If it so happens that you are thinking about moving abroad, and have not yet decided where exactly you should go, we advise you to turn your gaze to the UK. And to make the choice easier and clearer, we offer a small checklist: if at least 5 (ideally 7) items from this modest list appeal to you, then you need to go!
Climate features
There is a stereotype that life in the country is associated with fogs and torrential rains, but this is nothing more than a myth due to the peculiarities of the historical development of English industry (now it is reliably known that it smog, and after it the showers came due to calm weather, when that very small breath of wind was just not enough to dispel the phlegm of nature and make the clouds shift to the side). Smog is a thing of the past. Now the British have long been accustomed to mild and long off-seasons, snow-stingy winters and a rather nice summer for the taste of a native of the Central Russian Upland. Oh, yes: you can ride a bike here all year round.
The diversity is not only geographical, but also cultural
Different parts of the country have their own specific character, which is due to the peculiarities of historical development, linguistic, geographical, religious or cultural. In Scotland , the history of centralized statehood is almost greater than in England, the Irish, who remain loyal to the union, still from time to time look to the southwest, where there is another Ireland, independent, and the Welsh reality is such that speech therapy tours can be organized here for especially difficult cases.
There are smaller differences and accents: Orkney with the Norwegian herring spirit, the many-legged Isle of Man, dozens of ceremonial counties, each with its own history - all this makes the UK a melting pot no worse than the United States. But a cauldron with jumpers, which gives the country a special flavor and piquancy.
Geographical proportionality
If you choose a country by size, then the UK will be an excellent solution: not too big that the journey from end to end stretches for weeks, and not as small as many Central European countries, where you can't take a step so as not to rest your nose on a virtual, but border.
In addition, there is a kind of life hack for lovers of open spaces: the country still owns military bases and island overseas territories in the waters of five oceans.
Domestic tourism
There is a type of people who are prone to changing places and searching for new sensations, emotions, impressions. Even a sortie into the depths of the Near Moscow region overgrown with nettles and hogweed brings them unspeakable pleasure! And if you put this in English realities, where every tree, hedge, roadside pole or house on the outskirts has a long history ... In short, this is a paradise for a tourist of any stripe.
Open-air Museum of Industrial Architecture
One of the decorations of the country is a system of ancient canals, once the main transport system of the British Isles, and now serving as another option for domestic tourism. In addition, from the era of the British Industrial Revolution, contemporaries inherited factory and factory workshops, old non-electrified railway lines (hello to the express train to Hogwarts with the red train!), Bridges and dams, port facilities and docks ...
Subscription to the museum
Large museums and exhibitions do not charge an entrance fee, tickets must be bought for thematic expositions and events held on their territory. This, on the one hand, allows the museum to raise funds, on the other hand, prevents price increases and lowers the entry barrier to art.
To make culture even closer to the mass public, the British came up with museum subscriptions: you can buy a membership card and go to all paid exhibitions throughout the year, and at the same time visit museum clubs, bars or other establishments of varying degrees of spite.
A state that works
Great Britain is a rare example of a country these days where the mechanisms of state power are engaged in exactly the activities that are determined by it in accordance with the original plan: the police, as a rule, stand guard over law and order, social services help the poor and disadvantaged, the prosecutor's office is vigilant, no matter how someone violates the law. In general, there is not a trace of chaos, ugliness and arbitrariness.
The kingdom of law and order also has negative features (bureaucracy, for example), but the positive, nevertheless, prevails.
The laws in the country are also respected - even the monarch obeys them exactly like all his subjects, from young to old, and dukes-peers, and ordinary inhabitants of the working-class suburbs. In short, all this does not exist in order to cheat and deceive, evade taxes or in some other way try to gain opportunities that go beyond the legal field. No: it is customary to comply with the laws here. Perhaps that is why life in the country looks so attractive and comfortable.
English language
The state and official language, in which, moreover, millions or even billions of people around the globe express themselves, is very convenient. In addition, it is relatively simple in grammatical measurement and allows you to handle vocabulary quite freely. And what about literature, and countless books published in this language? Reading even one thousandth is not enough for a human life!
A monarchy with a human face
The times when the face of the British monarch and the institution personified by him were a pleasant sight have passed with the departure of Elizabeth II. Her successor and heir can not be called a nice person, but his humanity is undoubtedly inherent.
In addition, despite the very significant powers of monarchs, people occupying the throne for the last few hundred years, since the execution of the memory of King Charles II Stuart, try not to abuse their power and do not encroach on the foundations of democracy, which gives a kind of sense of stability: there is progress, the state and the people keep up with the times, even science often surprises not only with the machinations of the so-called "British scientists", but also really important and useful discoveries.
The ability to be in the thick of things
The capital of the United Kingdom is a recognized financial center: colossal money is "cooked" here, whole fortunes are lost and created. At the same time, the Five Ports, which remember Elizabeth Tudor, continue to receive merchant ships 450 years later, with her heirs. And in London there are world universities, recording studios, museums, exhibition centers and galleries, shops, banks ... There are a lot of organizations that have a powerful and direct impact on global processes.
