5 REASONS TO LIVE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM | WHY GREAT BRITAIN IS THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD TO LIVE!
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- Опубліковано 28 жов 2024
- In this video your host discusses 5 reasons why the UK has been selected in a USA-based survey, as the best place in the world to live.
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I have travelled to more than 60 different countries. In every one, the citizens regard the country of their birth as the best in the World. People love the place they call home. The interesting question to ask is their opinion on the second best place to live.
What is your answer sir? Which country is 2nd best for you?
@@TheChapsGuide Tough choice. My wife of 43 years is Swedish, so I have a strong affinity with Sweden. Denmark is a safe, friendly relaxed place, where you are surrounded by impeccable style. However, my top spot goes to New Zealand. An easy place for a Brit to feel at home, it comprises a wonderful mix of natural beauty, lack of crowding, friendly, positive natives and an outdoor lifestyle. Also great Indian restaurants (which is pretty important, as far as I am concerned).
I could not agree more. I visited NZ for summer about 16 years ago. I sobbed when it was time to return home.
As a Norwegian I would like to point out that British humour is one of the most valuable British qualities that I know of. Absolutely world class! I'm not only thinking about your impressive line of comedians, but the average Brit. Always witty, warm and funny.
As a young child, I asked myself what made so many British comedies so funny and I noticed several ingredients: 1) Great writers who have strong vocabularies, writers and performers who know history, 3) Performers who understand the art of storytelling (timing, inflection, and signature phrases).
Many British comedies piqued my interest in history, Shakespeare, and the Classics throughout my life and improved my vocabulary.
It's pretty much all us Brits have is our sense of humour😂
This!
@@alamore5084 Boris Johnson? Nigel Farage? Ann Widdecombe? No thanks... That kind of humor I can do without.
@@chrispnw2547 You are on the wrong channel. This is about mens style, self development and personal grooming. Leave politics out of it and go elsewhere.
Ash, being a patriotic citizen of the USA, I'm happy and thankful to see you as a patriotic citizen of the UK. No country is without its faults but we should be thankful for the blessings of our freedoms and heritage.
Be patriotic but not ignorant (like most Americans). The UK has had one of the most corrupt governments in the history of mankind. Most recently, just consider how they have provided support to the Israeli butchers. Furthermore, Queen Elizabeth's history was fraught with multifarious crimes against humanity. In academia, the worst salaries are paid to professors--just look at their job advertisements. Yes, of course, the US is no utopia, but the UK is not any better. The pandemic was a magnificent teaching lesson for humanity: the West had always bragged about its "culture," but when their citizens felt the pain of COVID (like all other countries in the East), their citizens had no mercy for one another when they ran out of toilet paper...
Applause!
Your channel is quickly becoming my fav. Always classy, upbeat, folksy and real. I'm sure I speak for all when I say we appreciate everything you do for us. Best to you sir.
I appreciate it
We used to control who came in.. not anymore I’m afraid
No question there is a gun violence problem in the US. That said, over half of the 48,000 number cited are suicides. There are about 21,000 murders by gun per year in the US. Population is around 340 million. Just something to consider: 42,000 Americans died in traffic accidents in the same time period.
So 21k murders by guns at 340 million people in the USA, versus 28 gun deaths at 68 million people in the UK - this means the US has about five times the population of the UK, so let's multiply 28 by 5 and we get - 140 gun deaths. 140 versus 21,000...
No reasonable person would try and compare gun deaths to motor vehicle deaths - there's just no relationship there and absolutely nothing to consider.
Maybe, but my life has been touched by gun violence a few times. My dad had a workplace shooting at his office (3 shot, 1 killed). My mother was at a restaurant when a robbery/shooting happened. And my uncle’s stepson was murdered by a jealous guy who his girlfriend had rejected. All random. It’s preventable.
@@damnjustassignmeone Very sorry to hear about all of those terrible events. I hope your mom and dad found peace.
Oh that's ok then
I am sorry to hear that so many died by the gun, whether through gang violence or of an innocent nature or by suicide. It is tragic and we cannot emphasise enough that this is such sad news and try not to trivialise these tragedies. However, the fact that the UK doesn’t have a firearms culture makes us one of the safest countries in the world. As Ash stated, if you enter the more metropolitan areas of the UK, there is far less gun related killings in comparison to the US, though knife crime seems to be on the increase here, but in general, 99% of British people can walk down the street in complete safety.
I bloody love the UK! Glad to see some positive light shed on it by yourself
As a US Navy veteran (‘88 a ‘93) I was enlightened when stationed in Rota, Spain for 2 1/2 years on the issue of safety - as well as levels of contentment and happiness. I would argue that, to a measurable degree, the two are related.
When I returned to Spain last spring with my family, including two teenage children, I told them in advance that when we touch down, they will have landed in the safest place they have ever been to that point in their lives. Indeed, just hours into our first stop (Sevilla) my daughter not only commented on how safe she felt, but also noticed how happy everyone seemed and how many families shared time together. Over the following two weeks, the kids had the freedom of independence to explore for hours and hours on their own, everywhere we went (including Gibraltar). We never worried and enjoyed every moment. Travel is important, especially for perspective.
Sadly, I don’t believe we can achieve this level of safety in the United States, at least not in my lifetime. The hurdles to public policy enhancements never seem to advance, despite repeated mass shootings.
I enjoy all of your posts, but this one was especially good. Best wishes for continued success with the channel.
I did not intend this video to be controversial, but it does seem to have upset some viewers. It was simply intended as my own views on the merits of the country in which I live as a good option for life. As I mentioned, the UK is far (very far) from perfect and this will never change, but the compromise of life offers a happy medium.
I'm in agreement with what you say as an American, but I did notice that on my recent trip to the U.K. (one of many) that wages are depressed relative to other western nations in order to keep the labor quite cheap and this is accepted by the masses when it shouldn't be.
correct, second most unequal county in the western world... America being the most unequal.
@@MrBurtonshaw
Yes indeed, "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs."
well, the UK government do plenty of "from(ing)" but at the moment there is too much "to(ing)" to their rich pals. @@taiko7225
Canada mentioned twice!!! WHOOOOOOO!!! 🍁🍁🍁
Er, I mean... thank you for your kind words about my country!
Well done Ash!
I look back with great memories for the years that I spent studying for my Masters in Edinburgh. Most of all, the self-deprecating wit of the people and stunning landscapes of the countryside made an indelible impression. As an antipodean, there was of course a strong cultural link which gave a sense of familiarity and comfort... I loved living in the UK, and I would also rate it very highly, amongst others.
I loved the rest of your talking points. I'm glad that last story had a happy ending. Surprised there wasn't a bonus 6th reason: "The home of classic menswear and Savile row."
Hello Ash. Today's Chaps Guide is probably going to create a bit of controversy, but let me say that as a foreigner (Irish), I largely concur with your assessment of what you would have called in an earlier period 'Good Old Blighty'. There may be a few issues I would debate with you, but this would not be the appropriate platform. On the whole, having lived and worked in the UK, and garnered some British friends, I find the UK citizens both civil, cultured and a pleasure to entertain.
Thank you Ash(e), for this delightful vlog. My wife and I are planning on moving to the UK, pay to have a canal boat built (read invest in British craftsmanship), and visit all the places my "New" England birthplace was named after. I was born in Worcester: just 40 miles from Boston, and surrounded by places with names like Shrewsbury, Tewksbury, Gloucester, ect, etc, etc.
Now, after watching hours upon hours of vlogs about narrow boating, I am looking forward to seeing it in person.
Thanks again for sharing what's great about the UK, and kindly not going on about the flawed country of my birth.
I always say to Alona that when we have loads of money, I want us to move to a small house in south England.
I can name two more reasons why the UK is great:
1. The weather. I myself enjoy chilly weather and the opportunity to walk in suits and other sartorial items without getting boiled 6-7 months of the year.
2. Overall elegance. I always found that English culture (in terms of interpersonal relationships) is all about class, subtlety and curtesy. These are things we greatly lack here in Israel - as well as in other places in the world.
Great reasons. I learned so much. As an American Veteran of The US Marines I had no idea fire arms were tightly controlled. God Save the King. Good day Sir
Ash , wonderful video as always . I’ve always been patriotic but I must say your patriotism is infectious and the story of Kuga I found fascinating and intend to research this much more. We are so lucky to live in this great nation .
Glad you enjoyed it
Your advice is informative and insightful. I'm a Scot living in Australia for some 30+ years. I did 18 years service in RN submarines and then lived in Jeddah Saudi Arabia for 4 years.
I have been back to UK many times, but would certainly not want to live there again. Too small, too crowded, too many immigrants, poor climate and a political and unstable mess.
Where you live and like in the world is subjective. For example, country USA is very friendly and pleasant: most cities are crime ridden. NZ, lovely scenery, friendly populace, but politically divided with Maori activism. Australia has been very good to me over the years. I'll stick with it. 😉
Excellent video! As an American, I found this very interesting!
Thank you very much!
Ash,
Culturally and historically it's the greatest in my book. An awesome source of invention and progress. The best people I've had the pleasure of close friendship with are Brits. Three cheers to the UK!🥂👍
Let's not forget the fortitude, grit, justice, prudence and self respect of British culture in general. Hats off to the Brits!😊
As an American, my first exposure to G.B. entertainment was British Rock, British Metal, and the Benny Hill show. LOL
I agree with all of this! I also love Great Britain and want to move there, spend the rest of my life. Not many other countries have this kind of herritage, tradition and respect for life in general. My dream is to move to Scotland, so hope to achieve that. If I do so, I will be happy man. This video is just spot on.
Glad to hear you made it to Texas; I hope you were treated with good; old-fashioned Texas kindness.
I loved Texas and went back over many years. And I did not get shot once.....
Excellent, very perceptive. Two thumbs up!
I have done some amazing travel in 2023. Tenerife- krackow- France- Belgium (had my daytona stolen in brussels ) Spain- Usa - Netherlands- Uae and im now in Australia. Back to Scotland in 2 weeks there is no place like Scotland to me 🏴
As a looker-on of what is happening in GB I happen to know a lot of former Brits that prefer living in their new country. Myself; GB's history is fascinating to me but today not so much. Like most countries GB is a nice place to visit but there's no place like home.
Ash, I'm a citizen of GB and US and I have to say that I feel very safe living in Texas. A lot of the incidents that are reported as statistics are related to gang crime. In fairness, while those statistics paint a terrible picture, I've not heard of a single mugging or break in when someone was in the house since I moved here. I'd love for you to visit.
I have been to Texas more times than any other state in the USA, over many years of visiting the US. I have to say, Texas and it's fascination with guns and gun ownership absolutely terrified me. I once spent a few days with the San Antonio Police Department and was utterly horrified to learn that 3 officers had been shot & killed in the line of duty that year alone. This equates to about 20-years of police shooting deaths in the UK.
This was one of your best videos to date, thank you very much. I started admiring the British peoples many years ago, in my early youth, when I realized you were the only ones to be brave enough to stand, alone, against the seemingly unstoppable Hitler. You saved us all from a much darker future. Apart from that, I must confess I like British style under many aspects.
Thank you sir, although I think the Brits were hardly alone, in that it was a group effort by all the brave people from around the world that made up the nations of the Empire/Commonwealth. But I think it was a very close run thing indeed.
All I can say is as an American citizen and a patriot. Everyone should be rather shocked that the American people who fought over 200 years ago to separate ourselves from Great Britain voted that it would be a better country to live in than the United States. Just saying.🤨
Good Morning Ash
Sat here not with a cup of Tea this week, but a Lemsip.
All valid points for our wonderful family of nations.
There are some tempting reasons here to live in Britain.....if only I spoke Urdu.
Times are a changing....
Disappointing to see casual racism still surfacing. The UK's strength lies in its diverse culture and languages, a true reflection of a global community.
Move to Spain the. You could live alongside all the Brits there who speak nothing but English.
@@desfitzpatrick4902 You mean the ones who refuse to learn another language and the native locals despise? 🙊
Exactly. My post was meant as an ironic response to someone complaining about residents in the UK speaking other languages.
@@chrispnw2547
I’m proud to be British, and I love your videos Ash, but there are a few points here I do disagree with quite strongly, and that’s fine; Still a very good video, props to you!
Kuno’s story is heartwarming though 🏴🙏🏻
The Jarvis family name dates back to Norman times and derives from the Norman personal name Gervase, which in itself came from the Germanic element Gari which meant “spear”.
The first Jarvis to arrive in Britain came with the Norman Conquest from France.
The names Jervis, Jervois, Jervoise, Gervase, Gergais, Gervis, Jarvis and Gervais are all derivatives of Jarvis, but Jarvis is a distinctly British name and anyone named Jarvis is likely to have originated from Britain at some time in their past.
Chicken Tika Masala was invented in a small curry shop in glasgow...not for from the university...tomatoe soup and špičes was used....a wee snipit of local history
My niece was awarded a Prestigious British Marshall Scholarship she now lives in the UK... London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Exeter, Lauren Jarvis is a very talented debater. I would love an old house there with a nice tea garden. And Wales ..what comes to mind is Sir Clough Williams-Ellis Welsh architect and his village, I have a signed copy of his autobiography, its one of my favorite books. I 've seen the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and Croatia whilst living in Italy for 12 years; I had a friend there who was from Yorkshire. I have to say, the English are the friendliest people. The Swiss were posh and rude reminded me of the people in the town where I grew up. P.S. I just heard you say the Normans came in and conquered, we were those Normans....Gervais-Jarvis. I so love listening to your stories.
Hello again Ash,
I do agree with all your points, especially with point 5.
I'm not a UK citizen, but I've been remotely working with various UK institutions in a customer support role. The amount of patience and diligence the majority of your public servants have shown towards my co-nationals that live in the UK is impressive (it's a stark difference to how the authorities in my country treat...most things).
I'm aware that the UK is not the perfect society, but the last 3 years of working and talking with you guys have convinced me and my wife that we want to emigrate.
Now if I can only find a a hospital to sponsor me to work as a nurse 😅
Take care!
Great video as always. I really enjoyed when I found the toipc in Wikipedia about what Great Britan gave to the world. As because of emperial mindset you were always on top of man things, even with culture. Industrialization was born in UK but also big culture like Rock music. Uk gave to the world an idea how really tasteful music should sound like ( I mean Beatles, old gems not modern ones)
Very interesting to hear your thoughts about the UK, Ash. I live in Canada, but have also lived in the US, and have visited dozens of countries for my work on almost every continent (haven't visited Australia or Antarctica yet, but have worked on all the rest). The UK is certainly a great country within the world!
As a Dutch citizen, I'm proud of our straightforwardness. Some would say we're blunt. And they would be right. But when the levee breaks, we have little time for niceties. We need to fill those sandbags!
I suppose our geography is reflected in our character.
Might I suggest you reevaluate your flying habit. With climate change, we all face huge challenges. Especially in the Low Countries.
Cheers from the Netherlands
If one HAS money then all countries are great as decline in moral, economics and being human is seen everywhere. Sure there are places more dangerous than others but everywhere you can find a peaceful location. As a Canadian I love my country but I am glad not to live there as of now as I am not rich and life is getting unbearable there. Waiting for the next elections to get rid of our woke PM.
Your videos are very educational. Great job.
Glad you like them!
there are many countries far more safer than the UK. A good test is if you would be comfortable wearing openly a luxury watch on your wrist. I don't do that anymore in London. I do it when in Switzerland, the Middle East and most countries in Asia. (probably the only exception is the Philippines in Asia).
True. When I lived in Japan, an elderly lady put her handbag on my table (in a travel agency) and went somewhere out of sight to buy a ticket. Even trusting a "gaijin" not to steal her bag.
What are you talking about sir? I've never experienced a problem wearing my prized Casio....😅
I wouldn't mind living in a place similar to Portwenn.
Marvelous content.
In my homecountry, Denmark, we don't have a lot of guns in the population. But being in the EU (quite a few of us aren't happy to be in the EU!) the borders are wide open - making it too easy for criminnals to get their. hands on all kinds of firearms. Our crimerates are low. Probably due to a degree of social mobility higher than in most other countries. But I should not forget to mention that poverty is increasing, even in Scandinavia. Denmark is also a monarchy - and again; quite a few of us are against that, and would wish to become a republic!
Criminals will always have guns, but the governments want to prevent the good people from protecting themselves from criminals. If you have a right to self-defense, you have a right to all the tools that allow you to secure that defense.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the weather. 4 distinct seasons. Never gets “too hot” nor “too cold” at least not for very long or compared to other places. We rarely have to worry about snowfall, earthquakes, hurricanes or tornadoes. Not many deadly, dangerous animals / critters … Flooding is a concern in some places but then again droughts are not a worry either.
There are NO seasons in this cursed land since the end of summer 2022. Since then it has been a perpetual autumn with non stop rain, wind and temperatures between 8-14 degrees. However it usually feels way colder due to the wind and rain. Rather than hurricanes which come and go, leaving clear weather in their wake, we are stuck in a never ending storm of rain and wind, which while lacking the intensity of a hurricane, seemingly never relents. Imagine buying a ton of nice clothes, and then never getting to wear them because no matter the time of year it is always too cold, wet and windy to wear anything other than a trench coat/Barbour with enough layers underneath to turn the skinniest of runts into the Michelin Man!
@@schmoogle7853 you must be scotch
@@jimmydigital No, I am in Surrey and due to the jet stream being south shifted for the last year/18 months we have pretty much had most of the rain that Scotland would normally get on top of our own. Not to say that Scotland has been dry, but it often seems to be drier than here according to the forecasts. Pretty much every month since summer 2022 has been in the top 10 wettest on record. February this year saw around 300% of usual rainfall. It has been utterly horrific!
@@schmoogle7853 yeah last summer was a bit of a wash out. In Spain/Italy though they had record breaking heat and droughts for months. Like from May to August it was scorching.
We got a bit of an Indian summer in the UK September/October was nice
If you compare gun violence against the U.S., you can’t go by actual numbers. You must compare per capita. Knife crime in the UK is skyrocketing. And race was such an issue with Obama because he constantly made it an issue.
@6:40 We control the ebb and flow of who comes in to our country... really?
Alec Guiness felt the same way very nice video !
Clearly, anyone can see that you take great pride in your country and rightfully so...as I listen to many of the things that you spoke about I realize that I too began to get a greater appreciation for that part of the world, admittedly in my own personal travels I have not had the opportunity to visit the United Kingdom I hope to do so very shortly, certainly we here in the United States could benefit from the rich cultural history and the well functioning infrastructure of the UK thanks for sharing!
I was born raised and lived in Ireland for the majority my life. I have lived and worked in a part of the U.K in which my policing role required me to be routinely armed, even off duty - what shocked me was the amount of firearms kicking around especially in the countryside, usually for pest-control.
Of course where I was had decades of arms shipments from all over the world with some heavy weaponry still up for grabs post conflict so this maybe changed peoples feelings on firearms!
While I had a great time living there and the standard of living was great, it always felt as if it was home, but not quite so if that makes sense? Little things were the same but they weren't and the peace always felt very fragile.
There will always be another country with one advantage or another but, in circumspect, there is no country that truly tempts me to live outside of the UK. After living in Australia for 13 years, until about a decade ago, I've only particularly considered returning in order to feel a little less threatened by NATO's bellicose ambitions. I endeavour to live a timeless British existence defined by an aspiration to quality, personal eccentricity and an appreciation of fine arts. One can only hope that there is a return to embracing the best of our history and divorcing it from the darker aspects.
lol ..... I'm sorry because now the non dom status is going away there is exactly zero reason to be in the UK outside of June/July
I have lived in the UK for 16 years, I am afraid to say, the standard of living has progressively declined, the "value for money" in housing snd services is now one of the worst in the European continent. However, the working culture remains one of the best: reasonable workloads, flexible and meritocratic. I really like Brits and I hope the UK is going to overcome the current political and economical crisis.
As an American who works in a public school building and cares very much for the students, I have had enough of people from other countries always pointing out school shootings in the US as if it's our defining characteristic. I am a licensed cpl holder, and we have a Sheriff's deputy, a retired Sheriff's deputy, and an entire response team (that I am a proud part of) to deal with dangerous situations in our school. I have personally stopped and restrained a student who was trying to obtain a weapon and get in the building. I could rant on, but I'll spare you that. I'll just say that Ash, I usually enjoy your content, and I have a lot of common interests, but I don't enjoy the characterization of America I perceived in this video. Thank you.
@@TheChapsGuide Thank you for the thoughtful response. I have no intention of scathingly rebuking you Ash.
I appreciate you suggesting I put myself in the shoes of a British citizen and how they would perceive this issue.
I hope you can likewise appreciate my personal position of doing what I can to ensure safety in my country.
United States right now is not doing well with morality, family and stability with Relationships between men and women.
I would love to see United Kingdom 🇬🇧 and doing a lot.
I've lived in Paris France , California, Las Vegas, NYC, Boston, Arizona, Utah, Aspen, Colorado, Canada.
I have lived in Canada for almost 57 years. Used to be a good country now its sinking like a sunset. Morality is also dropping, politiciansand schools pushing same sex. I think this a new world epidemic. A malaise that will be damaging to future generations.
You could have just said the birthplace of Doctor Who for all five and I would have agreed.
God bless the British Empire. We achieved so much with ingenuity, tact and determination. Our small country forged civilization as we know it, at a pivotal time in history. Our successes will be remembered by a select few of the open minded, honest variety and condemned by the rest.
Chap, come to Croatia if you want to feel safe.
I have visited Croatia and loved it!!!
As a Dutch citizen, I don't see much difference between the UK and The Netherlands. And yes, I agree about gun regulation. I'm 52 years old. And the only time I saw a gun was when I was allowed to shoot one at a police shooting range.
Of course, living close to an old castle is very important for success in life.
'That seems insane but it works.'
If you can see the old great creation every day when you want, you will inevitably become great first in your mind and then in your business.
This is why Britain is truly Great.
Places change. Where I live in the US, very nice and highly desirable for families with kids. It has become very diverse, with many Indian immigrants (we have largest Indian grocery store in the state). And now have several Indian restaurants. Peruvian chef from NYC just opened restaurant here. Overall, very good living but many retired friends and acquaintances have moved away so don’t run into them in church or stores any more.
Quintessential English Gentleman. Great Channel. Agreed, the UK is definitely more open to being cosmopolitan than Continental Europe. Australia is the same. Best Wishes from the Swan Valley, Western Australia.
Bravo! I especially liked the story about Kuno the military dog.
However, you missed one important detail: the Christian foundation that English society - including its culture, customs, and laws - is built upon.
Actually only 46% of the UK identify as believing in Christian ideology. Society is becoming increasingly secular in outlook.
Ash I concur, I couldn't envisage myself living anywhere but England, I love the four seasons although I always moan to heaven about the rain! My anger about our Government whom ever are in control is Foreign aid, it needs to cease, we need to pour this money into our economy and not send it to other countries, there is so much needed here.
I am British and was born and have returned to live in the most beautiful and historic city of the south west of England
Having travelled extensively around the world, I am married to an EU citizen. I love the culture, history and sense of humour of the British.
I am however concerned that in the last ten years the government have been immature l, inward looking, populist and turning towards uncaring. ( i am not saying any other political party is better).
Nice video. Sir.
There are a number of things in there I might personally disagree with as a brit, however, I would agree with much of the sentiment.
I would say that U.K. is one of the best places in the world to live in my experience. I can see that other Western European, and Scandinavian countries along with New Zealand could lay clam to that title. I would say my greatest concern (along with many other countries) is the lack of affordable housing and the media concentration on culture wars instead of developments in science and technology for example. With regard to some of the comments on guns after the Dunblane school murders there is zero chance of any changes to relaxation of gun ownership in Britain.
Wonderful video! I’m writing my comment without even watching this video to the end!
Thank you for sharing your inside view of Britain and the people who inhabit it. Here in Ukraine, we cannot always imagine how you live.
We have a lot of stereotypes about the English, which include ideas such as primness, beheadings, gossip, flogging in schools, five o'clock tea, English houses that should be cold and dark, King Arthur, who, as scientists suspect, was Ukrainian (this is not a joke, heavy cavalry and what you call the “round table” were only with us back then).
Jeremy Clarkson has always been an icon of Britishness for me. (Jeremy Clarkson, Offender of the Realm - Newzoids) We attributed the heavy British character to your traditional cuisine, as evidenced by any “prayer for the blessing of food” from Gordon Ramsay!
Please add to this the famous Victorian (if I'm not mistaken) "Ladies don't move!" Or something like that...
Now we know that you have moved from extreme suspicion of foreigners to tolerance. Previously, you leaned out of the saddle to the right, but now to the left. I think that after some time you will again hang to the right of the horse, and then back to the left. It is normal for all living people to change!
But thank you for the fact that you, a living person from Britain, told us what is really happening!
With respect and hope for your English sense of humor!
Like your videos= BUT Sunak= HIS PARENTS WERE PROFESSIONALS. They were never living hand to mouth.....and sorry KNIFE CRIME in London is unacceptable......
In America, more than half a million people go bankrupt each year because they cannot afford medical care. More than 40-thousand people DIE each year because they can't afford medical care. Half of the electorate is just fine with that. Half. Fine with it. That's why America does not have a national health service.
And then there's the guns. America has less than two percent of the world's population. America has more than 40-percent of the WORLD'S civilian-owned guns. That;s crazy. But I live here. And I don;t know where else I would rather be.
Fair points sir and as I said, everyone should love their country regardless of the perceived issues there. Life a lottery and that begins with your place of birth - I think it's fair to say, if you are from the USA or the UK, we won that lottery and the rest is a matter of perspective.
Judging by the number of 'pommy' accents I'm hearing in the Australia, I beg to differ....
At 6:41 "...probably because we're an island nation we control the ebb and flow of humanity who come in and out of our country and...". I am so sorry this seems to be swiftly becoming a thing of the past. We need more Suella Bravermans.
Hello Ash 🫡 , I have a great love for Great Britain and enjoy visiting your beautiful island. The beautiful nature, picturesque towns and villages and the incredibly beautiful coastline. I can recommend the BBC Series Coast to any Chap 👍. But back to my question, could you give some inshigh how you, as a Brit, view the nobility. One thing that is unclear to me as a Dutch citizen is what role the nobility and the class system of the nobility still has in Great Britain these days.
Great question, which I may answer in a video response very soon. Thank you.
Im off for my annual trip to singapore 2 weeks today...one thing that grinds my gears, is the old high court building beside the padáng, originálly a british building, where the japanese surrender of sg was accepted...over the entrance there was a british emblem in the stone work,but it has been hacked off by the singaporeans to leave a scar on the magnificant building...I see that as being cultural vandalism....that is a shame.
Ash, I normally enjoy your channel but you are a bit over your skis about the perception of Barack Obama to the point of anecdotal tropes. He was a highly popular president and voted in by a large number of people that consider themselves conservative. His race was forefront by the Media and frankly foreign countries.
I'm a Brit who has been living abroad for the last few years and am going to be returning to live in the UK later this year. I really don't want to and couldn't disagree more that the UK is the best place in the world to live: collapsed public services, a fractured society, dysfunctional politics, rivers pumped full of sewage, impossible for young people to get on the housing ladder without an inheritance, stupidly expensive rental costs, everything concentrated on London and SE England. What the hell is so great about any of that?
So why are you coming back?
Won't go into detail but my circumstances give me no choice. @@TheChapsGuide
So 1. You haven't lived in the country for the last few years, and you have no idea if anything you mentioned in your comment is true, and 2. Despite this, you're choosing to return to the UK.
Do better. Did you even read this before you posted it?
Of course I know that what I have posted is true. Firstly, due to the miracle of modern transport, I travel back I have travelled back to the UK several times since i Have been living overseas. Secondly, all these new-fangled communications devices mean that I am able to speak regularly with the friends and family that I still have in the UK and some of them alsoe even come and visit me and tell me about what is going on in the UK. Thirdly, that little thing called the internet means that I can easily access UK news media to see/read about what is going on. I'm overseas, not on Mars. If you want to try and convince me that housing in the UK isn't unobtainable, rents are not stupidly high etc then pleas go ahead, but if you're going to try and tell me that young people could buy a house if only they were to buy fewer coffeees and eat less avacado toast, then don't bother. As for me choosing to return
, you know absolutely nothing about my personal circumstances or the reason for my return but you are, of course, free to make whatever assumptions you wish, however wild, if that is what you choose to do.@@jamesg9468
Compared with all other countries through the same historical periods I see no reason why any Brit should apologise for the British Empire, in fact they should be very proud of it.
Hi. I believe that the Brits have such good taste that they will allow me to visit, but they will not let me stay.
Keep up the good work.
By the way, Trump is
Anti-Messiah.
Thanks.
I visited London and Edinburgh in the mid 80s. I loved Scotland but didn't care for England at all. These days, you couldn't pay me to step foot in your dystopian totalian nightmare. It's a shame because Britain brought civilization and prosperity to the world.
Where are you comparing it to. Where are you from?
That got to be some satire survey, right? Especially as the UK has one of the most restrictive immigration requirements as of 2023/24. With a minimum yearly salary of £38,700 (which would exclude anyone not with a top-earning job) and a work visa cost of at least £1,967 for a two year period. And if you reapply for an additional 3+ years, that's another £1,500.
All meaning unless you're from a commonwealth country, you could as well move to any EU country for a much easier and cheaper cost
Ash: Please provide a link to this survey on this site or your Patreon site as I would like to learn more. I suspect the respondents vote was based primarily on their experience as a tourist and not a person who has explored the total cost of living and employment prospects in Great Britain. I travel to Europe several times year (LHR T5 and I are very familiar) and just returned in December 2023. Prior to Brexit, I worked with estate agents shopping for a modest flat in Kensington. Having lived/worked on the coasts of America in the largest cities, the cost of living was not dissimilar.
I always planned on living/working my final working years in Europe - London (as my profession easily supports this and Great Britain was in the EU and common market). Leaving the EU will be seen as one of the most impactful decisions Great Britain has ever made. In my mind, London was the center of the universe from which one could easily navigate throughout Europe easily. I suspect many Americans vote for Great Britain because there is not a language barrier to deal with. You may disagree with me but the USA and Great Britain share an implicit common state of mind as being 'exceptional' which impacts how GB interact with the rest of Europe. I will still act on my plan to live/work in Europe but it will be approx. 330 miles (on the other side of the English Channel) and will require building on what is now my second language. Thank you for the great topic.
Currie and chips are quite tasty.
No, thank you very much. Regards from Russia ;)
As if somebody’s asking a scabietical rabid dog into a civilised house
how its in UK ? because there is lots of news about boat people, crime done by doctors&engineers and all this stuff , is it true or a point of view of more right wing people ? i want to know
Chap, it's a bit of a dubious survey because the US has become such a melting pot of immigrants from everywhere - and the public school system has gone downhill to such an extreme - that probably 1/4 to 1/3 of Americans could not locate the UK on a global map, let alone intelligently comment on the best place to live.
1 in 5 'mericans can't identify the US on a world map.
65% of US adults read & write at a 6th grade level.
@@artmallory970Sadly, a large percentage of the “American” populace isn’t even American.
@@WJ_McGurk Not wrong. Just looking at these 'merican' last names today - I can't even pronounce them.
The term 'melting pot' was coined in the US for a reason...
In Switzerland every man has assault rifle and they don’t have mass shootings.
Multi-cultural? Yup, Romans, Viking, and Germans :) The gun issue is one reason why I dislike the UK government; ever been to a Canadian gun show? Tons of guns and not one shooting! It is the culture, not the guns. 2nd reason why I don't like the UK Gov? Anti-knives. 3rd reason? Jackboot police today, aka, "We are here to check your thinking". In Canada, you need a licence to own a gun, in the UK you need a licence (in a way) to own a TV! Like any country, the capital cities are almost seen as a country in themselves, but go to the smaller towns and there you will see a combination of poverty and middle-class, but also a less glitzy looking town that doesn't stand out as a marvel of wonders like a capital city. I am not a world traveler, but I feel confident in saying that all countries are gems, and where all countries go wrong is in their governments.
Im Australian and have travelled extensively in my 49 years. Spent many months on end in some countries. 12 months in finland, 12 in Switzerland with many returns, 4 in vietnam, 6 south America and just short of 12 months in the US.
Id have to say that scandinavian and baltic countries have world class social services and infrastructure. Probably my number 2 choice after my home.
I strongly dissagree with the assessment made on the US and more over the conclusion that kess firearms equals less firearm deaths. Per capita, there are other countries with more access to firearms.
The number of deaths in the us from firearms are largely inter gang or criminal. They have similarly larger deaths by emtpy fist. They actually have less per capita of knife violence than the uk though.
Its misguided to look at violent crime with a focus on the tool used. A far larger factor is poverty, lack of healthcare, lack of mental health services and lack handle on gang activity. Gangs in the US get to the size in numvers and finances as a small country or at least a large business.
Countries like Switzerland and new zealand (untill 2 years ago) have access to near the same level of firearms as the US. Other countries where theyre far more restricted like mexico and brazil have similarly high gun crime stats as the us. And terrible reporting systems so could at least double what we do have in figures.
Its deeply complex. Socio-economically related, but emotionally dealt with. And glossed over with an extremely over simplified lense.
Crime stats is what i worked with that took me around the world with one of, if not the biggest international organisation involved in health.
I’m sorry, but I disagree. Having worked in law enforcement for 25-years in various locations I can assure you, that if you live in a nation where you can legally purchase military grade assault weapons, the outcomes will be much more severe than a nation where citizens do not have such access.
A rampaging madman with a knife can be lethal to a few unfortunate citizens - the same madman with a legally purchased AR15 can be catastrophic to dozens of people, including similarly armed first responders.
@TheChapsGuide im sorry but that statement shows you know very little about firearms. An ar-15 is not military grade. Switzerland has ready access to actual military grade semi automatic firearms. Granted it's after training. NZ had full access to semi Automatic firearms up untill 2 years ago. You in the uk can have them but are limited to .22 cal in an AR platform. You can own semi automatic shotguns. Ive shot them in Scotland. Canada has access to semi automatic firearms. All modern handguns are semi Automatic.
Australia is one of the only countries where semi Automatic firearms are limited to farmers or professional feral animal controllers or sports shooting hand guns. Including the AR-15. Being the civilian version of a military rifle. The military version is capable of fully Automatic fire.
The body the working mechanism sits in is the only thing comparable to anything military. Aesthetics is all it is. Function is no different to any other semi automatic firearm.
Im not a firearms enthusiast (I do some hunting though. A hobby I picked up in Finland) but I did need to study firearms and the approaches to regulation around the world for the job I did up untill 3 years ago. It's drenched in emotional connections from both sides of the fence which is why the recommendations we put forward were for a full variety of stake holder groups be involved in the consultation process when legislating reasonable controls.
Even heads of police departments thought "AR" stood for Automatic rifle. When in fact it's the company name of "Armalite rifle". We found law enforcement were the least educated on firearms in most consultation groups. Victim groups had more knowledge. Roughly on par with sporting groups.
I regard your advice on sartorial matters most highly as you have a passionate investment in the topic. But coming from law enforcement gives you no more knowledge on firearms than you do automotive engineering. You would understand the local laws in regards to firearms ownership and motor vehicle use though.
I say all this respectfully as one gentleman to another.
The UK is, well it is what it says it is -a union. A union of countries. Living in Scotland is completely different from living in England.
Much respect and a tip of my (ahem, baseball) cap to Ash for having the courage to post this video. No doubt controversial to some of his American viewers.
As a British-born person who spent forty+ years living (for the most part happily and prosperously) in the United States, let me offer up my two cents worth of why the UK is really a fantastic place to live. In no particular order:
1) Police. The cops in the UK are, with very few exceptions, the best in world. Granted - I'm not a career criminal, drug dealer, terrorist, or sex predator. But on a day-to-day, ordinary life basis, I'd far rather deal with UK police officers than those of any other country. I suppose it's theoretically possible to be killed by the cops here. But you'd have to work very hard to make that happen. Sadly, not so true in the USA. But then they've got all those guns there. So you can sorta understand why the cops might be jumpy.
2) Affordable housing. Surprising? Maybe. Yes: House prices, especially in metro London, are very high. But the overall quality of UK houses is far superior to the flimsy crap built in many US areas. I live in a terraced house, and I never hear my neighbours. Not so true in any of the condos or apartments in the USA. Property taxes in the UK are a fraction of what they are in the US. And other carrying costs, like community charges, insurance, or home owners association fees are tiny compared to what they would be in the US. I live cheaper in a £750,000 home in Southwest England than I could in a Florida trailer park. Go figure.
3) Health insurance. As a middle-aged male, it would cost me more than $2000 a month to buy health insurance in the US. Despite not having any chronic or underlying heath issues. And even with that health insurance, it would cost me many thousands of out-of-pocket dollars to actually get any medical treatment. If I took a low-wage part-time job in the USA literally every dollar I earned would go to paying for health insurance that was worse than useless. Not true in the UK.
4) Road safety. The UK's roads are often narrow, congested, and poorly lit and maintained. Despite that, the level of fatalities and injuries per passenger mile is a fraction of what it is in the USA. Surprised me when I looked into it. All those US cops pointing radar guns at you aren't keeping you safer. But then you never really believed their b/s, did you?
5) Work/Life balance. A lot of Americans literally never take a vacation. Many of those who do, fortunately, qualify for paid vacation time don't take it. I can remember one particularly miserable job where we all pretended to keep busily working on a Christmas eve where no customers had any intention of buying the machine tools our company sold. That's not an issue in the UK. (Side note: Brits need to understand the difference between "holiday" and "vacation." Considering they invented our language, you'd think they'd understand this. But no. I'm off to hoover my rug. Doh!)
And much more. The UK Government is far from perfect. But I at least get the feeling that the Government (national, regional and local) actually cares about its population.
Things I don't like about the UK: 1) Parking. and 2) The Class System. Which still exists, and is a very real factor despite what you might have heard.
Best wishes to Ash and all my Chaps Guide friends, wherever you may be, and whatever you might wear.
Some great points there and alo made me think. I did not intend for the video to be controversial, but merely my own thoughts, but it seems that introducing the subject of firearms ownership and safety, is like throwing a bucket of petrol on a fire!
Seems like a rather rose-tinted view of the UK.
First opportunity I get, I'm out of here. (Family caring duties prevent me from doing this sooner)
Where would you go sir?
Let’s switch countries (I’m from Israel) 😉
I kind of disagree with you on this because you got to look at certain States because certain states have certain amount of crime. And states that have lenient gun restrictions have less burglaries and armed robberies less crime.. some states have more crime and heavy restriction on firearms... not very much people know every gun even ones that sold in gun shops even gun fairs has to go through the Brady Bill background check..... before you get a firearm they do a background check. I really think the ultimate issue is in our country is our mental health and regardless if we have firearms or not you're still going to have high violent crime rates regardless if you like it or not.. even pointing out the state I live in has less crime compared to London England
PS I do like your content
Here is something you will not see covered on the news in America very often. In the late seventies, the average annual salary for a household (one worker) in a unionized industry was approximately $45K. As of 2023, the average salary in the USA nationwide according to Forbes, is approximately $60K. Most families can't survive on one income so the combined median household income in 2021 (two workers) was $70K. Take a moment and ask yourself, do you believe the income of most Americans has kept up with the cost of living? The answer is No!
Like the UK, the USA has lost/surrendered jobs to other nations around the globe (especially those that do not require advanced specialty skills). Generally, if one can see a path to a better life over time, one will play along with societal rules and advance slowly HOWEVER, if at a young age you and your parent(s) know your lot in life will be a series of low paying contract jobs and scraping by, societal rules are seen as worthless (hence the frustration, anger and operating outside of the 'standard rules' of society). This is nothing new but for many the "British/American Dream" looks unattainable today resulting in increased crime, theft, and violence. My background is in international institutional investment and enterprise risk management.
@@chrispnw2547 is that $45k from the late seventies adjusted for inflation?
The average hourly wage for a union machinist (highest paid of all union trades on average) in 1980 was $13.96. This is according to historical data from the St Louis Fed. There is absolutely no way the average union worker earned a salary of $45k in the late 1970s.
@@jt1559 No, that was the annual salary in the 70s. I suspect due to inflation and other factors, the buying power pf the 1970s $45K was much stronger than it is today. This is how the general public does not realize how their standard living is slowly diminishing over time. A senior citizen can have their savings wiped out by inflation alone.
9:00 The firearms comparison is a little bit apples and oranges. The UK is about the size of one state in the US, both size-wise and population-wise. Areas like northern New England, despite having an active sporting culture and very few restrictions on gun ownership (ie., hunting, skeet, IDPA, etc.), are extremely safe with crime stats more like the UK. Studies have shown that a lot of the violent crime in the US is concentrated in the Southeast. Not to make a political argument at all, but just recognizing it can be easy to lump the US into one culture or administration -- it's hugely diverse from coast to coast and from north to south.
South East? Is Chicago in SE? Is Detroit in SE? Is St Louis in SE? Is L. A. in SE? Is Oakland in SE? Is Baltimore in SE? Is Kansas City in SE? And is NY in SE? USA cities are one of the most dangerous in the world in homicides and crime in general.
@@viclucyzia I'm referencing an article in Bloomberg titled "Is New York City More Dangerous Than Rural America?" They give stats and a breakdown by region. Some of the conclusions are suspect when you dig deeper, but the data is fascinating.
@@viclucyziaCorrect. Our “diverse” urban centers have a lot of crime in which people use firearms. Those same areas have also been under the firm control of a particular political type for the past 60 years.
It ain’t firearms that are the issue.
You surmise that the lack of gun violence is due to the absence of guns because America has many guns and lots of gun violence. But how does that explain countries that have many guns and little gun violence? (Canada, Finland, Norway etc). It's not the presence of guns alone but that and a combination of other factors in the US.
Those countries don't have near the numbers of guns as the US, also they'd have restrictions of semi-auto rifles, mag capacity etc.
Also, those countries have ethnically humogeanous populations (Scandi countries), unlike the US - a proverbial 'melting pot'.
If you read that 'constitution', it doesn't say anyone can have a firearm (that would be foolhardy) - it says: 'A well regulated militia' (people who have had training etc).
@artmallory970 Oh yes, Canada is very homogeneous 😅 Gun laws may help, but there are countries that have guns in almost every household and you don't hear about shootings...mass or otherwise.
I was also born and grew up in Wales and joined the RAF as an apprentice in 1971. However, having met and married a Canadian, I departed the UK in 1983 and moved to Canada. I remained proud of my heritage for many years but my attitude has changed over recent times to the point where wild horses couldn't now drag me back to the UK. BREXIT was the straw that broke the camel's back for me. Watching so many people being sucked in by their right-wing political leadership and the gutter press has been astounding, and my generation is amongst the worst. The jingoism based on false national pride and hatred of foreigners was disgusting and I am saddened to be watching from afar the way that the country is now on such a slippery slope, moving away from what we once believed to be good and worthwhile (the NHS, care of the underprivileged, etc). Saddest of all for me is how the older generation of "Little Englanders" was allowed to cut off so many opportunities (in Europe) from the next generation(s). I guess everyone now can be proud of their new blue UK passports.......they match my blue Canadian passport :)
Well, sorry you have such a poor view of your old country, however I’d say that your new adopted country is very much along the road to being a fascist state. I’ll stick with Britain I think.
@@scottie934 Canada, a fascist state? While I have been living here since 1983 and a proud Canadian citizen since 1987, I have clearly missed the indicators that lead you to believe that we are, "very much along the road to becoming a fascist state". I hope you realize that we are politically and geographically well separated from our cousins to the south. If not, I would be very grateful if you could fill me in with the evidence that you are witnessing from across the pond. Perhaps it is from reporting to be found in those British rags known the world over for journalistic integrity such as the Daily Mail, the Daily Express and The Telegraph.
You'll soon regret not having firearms.
Why is that?
There are plenty of countries whose citizens should feel fortunate and proud. I love my country, though I wish our “leaders” respected our sovereignty rather than allowing a perpetual invasion of unskilled, uneducated criminals who bleed the welfare state.
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"Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live." John Milton
(here in New Zealand we seldom eat out neighbors now, thankyou England)
Can I bring all my firearms?