Norway here! Moved there because of work. Was in France for 5 years and I miss it so much. Now its the pandemic/ working from home, I miss home ( Nigeria). Praying for our country to get better... there is no place like home
Norway is too cold, i don't like cold weather... That's true UK is an Island, i even that if there are beaches in that UK. Uk don't have good weather, I will not like to move there, i might move to the south of France...
I was born in Spain, my parents are from Equatorial Guinea. I left Spain when I was 24 to come to live in the UK and I'm married to a Nigerian and I have young children who love Spain. To be honest, I love Spain but there are not even a quarter of the opportunities for us Africans there as there are in the UK. I experienced racism all my life, bear in mind that I was born there so no foreign accent or funny business. I was never considered Spanish. When I finish my studies I NEVER got a job that wasn't in a club or pub. No shops or other business would employ me once they saw my photo in my CV (Yes! You must add a photo). Nowadays, I only go there on holidays to enjoy the weather and the food. I might go back there to retire with my money coming from the UK though.
I recommend to stay away from a country that hurt you so much. Instead of going in a holiday to Spain, you should go to the U.S.A. I highly encourage you to visit the South, you will feel at home.
These comparison videos are always difficult because whatever opinion you express, they will be based on your personal experience and everybody’s experience is different. Outside my birth country, UK is the only other country I have lived in and I’ve never really felt the need to move out of the UK. Home is where your heart is indeed and UK is my home
Aunty Flo, thanks for making this enlightening video. I enjoyed watching it. I’ve lived 11 years in the UK and I’m a practicing medical doctor here. I have studied here, married here and worked here, So I have a bit of knowledge of different aspects of the Uk. I would agree with the points about the weather and that it’s not as “touristy” if you’re not visiting London. I would also agree that Spanish people are more friendly, warmer and more bubbly than the UK. But...a few things to add from my limited experience. The UK is really more than London. London is quite expensive, in terms of cost of living and accommodation - I agree. But this is Just like say Madrid or any other capital city in Europe. There’s lots of other cities beyond London or cities close to London, which are brilliant to live with reasonable cost. I would also argue that the NHS has one of the best Health care systems in the world. I have been to a Spanish hospital whilst on holiday and I didn’t think there was any great difference to the system, however I was a tourist so I suppose that means I can’t fully comment on the usual system. I think the health care resources a GP surgery has access to here is dependent on the population in that area (ie older people, children, more disabled, more chronic health problems etc). I am a hospital doctor, and I still maintain that the health care system is top notch. I think we can’t really generalise the whole UK based on a few cities in the country.
Good to hear that the hospitals are top notch from someone who works there. Everything I said in this video is based on my experience not hearsay and I did issue a disclaimer that I did not use the health service that much. This is my experience as a patient and this perspective is very important too because we are the receivers of the service a.k.a the customers. And I did not generalize. It's impossible for me to sample every location in a country before sharing my experience. 😂 Experiences will always be based on where the person lived.
@@livinghealthierandhappier Why are you taking it personal? the video was met to educate people objectively. watch the video ones again so u understand more
@@toppygeorge1346 well that is what i perceive. The problem people have with the presentation is that, Uk lovers dont want to hear anything negative about UK. I think people need to be matured to engage in debate , before they come online. At the moment am not seeing that maturity.
Spain has a Relax way of life. Here we are competing for who can do 80hrs a week and eventually tax and bills will take the money back. The system is a trap. Running on the spot
💠I’ve lived in the US for more than 30 years. NY to be exact. I love it here, so many opportunities the sky is the limit. I was born in Jamaica I love my country. But there’s no going back most of my family and friends have migrated. It’s not the same when I go back. NY is expensive but I make good money so I can afford to live here and live well. I work hard and play hard. I try to keep things balance. Thanks for sharing your experience. As my grandmother would say “life is what you make it”💠
Thank you my sister! I will for ever missed Spain but am working towards my retirement, although my Spanish family's and friends still in contact. My son to him Spain is his country he travel to Spain in his least chance. I really enjoyed my years in Spain even friends ask why are you here and I said to them I asked myself the same. Spanish people are very lovely and welcoming, Scotland people are lovely people too. Talking about food like fresh fish and veggies with €5 you can cook.
Really, sis pls tell me more about Scotland. Hopping to relocate to Scotland by 2022. But I'm afraid of so many things. I currently live in Finland with my family. But I'm thinking that live may be too expensive over there. I really need a close contact from that Scotland because I have so many unanswered questions.
I truly loved it when I lived in Spain. I live in the UK now and I still reminisce about my stay in Spain.. The only thing I still can't fathom is that lunch close-down hour..kai it was frustrating for me then oh.. Still the best place I've lived in sha.
Spain is a great country. Their laid-back times peeved me, eh! 😂 I have finally gotten used to their siesta times. I just wish the corner shops will start opening at 9am too.
Flo we have mixer tape in some home in the UK. I Only see Spain as a holiday destination, I personally know a lot of people that left the likes of Spain, Greece, Italy to come to the UK because of lack of opportunities and better education for themselves and their children.
I think i will agree with your choice dear aunt flo, UK is super cold for someone like. I love Spain weather from what you explained so far, i never been to Spain maybe in the future but i think I'm already in love the beauty and with everything abut Spain from this video. ❤
You are very correct about the Spanish people. I lived in Colombia before I moved to US. I loved colombia. They are all same, very family oriented, loving people, food so cheap and lifestyle na no stress. They don't joke with their family vacations. I was a teacher there and my salary was more than enough for me.
I have heard how warm Spanish people are before and this your video confirmed it. I live in Canada and they are are also warm people here even though it's a multicultural society with very diverse people, your description of Spain matched Canada a lot. I agree with your description of UK too, I can only visit and leave. I will really plan our next vacation to be in Spain cos my husband likes Spain a lot and I will really love to visit too.
You and your husband will llove Spain. ❤️ For me too, London is a great tourist destination and I would happily visit during those 3 days of summer. My kids nearly cried when we visited London. The drizzle shook them. "They don't even have summer hereeee." 😂😭
There is a tendency to fall in love with the first country where you land. In terms of opportunities UK and US are great, especially if you want your own business.
I live in the UK. I love the fact that I can communicate in English. The education system is also good. I hate the immigration system which is too complicated. I will like to visit Spain soon.
I lived in Spain for twenty years on the Mediterranean coast. I love Spain. Very special to my heart. Hablo español y mis hijos también. Me encanta de mi corazón. I love the sunshine and the sea.
I live in Germany and have been to the UK twice. I think in Germany the Infrastructure, healthcare system and weather, is far better off than in the UK. Also school is tuition-free for both international and national students. The downside is their strict rules, learning a new language, workaholics and high racism in Germany.
Germany is the strongest economy in Europe so I don't expect anything less from them when it comes to infrastructure. 👍 That their tuition-free university is top notch. They are really trying for international students. Yes, I heard the r*cism is bad. Sad.
I live in Germany and have visited the Uk . In my opinion you can’t compare Germany to Uk , Germany wins hands down. The quality of life here is second to none, however language barrier is the only problem I see not racism. Uk is constitutionally racist but a lot of people don’t know.
@@ogehnwaogidi2138 they don't know this because of the sheer number of blacks in the UK today. They outnumber the whites so even if whites hate blacks, you can't discriminate against them like that. But racism is still there. They should go back to the early days when blacks first started migrating to the UK and they will know that continental European countries of today are saints.
@@FloChinyere you are right, because of majority of blacks there racism is overlooked. Like I said quality of life in the Uk cannot be compared with the likes of Germany . I will admit that our problem as Nigerians is the ‘Language’ , racism is overrated in Germany and Spain .
Food is not expensive here in the Uk. The only things expensive are mainly accommodation and transport. I don't agree with the separate hot and cold water. Where I live in London the hot water and cold water are not separate, it's the same as Spain , but I agree with the rest of your reasons. I live in the UK currently, I don't really love it but I'm satisfied with it lol . if I was to choose, I would live in France Love from London
I really enjoyed this gist, thank you for sharing. Great to learn more about living in Spain. I have only visited but the energy was super amazing and I loved it. Barcelona is among my top favourite cities. I have also lived in the UK (London) and I did NOT love it. Though there are jobs, you spend it back into the system. It’s a rat race but it’s beautiful and so much fun things to do (expensive fun though). Housing is super pricey for a tiny room and transport is so expensive, weather is also a bummer. I wish I could live in the US
Married with Spanish but just go there for holidays, life is very expensive especially in the city,eg rent ,hospitals etc,but they have the best hospitals
my dream countries are SPAIN/ITALY/MEXICO. i am honestly looking for a way to move there..i love there men vey much too lol..hoping to marry one in the future....but i guess uk isn't bad either
I live in Germany and I love here so much because everything is highly organised with laws guiding everything. We also have four weather's,::: Winter,Frühling, Sommer, Herbst. "Alles in Ordnung "
God bless you richly for this video my sister, everything you said is true nothing but the true, my sister in-law told me everything that you said in this video, i hardly believe her because I wanted to move to UK, she told me I'm talking with my experience in UK, she was in Belgium for 14 yrs before she relocate to UK since 7yrs, she regret every bit of it, thanks so much for this video is just the bitter truth.
My tap have a mixer head here in UK. I have live in Spain and now in UK, I will say I prefer Spain due to the neatness and clean environment but apart from that it is uk for me. REASONS 1. Here in UK my kids study in English instead of the local pais vasco language that they teach kids in bilbao. 2. I and my husband have a better pay Job here 3. I am studying as a nurse here in UK which I never had the opportunity in spain But all the same Spain is my first love and my home 4. Manchester UK weather is better than Bilbao Spain weather because it is freezing cold in bilbao that you can't use your keys to open the door. When it rains in Manchester you can walk without getting soak but bilbao 5mins you are totally wet.
Well based on my own experience as someone that has lived in both countries, UK. is far better than Spain in all ratification. I have four kids, two in Spain and the other two in UK. Spain has cold weather too even during their summer, you can't breathe or sleep at night because of hot weather even during their spring too when they have this dangerous windy that will keep one on the floor or carry your pushchair and your baby if time is not taking. They are beautiful in their own ways.
From what you said, Italy and Spain are very similar.. Only the Languages which sound alike too. Here too they put mouth in your matter oh, eg how old are you, where are you from, my daughter's hair?? etc Weather..... Predictable to a large extent.. All four seasons are regular and you are sure of what to expect. Security..Top Notch Job opportunities.. No No no Language..👩🦯👩🦯👩🦯🙄🙄 Health care... Superb School... Great, though I'm not involved as I would have loved to Distance ~closer home, you can start your journey in the morning and arrive United Africa same day. But there are other culture shocks I'll like to talk about. I'll make a video on this
Italo and Spain are siblings. Wetin the language do you? 😂 It sounds as romantic as Spanish, doesn't it? It's just that it's spoken in only one country. Oh, culture shock full ground. Waiting for your video.
Thank you very much madam, but so many people don't want to hear or say the truth, spain 🇪🇸 is the one of the best country in all Europe, stanley from Barcelona spain 🇪🇸
You are glowing sis! You are such a beautiful story teller. Spanish people like enjoyment so much, that is why some of them are so lazy..Additional language for me too but affecting my English seriously. There are no varieties of work for mothers in Spain and you hardly see blacks employed in some sectors of work unlike UK... Spain fine sha😄
It is true, that it is difficult to see blacks in some sectors, that has an explanation and it is not because of racism as some think, blacks never stayed in Spain as a final destination until 2003/5, Spain was always a gateway to Europe and their final destination was France or England especially,in those times i remember being the only black in my class. In those positions you need a title and Spanish nationality, to work in any government position, and even so, you will have to compete to obtain the position, not only is it enough to have the title.
Flo I was working in Denmark from Nigeria for some time, then came to Spain to visit my hubby who was already living here, since we've been married for some years without kids then, I left my job and started living with my hubby here. I love the weather here, then the cost of living here in Mallorca is very expensive and here in Spain, they also practices hidden racism in Spain. There are no much jobs opportunities here in Spain, which i don't like. They care more for the environment more in Spain than human beings. I work in the tourism sector here, and for some years now, that sector has paralysed because of covid.
I can imagine how hard the transition must be for you. I'm sure I would have had the same story to tell if I've had to rely on employment in Spain because they don't recognize our qualifications here. COVID hit tourism the hardest all over the world and for a country that relies so much on tourism, it's bad. Hopefully with the vaccines, we are coming back to normal life. I hope and pray this summer and going forward will be better for you. 🙏 Good luck.
You were in the best part of France 🇫🇷 ..quality of life in Spain and France way better than the UK though UK has jobs. Its raining and cold as you speak and miserable in the UK in summer .
Hey! Nice video Im a British Nigerian/Jamacain girl and I lived in Spain for almost two years. I won't lie a lot of what you said hurt a little because I am British and love my country but I'll be objective. I think Spain is much cheaper obviously, and you do get a lot for very little, in fact 400 pounds for a studio flat in London sounds incredibly cheap, most are like £1000 pounds. Also you are more likely to get much better weather, nicer living, scenery etc. Having said that. I honestly did not experience these really nice warm Spaniards you have mentioned. I also did not experience racism except for people assuming I work at markets and those bazaar shops and asking me for assistance. In England we're pretty insecure and don't like to bother people but if you approach us we will be smiley and friendly. In Spain, people would just bump into me and completely ignore me and not even apologise. Also the service staff at shops and banks are so rude and harsh with you and when you do your shopping they don't wait for you to collect your things they just start scanning the next customers items which can make you feel rushed, but I understand that is not a personal thing. Speaking of Banks, the service is SOOO slow and again they are just not friendly, many people in those jobs seem to think they are like gods or something. I was not used to the slow paced life at all coming from London. It was so inconvenient with all the shops closing in the middle of the day. I worked as an English teacher and so my experience is that the Spanish youth are overworked and they are just taught to memorise information but not truly take it in. Many of my students did not care about my lessons because they had so much on their plate with their studies, but having a level of English is mandatory for most jobs. Also so many of them are struggling to find work in their field and many are on really bad contracts and have no job security. In the UK there are so many entries into work, and ways to help people find work even if you don't have a degree you can work your way up but in Spain if you don't have a degree you have no chance. I also did not like the processes of many things, Spanish websites are so old and slow and god forbid you should need a Spanish criminal record certificate from another country! I needed one and it was near impossible, the Spanish consulate in London don't care and don't bother to help or have up to date information. So make sure you get it whilst you're in the country! The GPs are pretty standard in the UK, but not perfect by any means, and I did not use the doctors in Spain because I was a bit afraid, since my spanish at the time was not so good and I always felt like I was just wasting their time. You may not have felt there was racism but ask many latinos and you may hear a different story of their experience. Many of my students would freely make fun of Latin American people and say their spanish was not real spanish Overall the people I spent more time with were very nice and friendly and I think most people everywhere are if you take the time to get to know them. I agree it was soo safe in Spain! I loved that, but maybe it's because im a Londoner but I have never experienced any crime in London and don't feel the fear that the news makes London out to be some dangerous place. Also in Spain the young people drink twice as much as Brits and they never fight or go crazy, but in the UK the young British just can't control themselves and become like animals! In Spain they did have loads of holidays which was amazing, they had a holiday for everything and I loved el Puente!! I Love tapas culture and my cheap 2 bed apartment. In England life is really too fast paced, so much stress and maybe one day I would like to move to the Mediterranean or something but to be honest no where in the world is perfect so you have to make the best of what you got Besos desde Londres y tus hijos son muy monos xxx
Muchas gracias bluemoon por esto comentario y las parablas tan majas! You captured everything. O yes, nowhere is perfect and in this series, I have a video about what I miss about the UK and another about what I don't like about Spain coming up. I want to answer all these questions about where I live and where I have lived with these series of videos. That's what I meant when I said that the kids here are generally well brought up. They usually find a park and do their botellones in peace and would not bother anyone. I really admire the way most of their kids behave and I do adopt some of their parenting skills. I also noticed that the UK kids' heads cannot resistir altos niveles de alcohol. They drink 2 bottles and they are already off the chains. jajaja If you ask some blacks here, they will tell you that Spaniards are good to them, that it's South Americans that are racist towards them in their places of work. But really I was sharing my own experience and a few of my husband's. I guess the crime as portrayed in the news got to me in the UK because I just arrived, I was temporarily stationed in a small town with dark and lonely streets and my friends that already lived in London for a long time would warn me about going to certain parts in my search for Nigerian food ingredients. They knew I was ready to enter anywhere in my search in those days! 😂 It's just like the news coming out of Nigeria in recent times, Nigerians outside Nigeria are apprehensive but those that are on ground in Nigeria will always say that it's not as bad as portrayed in the news and on social media. ❤🌹
I live in the US, you should come and experience our non quality of life. Mention it the USA!! Bad food, work around the clock! No work life balance, always struggling. We are rushing to work!! Spain sounds awesome
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You are so right about Spain because I have live in Spain and I love everything about that country but I am currently living in Italy This was so interesting,fun and I enjoy watching
Your message is quite right,That's what people doesn't know Spain is the best place to live jn Europe they think the economic is not good like UK , US or Germany France is place you can work if you knows your way you can make it more than this country i mentioned i live in spain border to France and all the French comes here to do there shopping to save money not only that alot have there second homes they bought and enjoyed it more than the home they have in there country I LOVE SPAIN ❤❤❤💋👍💪
True. In every country, you go in search of what you want to achieve. Due to Spain's autonomy of states, one state can have very strong economy while another, not so much. North of Spain: Pais vasco, Catalunya generally have strong economies more than many other places but some people would rather stay where they are lacking what they need. We live up north too because it's where the opportunities we need right now in our lives are. When we retire we will definitely move south. I would love to live close to the lovely beaches forever but for now, we will delay that gratification for what we want.
Let me just say Uk is good for the English language, their apartment are small and expensive, most of their apartment has cockroaches, and their weather is on predictable.
Cockroaches? lol Very expensive place. Spain is opening up to the English language like the rest of continental Europe. My kids attend a bilingual school which means they are taught in both English and Spanish.
I disagree about the taps! I’m sorry flo, but that information is inaccurate but every other aspect you mentioned is well accurate. Higher crime rate, poor medical attention/ long scheduled appointment dates. 😂
i disagree that Nigerians mispronounce a lot of words. Just because one country may say it a certain way than Nigeria does not mean Nigeria's pronunciations are wrong. It simply means both places have their own way of saying it and it just boils down to the accent being different. But ofcos when your abroad since your from an "African" country they will tell you your own way of saying it is wrong.
😂😂😂 But sis you can't say yours is correct when you are using their language nowww. It's just like how other tribes mispronounce ugu as ugwu. Our own pronunciation will always be the right one because we own the Igbo language. And please note that I'm not talking about accents here o. I'm talking about pronunciation. Eg Nigerians pronounce Wednesday as it is written: WEDNEZDAY. Some say WENEZDAY. But the correct pronunciation is wenzday. And many others.
@@FloChinyereyes your correct regarding us using British English but I was referring to when you compared it to Spain. Maybe it depends on which part in Nigeria or school someone grew up or schooled in. I find myself pronouncing words the same way as British people do. Also, accent plays a role in how people say things just like in america the way they say my name "amaka" is right in a way but also tends to sound wrong because of their accent. I know in america they literally make foreigners feel their own English is wrong if you don't say it exactly how they do. But I get what where your coming ffrom.
Great analysis. As a GP in the Uk 🇬🇧 i have been to different cities in Spain several times on holidays and i must say you can’t ever compare it to the Uk. I love Spain and hope to move there some day. In regards to the hospital setting vs GP i am not entirely sure if i agree with you in terms of primary health care vs secondary care because GP surgeries get funding based on the population they’re serving meaning what happens in London or Manchester may not apply in Cardiff for instance so while some surgeries will look like they don’t have equipment, others will look very equipped. Also remember a GP in the Uk has to see loads of patients per session in 10 mins or less, do millions of admin jobs and go see patients at home or in nursing homes. A GP in the Uk does almost 1 million jobs and you get home feeling like you’ve fought 100 people. I do agree with you though that seeing a specialist takes time and to be honest i think NHS is over stretched and understaffed. Any recommendations on how to learn Spanish would be appreciated as i have struggled with learning on TH-cam
Please ma I really need your help I got a student visa to study in Spain but I don't know anyone there Please ma I really need someone that will help me with a place to stay and someone to help me get my own appointment
I like this video a lot but saying that women in the uk are afraid to go out by themselves is a bit of an exaggeration. Which women are you talking about? I am never afraid to go out by myself and non of the ladies I know are. In fact I go to every part of London alone, Brixton, Hackney and so on and never felt afraid and these are areas that are considered unsafe 🤨. Nothing has ever happened to me or any of the ladies I know
I have been to Cape Town but I did not interact with the people much because I went for a course. I also noticed that there were not many people in Cape Town. I guess Jo'burg is where the action is. My country, my country. We are all scattered all over the place because they refuse to do better.
Very true. I was so frustrated when I first arrived here. It felt like being thrown into a new world while blindfolded and ear-plugged. That made me be like "you see this language, I MUST learn it by fire by force!" 😂
I never lived in the UK but I have visited London about 6 times and I absolutely love it. London is one of my favorite places to visit though I haven’t travelled much. I love the corner shops, the side walks coffee shops. I love central London. I currently live in the US and one thing I can say is if you want to have a quality life in the US, live in the suburbs. There is high crime rates in the cities. I wish healthcare is free. Apart from that, I love living here. I mind my business and make my small small money…
London is one of my favourite tourist destinations. I just hope and pray it falls into those 3 days of sunshine. My kids were like "Mummy do they even have summer here?" 😂 when I took them to London. It was drizzling and overcast in the middle of summer, so much that we had to go everywhere we wanted to go to like that. They could not understand the rainy summer. I and my colleagues used to go into London almost every weekend like tourists.
If we don’t work ourselves to death in this do called good healthcare system most of this wear and tear to the body could be limited, you will not be needing the hospitals or NHS as much; yes there is something life work balance I will not mention any country as I live in one of them and also walk the hospital floors as a clinician. Sis. Flo I do agree with you that life and work need balance. Me I don tire who wan com make him come , home na home . Let me go and enjoy our organic foods and some rest life is too short ,can you imagine no breaks during the holidays you just get off the day and back the next. I beg make una leave me biko. My view pls.
I will not want to move to another country coz I want to leave healthy. Cold kills faster than anything you can think of. Spain is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, their health sector is topnotch if not No 1 in Europe, If I become comfortably independent I'm going no where. My family in Norway always come here to catch fun.... the stress and cost of living in other places are much... we didn't just come to this world to work and die.
Nne m ooo. We did not come to this world to work and die. Spain teaches us that! You will become comfortably sufficient! Let's release that statement right now! 🙌🙌🙌
I live in the USA, Texas, alot of Nigerians here and there, it feels like home somehow....the cost of living in Dallas is so so affordable and I love it.
I've never been to Dallas but Houston is a Naija extension. 😂👍Nigerians have taken over that city and one can find even the most traditional Nigerian ingredients at the farmers markets there.
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Usually Denmark where we live is portrayed as a well-developed welfare state that takes care of its citizens from cradle to grave. It is viewed as a realization of Beveridge’s universal social policy principle, where citizenship or legal residence within the territory is a ticket to social rights for everyone. Denmark appears on top of indexes for happiness, human development, equality, and has low levels of poverty and social exclusion.
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I honestly enjoyed the video is an eye opener especially like you it's a season of migration 😀 But I live in nigeria what can I say about about where I live now?? 🤣🤣🤣 ok only God can save us in this country of mine. Maybe one day me too will talk about my country like this or better. That's when the needed change come oo.
Hi, I'm from the U.S. I've been living in Valencia, Spain for two years. I agree with everything you say about Spain. The people are super friendly and Spanish people are soooooo laid back. I really like it here! My only problem is I don't know many people that look like me here in Valencia.
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I dunno, whenever I go to Spain I didn’t experience any of these things... the Spaniards I encountered were mean, racist and I didn’t feel any safer than in the UK
You might identify as racism some behaviours that are not. We are not fake like americans so we are not very open with unknown people and some say we are rude but that's just our way of speaking. Others also get incommodated when a person stares at them which is something normal here. Once you know a nice Spanish person you won't have to worry about fake friendships and in the security part, well crime rate is similar but Spanish police is way less aggresive, they almost never kill the person who should be arrested even if he/she is a murderer and has weapons.
Juan staring at people is common everywhere. In Nigeria (especially in the villages) people stare at foreigners too even try to talk to them and it's not a bad thing. I don't know why some people see it as a bad thing. It's more often than not, admiration.
@@FloChinyere I have seen some American culture shock videos and they get extremely incommodated by people staring at them and sometimes when the color of their skin is different they say it is racist so that is why I said it. I think is curiosity for the uncommon thing in most cases and people might like your dress or accessories, it does not have to be stare= racist thoughts. It sometimes means it but I don't think most of the times does.
Yes, I understood you the first time. I was just trying to assure you that it's not just Spaniards that do it. Here in Spain, some people have stared at me and called me exotica especially when I make traditional Nigerian hairdos and dress up in Nigerian clothes during the summer but some people will take that the wrong way. Just like you, I see it as people staring because they are curious, they saw someone different from the people they are used to and because the Spaniards are expressive like Nigerians, they will say something to the person as well. In a place like Norway, they will rather steal glances at you and they will not talk to you because they are not as expressive. So someone visiting Norway may say that they do not stare at people because they do not make it so obvious.
@@juampisito firstly, I’m not American so I can’t speak on American culture and policing. But my own personal experiences in Spain has led me to feel it is a racist country.
You made me laugh Flo. The British are friendly, if you talk to the people in the UK they will talk to you. In fact you will become fed up of talking. We are rather reserved in the Uk that is why. People are not sure if you want to talk or not.
We are saying the same thing nowww 😂 The Spaniards will talk to you first especially when they see you are a foreigner rather than waiting for you to speak to them first. Remember that we are comparing two groups of people here so one group must come out tops. It does not mean the other group is totally bad.
Flo dear, In England there 4 seasons also, so you are incorrect with that fact🤔 I have visited Spain 4 times and each time I felt so uneasy. I felt they kept looking at us as if we were 'out of space' No Spain holidays for me anymore. 🤣
@Ijeoma Johnson GBAM!!👊Please also tell her that we have mixer taps in UK and most of the experience she shared isn't a general overview of every part of the UK o.
Apart of those things you mentioned.I will tell you Spain is not a place to leave. They are not friendly. They are very very racist. They don't give more opportunities to black as in UK.So Before you asked me. My Dad and step mum lived in Spain for 25 yrs. And my younger sisters were born there. My Dad still regret all those 25yrs he lived in Spain.He has been in the UK for 7rs now.And he has built 2 houses in Nigeria since he moved here.Another thing is he has gained is Master degree in the space of this 7yrs. Brought me and my brothers here in the UK. He had supermarket in Spain several times. Guess what the Spanish people don't buy from here. Only blacks. Here in the UK. You have alot of opportunities. They buy and do business with you wether black or white. Alot of things my parents experienced in Spain. Till now you don't mention Spain where my dad is.
This made me laugh because so much of it is true - I'm from London and love it but I lived/worked in Spain for over a year. The causal attitude is so true! There would be a long line and staff would just carry on at the same pace and chat with each customer. I liked Spain and the property options are way better than in London! But I could not live in Spain for a long time or at least in the city I was in (Madrid as well). I noticed a lot of racism and miseducation about black people. Many people were really lovely to me especially once they heard my accent. They would ask me questions about where I can from and strike up a conversation. Others assumed I was a sex worker because I was black and many Spanish men displayed some horrible behaviour due to this stereotype.
Yes, their uneducated older, usually widowed men can have their vices. Capital cities also have their own issues. Where I live, even though fewer blacks and other foreigners live here, they are very aware of foreign cultures. There are lots of cultural integration programmes organised by the local council and the aim is to use such programmes to educate and expose their people to the cultures of people living in their midst. And the turn out is always huge. 👍
@@a.muchemi4360 you seriously have an issue with me coming with a job? That's called planning. That's my own integration plan. My husband did not come to Spain with a job and he can NEVER describe Spain as horrible. It's shocking that you describe Spain as horrible yet you've been here for 20 whole years. It says a lot about you. We should stop with all this victim mentality because it holds us back. If you feel that strongly about Spain, to be honest it's better to go somewhere else. If you hate a land you live in this much, you will never make any progress. I prefer Spain but I will never describe the UK or any other place I have lived in as horrible. If you love a place, you will look for ways to push forward. Everything is about your mindset. In no country will you move to and immediately be integrated. There are so many things to do, studies, exams, qualifications and in the case of Spain, the language too. And not just speak passable Spanish, it must be high level for you to integrate into the job market and do any job you want. I speak very good Spanish but I still feel it's not enough to walk into a government office with this my level of the language and demand a job. I know young girls black girls that study nursing here. I met them at the hospital and I chatted extensively with them and they all have positive stories. The health sector is usually the hardest to break into in a new country but they are doing it! I know blacks who are into politics here and succeeding. I know first generation black immigrants whose children are doing great in sports. If you are good, you are good. Everywhere, immigrants have always had to work harder to get ahead. It's the same in the USA, UK, anywhere in the world. Nothing is handed over to you on a platter of gold. Change your circle of friends so you'll change your mindset and move ahead. Spain is trying for immigrants please. Gave most blacks papers from being illegal and eventually gave them nationality. UK cannot do that for Nigerians even though we are their ex-colony.
@Louloo it seems you do really have a problem with people from other countries living in your own country! Understandable as it is, everyone has a choice of where to live and this liberty is guaranteed under the UNCHR. It is not for you to decide where anyone chooses to reside. Also the responsibility of assent for persons to migrate to any country lies in a state and not its citizens and it is governed by certain conditions.Also the world is a global village therefore its always better to have an open mind which is endeared to acceptance of people. Besides not everyone who resides in a country which isnt their country of origin is there because they're poor or underprivileged; People move for different reasons. Also people from your own country also move to other countries for their own reasons. It's best not to have a mindsetof stereotypes. A lot of Africans are law abiding, peaceful, intelligent, resourceful, financially stable and well traveled and not all of us want to migrate abroad.
@@FloChinyere It is not a matter of changing circle of friends, that is her experience which I also experienced as a physiotherapist. I lived in Mallorca for 10 years, a lot of my friends wanted to study nursing they were not allowed. Their opinion of blacks in the balearic island is 👎. Coupled with the fact that you have to speak their local dialect Mallorquin apart Spanish, though it was not compulsory, but anything that has to do with government or official matter is communicated and written in their own dialect. My sister it was really difficult. In the UK they will get you a translator, no matter the language, as it is counted as part of your human right,but they don't send you in Spain.
@@bukaino2k if anything you should be asking me how I planned my life so perfectly before coming here. I don't know where you got your physiotherapy degree but you can't come to a country with such a degree and not practice for a whole 10 years, a decade! Then blame it on racism. If you got your degree in Nigeria, our degrees do not match up to theirs because you studied in English so you need to school here to measure up. Degrees from Equatorial Guinea measure up here because EG is their ex colony. I took a leave of absence and came to Spain on a visit visa for 6 months to test the waters. By then my husband also secured a UK work permit off mine. We had two options in case I can't integrate here work wise. I cannot come here with my Electronic Engineering degree without a plan. I loved it here and got myself a new job that would allow me live anywhere in the world before moving here. If it were impossible and my husband did not want to move to the UK, we wouldn't have married each other, it's as simple as that for me. Life moves are not random for me. I plan to the T. If you had done your research, you would have gone straight to the UK (if possible) to be honest so I don't get it when people tell me it's because I had a job. I researched and planned my life. Help yourselves people, the government of another country will not do everything for you. The government of your own country cannot even do everything for you. Even in the UK and the USA, people arrive, pack their Nigerian certificates one side, do odd jobs while they study to integrate. And I don't get what you mean by people wanted to study nursing and they were not allowed. I've met several Nigerians, either kids of first generation immigrants or wives that moved here to join their hubbies studying nursing here. I am not taking away from your experience but it's difficult for me to wrap my head around this story that this same country I live in denied people admission because they are black. Biko explain it to me. But then those 10 years sound familiar. Can I take a wild guess that without Spain you would not have ended up in the UK? 😉 If yes, then you got something worthwhile from Spain after all.
The "Gp" thing here in UK is as good as a waste of time. Each time I go there, I just feel a nigerian health center would have given me a better service.
The environment one sees a doctor has a role to play in the healing process. A placebo effect if you will. The GP offices are dingy and I wonder if they've studied the psychological effects on the patients. But you know how it is, many people will not notice this flaw till they experience a different system. I always knew something was off about it and it took my coming here to put a finger on it.
I have lived here in the UK for about 18yrs now. The GP system in the UK was better and improving until the EU citizens flooded into the UK making all systems so overstretched. Today everything including housing, transport, education and ofcourse medicals are all overstretched and down in quality.
@@victoropara6573 So, basically the Naija mentality of no maintenance! Normally as the population grows, the system should expand to accommodate and maintain for better services. Germany is in a class of its own all over Europe.
Interesting "for and against" debate here! But we mustn't forget the quiet role that Fate plays in our individual experiencing. In other words, it is possible to experience misery in a prosperous land and conversely, strike gold in a country where many are impoverished! Things don't just happen ... things happen justly! We all long for good fortune in life regardless of our physical location on earth! Viva Espana, viva Britannia 🇪🇸🇬🇧
The only thing good about Spain is they have better houses and affordable but everything other things of life UK is the best. Not compared to Spain.Alot of People in Spain are running away bcs it's not friendly and no much work that people who are unskilled can survive in.
The UK 🇬🇧 is not only London, there are so many areas that are nice and friendly especially up North, Scotland and Wales. Schools and NHS are very good. It's just the weather that makes people feel down. I agree Spanish culture is also rich, the food and culture is fantastic that's why so many people from UK and Europe have 2nd holiday homes.Where you live can give you a good lifestyle in Spain 🇪🇸😊
It's absolutely beautiful all the lovely things you mentioned about Spain. I went on holidays in Alicante and it was the best experience. I even dream of living there one day. House prices is also way cheaper compared to the UK. The only downside is that there are no jobs especially for black people so it will be difficult to survive. I have also read that there is a lot of discrimination towards black people. The Spanish economy is very weak. UK economy is stronger. The Spanish economy mostly relies on tourists and that is why they have built the cities for tourist attraction. Their lives are laid back which is nice but if there is no work then life can be difficult. With the tap...you were joking right? 😀 So what job do you do if I may ask?
... Perdoname....que son trabajos especiales para gente negra..?? no sé si lo he entendido bien...que diferencia hay .? ..soy española, no hace mucho que tenemos conciudadanos negros y aún no hay mucha población, por lo que en sitios pequeños pueden despertar curiosidad, como todo lo nuevo...pero no suele ser negativa, ( en mi experiencia, al menos)...España es una zona de cruce de diversos pueblos y razas y no suele haber demasiados problemas en ese sentido....En cuanto a las ciudades, solo comentaros que son muy antiguas y son así por eso, no porque estén enfocadas al turismo, eso es solo desde los años 60 del pasado siglo....es una historia y una forma de vida desarrollada desde hace siglos la que hace que todo sea así......y que todo cierre a las 2 de la tarde es por nuestros sistema de comidas y descansos pero no es que se duerma la siesta como norma...sí se come con amigos y familia, se hace sobremesa con el café y algo de charla...(.y alguno duerme siesta, sí, bueno...,) .
I live in Canada 🇨🇦 and I love it here as opposed to the US because of the free health care and unending niceness. The people here will not make you feel weird for having an accent. That and all the benefits that is given here. Oh did I also mention that we get rent assistance? If your rent is 1k the government can give you up to 750 dollars in rent assistance. Also it’s cold here o 😩 we can get -50 degrees that’s the only side I don’t like very much. But then again we work from home 😌
Norway here! Moved there because of work. Was in France for 5 years and I miss it so much. Now its the pandemic/ working from home, I miss home ( Nigeria). Praying for our country to get better... there is no place like home
Nne m, home is the ultimate destination ooo. ❤🌹❤ Jisike.
Yes, there is no place like home 💚
Do you sometimes think moving back home?
I am planning to move norway.you will advice that?
Norway is too cold, i don't like cold weather...
That's true UK is an Island, i even that if there are beaches in that UK.
Uk don't have good weather,
I will not like to move there, i might move to the south of France...
I was born in Spain, my parents are from Equatorial Guinea. I left Spain when I was 24 to come to live in the UK and I'm married to a Nigerian and I have young children who love Spain. To be honest, I love Spain but there are not even a quarter of the opportunities for us Africans there as there are in the UK. I experienced racism all my life, bear in mind that I was born there so no foreign accent or funny business. I was never considered Spanish.
When I finish my studies I NEVER got a job that wasn't in a club or pub. No shops or other business would employ me once they saw my photo in my CV (Yes! You must add a photo).
Nowadays, I only go there on holidays to enjoy the weather and the food.
I might go back there to retire with my money coming from the UK though.
I recommend to stay away from a country that hurt you so much.
Instead of going in a holiday to Spain, you should go to the U.S.A.
I highly encourage you to visit the South, you will feel at home.
These comparison videos are always difficult because whatever opinion you express, they will be based on your personal experience and everybody’s experience is different. Outside my birth country, UK is the only other country I have lived in and I’ve never really felt the need to move out of the UK. Home is where your heart is indeed and UK is my home
same thing with italy my dear
Dont come after ur experience please.
Is better you retire in Africa than West. Find a good country in Africa to retire.
Aunty Flo, thanks for making this enlightening video. I enjoyed watching it. I’ve lived 11 years in the UK and I’m a practicing medical doctor here. I have studied here, married here and worked here, So I have a bit of knowledge of different aspects of the Uk. I would agree with the points about the weather and that it’s not as “touristy” if you’re not visiting London. I would also agree that Spanish people are more friendly, warmer and more bubbly than the UK.
But...a few things to add from my limited experience. The UK is really more than London. London is quite expensive, in terms of cost of living and accommodation - I agree. But this is Just like say Madrid or any other capital city in Europe. There’s lots of other cities beyond London or cities close to London, which are brilliant to live with reasonable cost. I would also argue that the NHS has one of the best Health care systems in the world. I have been to a Spanish hospital whilst on holiday and I didn’t think there was any great difference to the system, however I was a tourist so I suppose that means I can’t fully comment on the usual system. I think the health care resources a GP surgery has access to here is dependent on the population in that area (ie older people, children, more disabled, more chronic health problems etc). I am a hospital doctor, and I still maintain that the health care system is top notch.
I think we can’t really generalise the whole UK based on a few cities in the country.
Good to hear that the hospitals are top notch from someone who works there.
Everything I said in this video is based on my experience not hearsay and I did issue a disclaimer that I did not use the health service that much. This is my experience as a patient and this perspective is very important too because we are the receivers of the service a.k.a the customers. And I did not generalize. It's impossible for me to sample every location in a country before sharing my experience. 😂 Experiences will always be based on where the person lived.
Still a nice place. I would really love moving into either country
@@livinghealthierandhappier Why are you taking it personal? the video was met to educate people objectively. watch the video ones again so u understand more
@@orukpe1 He is not taking it personal. He has said the truth. Flo has some personal beef too about UK. It shows in her presentation.
@@toppygeorge1346 well that is what i perceive. The problem people have with the presentation is that, Uk lovers dont want to hear anything negative about UK. I think people need to be matured to engage in debate , before they come online. At the moment am not seeing that maturity.
Spain has a Relax way of life. Here we are competing for who can do 80hrs a week and eventually tax and bills will take the money back. The system is a trap. Running on the spot
That high tax band in the UK pained me, eh?
💠I’ve lived in the US for more than 30 years. NY to be exact. I love it here, so many opportunities the sky is the limit. I was born in Jamaica I love my country. But there’s no going back most of my family and friends have migrated. It’s not the same when I go back. NY is expensive but I make good money so I can afford to live here and live well. I work hard and play hard. I try to keep things balance. Thanks for sharing your experience. As my grandmother would say “life is what you make it”💠
Thank you my sister! I will for ever missed Spain but am working towards my retirement, although my Spanish family's and friends still in contact. My son to him Spain is his country he travel to Spain in his least chance. I really enjoyed my years in Spain even friends ask why are you here and I said to them I asked myself the same. Spanish people are very lovely and welcoming, Scotland people are lovely people too. Talking about food like fresh fish and veggies with €5 you can cook.
Really, sis pls tell me more about Scotland. Hopping to relocate to Scotland by 2022. But I'm afraid of so many things. I currently live in Finland with my family. But I'm thinking that live may be too expensive over there. I really need a close contact from that Scotland because I have so many unanswered questions.
Haha, I stay in the Uk and I must say the weather sucks! Especially between October till March.
I truly loved it when I lived in Spain. I live in the UK now and I still reminisce about my stay in Spain.. The only thing I still can't fathom is that lunch close-down hour..kai it was frustrating for me then oh.. Still the best place I've lived in sha.
Spain is a great country. Their laid-back times peeved me, eh! 😂 I have finally gotten used to their siesta times. I just wish the corner shops will start opening at 9am too.
Flo we have mixer tape in some home in the UK. I Only see Spain as a holiday destination, I personally know a lot of people that left the likes of Spain, Greece, Italy to come to the UK because of lack of opportunities and better education for themselves and their children.
Please tell her o🤣
So true! I live in Italy and even Italians themselves are leaving for better opportunities!
@@elledumble Ofcourse, their economy no strong.
Nneka you too? You did not get the tap opening joke? I'm disappointed.
Please guys its only some parts of England ie London that has all the bubbles of UK have you visited other countries of UK,wales,Scotland,N.Ireland?
I think i will agree with your choice dear aunt flo, UK is super cold for someone like. I love Spain weather from what you explained so far, i never been to Spain maybe in the future but i think I'm already in love the beauty and with everything abut Spain from this video. ❤
You are very correct about the Spanish people. I lived in Colombia before I moved to US. I loved colombia. They are all same, very family oriented, loving people, food so cheap and lifestyle na no stress. They don't joke with their family vacations. I was a teacher there and my salary was more than enough for me.
I have heard how warm Spanish people are before and this your video confirmed it. I live in Canada and they are are also warm people here even though it's a multicultural society with very diverse people, your description of Spain matched Canada a lot. I agree with your description of UK too, I can only visit and leave. I will really plan our next vacation to be in Spain cos my husband likes Spain a lot and I will really love to visit too.
You and your husband will llove Spain. ❤️ For me too, London is a great tourist destination and I would happily visit during those 3 days of summer. My kids nearly cried when we visited London. The drizzle shook them. "They don't even have summer hereeee." 😂😭
@@FloChinyere please how can I get your email please address pls
There is a tendency to fall in love with the first country where you land. In terms of opportunities UK and US are great, especially if you want your own business.
I live in the UK. I love the fact that I can communicate in English. The education system is also good. I hate the immigration system which is too complicated. I will like to visit Spain soon.
i will welcome u
Really 🥺🥺
I lived in Spain for twenty years on the Mediterranean coast. I love Spain. Very special to my heart. Hablo español y mis hijos también. Me encanta de mi corazón. I love the sunshine and the sea.
Un saludo dsd Barcelona tio.. un abrazo dsd esta parte del mundo.. Diosnte bendiga hermano
Oyinbo life dey show for body, Naija will get there. Nice chit chat👍🏽
I live in Germany and have been to the UK twice. I think in Germany the Infrastructure, healthcare system and weather, is far better off than in the UK. Also school is tuition-free for both international and national students. The downside is their strict rules, learning a new language, workaholics and high racism in Germany.
Very true. I lived in Germany too
Germany is the strongest economy in Europe so I don't expect anything less from them when it comes to infrastructure. 👍 That their tuition-free university is top notch. They are really trying for international students. Yes, I heard the r*cism is bad. Sad.
I live in Germany and have visited the Uk . In my opinion you can’t compare Germany to Uk , Germany wins hands down. The quality of life here is second to none, however language barrier is the only problem I see not racism.
Uk is constitutionally racist but a lot of people don’t know.
@@ogehnwaogidi2138 they don't know this because of the sheer number of blacks in the UK today. They outnumber the whites so even if whites hate blacks, you can't discriminate against them like that. But racism is still there. They should go back to the early days when blacks first started migrating to the UK and they will know that continental European countries of today are saints.
@@FloChinyere you are right, because of majority of blacks there racism is overlooked.
Like I said quality of life in the Uk cannot be compared with the likes of Germany . I will admit that our problem as Nigerians is the ‘Language’ , racism is overrated in Germany and Spain .
Food is not expensive here in the Uk. The only things expensive are mainly accommodation and transport. I don't agree with the separate hot and cold water. Where I live in London the hot water and cold water are not separate, it's the same as Spain , but I agree with the rest of your reasons.
I live in the UK currently, I don't really love it but I'm satisfied with it lol . if I was to choose, I would live in France
Love from London
Flo this is beautiful. Now I want to visit Spain. The Spanish government should make you an ambassador. Well done
I really enjoyed this gist, thank you for sharing. Great to learn more about living in Spain. I have only visited but the energy was super amazing and I loved it. Barcelona is among my top favourite cities. I have also lived in the UK (London) and I did NOT love it. Though there are jobs, you spend it back into the system. It’s a rat race but it’s beautiful and so much fun things to do (expensive fun though). Housing is super pricey for a tiny room and transport is so expensive, weather is also a bummer. I wish I could live in the US
There's something I love about the US too, especially southern USA. I would love to live in Florida for about a year. 🌞
My husband is English and he says the same about rat race. He adores Spain
You have just sold me on the Spanish lifestyle, and I live in Southern California
Thank you for this video Flo. Loving you always
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Wow ooo, this is an amazing thing to hear, thanks for sharing sis
I am relocating to Spain by God's grace, your points are 100 percent convincing
OK, that safety thing is not so true. We party till 3am and no fear. The media exagerrates stuff abit
True, I live in the UK, my sister you can't see smiling face in this type of cold.
When I was there, I was not smiling either. How could I smile when my cheeks were frozen? 😂 Ọ dịkwa very serious.
😁😂🤣🤣
Yh I live in UK been to Majorca but I went to Barcelona man they lay back over there so chill out there like it
Married with Spanish but just go there for holidays, life is very expensive especially in the city,eg rent ,hospitals etc,but they have the best hospitals
my dream countries are SPAIN/ITALY/MEXICO. i am honestly looking for a way to move there..i love there men vey much too lol..hoping to marry one in the future....but i guess uk isn't bad either
I was rotating from Mexico for 1 year. I love it.
@@FloChinyere she replied me oo💃🏼 newest fan here 💃🏼thank you
I live in Germany and I love here so much because everything is highly organised with laws guiding everything. We also have four weather's,::: Winter,Frühling, Sommer, Herbst. "Alles in Ordnung "
Germany is a racist country. Far, they hardly settle immigrants
God bless you richly for this video my sister, everything you said is true nothing but the true, my sister in-law told me everything that you said in this video, i hardly believe her because I wanted to move to UK, she told me I'm talking with my experience in UK, she was in Belgium for 14 yrs before she relocate to UK since 7yrs, she regret every bit of it, thanks so much for this video is just the bitter truth.
@@jimmyjimmy6315 😀😀😀😀😀 imagine that...
My tap have a mixer head here in UK. I have live in Spain and now in UK, I will say I prefer Spain due to the neatness and clean environment but apart from that it is uk for me.
REASONS
1. Here in UK my kids study in English instead of the local pais vasco language that they teach kids in bilbao.
2. I and my husband have a better pay Job here
3. I am studying as a nurse here in UK which I never had the opportunity in spain
But all the same Spain is my first love and my home
4. Manchester UK weather is better than Bilbao Spain weather because it is freezing cold in bilbao that you can't use your keys to open the door. When it rains in Manchester you can walk without getting soak but bilbao 5mins you are totally wet.
I am so happy for you that you found what your are looking for in the UK. More wins for you and your family. 🙌🙌🙌
@@FloChinyere thanks mummy flo❤
Very true ma'am I love Spain easy country to live in without too much stress
Well based on my own experience as someone that has lived in both countries, UK. is far better than Spain in all ratification. I have four kids, two in Spain and the other two in UK. Spain has cold weather too even during their summer, you can't breathe or sleep at night because of hot weather even during their spring too when they have this dangerous windy that will keep one on the floor or carry your pushchair and your baby if time is not taking. They are beautiful in their own ways.
Did I say there's no cold in Spain? watch again with rapt attention.
What ?? Dangerous windy like that ? Where in Spain? Sorry, I think you are wrong, are you sure you know anything about Spain? I don’t think so 😂
From what you said, Italy and Spain are very similar.. Only the Languages which sound alike too.
Here too they put mouth in your matter oh, eg how old are you, where are you from, my daughter's hair?? etc
Weather..... Predictable to a large extent.. All four seasons are regular and you are sure of what to expect.
Security..Top Notch
Job opportunities.. No No no
Language..👩🦯👩🦯👩🦯🙄🙄
Health care... Superb
School... Great, though I'm not involved as I would have loved to
Distance ~closer home, you can start your journey in the morning and arrive United Africa same day.
But there are other culture shocks I'll like to talk about.
I'll make a video on this
Italo and Spain are siblings. Wetin the language do you? 😂 It sounds as romantic as Spanish, doesn't it? It's just that it's spoken in only one country.
Oh, culture shock full ground. Waiting for your video.
Thank you very much madam, but so many people don't want to hear or say the truth, spain 🇪🇸 is the one of the best country in all Europe, stanley from Barcelona spain 🇪🇸
Awwwww I love this video 🤣🤣 you analyzed it really well!! Keep this coming!
Sis Flo, I live and work in United Arab Emirates, the weather here is extremely hot now and cost of living is way too expensive
She talking about Spain and london
Yes that's what I heard about the cost of living. What causes it? High tax?
You guys should send some sun to ndi UK oo. They need it.
U are right
You are glowing sis!
You are such a beautiful story teller. Spanish people like enjoyment so much, that is why some of them are so lazy..Additional language for me too but affecting my English seriously. There are no varieties of work for mothers in Spain and you hardly see blacks employed in
some sectors of work unlike UK... Spain fine sha😄
It is true, that it is difficult to see blacks in some sectors, that has an explanation and it is not because of racism as some think, blacks never stayed in Spain as a final destination until 2003/5, Spain was always a gateway to Europe and their final destination was France or England especially,in those times i remember being the only black in my class. In those positions you need a title and Spanish nationality, to work in any government position, and even so, you will have to compete to obtain the position, not only is it enough to have the title.
@@MAJESTIC1998 Well said👌👍
Sis Flo. thanks for giving us an insight 🙏❤️
Teesside is on the North East England. The North sea is a bummer
I live in Scotland and a very happy living here.
I love UK and I hope to be there someday
Flo, it's not true.
Many people from Spain moved to UK. Why?
Flo I was working in Denmark from Nigeria for some time, then came to Spain to visit my hubby who was already living here, since we've been married for some years without kids then, I left my job and started living with my hubby here. I love the weather here, then the cost of living here in Mallorca is very expensive and here in Spain, they also practices hidden racism in Spain. There are no much jobs opportunities here in Spain, which i don't like. They care more for the environment more in Spain than human beings. I work in the tourism sector here, and for some years now, that sector has paralysed because of covid.
I can imagine how hard the transition must be for you. I'm sure I would have had the same story to tell if I've had to rely on employment in Spain because they don't recognize our qualifications here.
COVID hit tourism the hardest all over the world and for a country that relies so much on tourism, it's bad. Hopefully with the vaccines, we are coming back to normal life. I hope and pray this summer and going forward will be better for you. 🙏 Good luck.
The health care in Spain 🇪🇸 cannot be compared with, number one health care in the whole wide world
Madr is very strange,they are not friendly people
Well said madam, i love vitoria Gasteiz.
My c.e.o. Good evening Happy weekend to you and your family 🙏
You can change water tape easily
You were in the best part of France 🇫🇷 ..quality of life in Spain and France way better than the UK though UK has jobs. Its raining and cold as you speak and miserable in the UK in summer .
Haba, sister Flo, UK weather is not that bad. And it's a good country.
Hey! Nice video
Im a British Nigerian/Jamacain girl and I lived in Spain for almost two years. I won't lie a lot of what you said hurt a little because I am British and love my country but I'll be objective.
I think Spain is much cheaper obviously, and you do get a lot for very little, in fact 400 pounds for a studio flat in London sounds incredibly cheap, most are like £1000 pounds. Also you are more likely to get much better weather, nicer living, scenery etc.
Having said that. I honestly did not experience these really nice warm Spaniards you have mentioned. I also did not experience racism except for people assuming I work at markets and those bazaar shops and asking me for assistance. In England we're pretty insecure and don't like to bother people but if you approach us we will be smiley and friendly. In Spain, people would just bump into me and completely ignore me and not even apologise. Also the service staff at shops and banks are so rude and harsh with you and when you do your shopping they don't wait for you to collect your things they just start scanning the next customers items which can make you feel rushed, but I understand that is not a personal thing. Speaking of Banks, the service is SOOO slow and again they are just not friendly, many people in those jobs seem to think they are like gods or something.
I was not used to the slow paced life at all coming from London. It was so inconvenient with all the shops closing in the middle of the day.
I worked as an English teacher and so my experience is that the Spanish youth are overworked and they are just taught to memorise information but not truly take it in. Many of my students did not care about my lessons because they had so much on their plate with their studies, but having a level of English is mandatory for most jobs. Also so many of them are struggling to find work in their field and many are on really bad contracts and have no job security. In the UK there are so many entries into work, and ways to help people find work even if you don't have a degree you can work your way up but in Spain if you don't have a degree you have no chance.
I also did not like the processes of many things, Spanish websites are so old and slow and god forbid you should need a Spanish criminal record certificate from another country! I needed one and it was near impossible, the Spanish consulate in London don't care and don't bother to help or have up to date information. So make sure you get it whilst you're in the country!
The GPs are pretty standard in the UK, but not perfect by any means, and I did not use the doctors in Spain because I was a bit afraid, since my spanish at the time was not so good and I always felt like I was just wasting their time.
You may not have felt there was racism but ask many latinos and you may hear a different story of their experience. Many of my students would freely make fun of Latin American people and say their spanish was not real spanish
Overall the people I spent more time with were very nice and friendly and I think most people everywhere are if you take the time to get to know them. I agree it was soo safe in Spain! I loved that, but maybe it's because im a Londoner but I have never experienced any crime in London and don't feel the fear that the news makes London out to be some dangerous place.
Also in Spain the young people drink twice as much as Brits and they never fight or go crazy, but in the UK the young British just can't control themselves and become like animals!
In Spain they did have loads of holidays which was amazing, they had a holiday for everything and I loved el Puente!! I Love tapas culture and my cheap 2 bed apartment. In England life is really too fast paced, so much stress and maybe one day I would like to move to the Mediterranean or something but to be honest no where in the world is perfect so you have to make the best of what you got
Besos desde Londres y tus hijos son muy monos xxx
Muchas gracias bluemoon por esto comentario y las parablas tan majas!
You captured everything. O yes, nowhere is perfect and in this series, I have a video about what I miss about the UK and another about what I don't like about Spain coming up. I want to answer all these questions about where I live and where I have lived with these series of videos.
That's what I meant when I said that the kids here are generally well brought up. They usually find a park and do their botellones in peace and would not bother anyone. I really admire the way most of their kids behave and I do adopt some of their parenting skills. I also noticed that the UK kids' heads cannot resistir altos niveles de alcohol. They drink 2 bottles and they are already off the chains. jajaja
If you ask some blacks here, they will tell you that Spaniards are good to them, that it's South Americans that are racist towards them in their places of work. But really I was sharing my own experience and a few of my husband's.
I guess the crime as portrayed in the news got to me in the UK because I just arrived, I was temporarily stationed in a small town with dark and lonely streets and my friends that already lived in London for a long time would warn me about going to certain parts in my search for Nigerian food ingredients. They knew I was ready to enter anywhere in my search in those days! 😂 It's just like the news coming out of Nigeria in recent times, Nigerians outside Nigeria are apprehensive but those that are on ground in Nigeria will always say that it's not as bad as portrayed in the news and on social media.
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Don alone lm from Anambra stare Nnewi sourth living in SourthAfrica
Here in Belgium 🇧🇪is the same
I live in the US, you should come and experience our non quality of life. Mention it the USA!! Bad food, work around the clock! No work life balance, always struggling. We are rushing to work!! Spain sounds awesome
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I never liked Uk and haven't been there but with what I heard in this video, I made the right choice lol
@josephineego eniu very rude
@josephineego eniu 🙄
Alot has changed about the Uk, I don’t know what year she last visited . Most of the things she said are not true
@josephineego eniu
Why the rudeness?
Hmmm 🧐🧐🤔🤔
No be small thing my sister
You are so right about Spain because I have live in Spain and I love everything about that country but I am currently living in Italy
This was so interesting,fun and I enjoy watching
Italy and Spain are siblings so hopefully you are not missing it much. ❤🌹
Your message is quite right,That's what people doesn't know Spain is the best place to live jn Europe they think the economic is not good like UK , US or Germany France is place you can work if you knows your way you can make it more than this country i mentioned i live in spain border to France and all the French comes here to do there shopping to save money not only that alot have there second homes they bought and enjoyed it more than the home they have in there country I LOVE SPAIN ❤❤❤💋👍💪
True. In every country, you go in search of what you want to achieve. Due to Spain's autonomy of states, one state can have very strong economy while another, not so much. North of Spain: Pais vasco, Catalunya generally have strong economies more than many other places but some people would rather stay where they are lacking what they need.
We live up north too because it's where the opportunities we need right now in our lives are. When we retire we will definitely move south. I would love to live close to the lovely beaches forever but for now, we will delay that gratification for what we want.
Please 🙏 Sister me
Please tell me about apartment over there, please 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Can’t beat Sunny Spain
she finish the uk weather…chai…but its all true though 😂😂😂😂. UK got a lot going for it, but weather is not one of them at all 🤷🏽♀️
One week of summer in the UK😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yes o. 😂
😂😂😂 Flo leave our UK😂😂
U really exaggerated here.
@@petertrace8836 calm down, don't take everything too serious, to my understanding, "HYPERBOLE" was used here 😊😂
@@FloChinyere meanwhile here in Germany it's Sommer very hot in here with no air. At least in Nigeria it's hot but with fresh air.
Let me just say Uk is good for the English language, their apartment are small and expensive, most of their apartment has cockroaches, and their weather is on predictable.
Cockroaches? lol Very expensive place. Spain is opening up to the English language like the rest of continental Europe. My kids attend a bilingual school which means they are taught in both English and Spanish.
Ewo Flo all those words for our UK? biko have mercy o 😆
I disagree about the taps! I’m sorry flo, but that information is inaccurate but every other aspect you mentioned is well accurate. Higher crime rate, poor medical attention/ long scheduled appointment dates. 😂
i disagree that Nigerians mispronounce a lot of words. Just because one country may say it a certain way than Nigeria does not mean Nigeria's pronunciations are wrong. It simply means both places have their own way of saying it and it just boils down to the accent being different. But ofcos when your abroad since your from an "African" country they will tell you your own way of saying it is wrong.
😂😂😂 But sis you can't say yours is correct when you are using their language nowww. It's just like how other tribes mispronounce ugu as ugwu. Our own pronunciation will always be the right one because we own the Igbo language.
And please note that I'm not talking about accents here o. I'm talking about pronunciation. Eg Nigerians pronounce Wednesday as it is written: WEDNEZDAY. Some say WENEZDAY. But the correct pronunciation is wenzday. And many others.
@@FloChinyereyes your correct regarding us using British English but I was referring to when you compared it to Spain. Maybe it depends on which part in Nigeria or school someone grew up or schooled in. I find myself pronouncing words the same way as British people do. Also, accent plays a role in how people say things just like in america the way they say my name "amaka" is right in a way but also tends to sound wrong because of their accent. I know in america they literally make foreigners feel their own English is wrong if you don't say it exactly how they do. But I get what where your coming ffrom.
House are very expensive in uk
The way you’re describing the makes me scared of going to the UK! Smh, I live in the UK.
Too much tax in UK.. I'm currently in dubai, United Arab Emirates
Oh, I was in the high tax band while living in the UK. And I did not even gain anything from the country because I was always away for work. 😂😩
I live in donostia San Sebastian Spain but houses are very expensive
The Basque country is expensive but I heard that you guys get good family benefits. Is this true?
Yes is true, they get family support, all the pais vasco
Spain is the best ❤️
Great analysis. As a GP in the Uk 🇬🇧 i have been to different cities in Spain several times on holidays and i must say you can’t ever compare it to the Uk. I love Spain and hope to move there some day.
In regards to the hospital setting vs GP i am not entirely sure if i agree with you in terms of primary health care vs secondary care because GP surgeries get funding based on the population they’re serving meaning what happens in London or Manchester may not apply in Cardiff for instance so while some surgeries will look like they don’t have equipment, others will look very equipped.
Also remember a GP in the Uk has to see loads of patients per session in 10 mins or less, do millions of admin jobs and go see patients at home or in nursing homes.
A GP in the Uk does almost 1 million jobs and you get home feeling like you’ve fought 100 people.
I do agree with you though that seeing a specialist takes time and to be honest i think NHS is over stretched and understaffed.
Any recommendations on how to learn Spanish would be appreciated as i have struggled with learning on TH-cam
Please ma
I really need your help
I got a student visa to study in Spain but I don't know anyone there
Please ma
I really need someone that will help me with a place to stay and someone to help me get my own appointment
Único país de mundo que (médico) la salud es gratuito.
I like this video a lot but saying that women in the uk are afraid to go out by themselves is a bit of an exaggeration. Which women are you talking about? I am never afraid to go out by myself and non of the ladies I know are. In fact I go to every part of London alone, Brixton, Hackney and so on and never felt afraid and these are areas that are considered unsafe 🤨. Nothing has ever happened to me or any of the ladies I know
Don't think you came to the UK , you probably went to Ukraine or Norway thinking its Uk
Exactly dear tell her. At least the UK 🇬🇧 is better than her country Nigeria.
I live in South Africa, I don’t like it so much here cus the people are not so warm just that their system is better that Nigeria
I have been to Cape Town but I did not interact with the people much because I went for a course. I also noticed that there were not many people in Cape Town. I guess Jo'burg is where the action is. My country, my country. We are all scattered all over the place because they refuse to do better.
@@FloChinyere
Flo, yes. I won't be surprised if I heard that there are Nigerians living in North Korea.
But wow! You've lived all over! Respect!
O baby, I love your style 😂
I'm sure Spain is lovely, but countries that don't have English as their first language can be frustrating when you don't know the language.
Very true. I was so frustrated when I first arrived here. It felt like being thrown into a new world while blindfolded and ear-plugged. That made me be like "you see this language, I MUST learn it by fire by force!" 😂
Italy has the best weather in Europe rather. And most importantly it is a tourist country..
We like it like that 😜
España es un hermoso país, gente y lengua. I cannot wait to emigrate and invest in its people and culture.
I never lived in the UK but I have visited London about 6 times and I absolutely love it. London is one of my favorite places to visit though I haven’t travelled much. I love the corner shops, the side walks coffee shops. I love central London. I currently live in the US and one thing I can say is if you want to have a quality life in the US, live in the suburbs. There is high crime rates in the cities. I wish healthcare is free. Apart from that, I love living here. I mind my business and make my small small money…
London is one of my favourite tourist destinations. I just hope and pray it falls into those 3 days of sunshine. My kids were like "Mummy do they even have summer here?" 😂 when I took them to London. It was drizzling and overcast in the middle of summer, so much that we had to go everywhere we wanted to go to like that. They could not understand the rainy summer.
I and my colleagues used to go into London almost every weekend like tourists.
If we don’t work ourselves to death in this do called good healthcare system most of this wear and tear to the body could be limited, you will not be needing the hospitals or NHS as much; yes there is something life work balance I will not mention any country as I live in one of them and also walk the hospital floors as a clinician. Sis. Flo I do agree with you that life and work need balance. Me I don tire who wan com make him come , home na home . Let me go and enjoy our organic foods and some rest life is too short ,can you imagine no breaks during the holidays you just get off the day and back the next. I beg make una leave me biko.
My view pls.
I will not want to move to another country coz I want to leave healthy. Cold kills faster than anything you can think of. Spain is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, their health sector is topnotch if not No 1 in Europe, If I become comfortably independent I'm going no where. My family in Norway always come here to catch fun.... the stress and cost of living in other places are much... we didn't just come to this world to work and die.
Nne m ooo. We did not come to this world to work and die. Spain teaches us that! You will become comfortably sufficient! Let's release that statement right now! 🙌🙌🙌
@@FloChinyere AMEN and AMEN nwannem💝
Exactly
Just the word I was looking 4. we do not come to this world to work and die.
I live in the USA, Texas, alot of Nigerians here and there, it feels like home somehow....the cost of living in Dallas is so so affordable and I love it.
I've never been to Dallas but Houston is a Naija extension. 😂👍Nigerians have taken over that city and one can find even the most traditional Nigerian ingredients at the farmers markets there.
Houston is like Naija West. Really cool people migrated to the states through Texas in the 80's, Thanks to Hakeem Olajuwon.
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@@FloChinyere True, I have them all of the Nigerian grocers mapped out. I only learned West African years ago, but in Houston, I can try out anything.
Usually Denmark where we live is portrayed as a well-developed welfare state that takes care of its citizens from cradle to grave. It is viewed as a realization of Beveridge’s universal social policy principle, where citizenship or legal residence within the territory is a ticket to social rights for everyone. Denmark appears on top of indexes for happiness, human development, equality, and has low levels of poverty and social exclusion.
Yes o. The Scandinavian countries rank high in the happiness index. They are rich countries with low population so it's easy to carry everyone along.
@@FloChinyere right
@@FloChinyere Nigeria is over populated! That’s why the government can not satisfy it’s citizens
@@folashadelawal7878 That's not why o.
@@folashadelawal7878 has Nigeŕian government try to even satisfy its citizen? Please stop making excuse for irresponsible government.
We should all tell ourselves the truth, none of this countries has it all. It’s all about your decisions.The only best country you can get it all is in HEAVEN 👌kachifuooo
Heaven is a country?
@@victoriaoni don't mind that one abeg pepper body de worry her
And you have actually been to this "Heaven" or you are just rambling a bunch of nonsense?
I honestly enjoyed the video is an eye opener especially like you it's a season of migration 😀
But I live in nigeria what can I say about about where I live now?? 🤣🤣🤣 ok only God can save us in this country of mine. Maybe one day me too will talk about my country like this or better. That's when the needed change come oo.
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Hi, I'm from the U.S. I've been living in Valencia, Spain for two years. I agree with everything you say about Spain. The people are super friendly and Spanish people are soooooo laid back. I really like it here! My only problem is I don't know many people that look like me here in Valencia.
If you find a lot of people looking like you here you were facin the same problems you run away from
Gracias x hablar tan bien d España..yo estoy encantado de q estés tu y tu familia aquí con nosotros.. yo soy de terrassa Barcelona.. y decirte q mi mejor amigo es de nigeria..de benin city por 20 años y el me ha enseñado a querer a nigeria sin haber estado.. amo su gastronomía y m encanta conocer gente de nigeria.. mi esposa es dominicana y seguro q en su adn hay por lo menos un 70 x ciento de nigeria jejejeje .. también conozco gente de igbo y de yoruba.. he visitado alguna nigerian church.. y bueno.. yo como cristiano (evangelico) he conocido a muchos paisanos tuyos en diferentes iglesias.. pues bueno.. es el primer video q veo tuyo y ya m acabo de suscribir.. un placer .. dsd terrassa Barcelona estamos aquí para cualquier cosa.. un abrazo y Dios te bendiga y a tu familia.. x cierto.. m he disfrutado mucho el video. Hasta se me ha hecho corto 🤣
Very true at first countries that comes to their mind when they hear you are no more in Nigeria! US, UK and Canada
Am telling u🤣🤣
Wetin them know for nija lol
Am telling u if its not America and UK it will look wired to them
@@LadyCkitchen if you don't live in any of these three, they won't rate you. 😂🤣😂
@@FloChinyere mama flo ikegwuru 😊
I dunno, whenever I go to Spain I didn’t experience any of these things... the Spaniards I encountered were mean, racist and I didn’t feel any safer than in the UK
You might identify as racism some behaviours that are not. We are not fake like americans so we are not very open with unknown people and some say we are rude but that's just our way of speaking. Others also get incommodated when a person stares at them which is something normal here. Once you know a nice Spanish person you won't have to worry about fake friendships and in the security part, well crime rate is similar but Spanish police is way less aggresive, they almost never kill the person who should be arrested even if he/she is a murderer and has weapons.
Juan staring at people is common everywhere. In Nigeria (especially in the villages) people stare at foreigners too even try to talk to them and it's not a bad thing. I don't know why some people see it as a bad thing. It's more often than not, admiration.
@@FloChinyere I have seen some American culture shock videos and they get extremely incommodated by people staring at them and sometimes when the color of their skin is different they say it is racist so that is why I said it. I think is curiosity for the uncommon thing in most cases and people might like your dress or accessories, it does not have to be stare= racist thoughts. It sometimes means it but I don't think most of the times does.
Yes, I understood you the first time. I was just trying to assure you that it's not just Spaniards that do it. Here in Spain, some people have stared at me and called me exotica especially when I make traditional Nigerian hairdos and dress up in Nigerian clothes during the summer but some people will take that the wrong way.
Just like you, I see it as people staring because they are curious, they saw someone different from the people they are used to and because the Spaniards are expressive like Nigerians, they will say something to the person as well. In a place like Norway, they will rather steal glances at you and they will not talk to you because they are not as expressive. So someone visiting Norway may say that they do not stare at people because they do not make it so obvious.
@@juampisito firstly, I’m not American so I can’t speak on American culture and policing. But my own personal experiences in Spain has led me to feel it is a racist country.
You made me laugh Flo.
The British are friendly, if you talk to the people in the UK they will talk to you.
In fact you will become fed up of talking.
We are rather reserved in the Uk that is why.
People are not sure if you want to talk or not.
We are saying the same thing nowww 😂 The Spaniards will talk to you first especially when they see you are a foreigner rather than waiting for you to speak to them first. Remember that we are comparing two groups of people here so one group must come out tops. It does not mean the other group is totally bad.
Flo dear,
In England there 4 seasons also,
so you are incorrect with that fact🤔
I have visited Spain 4 times and each time I felt so uneasy.
I felt they kept looking at us as if we were 'out of space'
No Spain holidays for me anymore.
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@Ijeoma Johnson GBAM!!👊Please also tell her that we have mixer taps in UK and most of the experience she shared isn't a general overview of every part of the UK o.
This is so true!
@@FloChinyere yeah that’s true .. the Spaniards are friendly than the British citizen
Apart of those things you mentioned.I will tell you Spain is not a place to leave. They are not friendly. They are very very racist. They don't give more opportunities to black as in UK.So Before you asked me. My Dad and step mum lived in Spain for 25 yrs. And my younger sisters were born there. My Dad still regret all those 25yrs he lived in Spain.He has been in the UK for 7rs now.And he has built 2 houses in Nigeria since he moved here.Another thing is he has gained is Master degree in the space of this 7yrs. Brought me and my brothers here in the UK. He had supermarket in Spain several times. Guess what the Spanish people don't buy from here. Only blacks. Here in the UK. You have alot of opportunities. They buy and do business with you wether black or white. Alot of things my parents experienced in Spain. Till now you don't mention Spain where my dad is.
Now, that's sad to read. I am glad he has overcome. Which city was he in when he lived here?
@@FloChinyere Barcelona.
This made me laugh because so much of it is true - I'm from London and love it but I lived/worked in Spain for over a year. The causal attitude is so true! There would be a long line and staff would just carry on at the same pace and chat with each customer. I liked Spain and the property options are way better than in London! But I could not live in Spain for a long time or at least in the city I was in (Madrid as well). I noticed a lot of racism and miseducation about black people. Many people were really lovely to me especially once they heard my accent. They would ask me questions about where I can from and strike up a conversation. Others assumed I was a sex worker because I was black and many Spanish men displayed some horrible behaviour due to this stereotype.
Yes, their uneducated older, usually widowed men can have their vices. Capital cities also have their own issues.
Where I live, even though fewer blacks and other foreigners live here, they are very aware of foreign cultures. There are lots of cultural integration programmes organised by the local council and the aim is to use such programmes to educate and expose their people to the cultures of people living in their midst. And the turn out is always huge. 👍
@@a.muchemi4360 you seriously have an issue with me coming with a job? That's called planning. That's my own integration plan. My husband did not come to Spain with a job and he can NEVER describe Spain as horrible. It's shocking that you describe Spain as horrible yet you've been here for 20 whole years. It says a lot about you. We should stop with all this victim mentality because it holds us back. If you feel that strongly about Spain, to be honest it's better to go somewhere else. If you hate a land you live in this much, you will never make any progress. I prefer Spain but I will never describe the UK or any other place I have lived in as horrible.
If you love a place, you will look for ways to push forward. Everything is about your mindset. In no country will you move to and immediately be integrated. There are so many things to do, studies, exams, qualifications and in the case of Spain, the language too. And not just speak passable Spanish, it must be high level for you to integrate into the job market and do any job you want. I speak very good Spanish but I still feel it's not enough to walk into a government office with this my level of the language and demand a job.
I know young girls black girls that study nursing here. I met them at the hospital and I chatted extensively with them and they all have positive stories. The health sector is usually the hardest to break into in a new country but they are doing it! I know blacks who are into politics here and succeeding. I know first generation black immigrants whose children are doing great in sports. If you are good, you are good. Everywhere, immigrants have always had to work harder to get ahead. It's the same in the USA, UK, anywhere in the world. Nothing is handed over to you on a platter of gold.
Change your circle of friends so you'll change your mindset and move ahead. Spain is trying for immigrants please. Gave most blacks papers from being illegal and eventually gave them nationality. UK cannot do that for Nigerians even though we are their ex-colony.
@Louloo it seems you do really have a problem with people from other countries living in your own country! Understandable as it is, everyone has a choice of where to live and this liberty is guaranteed under the UNCHR. It is not for you to decide where anyone chooses to reside. Also the responsibility of assent for persons to migrate to any country lies in a state and not its citizens and it is governed by certain conditions.Also the world is a global village therefore its always better to have an open mind which is endeared to acceptance of people. Besides not everyone who resides in a country which isnt their country of origin is there because they're poor or underprivileged; People move for different reasons. Also people from your own country also move to other countries for their own reasons. It's best not to have a mindsetof stereotypes. A lot of Africans are law abiding, peaceful, intelligent, resourceful, financially stable and well traveled and not all of us want to migrate abroad.
@@FloChinyere It is not a matter of changing circle of friends, that is her experience which I also experienced as a physiotherapist. I lived in Mallorca for 10 years, a lot of my friends wanted to study nursing they were not allowed. Their opinion of blacks in the balearic island is 👎. Coupled with the fact that you have to speak their local dialect Mallorquin apart Spanish, though it was not compulsory, but anything that has to do with government or official matter is communicated and written in their own dialect. My sister it was really difficult. In the UK they will get you a translator, no matter the language, as it is counted as part of your human right,but they don't send you in Spain.
@@bukaino2k if anything you should be asking me how I planned my life so perfectly before coming here. I don't know where you got your physiotherapy degree but you can't come to a country with such a degree and not practice for a whole 10 years, a decade! Then blame it on racism. If you got your degree in Nigeria, our degrees do not match up to theirs because you studied in English so you need to school here to measure up. Degrees from Equatorial Guinea measure up here because EG is their ex colony.
I took a leave of absence and came to Spain on a visit visa for 6 months to test the waters. By then my husband also secured a UK work permit off mine. We had two options in case I can't integrate here work wise. I cannot come here with my Electronic Engineering degree without a plan. I loved it here and got myself a new job that would allow me live anywhere in the world before moving here. If it were impossible and my husband did not want to move to the UK, we wouldn't have married each other, it's as simple as that for me. Life moves are not random for me. I plan to the T.
If you had done your research, you would have gone straight to the UK (if possible) to be honest so I don't get it when people tell me it's because I had a job. I researched and planned my life. Help yourselves people, the government of another country will not do everything for you. The government of your own country cannot even do everything for you. Even in the UK and the USA, people arrive, pack their Nigerian certificates one side, do odd jobs while they study to integrate.
And I don't get what you mean by people wanted to study nursing and they were not allowed. I've met several Nigerians, either kids of first generation immigrants or wives that moved here to join their hubbies studying nursing here. I am not taking away from your experience but it's difficult for me to wrap my head around this story that this same country I live in denied people admission because they are black. Biko explain it to me.
But then those 10 years sound familiar. Can I take a wild guess that without Spain you would not have ended up in the UK? 😉 If yes, then you got something worthwhile from Spain after all.
The "Gp" thing here in UK is as good as a waste of time.
Each time I go there, I just feel a nigerian health center would have given me a better service.
The environment one sees a doctor has a role to play in the healing process. A placebo effect if you will. The GP offices are dingy and I wonder if they've studied the psychological effects on the patients. But you know how it is, many people will not notice this flaw till they experience a different system. I always knew something was off about it and it took my coming here to put a finger on it.
I feel the same as a South African. I prefer to get my health check in South Africa whenever I visit. GP’s here are a waste of time.
As good as a waste of time 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄
I have lived here in the UK for about 18yrs now. The GP system in the UK was better and improving until the EU citizens flooded into the UK making all systems so overstretched. Today everything including housing, transport, education and ofcourse medicals are all overstretched and down in quality.
@@victoropara6573 So, basically the Naija mentality of no maintenance! Normally as the population grows, the system should expand to accommodate and maintain for better services. Germany is in a class of its own all over Europe.
Interesting "for and against" debate here!
But we mustn't forget the quiet role that Fate plays in our individual experiencing.
In other words, it is possible to experience misery in a prosperous land and conversely, strike gold in a country where many are impoverished!
Things don't just happen ... things happen justly!
We all long for good fortune in life regardless of our physical location on earth!
Viva Espana, viva Britannia 🇪🇸🇬🇧
The only thing good about Spain is they have better houses and affordable but everything other things of life UK is the best. Not compared to Spain.Alot of People in Spain are running away bcs it's not friendly and no much work that people who are unskilled can survive in.
Wow from your explanation Span is almost like Italy, if not the same
The UK 🇬🇧 is not only London, there are so many areas that are nice and friendly especially up North, Scotland and Wales.
Schools and NHS are very good.
It's just the weather that makes people feel down.
I agree Spanish culture is also rich, the food and culture is fantastic that's why so many people from UK and Europe have 2nd holiday homes.Where you live can give you a good lifestyle in Spain 🇪🇸😊
It's absolutely beautiful all the lovely things you mentioned about Spain. I went on holidays in Alicante and it was the best experience. I even dream of living there one day. House prices is also way cheaper compared to the UK. The only downside is that there are no jobs especially for black people so it will be difficult to survive. I have also read that there is a lot of discrimination towards black people. The Spanish economy is very weak. UK economy is stronger. The Spanish economy mostly relies on tourists and that is why they have built the cities for tourist attraction. Their lives are laid back which is nice but if there is no work then life can be difficult. With the tap...you were joking right? 😀 So what job do you do if I may ask?
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Perdoname....que son trabajos especiales para gente negra..?? no sé si lo he entendido bien...que diferencia hay .? ..soy española, no hace mucho que tenemos conciudadanos negros y aún no hay mucha población, por lo que en sitios pequeños pueden despertar curiosidad, como todo lo nuevo...pero no suele ser negativa, ( en mi experiencia, al menos)...España es una zona de cruce de diversos pueblos y razas y no suele haber demasiados problemas en ese sentido....En cuanto a las ciudades, solo comentaros que son muy antiguas y son así por eso, no porque estén enfocadas al turismo, eso es solo desde los años 60 del pasado siglo....es una historia y una forma de vida desarrollada desde hace siglos la que hace que todo sea así......y que todo cierre a las 2 de la tarde es por nuestros sistema de comidas y descansos pero no es que se duerma la siesta como norma...sí se come con amigos y familia, se hace sobremesa con el café y algo de charla...(.y alguno duerme siesta, sí, bueno...,)
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Is Racist Spain you talk so well about like this?? Hmmmm!! Okay !! Well, I understand as you guys still live there and the .............
I live in Canada 🇨🇦 and I love it here as opposed to the US because of the free health care and unending niceness. The people here will not make you feel weird for having an accent. That and all the benefits that is given here. Oh did I also mention that we get rent assistance? If your rent is 1k the government can give you up to 750 dollars in rent assistance. Also it’s cold here o 😩 we can get -50 degrees that’s the only side I don’t like very much. But then again we work from home 😌
That rent assistance sounds good. 😋😋