• Awoo [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    I think it depends. Our safety nets are significantly better and our homeless problem is comparatively non-existent compared to the US homeless quantity. 500k homeless vs 5k to put it in perspective (we use the term rough sleepers for the equivalent of what america uses). The 200k homeless figure we publish includes people living in any form of temporary accomodation, including staying with friends. We have the NHS too, which while strangled and coming apart at the seams is still free at point of service and doesn’t ruin anyone’s lives for using it. Additionally you don’t have to worry about getting shot by our cops which is a slight improvement, although any protesters need to worry about them and they’re definitely the biggest rape gang in the country.

    With all that said however, working people have it rough. The quality of life for people in work is not nearly as good as america because cost of living is so high and wages are comparatively low.

    It really depends on what you’re looking at and comparing. America is more brutal to anyone that has even the slightest mishap in life whereas Britain is not. But Britain is fucking horrific to people at the low to mid income range of work. I think most people would take the security and safety of Britain over America but a lot of upper-middle to high income people would certainly prefer the latter. There’s a reason so many skilled professionals leave the country, they can get better wages elsewhere.