An article in last Sunday's Observer on British emigration to France suggested that other people's disaster moves abroad shown on reality TV shows actually make us stay put. Others bemoan the same TV shows for painting far too rosy a picture of emigration in search of a better quality of life. Do these real-life programmes represent a real-life experience? Is it all sangria and sun-shine or is it baffling bureaucracy and a long hard slog? Or is it, as Louise France's case studies indicate a bit of both?
About Brits Abroad
Published Works
- EU Enlargement Bulgaria & Romania - migration implications for the UK - an ippr FactFile
- Irregular Migration in the UK - an ippr FactFile
- 'Selecting Wisely - Making managed migration work for Britain', Laurence Cooley, Macha Farrant & Danny Sriskandarajah
- 'Beyond Black and White - Mapping new immigrant communities', Sarah Kyambi
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August 17, 2006
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Moving abroad is never going to be easy, there's all kinds of things you just don't consider, more often small things, like missing your favourite food, or just the fact that most lightswitches operate backwards.
But, you take a risk, and I really think your own attitude goes a long way in determining whether or not that risk pays off.
Posted by: chandira | August 29, 2006 at 04:05 AM