Why I Left Europe Forever

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  • @tuomaskiv
    @tuomaskiv  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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  • @buildwithbakir
    @buildwithbakir 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    I will never forget when I had some friends over, a couple of months ago, and we all were joking about how pensions will be a joke when we retire. Everyone agreed. Everyone accepted it as a fact. Everyone laughed about it. Nobody seemed worried about it.

    • @tuomaskiv
      @tuomaskiv  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Damn, crazy

  • @Quaristice
    @Quaristice 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Hi Tuomas. It’s so refreshing to see your videos, as very few people (online anyway) tend to share our love of dynamic and exciting cities that look to the future. I’m from Dublin and find Europe so sclerotic. I’ve lived in Bangkok and Astana and will move to Doha soon. Hope to get over to Dubai for a visit this year. Keep the good content up!

    • @tuomaskiv
      @tuomaskiv  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for sharing!

  • @mexicounexplained
    @mexicounexplained 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    This was great. Why? You were honest and very even-handed in your analysis. I am old enough to be your dad, and what you are saying about "growth mindedness" being behind your move (among other things) may seem like it would appeal to the younger crowd, but here I am in my mid-50s agreeing with you 100%. I am in southern California. I moved here when I was younger because I thought it was a dynamic place with perfect weather and has always had an mythical aura about it in American culture. This place has changed A LOT over the course of my adult life. There is no more "California Dreamin'" and the "Blonde Surfer Boy" went extinct around the year 2005. I think within a few months I will be in a position to relocate. You have given me a lot of food for thought across your videos, so for that I thank you very much.

    • @tuomaskiv
      @tuomaskiv  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Happy to hear I could help. Yeah I grew up dreaming of California but I have realized that is no longer the promised land. Hope it gets back up although it will get worse before it gets better.

    • @oujisanhikari18
      @oujisanhikari18 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      blonde surfer boy went Extinct? how is that an issue?

    • @EricPetersen2922
      @EricPetersen2922 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’m 57 and live in Ca for another month. I’m from here.
      He’s exactly right about the conditions here now. I’m leaving and never looking back.

    • @BorisBoris-sl1sf
      @BorisBoris-sl1sf หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@EricPetersen2922 What's changed is that you got older, you can see the end of your life and you have become pessimistic. It's a defense mechanism...damn the future. But the young people are having as great a time as always.

  • @masbahuddin5054
    @masbahuddin5054 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Last month i paid 63% tax here in Denmark. I am thinking about moving out by the end of this year. You just work hard and live a normal life, that's the role here

    • @tuomaskiv
      @tuomaskiv  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🤯🤯

  • @hannesschmid943
    @hannesschmid943 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    You're speaking my mind🙄👍
    I'm gonna join you in Dubai☀️

  • @alifnomad3223
    @alifnomad3223 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    1- Income tax: The first instance of income tax in Britain was during King Richard, who needed to raise money to fund first Crusade :)
    2- EU culture of risk averse: Well America makes innovation and EU just regulate and tax American tech companies to generate revenue. Works well. Squeeze money from American innovation as much as possible. There's a video from Eric Schmidt that talks about it.

    • @Jewzi123
      @Jewzi123 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Europe is innovative not long ago it was richer then the US but because the US is a large country with high resources they funded technology with investors assisting startups although most fail .

  • @patriciabonaldy9624
    @patriciabonaldy9624 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Wait, wait, wait, I came from a poor country, and I emigrated to Europe, working as a software developer, the half of my salary goes directly to pay taxes, not all people from poor country are a weight.

    • @mrzeus9411
      @mrzeus9411 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't think you get why people are leaving, lol + paying more taxes is NOT a virtue, in fact, it's destructive, as that money is used against people like Tuomas and like minded people to suppress out of line people (i.e. force everyone to be equal to how the regime wants it, aka socialism/communism/marxism in practise). Money is just a tool to buy freedom. Unfortunately, most people are just soulless meatgrinders in the matrix, willfully so to have security over freedom, but without freedom, there is no point in life. In Europe, there is no place for ambitious people, as the EU(SSR) is far left. You will own nothing and be happy, enjoy your stay. I personally know a lot of people and friends who moved out of are in the process of doing so. Europe is finished, always been pretty since shit Roman empire.

    • @patriciabonaldy9624
      @patriciabonaldy9624 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@@mrzeus9411 don't get me wrong, I'm not against his videos and opinions, it's totally true, Europeans have received people who don't work and pay taxes.
      My comment is because he said the person from poor countries doesn't support the economy and it's not totally true, as me, there are a bunch of professionals from poor third countries working and playing high taxes
      And btw I don't suppose communism and Marxism-Leninism ideas.

    • @mrzeus9411
      @mrzeus9411 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@patriciabonaldy9624 Yeah, I agree with you, they do support the economy if they work, but the problem lies deeper that most people do not even know, as politics is involved here. For instance here in NL, gov enforces bigger corps and even SMB with over several employees, by law, to hire by quota, not by skill. Enforced equality through outcome, which is socialism. A lot of people are not hired because of skill, but because of race, religion, sex, etc. Because of this, products and services degrade, while cost is higher to meet standards, which is also heavily regulated. Because of this, a lot of native people look down on immigrants who DO actually work, but "steal" their job (especially if they don't even speak the language, like in supermarkets you regularly find them, you ask question, but they don't understand you, at all) and the irony is, it's usually the leftists who caused this and complain the most.
      Immigrants who come here think of north western europe as some kind of utopian place, especially from 3rd world, as they see all the propaganda online. The reality hits them hard when they actually live here for several months, even when those people get way more benefits and free money than natives do, it still is not enough. Society becomes fractured, this is also a big part people not feeling at home anymore, this, ironically, ALSO includes the immigrants themselves. I know quite some immigrants, from several years to decades living and having worked here and all say how this country is far left and going towards communism, people from ex communist countries and they all going to move back to home (outside of EU). But yes, you will see over time how bad Europe really is. It was wonderful before 911, the welfare state was here one of the best in the world, which is being completely destroyed. That's why the borders are open. You really think they open the borders when this place was so rich? Try to emigrate to the US and see how hard it actually is. The same job I can do there pays 4x as much net as here, while everything is cheaper there than here. Being self employed makes way way more than is possible here in NL with ridiculous taxes, they don't want people like Tuomas. Also, people here are envious of people with having more, so this place becomes toxic as well. There are too many reasons why almost every entrepreneur here sees no future. Sure, if you got nothing and are willing to wageslave for very little, then Europe is the place to go. Increasing poverty, crimes, corruption, distrust in gov and people amongst each other, higher taxes, more regulations whilst gaining less freedom (inc. violations of basic human rights), less quality in products and services, break down of history and culture, mass surveiilance and a much worse mental health that will affect your physical health later on. People always say how good the public healthcare here is, which is a joke when you're on a 12 month waiting list vs being helped the same in a private clinique.
      But if you're happy, I'm happy for you. It's too bad that you didn't come earlier before 2000, life was really good here. Sure, there are far worse places still, but I rather live in a country that is expanding rather than shrinking. It's such a drain on your psyche getting bombarded with things going worse each day, for years and how Europe is taken over by the EU, WEF and UN, people have no idea. Just look at the subsidies local govs receive on their own official website, in case you think I'm joking. It will only get worse, until you remember this conversation with me, that this guy was actually right, lol. I don't want to make you miserable, just telling you how I and many people see it, thing is, most people will never tell you, because they're very reserved here. But make money, which is still possible to do here and have an exit plan, this will bring you much further in life than staying here when they take it all away from you. I hope this helps and enjoy it here while it still lasts, times going to be tough.

  • @gabrielalmeida6085
    @gabrielalmeida6085 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    After moving to Barcelona for 5 months, I am already planning to leave it, great place, but Europe won't be any good in the future

  • @djdacdb
    @djdacdb หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    If quality of life is so good in Europe and US why so many people is taking anti-depressing medecine is another question, i realize Sweden and EU/US was doomed around 2018 and here the list a based it on then at that time:
    -Immigration volume will make everyone more poor and un-safe, hard/expensive to find a decent place to live and no jobs or low salory.
    -Enviromental madness, high taxes on things that don´t help, forcing in electrical cars and removing nuclear power over big parts of EU will make energy very expensive (and everything we buy)
    -Development goes backwards, nothing new is really happening and there is no future to look forward to for the younger generation, new housing that are built are for immegrants or the rich.

  • @Alex-wy4un
    @Alex-wy4un 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I come from Paris and now live in London. I share your analysis. What about the USA? I'm also thinking of leaving Europe and have always dreamed of the USA. Is the US still competitive with places like Dubai ? (I'm not setting up a business, I'm a young graduate from a top tier European university who wants to work in tech)?

    • @tuomaskiv
      @tuomaskiv  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      If you want to work in tech then USA is 100% the best choice (if you can somehow get a work visa there)
      Dubai is optimal for online entrepreneurs and/or banking, real estate, consulting and a few other industries. Not there yet for tech.

  • @adammr7097
    @adammr7097 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You fixed your posters above your bed, nice!

  • @bh1661
    @bh1661 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Do you recommend for a digital nomad from a 3rd world country to settle in Europe (Germany) for a while to get a strong passport, or move to Dubai or south east Asia were you can't really naturalize but will have a better network as an entrepreneur & an overall better environment to grow your business ?

    • @tuomaskiv
      @tuomaskiv  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Depends on how important that passport would be for you, hard to say

    • @zaidzahid6409
      @zaidzahid6409 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well in the gulf, western passports command higher salaries.

  • @javierp8838
    @javierp8838 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Ex-londoner here. Absolutely decline city and west Europe in decadence.

    • @wdevil1280
      @wdevil1280 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      London looks more middle eastern now than Dubai LOL

    • @Jewzi123
      @Jewzi123 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Europe used to be richer then the US not long ago but the wealth has shifted to the US due to technology ,,, many educated and innovative Europeans and non Europeans immigrate to the us which further undermines Europe ( western Europe is richer then most of the world but it has declined in comparison to the US , many Americans are also illegally immigrating to Mexico bc of the high cost of living in us .

  • @lukesilvamusic
    @lukesilvamusic 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Factssss

  • @Kevin.S.Birdwell
    @Kevin.S.Birdwell 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can I share your video (this) on my Facebook page?

  • @chillout914
    @chillout914 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I like your mindset , most of employees now are bankrupted in Europe with taxes of 50% to give them to drug addicts and gangs

  • @spartanrolv4553
    @spartanrolv4553 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You're damned so right !

  • @fftktextilienug8855
    @fftktextilienug8855 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    100% true, I lived in Russia before the war as a German . less taxes , better bunsiness mentality

  • @withpikachu2402
    @withpikachu2402 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Northern Europe has cleanest air. I don't think Dubai air is so clean. Regulation also work both ways: once you run a business in Europe you can block others from threatening your market share. Not many people will want to overcome regulatory hurdles.

    • @tuomaskiv
      @tuomaskiv  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      If slightly cleaner air is worth 50% tax + cold shitty weather to you then fair enough, each to their own

    • @pickywolf2728
      @pickywolf2728 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tuomaskivHe probably loves cold 🥶

  • @BODGE71
    @BODGE71 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What about your health? Isn't the air quality supposed to be very bad indoors and outdoors?

  • @xxxs8309
    @xxxs8309 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    50pct is absolutely crazy

  • @MersageSW
    @MersageSW 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for sharing. Do you do Q&As?

    • @tuomaskiv
      @tuomaskiv  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I will do at some point!

  • @HyggeJourney
    @HyggeJourney 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Very true! There is a lot of red tape.
    I think even more so, if you have a small business with €3-4M revenue... Tons of expenses, employees etc... And you manage to get lets say €2-300k profit...
    Then step one... Handover 25% in company tax... I can't even reinvest the full amount in the following accounting year within the company.
    It's insane... Dubai with the 9% tax is also making this mistake... But at least compensating with no income tax...
    But that is the initial way to stop growth of companies... That's why a LLC in Delaware for an example is so popular for foreigners. As you don't have company tax as such - it's first taxed at distribution.
    I think Estonia has something similar.

    • @tuomaskiv
      @tuomaskiv  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      With a US LLC you have to pay tax on the profits wherever you run that company from - for eg, you can't escape UAE corporate tax with a US LLC
      Other than that agree, although 9% tax is tiny compared to everything you have in most other places

    • @HyggeJourney
      @HyggeJourney 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​ @tuomaskiv Now it's coming into tax advice which is not a category I'm going into...
      But let's say you founder Amazing Software LLC... You may even own this personally.
      You may have a Freezone company in UAE that you just invoice for your role in the US LLC. And only drag out the money you need.
      US LLC gives you better payment infrastructure to charge credit cards yet - you decide to keep your taxation minimal.
      You can still do quite a lot within fair pricing regulations as a small shop...
      If you are trying to built a number of software businesses at the same time this can be beneficial...
      But hey... All your videos seem to work.. Think we are heading to join you in a few weeks ;-)

    • @tuomaskiv
      @tuomaskiv  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes that is the exact structure I have - US LLC owned by UAE holding corp to get better payment processing via the LLC.
      But the profits of that structure are taxable in the UAE (unless you claim small business releif which you can if you make less than 3mm aed)
      US LLC is a pass-theough entity which means all its profits are automatically passed through to the owner - not possible to defer tax with it. And the US LLC is resident in the UAE if you run it from there.
      Point is that the LLC will not allow you to avoid UAE corp tax

    • @HyggeJourney
      @HyggeJourney 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tuomaskiv If you owned the US LLC personally, you can decide not to pay tax of it... And then expense it to the UAE corp...
      But you are right if you are UAE company owns your US LLC.

    • @tuomaskiv
      @tuomaskiv  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No you can’t, it pays tax wherever it is resident

  • @unitedbolts8053
    @unitedbolts8053 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The business risk in Europe is too high. Government keeps your low liquidity due high taxes, leaving no space for innovation investment and errors on business

  • @atlantidaunderground
    @atlantidaunderground 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I hate Europe too.... (I'm from South-Eastern Europe and lived in the UK, also traveled around Europe). If I could move to Asia or the USA would be amazing... the other thing is that when you say Europe everyone only thinks about the rich North-Western part of the continent and not about the East (Balkan, Baltic, etc) or South even which are the poorer and more "unsuccessful" parts of Europe that no one cares about... not to mention the fascist, nationalist and racist attitudes that western europeans have.

    • @avengemybreath3084
      @avengemybreath3084 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Western Europe isn’t progressive enough for you?

  • @EricPetersen2922
    @EricPetersen2922 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Pessimistic? lol no I’m rich and happy! I’m moving to Dubai to make $ enjoy life. I spend 50% of my time traveling. I made a ton of money back in the 2000’s and have pretty much been chillin since. I’m tired of America and the nonsense here. 😊

  • @Johnathanwillams76
    @Johnathanwillams76 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What’s the dating scene out their like especially for a younger guy I could be wrong but I imagine for guys it’s quite a struggle

    • @tuomaskiv
      @tuomaskiv  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In Dubai? Yes it’s harder, but doable.

    • @oujisanhikari18
      @oujisanhikari18 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      the gender disparity is insane. so mush more men than women.. very artifical and unnatural, cuz of many foreign male workers

    • @gabrielalmeida6085
      @gabrielalmeida6085 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tuomaskiv why is it hard?

    • @Jewzi123
      @Jewzi123 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The number of men outnumber the number of women ,,, thus its best to find a partner in Europe and move over to Dubai .

  • @dzllz
    @dzllz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    You’re a smart guy, great arguments. Europe is crumbling due to mass migration and many other reasons

    • @Jewzi123
      @Jewzi123 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      no , Europe is richer then most countries , what has happen is the wealth is shifting from Europe to the US due to technology ,,, Europe not so long ago was richer then US now the US is richer and they large number of immigrants both high skilled and low skilled ,,, many innovative and educated Europeans and non Europeans are immigrating to the US which further harms Europe prospects .

    • @Jewzi123
      @Jewzi123 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      he maybe smart but you are not , sorry ,,, he is making a case to lower taxes ,,, and misleadingly attributing it to immigration , while ignoring the low birth rate that forces the government to raise tax ,,, furthermore Europe and western countries need immigration ,,, a major issue of decline in Europe is the US technology advances over Europe most of the large companies in the world are US ,,, the US is attracting innovative and educated Europeans harming Europe even more ,,, this why European leaders in France and Germany want a united Europe state to be able to compete France blames the US for harming the fortunes of Europe

    • @avengemybreath3084
      @avengemybreath3084 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Jewzi123the last time Europe was richer than the US was before wwii

  • @jerryn9690
    @jerryn9690 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Will you renounce your citizenship?

    • @tuomaskiv
      @tuomaskiv  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Nah, not unless there are signs that Finland will adopt some crazy policies - but I will keep my eye out for plan Bs

    • @jerryn9690
      @jerryn9690 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@tuomaskiv you may as well give it up 😄

    • @avengemybreath3084
      @avengemybreath3084 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Keep it. You may decide to return once you’re older and have achieved your business ambitions.

  • @jebeno321
    @jebeno321 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is the minimum budget/salary for somebody from western Europe to relocate there? I would say not less than a salary of 8k gross per month. Which is an insanely high salary if you ask me.
    This is why people don't move there, it's just not possible to go there on a good salary, let alone an average one of typically 2-4k in western Europe. For that salary, you get at least 1-2k per month if you lose your job here. If you lose your job in Dubai.. Then good luck with staying there legally. Within 6 months, an average employee will come back to Europe without savings and rely on parents or family... If you don't have that, then you're homeless basically. This is still a good scenario though because it's better than becoming homeless in Dubai - it's illegal and you will land in prison, getting whipped and lashed on a daily basis for looking the guards in the eye.. Or am I mistaken?
    It can happen fast.

    • @tuomaskiv
      @tuomaskiv  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      1) I am not taling about the average person, I am (mainly) talking about a successful person who isn’t working a 9-5
      2) no you will not go to prison 🤣🤣, you just have to leave the country.

    • @jebeno321
      @jebeno321 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@tuomaskiv Successful meaning having your own company and making/getting at least 5 figures monthly somehow..
      So step 1) Become millionaire
      Step 2) Move there
      Not the other way around! :)

    • @MoAdan28
      @MoAdan28 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You only have to own your online business or remote jobs to move there as working in dubai requires a qualifcation or something else to hire you to work in dubai. So, it can be both of things and save up and move there via all the regulations and loopholes to get out of the country where you at.

  • @brendanscully5787
    @brendanscully5787 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Correct.....

  • @fabiorobertoferreira978
    @fabiorobertoferreira978 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You don't saw Brazil man, high taxes and poor return, very sad!!!

  • @oujisanhikari18
    @oujisanhikari18 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    interesting video, the whole define quality of life exercise is interesting I'll definitely give it a try, I guess different things are not for everyone, speaking as a guy who grew up in ksa where there's no freedom, and religious morality shoved down your face. I don't think I wanna live in any Islamic nations.. I love Western morality resonates more with me.

    • @f-zeroracer9767
      @f-zeroracer9767 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      try Indonesia, it's a mix of religious morality, with a lil bit of western freedom. just live in Jakarta or Bali. religious morality is on the table but not shoved down to your throat. A lot of bars and night club and so did a lot of mosque, churches, and temple.

  • @MARA_O1
    @MARA_O1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤❤❤

  • @Paul2377
    @Paul2377 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Makes sense to me. Different people have different priorities, wants and needs. As long as you think about where you live and if it's suitable for you then that's the main thing. Personally I'm gay so I would always prefer Europe over Dubai, considering I would be put in jail in the latter just for falling in love. :)

    • @tuomaskiv
      @tuomaskiv  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed.
      (Btw you would not be put to jail for that lol, this is yet another misconception)

    • @Paul2377
      @Paul2377 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@tuomaskivBut it’s illegal there, which is a massive curtailment of liberty.

    • @D3MANE
      @D3MANE 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good

    • @Paul2377
      @Paul2377 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@D3MANEGood you’re there away from me. 😂

    • @tuomaskiv
      @tuomaskiv  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's not illegal there. Misconception.

  • @FoxAlphaa
    @FoxAlphaa 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    EU is lost.

    • @MikeO8585
      @MikeO8585 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Done on purpose

  • @hv6411
    @hv6411 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    💯

  • @S41GON
    @S41GON 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    1st world is overrated and getting margin called, second world is where it's at.

    • @kingsleyokike97
      @kingsleyokike97 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So south africa and china and Brazil?

    • @99994139
      @99994139 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Exactly , I live in a Gulf country in Middle East .. better than Europe