Expense

Ok...now this has been a hot topic for the best parts of the last decade or so. But unlike our US counterparts. We are mostly reserved Brits here and have (or maybe had) just let it be what it is and deal with it. So what really drives the expense...A thriving economy and a super currency?

Not to sure, maybe you can give some feedback there. Either way, in the UK you get a raw deal.

The cost of living
I think this alone is the biggest driver of the increase of UK migrants. Well lets put things into perspective. For the average UK citizen (or should i say London), One person cannot live alone affordably. I wont go into all the in betweens or i'll be here for ever. Our tag words here are tax's and fee's, and new ones seem to crop up all the time. You just need deep pockets to LIVE, not just survive. Breathing tax any one?

Product
Goods ranging from houses cars, food,computers, electronics and clothes are just way over priced in comparison to what our western neighbours pay for these things. In some cases the product is even better, such as houses and cars. In which the UK they are smaller in size. So more to pay...for less! In terms of things like clothes, we can now combat this due to the internet and e-commerce, which is constantly growing as a market. With a few clicks one can now find there way to a bargain and get it shipped over.

Driving

Driving in the UK isn't so bad. After all...there are rules and infrastructure which leads to increased safety on the roads. But the rules part is where the downfall begins. If we look at London, we will see the full scale of how 'rules' and some what 'infrastructure' make driving a misery. In the capital the roads are small and heavily congested most times of the day, which makes your journey time a nightmare. When you actually reach your destination you'll find you may not be able to park anywhere, and if so, it would only be for a few hours (so make that visit a quick one). Also run the risk of getting a parking ticket (sometimes when your legally parked). Yes...it is that bad. Then you have car tax (which has yet nothing to show on road improvement). Dare to not have it displayed, then dare to come back to no car...tow it away they will!

As you get closer you get to the heart of the city, you'll stumble upon another great service. The CONGESTION CHARGE. Yes...another cost. Wish to drive in the designated zones within a certain time period, be prepared to pay £8($16) per day. Don't pay, then get fined. After going through this one may ask him/herself...whats the point. In which some have done so and moved away.

Every country has its pros and cons on this. But i think the main con here is just money grabbing government with to many rules.

The solution
Train by day, Car by night!

TV

Ok this is pretty old news to. Yea you got the US ahead of us in terms of whats on offer, we are use to that. But you have developing nations such as India and Thailand that offer normal TV with 50+ channels (compared to our 5 channels). And we must wait another few years till this will change. As of recent the prime example of UK behind US in TV would be with the very popular TV series 'HEROES". The US has recently finished on season 2, while UK has finished on season 1 on generic TV. Thats a WHOLE season behind. But as i write this, there is a growing trend in todays digital world. A trend which relates to my first post. The Internet. Since broadband connections have been rolling out worldwide, streaming video on the internet has never been so good. The introduction of Youtube in recent years has boosted this also. But more notably important are the affect downloads are now having. You can virtually get anything you want from TV downloaded straight to your computer in the internets underworld. Which allows for people to watch TV when they want to watch TV. Not dictated by a schedule and with the adverts erased (great). So with this growing trend, maybe we in the UK arent in such a bad way. Never the less, we are still behind

The internet

Ok...its not new news that the internet in the UK is way behind in this high tech digital age. One would think that with the infrastructure as good as it is, the providers would be taking the right steps to rolling out high speed internet. Doing so would surely put us high in the world ranks of high speed internet. It may even encourage a barrage of new technological wealth within the tech industry. Or maybe not...
Unlike the US, Japan, Sweden, South Korea and even France, the UK government aren't used to big risk or rolling out new things to test on the economy. So in reality any big change will never likely happen at a light speed pace due to the backwards British way of doing things.
So from above, those are some of the countries where highspeed internet rocks and and cheaper price. But for the purpose of this blog, lets state some of the things that would change

- Faster internet
- New technology services emerging nationally (creating new job roles)
- Possibly UK's own silicon valley (although very unlikely)
more to come...