What are the most shocking facts about the UK?
The UK is a poor country.
I grew up in South Africa. At age 28 (last year) I moved to the UK without ever having visited before.
In South Africa (and perhaps many other ‘third world’ countries) the UK has a reputation for being a ‘rich’ country and my assumption was that people live comfortably and in general wouldn’t have an issue affording everyday living costs.
However this is not the case. The UK is not a rich country. It’s a poor country with a strong currency.
When I left the airport, what struck me immediately was houses like this (I took these photos):
![image](https://rantwe.com/upload/photos/2022/09/1BhjMhZU3FrQHz5kvxRn_18_7c3842a6a9a68f98920d5e89774d652a_image_small.jpeg)
![image](https://rantwe.com/upload/photos/2022/09/AjDUhI3mzVT6UX6lnkWT_18_3778f353919db8e2cbe7a9e44ab91234_image_small.jpeg)
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