! Move to happy Scotland! My youngest son makes Glenmorangie Whisky here! and it cures EVERYTHING! :))) My wife and I are Welsh by birth, got married at 18yo and came to the Scottish highlands on honeymoon! 48years later - we are still here! Slightly further South but still in Scotland. The Scottish highlands is breathtakingly beautiful and sometimes I could drive for hours without seeing another car! No Motorways, no roundabouts, very few traffic lights and LOTS of fresh air! Great place to bring up (2 in our case) children. Single track roads can be tricky because everyone uses just 1 lane both ways with passing places, so be careful! But most of all ENJOY the peace and quiet!!!!! :))))
I have never heard anyone in Canada say aboot ever , this is some weird American idea from hundreds of years ago when most people in central Ontario were from Scotland and said aboot , hoose (for house) and cooze for cows etc.
Greetings from Canada! I always figured "ex-pat" was a term people used cuz they don't like calling themselves "foreigners". But wear "immigrant" with pride Allan's, my parents did over here. PS think you might be brave enough to do a Harry and Meaghan on Oprah video?
There is a song by Sting - "I'm an Englishman in New York". Just realised that "I'm an immigrant in the UK" would fit. I dare you to sing it on your next video! "I don't take coffee, I take tea, my dear / I like my toast done on one side / And you can hear it in my accent when I talk...." :-)
great vid, really inciteful. I think many of us share your frustration with some attitudes towards immigration, alot of ignorance and hypocrisy spread my the media. My dad retired to Spain as an ex pat but that type of immigration is apparently OK. Hopefully, as a brummie, its very multicultural here so most people are pretty chilled.
I'm surprised that the winter darkness bothers you in the UK, because the latitude where you are is probably pretty close to where you were in Canada; unless, that is, your N American home was a lot further south. Calgary, for instance, has about the latitude as as London, and so that means that the length of their days and nights will be about the same no matter what time of year it is. If you lived near Toronto, then that would be far enough south to make a difference. The other factor, of course, would be how much sunshine you get in Canada. It's possible that you get more, even in the winter, whereas in England it can be cloudy, foggy, and rainy at the same time and for days at a time.
On the subject of immigrants - I have never heard a single person object to Canadian immigrants. Concerns are usually/always about immigrants from vastly different backgrounds and cultures who tend to not integrate but form enclaves, often creating tension with the host community.
100% well done for making a distinction between ex-pat and immigrant, that can't have been easy for you, personally I don't care for "Brits" moving abroad and insisting that they are ex-pats when they live there permanently, often they will call others immigrants or foreigners, they don't realise they are also immigrants and will never accept it if its pointed out to them. I have been watching your videos for several years and enjoy them greatly, this was a bit of a departure from the usual, but very well done, the UK is a better place for having you resident here, long may it continue :)
i have no real problem with immigrants or immigration they add to our society and culture and if you go far enough back you would probably find we are all immigrants. Love this post 👍
I feel the same but I do find it's something I have to keep to myself around my fellow Brits because it tends to end in an unpleasant argument even amongst close friends.
I spent over 18 years, in three separate periods, in Portugal and, even though I speak the language, I found anti immigrant sentiment palpable. It ranged form ripping you off because you were a foreigner, to spitting on the ground directly in front of you. Fortunately, these people were always a minority, albeit a large one, and life was very tolerable despite them. That's why I kept going back!
I’m from the south of England to but my mums Scottish. Whenever I would go to Scotland for any extended time the tap water would bring out eczema on my face . Weird And credit scores here is bull crap . Mine is non existent & pretty much because I’ve never had any loans or debt so I don’t exist . Always seemed dumb that by living debt free your credit is terrible 🤷🏻♂️
Hi Alanna, I can certainly identify with you with the eczema. I have constant problems with it. Thanks for the info about the laundry detergent. I might have a look at that. Fortunately, when we moved from Sydney to Melbourne, the air quality improved. The winter here is much longer here than in Sydney and yes, I take Vitamin D. When visiting Sydney in 2000, after leaving there in 1981, we found it difficult knowing exactly where we were. So many landmarks had completely disappeared. I had actually become a stranger in my own birthplace. Changes or not, you have an excellent speaking voice. I found when visiting other places that rather than forget my old way of speaking, I have gained extra knowledge into my vocabulary and can just swap and change when needed. For example; a shopping cart to carry groceries is called a stroller in Sydney, a jeep in Melbourne and a trundler in New Zealand. Apart from the Aborigines, we are all immigrants here in Australia. Actually, I always try to just leave a nice "comment", but then I constantly seem to end up giving more of a life history!!! LOL. I do enjoy all your videos very much. You do a wonderful job. Take care and all the very best. Robert.
I also suffer from a skin allergy and have found that Bold Camomile and Lavender pods are good as they contain conditioner in the detergent so most is rinsed out, use the extra rinse function and add Calgon to soften the water and prevent limescale build up as the SE has hard water, which may contribute to the problem. I can only wear natural fibres like pure cotton or wool next to my skin. I am pleased to say that your fragrance range causes no problems.
How did your job situation work going back and forth? Would an employer allow you to keep a job if you are "back home" for months at a time? have you already talked about this and I missed it? If you've got your products right, stay with it. It could be the fabric conditioner - my daughter suffers from such products, she lives in Southern Ireland. London's pollution is less now than it was years ago but it's still really bad. I like living in the sticks up North - lots of fresh air. We in the UK are in the Northern Hemisphere - and in line with areas that are in Canada - frozen a lot. So you will find that the weather is cold! Yes! Really! When I go abroad I don't expect to have life like it is in the UK - that's why I've gone there, for the difference. I am considering a move to a warmer place, but wait, global warming - that could be Leeds! Be safe
The change in your videos is that you come over as more friendly and funny as time goes on. I think that this is because you are getting more experienced at making videos.
Expats are what people say to either describe themselves or people of the same nationality who move away. Immigrant is what you can people who come to your country. So to you, you are an expat, to me you're an immigrant. Just like emigrate = leaving - while immigrate = coming in. If the door's closed, you open it. If it's open, you close it. You can't close a closed door etc. Or perhaps, since you're Canadian, its like the difference between Inuit and Eskimo, former is an endonym (i.e. what they call themselves) and the latter an exonym (what other people call them).
You not is imigrant, because Canada is part of British commowelth , I guess this in my opinion but Iam Brazilian Maybe, I not am correct🍁🍁🍁❤❤❤🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Lol. Another great video (and can of worms). Funny and informative. Pretty sure "come to peace with" is a sentance. I know I've used it. As for the whole white immigrant thing..... 100% agree..... maybe you need some paper and a pencil so you can write things down..... and not have to talk and give yourself away as a nasty, nasty non-british person. ;) (In fairness..... you're from the Commonwealth, you could get away with it! 🤣🤣) So, to sum up..... great fun, don't be disheartened, sorry for the weather..... but most of Canada is higher up on latitude than Kent (so darker in winter)! 🤣😉 Now off to binge watch first year of your videos to see/ hear the difference. 🤣🤣
Eczema certainly sucks! I'm so pleased you sorted it out (Yay). But note that while your Canadian family and friends have moved on, you have grown up here (I know from others of your videos) so you moved on too. With regard to immigrants blah, blah, blah, ... Fucking racists are just fucking racists - I'll bet you have them in Canada too (but I deeply regret their existence everywhere.).
You said"washing up". I guess this means you have assimilated. 😁
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Well, hang there...did you hear how she pronounced eczema???
Hi Alanna your right about the washing machine tabs .We stopped using them because of the amount of detergent left in the the washing ..If you put a face flannel in clean water you can see the left over detergent come out and change the water .It mite have something to do modern washing machines use less water and just don't rinse the clothes properly. .Anyway good to watch this week's vid ..Stay safe .
Thanks for the tip!
I am a Brit and I lived most of my life in the UK. Visiting London is great, butI don’t enjoy the high level of traffic fumes there.
I love visiting London but wouldn't be happy to live there. It's just a bit too much!
For me, the washing powder set off my allergies. I found the Co Op non bio washing powder the best. Fairy was suppose to be the best, but Fairy set me off.
Imperial Lather or Simple Soap are the best store bought soap if you have allergies. Simple Soap is vegan and very gentle.
I've been diagnosed with asthma since living in England. London is the worst for asthma, particularly the underground. Definitely make sure you have a good inhaler as you may need to use your preventer.
I suffer from SAD as Michigan definitely gets more winter sun. I take D3 spray every day.
Credit score, get a credit account through an online clothing store and pay it off. Set it up as soon as you can as it will help. Paying it off every month will help a lot.
These are such good tips, thank you!!
With the laundry issue is this as simple as having a reaction to any bio washing detergent/ conditioner? I noticed that the Eco ver was non-bio
I was using non-bio before, it was like the laundry softener.
Alena whatever we are all human soaps can aggrevate and washing soaps can and water types can be a thing soft water or if in south hard water . lots of lime in water . london water makes me ill im a west yorkshire bloke . need soft water , found not the products but water and southern water sucks. its horrible . but dont be down about about being foreign here . we love ya girl . other half is greek had same stuff but settled down . was her first time was with southern water . moved north to soft water and stopped overnight nearly . and she had a poop prob ... so i stopped adding chilli to her food lol . stopped . but im a chilli hollic .
You have that slightly wrong. You are a contributing member, you are not an immigrant, that makes a huge difference. The problem has come from EU members who apply and succeed in applying for monies without effort to contribute. Allana, you are so welcome in this country, you are Commonwealth and we have a joint history and I will support and argue for anybody, should they wish to stay here whilst they are in the Commonwealth. I'd like to think we are one......
the UK is all the better for having you here.
Thank you very much!!
Well said that man 👍🏻
Immigrant just sounds like a harsh word
and now 90k subs too people just love adventures and naps.
Second that
In a previous life I emigrated to Spain. My wife and I soon became allergic to moaning Brits so we moved to a more rural area of Spain. We then realised we were allergic to each other, so got a divorce!
oh my god 😂
Bloody hell Roger lad, get yourself some Piriton mate 🤣
@@seanclarke8015 It would have been much cheaper!
that made me lol
The immigrant point is so accurate. I met my British fiancé abroad and have been in the UK now for nearly 2 years. I work full-time, and we're expecting our first child. There's so much covert racism in the UK that I don't think many people acknowledge. When the "immigrant" conversation pops up, I always remind people that I fit into that category. They quickly say "No. You don't count. You're white and you speak English". It's been hard to swallow to be honest...
This, exactly this. When "those people" talk about "immigrants ruining England" (they often do say England, not the UK) they really mean brown people. I really wish they didn't.
@Kevin Burrow You're just scared because you'll probs be a minority by around 2060. Now I wonder why people like you would be scared of becoming a minority, nothing to do with the way they're treated I presume...
@@edweatherup3887 they're not wrong. Mind your own.
@@jamesgunn7 that's the way majorities always treat minorities, look at the Uighurs... anybody who loves minorities and wants to become one is fucking naive.
Hi I have a question, so I’m moving to the uk and the only thing I’m confused about is the whole visa thing, do i go straight for a skilled workers visa or a different one because I do plan on working there to be able to stay to be with my girlfriend that I’ve been with for 4 years
I think I’m allergic to Dublin. Every time I go there I end up dizzy and not being able to walk properly. It would be fine but the next morning I wake up with a splitting headache......
have you been sapling the stout?
I'm allergic to Edinburgh! Been there many times always end up breathless and coughing. Weird.
It's the water, next time you fill a glass, look at the colour.
I am allergic to Tories!
@@ianprince1698 reading the 1st comment i just knew alchohol would come into it. Lol
I’m an expat tax advisor in the UK, and your definition of expat v immigrant was literally spot on! It’s very close to the technical definition we use.
Yay!! 🎉 Usually I say the wrong thing! 😂
what is a technical definition? Short time is relative. 5 years is not that much if you think about it. A lot of people move somewhere for 4-5 years to get a degree.
I think I'm an immigrant but i don't know. I've been Iiving here for 2 years. I don't plan to come back to my home country but i might move to another one. On the other hand, I'm on a temporary visa that might get revoked at any time for a lot of reasons.
@@nicktankard1244 According to UK tax law, an expat is considered to be a temporary relocation to a country (e.g. work, study) for less than 24 months - they would be entitled to continue paying social security overseas, rather than in the UK. Anything over 24 months means that you are considered to be on a “permanent” relocation, regardless of how long that is. Basically, anything above 24 months would be considered permanent, and for tax purposes, you are liable to pay full British social security contributions. It’s vastly more complicated than that, but if you are relocating abroad for any reason, please speak to an expatriate tax advisor.
@@j3ojos oh ok interesting. I thought you become a tax resident after only 6 months. I really want to move to the UK but i scared of being on a temporary visa tied to an employer for ~5 years. I've been living in Germany for 2 years and i just got a visa that is not tied to an employer but i still have to work in order to stay here.
@@nicktankard1244 yes, you do become tax resident after 6 months. It’s just that if your assignment is less than 24 months (especially if you are sent to the UK by an employer), you get to claim back all your expenses, and continue to pay social security in your home country. For example if a Google employee is sent from the San Francisco office to the London office, they would be able to claim back all their expenses. But they would still pay UK tax on their UK sourced income. Immigration status is generally irrelevant to tac status, and your status to the Home Office is determined using their own categories.
Joke's on the haters, we non EU immigrants don't even get benefits! 💪 Love your take on expat vs immigrant, sad about the negative connotation and I think a lot of people who have the privilege to use "expat" despite knowing the difference, are trying to distance themselves from how they perceive "immigrants" and it's a pity.
Love the channel keep it up✌️
Thank you ☺️
I'm not an immigrant, I live in Lincoln and I definitely struggle with the air quality in London :\ It's one of the many reasons I would never move there
Yea same, and also the prices for houses, flats, apartments. etc
So glad i live in Kent. I live between Dartford/Bexleyheath way. :-)
I have been to Lincoln a number of times ovet the years!
Air conditioning.
Open front and back door. Conditioned
Remember the cold slab we had in old terrace housing?. The whole house was designed for air flow to keep it cool. Great stuff.
I wish that worked 😂🥵
@Golden Balls I think there is a medical cure for that.
It’s either too cold or too hot to do that!
“Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.” Mark Twain
😂 Wise words!
If you have IBS I can guarantee this is terrible advice.
When British people move abroad, they tend to refer to themselves as ex-pats, no matter how long they've been there! Thanks for another interesting video, Alanna!
Just mentioned that myself. It really seems to apply to Spain a lot but probably everywhere else too. :-)
@@lwaves The British don't tend to immigrate to non English speaking countries. So technically they are not immigrants. The Brits in Spain are mainly retired for the sun.
I thought that was Americans. Must be both(?)
This is really interesting and a few people have brought it up! As a North American, we tend to use "expat" for those living abroad for a short term, and it's usually youths doing some type of "living abroad" phase. Hadn't really considered it when thinking of Brits abroad!
@@gingerbaker4390 That's true about moving to English speaking countries, but if you move from the UK to any other country, English speaking or not, you are still an immigrant. That is a fact.
Yes, they go to Spain for the sun but that doesn't change anything I said, they are still commonly known as ex-pats. I don't see what points you were trying to make.
A sad light for down south, come up north, you'll need a very sad light! 😂
Totally with you on the hybrid language - when I lived and worked in US I had to do a lot of public speaking to Americans, so had to change my complete vocabulary, inflection and phrasing in order to be understood. Slowly that crept into my everyday speech and I still, 15 years on, occasionally hear myself stranded somewhere mid- Atlantic. Nothing wrong with immigrants - this country wouldn’t function without them and personally I welcome all. Nice vid Alana as always x
Thank you!!
I moved 2,200 miles (3,540 km) from the Midwest of the USA to the Pacific NW (Seattle area) and discovered I was allergic to the pollen of plants and trees. So, you don’t have to move to another country to experience new allergies..!!
It's curious Alanna, as a 61 year old Brit, I've always associated the phrase "ex-pat" with someone who has left their home country behind for good and settled in a new location for the duration. It's possibly a matter of perspective but whether you see yourself as an immigrant or as an ex-pat, I'm glad you're here and I really enjoy seeing my country through your experiences.
My interpretation of ex-pat is someone whose moved for work and lives (maybe due to family ties) between two places
Just discovered this channel is kind of love it 😬🙂🙌
Thank you ☺️
@@AdventuresAndNaps Alanna is adorable and funny.
You said "washing up" I thought it was cute. I watch a lot of Brit coms so I knew what you were talking about.
This video was really interesting! I want to move the opposite way you did, so it was really useful to me and I learnt a lot from it! Also, don't worry about the video going out of focus! I didn't even notice it! The video was great and you're being really funny in it! So the video going out of focus wouldn't take away from it! The video was so good!
Cheers pal!!
If you turn your sad light upside down it’ll be happy 😃
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Now THAT is hilarious 😂
But her eyes would be on her chin.
Don’t forget about the level of chalk in our water, especially in the south east - descale every three months....
That's a good point!
As a Scottish person the idea of De scaling is mental as we don't need to do it
@@Sierraomega1991 Same in the West Midlands.
Ohhhh that's what that is?
Am Scottish. My friends who have been south to London have talked a lot about air quality too. On top of the water quality.
am a geordie and am allergic to fkn cockneys.....havent been in 10yrs and cant find a reason to go back.
Curiously,im allergic to several types of washing powder (Surf,Bold etc) and the only one which im ok with is Daz so i've learned to stick with that. Not sure if thats classed as eczema.
Fairy is awful if you have eczema, My daughter broke out to the point her eczema needed wet wrapping. We use Ecover as well, now.
Once when no Aerial was in the shops my mother switched to Persil, next thing I know huge amounts of itching ensued & I had a chemical burn on my belly for about 2 months until it finally totally faded.
You have been in the UK for 5 years, you are now British Canadian :)
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Canadish
I didn't mean to laugh, but when you said 'SAD light', I pictured a crappy old torch. 😁
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Got one, great thing.
Ahhaha
Immigrant, ex-pat, whatever - why do we need a label? People move here, people move away, I personally couldn't give a rats doo-dads what country's passport they hold or what languages the speak they're just people living their life and that's just grand with me.
In my early 20's, I spent 4 years in central London. Every so often I'd return back to rural Warwicksire where I'd suffer flu-like symptoms for the first few days. My GP told me that it was pollution withdrawal. Not surprising as the inside of my nostrils where often blackened.
I'm sorry to hear you suffer from SAD hope you've been ok over the winter, just remember spring's coming and hopefully those pub gardens are going to be open soon x
Every spring when I go out to mow the grass here in Iowa, I tend to sneeze a lot and my nose runs. However, it is a small price that is worth paying if it means it stops snowing and being cold!
I have psoriasis which you might actually be suffering from. It sounds suspiciously like it to me.
Flare ups can be associated with cold and stress.
Try giving up all dairy for a week.
Difficult certainly but for me it is magic.
Very interesting topic! I get a dry peel-y face sometimes. A little bit of face/body creme comes in handy for sorting it, I use Nivea's when I need it. I do wonder if my tight chest would disappear if I lived somewhere with cleaner air as well. A bit more exercise would definitely help in my case!
Some great points here.....my Canadian wife has pretty much had all of these experiences...including the Eczema!! She's been here 21 years and still gets mixed up/uses Canadian words for stuff sometimes. Plus she's french canadian so that throws a good set of words into the mix too.
Your sense of humor is incredibly entertaining 😆
Nobody is an expat. It is just a word white migrants use to segregate themselves from brown ones.
no way!! I have the same issue with itchy skin... happened once I moved here (UK) from the US. You've totally just debunked the laundry thing for me I'm going to have to change my detergents and see what happens.
To give you respect, Alana, you no longer have to introduce yourself in every video now. All of us who watch you know who you are, what you do and why you’re here. And when there’s newcomers you can introduce yourself in your About option. You’re famous now. 🙂
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Change of detergent super commonly causes allergies in people with eczema. As far as we know, how "natural" it is doesn't necessarily matter - in people with atopy (eczema, asthma, allergies) lack of exposure makes reactions much more common! Glad you sorted it out :)
For one horrible moment I thought you were allergic to the sofa and your co-star was going to have to leave.
It's better to wear natural fabrics against the skin. Mainly 100%"cotton, sulk, wool etc.
That's true!
@@AdventuresAndNaps Have you tried the runderwear sports bra Alanna? I've heard they are good but my wife won't let me have one! 🏃♀️
Ah, London. I worked there for a couple of years back in the 1960's and it was fun, and being young, quite exciting, and able to visit many Museums, because I wanted to.
A few years ago I went up to 'the smoke' to visit the Madame Tussauds Wax Works, and found it vastly over crowded, smelly dirty and not pleasant at all, so could wait to get back home, where there is plenty of fresh air, and can move about freely without struggling to get anywhere.
So London, the citizens can keep it!.....:)
Never considered the difference between expat and immigrant before, think I would suggest that expats are people from a speakers country who move abroad and immigrants are those who come from abroad, so from a Canadian perspective you’d be an expat, but an immigrant here.
But whatever the term, you’re slowly being assimilated here like The Borg... Bwahaha
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16:25 difficult topic i know, but for me it is just intergration. I have no problem with people immigrating to the UK, ( why should I ) but it is when people dont integrate which makes other people unhappy. Lots of people who think they just don't like immigrants actually just dont like how lots dont intergrate ( but they do not realise this ) ( and of course from your videos you have intergrated very well and dont just live / hang out in Canadian communities in the UK , idk if they are a thing tho as not many Canadian immigrants in the UK ) . For example, it is not a nice feeling being in parts of London where you cannot understand anything people around you are saying, and cant understand any of the writing on the shop signs. It is a weird alienating feeling, escecially that you are in your own country. You feel like you are losing heratige and it is just not nice when you are getting stared at when it is your country. A lot of immigrants choose to go to areas where other immigrants of their ethnic backgrounds have gone. This may seem like a good thing to do because they are going with people they can relate to, especially in a new scary country. But this means that these people often never intergrate into the community. It is like moving a town from their home country and plopping it into the UK. This is why people have problems with immigrants in the UK, because lots don't intergrate with the community around them and try and make mini versions of their towns from their home countries.
And this is not a race thing. I am hopefully planning on studying in Canada and living there, and i realise that I am going to have to intergrate. There will be cultural things about me that I will need to change. and I am not going to find areas with lots of British people and then only talk with them and set up our own bakeries and other british stores in a small area! I also feel the same way about british immigrants moving to the south of spain. They are mainly older 60+ people who move to the south of spain. And these people do not intergrate with the community at all, they all speak English ( even to the residents ) and never bother learning Spanish. They also all live in the same small areas ( so basically moving their lives in the UK and plopping it down in the South of Spain.
I hope this makes some sense, but lots of people dont hate immigrants, just have a problem with intergration. Like I know people who are immigrants and they have integrated with the community, and people do not talk negativley about them behind their backs. People accept them like they should be. Idk just felt like saying this
You'll actually find that areas with the least amount of immigrants are the most against immigration - for some reason they think they're being replaced because they can hear the odd foreign accent lol
I’m glad you’re willing to stay despite all of these negatives. Thank you for the video, I hope you and your family stay healthy
Thank you so much!
If you can get out and get your skin exposed to the sun during the winter it'll help, however if you live further north than Birmingham you will not get enough vitamin D from sunlight alone. I have a sad light too unfortunately it needs a replacement bulb (these are a nightmare to obtain, I have just a 2 pin one not a 4 pin bulb).
Vitamin D affects your mood, immunity and bone strength. It takes a combination of your liver, kidneys and skin to make it to, more evidence we're created not evolved.
So I went and watched one of your oldest videos and you do sound really different 😁
David Brent interviewing that big bloke for his staff appraisal, and he said "For weaknesses you've put 'eczema" . I nearly asphyxiated!
Hi Alanna, great video this week as always. It's interesting to hear some of the problems that expats or immigrants come across when moving to the UK that us Brits just take for granted. Things like getting your milk in bottles and not bags and Aldi. 🙂
You're right, the air quality in London is poor! I run about 30 seconds slower here per km than by the sea.
Got to London for a day, wipe my face when I get back and the cloth is black, it’s disgusting! I’m in the north Cotswolds and couldn’t live in a city.
First thing I do getting home from London is wash my hair. I always feel grubby after a day there.
I live in Ontario most of my friends live in USA. I'm always having to translate..lol miles kilometers.
The climate in the uk is rapidly changing I’ve lived in the uk my entire life I’m seriously considering air conditioning after the past few summers late July and August’s last year was unbearable over 37 degrees
It's because we are an island. The heat in other European countries like Spain and Italy is different. and it's more bearable
@@MoviesNGames007uk yes heat here is usually very humid and sticky it makes even average summer temperatures feel warmer
@Nicky L you can get portable A.C units now my neighbour has one there a life saver
@@samuelhiscott2411 for humidity try Queensland where summers above 35C with 90% humidity is not uncommon.
What is it with people in England not liking cinnamon?
Sun light Vitamin D3 and Vitamin K helps my eczema.
The UK sounds awful and I was born here!
Whether you use the word "elevator" or "lift" has to do with the way you were brought up.
Ha ha that joke is good on so many levels 😁
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@@AdventuresAndNaps and yet crime in multi-storey car parks is wrong on so many levels 🚗
You're not an immigrant Alanna, your family just went on holiday a few generations ago and forgot to come home. You do sound far more Canadian again now than when you went back there. You were beginning to sound more English, apart from the odd Canadian expressions you dropped in at random. 😁 As to summer allergies, in particular hay-fever. Try a daily spoonful of a locally produced honey. That way you gain some resistance to the pollen in the air around where you live.
As soon as you said you were using fairy pods for you washing I did the mum “ahhhhhh” noise. Lol. It’s renowned for not being the best for people with skin issues. Bloody immigrant coming over here being all lovely with enjoyable content.
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I think I said this before but if you ever visit Brighton let me know if you want, I’ll show you around!
Been to Brighton, a very cool place!!
My dad and myself both had an allergy to Persil washing powder, it brought us both out in hives so believe me you're not alone in that predicament.
It seems like a lot of people have had various reactions to washing liquid/powder in the comments - at least it's not just me!
I remember a story from years ago where a woman went to the doctor because of having hives.
She took her top off and immediately the doctor saw the hives exactly matched her tee shirt.
He suggested she changed her washing powder.
I had a similar reactions when the normal powder I used wasn't available, so just picked another at random and within a couple of days I was covered in hives....
I have to buy non bio washing powder because the normal bio powder brings me and my daughter out in rashes. So try buying non bio washing powder or liquid.
For anyone on a budget wanting to try a SAD light you can buy a craft lamp (a blue light bulb) for a couple of pounds and try it in a light fixture you can sit near, like a desk lamp.
Although it’s spelled e-cover, it’s actually eco-ver(t), which is French for Eco Green ;-) I love the stuff. And they even make large refill bottles, so you don’t have to buy these small expensive plastic bottles. At least for washing-up liquid they have them.
Yeah! I just bought a big refill container to fill-up my old bottle :)
The drinking water in the UK can cause problems as some parts of the the Uk the water can be very hard and other parts can be soft , you will find in hard water areas your kitchen appliances will clog up with lime scale ,when travelling round the UK in our caravan we always use a portable water filter for drinking ,plus you will find your washing won’t suds up the same, we always had tummy troubles when travelling and put it down to the change of the water .
Thank you Alanna, always new insights!
You are so kind!!
I find that people who complain about 'the immigrants' are actually talking about immigration rather than the individual people. It's a subtle but substantive difference. What doesn't help anyone is having a sensation-seeking media being absurdly reductionist on a complex issue. I hope that most people will think themselves past that kind of rhetoric.
For me, it's not so much the air quality in London it's the air quality in the underground. Makes me sneeze, wheeze and cough. Maybe next time I visit I will try wearing a mask!
They don't tell you how to curtsy or teach you the national anthem, apparently.
I'm English and I don't know the national anthem
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I only know the first verse as for the third I doubt if many know that as is only sung in the presence of His/Her Majesty.
Maybe if you didn't marry for "celebrity status" then you may have done some research :)
@@secret.headquarters Neither do I and have never attempted to sing it and have never stood up for it.
Good afternoon from Scotland! Welcome to the UK young lady! OK, so the first mistake was location! Move to happy Scotland! My youngest son makes Glenmorangie Whisky here! and it cures EVERYTHING! :))) My wife and I are Welsh by birth, got married at 18yo and came to the Scottish highlands on honeymoon! 48years later - we are still here! Slightly further South but still in Scotland. The Scottish highlands is breathtakingly beautiful and sometimes I could drive for hours without seeing another car! No Motorways, no roundabouts, very few traffic lights and LOTS of fresh air! Great place to bring up (2 in our case) children. Single track roads can be tricky because everyone uses just 1 lane both ways with passing places, so be careful! But most of all ENJOY the peace and quiet!!!!! :))))
Our winters a drab, cold, wet grey and just depressing
Agreed!! But good weather for a big Sunday roast down at your local.
Like most of Northern Europe then.
But the summers are great! Best day of the year.
@@gdclemo ✔nice one!
@@AdventuresAndNaps you are now English, any excuse to go to the boozer 😂👍🏻. Welcome home. 🏴
Hello from another immigrant. The usually lie every possible immigrant tells themselves is: "I'm gonna stay here just for 1 year".
At the start of this you said ABOUT - you used to say ABOOT
Anyhoo too.
@@dave_h_8742 but I digress
I have never heard anyone in Canada say aboot ever , this is some weird American idea from hundreds of years ago when most people in central Ontario were from Scotland and said aboot , hoose (for house) and cooze for cows etc.
You're pretty hilarious! Keep up the good work! 🇨🇦
Thanks! 😃
FOIST!
Greetings from Canada! I always figured "ex-pat" was a term people used cuz they don't like calling themselves "foreigners". But wear "immigrant" with pride Allan's, my parents did over here. PS think you might be brave enough to do a Harry and Meaghan on Oprah video?
I'm allergic to Biological Persil Automatic - scratch myself to death. So all non-Bio now.
As a psoriasis sufferer I do the same. A good bit of advice.
Same here, back of the knees in particular, I stick with Daz and never have a problem.
Persil got me way back when, never been near it since.
@@I_Evo Daz and Surf seem to be the safest of the brand names... and luckily just about the cheapest.
@@LiamE69 good to know.
I swopped brands and suffered till i swopped back.
There is a song by Sting - "I'm an Englishman in New York". Just realised that "I'm an immigrant in the UK" would fit. I dare you to sing it on your next video! "I don't take coffee, I take tea, my dear /
I like my toast done on one side / And you can hear it in my accent when I talk...." :-)
great vid, really inciteful. I think many of us share your frustration with some attitudes towards immigration, alot of ignorance and hypocrisy spread my the media. My dad retired to Spain as an ex pat but that type of immigration is apparently OK. Hopefully, as a brummie, its very multicultural here so most people are pretty chilled.
I'm surprised that the winter darkness bothers you in the UK, because the latitude where you are is probably pretty close to where you were in Canada; unless, that is, your N American home was a lot further south. Calgary, for instance, has about the latitude as as London, and so that means that the length of their days and nights will be about the same no matter what time of year it is. If you lived near Toronto, then that would be far enough south to make a difference. The other factor, of course, would be how much sunshine you get in Canada. It's possible that you get more, even in the winter, whereas in England it can be cloudy, foggy, and rainy at the same time and for days at a time.
We get a lot more sun in the winter back home in Ontario, might even get a sunburn!
@@AdventuresAndNaps I thought that might be the case. Thanks for the explanation.
On the subject of immigrants - I have never heard a single person object to Canadian immigrants. Concerns are usually/always about immigrants from vastly different backgrounds and cultures who tend to not integrate but form enclaves, often creating tension with the host community.
Summer nights can be very sticky and humid
I have discoid eczema thankfully not severely just affects my arms and legs when it decides to flare up, but I feel your pain, Eczema SUCKS!
100% well done for making a distinction between ex-pat and immigrant, that can't have been easy for you, personally I don't care for "Brits" moving abroad and insisting that they are ex-pats when they live there permanently, often they will call others immigrants or foreigners, they don't realise they are also immigrants and will never accept it if its pointed out to them.
I have been watching your videos for several years and enjoy them greatly, this was a bit of a departure from the usual, but very well done, the UK is a better place for having you resident here, long may it continue :)
Thank you very much!!
i have no real problem with immigrants or immigration they add to our society and culture and if you go far enough back you would probably find we are all immigrants. Love this post 👍
Thank you!!
I feel the same but I do find it's something I have to keep to myself around my fellow Brits because it tends to end in an unpleasant argument even amongst close friends.
Give me a break !!!!!)
Just discovered your channel and for the amount of times you bring up Marks and Spencer I really feel you should adopt the slang "Marks and Sparks" :)
Penguin thatflue. "M 'n S"
In the UK it’s just called ex-ma. Two syllables. And yes, certain laundry brands make me sneeze or bring me out in lumps.
As in a woman who used to your mum/mom😄
@@stevekangaroo8010 No.
Alanna, as long as you seem happy and you get out of the house once a while that’s all of your happiness👩🦳😳👋🤙🍾🥂👏🍀🙏🙌👊🗽🧠👙
I spent over 18 years, in three separate periods, in Portugal and, even though I speak the language, I found anti immigrant sentiment palpable. It ranged form ripping you off because you were a foreigner, to spitting on the ground directly in front of you. Fortunately, these people were always a minority, albeit a large one, and life was very tolerable despite them. That's why I kept going back!
I’m from the south of England to but my mums Scottish. Whenever I would go to Scotland for any extended time the tap water would bring out eczema on my face . Weird
And credit scores here is bull crap . Mine is non existent & pretty much because I’ve never had any loans or debt so I don’t exist . Always seemed dumb that by living debt free your credit is terrible 🤷🏻♂️
Hi Alanna, I can certainly identify with you with the eczema. I have constant problems with it. Thanks for the info about the laundry detergent. I might have a look at that. Fortunately, when we moved from Sydney to Melbourne, the air quality improved. The winter here is much longer here than in Sydney and yes, I take Vitamin D. When visiting Sydney in 2000, after leaving there in 1981, we found it difficult knowing exactly where we were. So many landmarks had completely disappeared. I had actually become a stranger in my own birthplace. Changes or not, you have an excellent speaking voice. I found when visiting other places that rather than forget my old way of speaking, I have gained extra knowledge into my vocabulary and can just swap and change when needed. For example; a shopping cart to carry groceries is called a stroller in Sydney, a jeep in Melbourne and a trundler in New Zealand. Apart from the Aborigines, we are all immigrants here in Australia. Actually, I always try to just leave a nice "comment", but then I constantly seem to end up giving more of a life history!!! LOL. I do enjoy all your videos very much. You do a wonderful job. Take care and all the very best. Robert.
I also suffer from a skin allergy and have found that Bold Camomile and Lavender pods are good as they contain conditioner in the detergent so most is rinsed out, use the extra rinse function and add Calgon to soften the water and prevent limescale build up as the SE has hard water, which may contribute to the problem. I can only wear natural fibres like pure cotton or wool next to my skin. I am pleased to say that your fragrance range causes no problems.
How did your job situation work going back and forth? Would an employer allow you to keep a job if you are "back home" for months at a time? have you already talked about this and I missed it? If you've got your products right, stay with it. It could be the fabric conditioner - my daughter suffers from such products, she lives in Southern Ireland. London's pollution is less now than it was years ago but it's still really bad. I like living in the sticks up North - lots of fresh air. We in the UK are in the Northern Hemisphere - and in line with areas that are in Canada - frozen a lot. So you will find that the weather is cold! Yes! Really! When I go abroad I don't expect to have life like it is in the UK - that's why I've gone there, for the difference. I am considering a move to a warmer place, but wait, global warming - that could be Leeds! Be safe
The change in your videos is that you come over as more friendly and funny as time goes on. I think that this is because you are getting more experienced at making videos.
Expats are what people say to either describe themselves or people of the same nationality who move away. Immigrant is what you can people who come to your country. So to you, you are an expat, to me you're an immigrant. Just like emigrate = leaving - while immigrate = coming in. If the door's closed, you open it. If it's open, you close it. You can't close a closed door etc. Or perhaps, since you're Canadian, its like the difference between Inuit and Eskimo, former is an endonym (i.e. what they call themselves) and the latter an exonym (what other people call them).
You not is imigrant, because Canada is part of British commowelth , I guess this in my opinion but Iam Brazilian Maybe, I not am correct🍁🍁🍁❤❤❤🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Lol. Another great video (and can of worms). Funny and informative.
Pretty sure "come to peace with" is a sentance. I know I've used it.
As for the whole white immigrant thing..... 100% agree..... maybe you need some paper and a pencil so you can write things down..... and not have to talk and give yourself away as a nasty, nasty non-british person. ;)
(In fairness..... you're from the Commonwealth, you could get away with it! 🤣🤣)
So, to sum up..... great fun, don't be disheartened, sorry for the weather..... but most of Canada is higher up on latitude than Kent (so darker in winter)! 🤣😉
Now off to binge watch first year of your videos to see/ hear the difference. 🤣🤣
Eczema certainly sucks! I'm so pleased you sorted it out (Yay). But note that while your Canadian family and friends have moved on, you have grown up here (I know from others of your videos) so you moved on too. With regard to immigrants blah, blah, blah, ... Fucking racists are just fucking racists - I'll bet you have them in Canada too (but I deeply regret their existence everywhere.).