Will the next generation be able to buy their own house?

Cakeguts

It would be interesting to know how many people still live in the town or city of village they were born in.



I don't.

MobileSaver

snowqueen555 wrote: »

Unfortunately for many people like me, moving city might as well as be moving to the moon.

Seriously?!?! What is so unique about your situation that you couldn't move to another city?

Almost everyone on these forums should be considering themselves amongst the luckiest people on the entire planet. We were born in the UK; one of the largest economies in the world with one of the lowest crime rates in the world and we were all taught from birth the global language of commerce. We have free health care and free and fair elections where anyone, whatever their humble roots, can rise to the top job of Prime Minister and run the country.

lisyloo

snowqueen555 wrote: »

Unfortunately for many people like me, moving city might as well as be moving to the moon. Hopefully I could do it sometime.

Can you tell us why?
You don’t have to give personal details but it would be really interesting to understand why.

Personally I wouldn’t move now because of elderly care responsibilities (family) but we are planning to move once we no longer have those responsibilities.

Thrugelmir

lisyloo wrote: »

Where is this?
Certainly not London, every London pub is spilled out onto the street, in fact it’s a nuisance if you need to walk past.
Some have roped off areas outside to stop their customers blocking the pavements.

At least you've got pubs. In the Shires one closes everyday. Those that remain are little more than overpriced gastro dining experiences.

Thrugelmir

Cakeguts wrote: »

It would be interesting to know how many people still live in the town or city of village they were born in.



I don't.

Nope. Work has dictated my moves.

Herzlos

Thrugelmir wrote: »

At least you've got pubs. In the Shires one closes everyday. Those that remain are little more than overpriced gastro dining experiences.

People want gastro dining over dingy pubs. Especially when someone needs to drive home afterwards.


Less and less people are drinking alcohol these days, especially without food.

lisyloo

Herzlos wrote: »

Less and less people are drinking alcohol these days, especially without food.

I’m guessing you don’t live in London.
Most people do drink without food after work, the pubs are packed. This could be connected to the fact that most people get public transport and perhaps some prefer to avoid the rush hour.
Pretty much all the pubs do food but not great food.
The pubs are standing room only, noisy and spilled out onto the streets even in bad weather so very popular.

Obviously businesses will cater to whatever is sustainable.

If there are no pubs and gastro diners then there must be a call for it.

I’m not a big drinker and hate standing up in noisy pubs where I can’t hear but it’s a big difference that you can drink in London if you want to as there are transport options.

westernpromise

boomer69 wrote: »

And why are the pubs empty by half eight ?

Because in London there are things to do besides drink, whereas oop north, there aren't.

westernpromise

lisyloo wrote: »

I said I’d find it hard to be so far from friends and family.
One said they’d had more visitors in Bali than UK.
Another Australian said - well it’s only a day away and you can go back.

Not near enough if your mother's 93 and lives on her own, and you're the only surviving child. That tethers you to half an hour away and you may need to get round there at the drop of a hat.

I strongly suspect that most of these people who decamp to Spain, Australia or wherever are enabled to do so by less selfish siblings, who are prepared to stay where they are needed.

lvader

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Nope. Work has dictated my moves.

That's sounds like flexibility on your part.