people from other developed countries, reasons for choosing UK vary a lot. Some want greater opportunities for travel, culture and history, particularly those from Australia and New Zealand. Some Americans are attracted to UK as an antidote to the overtly nationalistic and materialistic US society. Others want the reassurance of an English-speaking country in Europe, many with ancestral links. Economic migrants from poorer EU countries come to UK for jobs, better pay and conditions, where there are fewer barriers than in many other established EU countries. Whether all those diverse groups of people find what they are looking for once they arrive in UK is another matter. Attitude of native Britons towards newcomers has definitely hardened in recent years, and xenophobia and racism aren't hard to find, whether overt (like BNP) or covert (e.g. jobs and flats seemingly unavailable if you are black). And if you are running away from something in your country, you may find other things which are just as annoying and irritating in UK. My only reason for coming to the UK is that my husband lives there and he is required to stay there for a few more years due to work obligations. I met him in the states while he was on holiday and the relationship flourished from there. I am trying to keep an open mind about moving there as I have only visited and that gives me no real insight into life in the uk. However, my pay will take a tremendous