Absolutely. I work several months out of the year in the UK, and over the past 5 years, so many young Britons have been emigrating that now, I’d say at least 70% of the professionals I meet want out ASAP, never to return. Most folks I met in the pubs had a language book or tapes out to brush up on their Spanish or German, with plans to emigrate in a year or two to somewhere like Spain, Germany or some nice South American country.

Sad thing is, if anything the US/UK, New Zealand are even worse than this. The political correctness around here, crowding, gloom, overriding sense of failure is just stifling. What an utter disaster Britain has become.

You’re still considered a teenager in Britain at the age of 24?

Aren’t you, maybe, supposed to have some personal responsabilities by then, or something?

Also, check what “economically inactive” means in the Daily Mail article. Three-fourths of such people are stay-at-home mothers, caregivers to ill relatives, the long-term and short-term disabled, and students. I maintain that the mothers, the caregivers and the students are all maintaining and investing in human capital, and that the UK government statistics are pretty much correct.

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