“Moving Abroad Is Definitely in My Path”: Why So Many Under-30s Are Rethinking Life in the UK

A recent survey suggests more than half of people under thirty would consider moving abroad for a new life.

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00:00I was thinking that when I graduate, I might move to Canada.

00:03And for me, I want to go abroad, but never permanently for me.

00:06I'm very happy. I like the UK, but I want that experience.

00:09But it's not driven because I don't like how things are run in the UK.

00:13It's driven more because I want to see other places.

00:15Yeah, reading abroad is something that's definitely in my path,

00:17because I go on my year abroad next year.

00:19And I think that it's a really good thing for people to kind of,

00:22not necessarily for forever, like even just for a period of time,

00:26I think it gives you like a much better perspective on the world

00:29to kind of put your own problems into perspective.

00:32And also to learn culturally, I think it kind of, you know,

00:37the world would be a much better place if we could all understand each other a bit better.

00:40I think that the UK is amazing.

00:43But I think that it's just in shambles at the moment,

00:47both in terms of the economy and just the government, you know,

00:52and both parties are kind of like not serving the people as much as they should.

00:59So, yeah.