I'm a Brit living in Austria. I came back to visit my family the thing I noticed (amongst a few things) was the lack of staff at pub restaurants. It use to be a night out and you had waitress serving you. Now apart from bringing out the meals you did it all, get the menu and your knife, fork and spoon then go back into the bar to give over your order AND PAY FOR IT. When I asked why the change the girl told me. A lot of the staff when COVID came they went back to their countries and because of Brexit they just found it too much hassle to come back.

It's wicked to tell lies but also stupid to believe them... Be careful for what you wish for...

This is filmed in a very affluent part of Brighton, a place that voted 70 percent Remain in the referendum, and frankly a bit of a progressive middle class echo chamber that’s not particularly representative of the country at large. If you asked these questions in towns a few miles away you would get a totally different set of answers. But at least that guy has his escape to Thailand sorted!

That first lady was right. It's even on tap now 😂

Well done Easy English! Beautiful Brighton!

Brit’s always had a fun relationship with the EU, they never even joined the euro, some even struggle to perceive themselves as Europeans!!! I suppose many must already hold dual citizenship as retired people living in Portugal, Greece, Spain or Italy…

Some naive people in the comments saying "you can come back whenever you wish". No. It's fine to accept the UK back, but not under the same conditions. It would being a blatant disregard for every other country still in the EU. If the UK would accept the Euro, for example, then maybe. Otherwise you are setting up a bad precedent for everyone that just shows contempt for the EU. Not that it's a draconian state or anything........but as an institution, that represents a GROUP effort....you can't just have members do a 180º arguing they lose their sovereignity etc...and not have ANY consequences.

I'm moving to Ireland this year. So long suckers!

No one fesses up to having voted to leave the EU. Who voted then? Same scenario with Trump!

1:55 I will never not find it strange when people use “Europe” to mean continental Europe. But then again I am from “Europe”. 😂

The UK was, is and will be in Europe, regardless of whether institutions such as the EU exist or not.

Really interesting but where are the people who voted for Brexit? Did they not want to be interviewed?

Really interesting video! Great stuff!

Fortunately, the voices in Denmark who were talking about a Dexit have been throughly silenced. No one is talking about leaving the EU now.

What a beautiful view at 5:17

Voting Brexit is like hiring a great white shark as your kids swimming instructor

"not controlling our spending", "need to wait 10 or 20 years to see benefits": those guys can't see the fallacy and contradiction in their opinions? UK now has allegedly a lot of money for itself: still, lots of cuts on social spending, highest taxes in 70 years, council budgets reduced to nothing.... Are they so thick as to not see the trend there?

would be nice if you guys did the same video but in an area that predominantly voted to leave (would make a great balance with this video for English classes where students have to debate)

Can’t wait to hear this…

Damn... the British one is certainly the gloomiest of those. 😥 I will just say what I have always said (as a German): I wish the British people would simply come back. Yes, there are some Europeans that are not exactly thrilled about this entire affair, but I am sure we would be able to find a way together, as a grand and beautiful democratic union. 💙 And there is a lot of Europeans still missing you. 🥺☺

Ok, ist nice hear the people talk on the road.

Don't let anyone tell you that the majority voted to leave the EU. Actually only 38% believed in LEAVE. 35% BELIEVED in remain. 27% couldn't or wouldn't decide either way. THAT'S 100% But guess what? BRITS living outside the UK for more than 15 years were not given a say. They, like me, may have voted FOR our membership in 1973 but were denied a vote in 2016.

Thanks.

It makes me so sad that my children won't be able to study or work in mainland Europe. My son who is currently 15 has resigned himself to thinking it will take 30 years to get back in the EU. Sad state of affairs

Rotingdean! First time I had been there, I just fallen in love with this place.

The inflation its 4% but the prices on food higher and higher each day ,a coffe now cost between 4 pounds to 7pounds in London.

Interesting video and I agree with most of the points. True enough, we are living with the after-effects of Brexit 5 years on. However, the people interviewed were all from Brighton, a very cosmopolitan and eclectic city, a generally pro-EU place and not a 'typical' British town at all. For a more representative sample, it might have been better to go to nearby Worthing or Eastbourne too for example, for more extensive views.

Ever since brexit there are less british tourists in my country and I will be forever thankful to them 🙏

Ahhh we miss you too! 🇬🇧🇳🇱 Great video, Easy English! 😀

Hi! Thanks a lot. I 've watched it with pleasure. What is this town ,please?

What affluent part of Brighton? Hove? Thanks for making this programme. The U.K. is as divided on the subject as ever. The young people are supposed to be more pro-European but I'm old and I studied abroad, have Continental blood etc.. To re-join may take years but we have to prepare now. The Re-join the E.U. Party (google them) have twenty-six candidates in different parts of the country.

Filmed at a nice location !

Every timebi go back to England from Austria, the place just looks worse and worse. Honestly, its shocking just how run down everything seems!

4:49 effects should be affects

I hope this is an eye-opener for those living in The Netherlands that want to have a Nexit. Luckily, it's only a small part of the population that wants it now, but things can change. Anyhow, I wouldn't mind the UK to return, but that won't happen anytime soon. Despite that, we're still good friends, with or without Brexit.

I recall being asked when it was exit "what will be the change?" My simple answer was that short term prices will go up. Mid term we will lose the diversity and skill of the mix of culture from the continent. Long term we will be a poorer version of a Nordic style of country. Isolated to a certain extent Great clip and very interesting views and intelligent conversation from people you interviewed

Being in the EU has its advantages and disadvantages. I think though we are a poorer nation for leaving whether it be economically, politically or culturally.

Come back to the EU! Germany welcomes you!❤

Yes.

love british english

I wonder what Ladbrokes are offering on the UK doing a Prodigal Son?

choose stupid decisions then regret it

Thank God I have dual nationality, so I can technically still live anywhere in Europe if I want to, but I've effectively been locked out of my home country because my partner now can't get a visa and because the cost of living is way too high.

I've been expat since the mid-80s. The last 12 years living in Czech Republic. The EU is great, if only because we've not had a war. The problem is with the policy makers and the Commission who are a law unto themselves. UK should have stayed in and fought for change from within. I know people in this region who were heartbroken when we left. They shared many of the UK's concerns and saw the UK as a 'big brother' (their words), the only country willing to stand up to Germany and Russia. The day after the Brexit result, I saw Farage on morning TV admitting the NHS bus promise was a lie...and he's got away with it!!!!!!! Why isn't he and the other liars not being challenged in interviews?

Native American is the first land of the United States of America! Period!!!

When ever l go to local shops the shelves look bare. The assistants claim their coolers haver broken down but they sit empty for months and they still do. Why don't they replace them then? Shops have closed by the dozen. High costs have been blamed. Shortage of selection of food is low. Costs on everything is spiralling out of control.

Selective interviewing.

But UK ”The Empire” were supposed to leave the little and square EU and join ”The World” instead? And UK trade would improve very much when trading with ”the world” instead of EU? So now everything in UK should cost less than before Brexit? And lots of new jobs would be created?

Back-pedalling towards the shores of Europe

Prices have increased across Europe. The olive oil is now extortionate in price. Fuel prices are extremely high. Lots of shops and bars have disappeared.

You don’t want to trade with your neighbor (EU), and will buy from countries 1000 miles away…

Loved the episode! We’d love to have you guys back and if the EU survives (sad how you too Mitch are not sure it will) I think you’ll be back before long

The Seagulls went into Europe...and got knocked-out! I'm still laughing at that! Brexit by the balls in Brighton!

The Uk is so much cheaper nowadays 😂😂😂 it's a good news for foreigners to visit 🎉

Nobody said anything about the rising debt. I would have thought that would be the main issue.

That man saying "it's not Brexit but British Farming" ... so British Farmers do not used to have lots of EU workers? 🤦🏻‍♀️

There is not now, never was and never will be anything good about brexit(stupid word).

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 never wanted to leave. Wants to leave the shitty unfair union.

Of course, but sadly as a country we voted to do it. Voted remain, would vote for rejoin whenever (hopefully) it comes about. With the deadwood we have in politics at the moment (though hopefully many will be gone in the next 3 weeks or so), probably going to take 20 to 30 years to correct that decision, and with none of the benefits that we had.

How did UK manage before it joined the EU.? And that goes back two thousand years.!!

Come back! I want to buy craft beer from the UK in Spain.

OK, so you've left the EU, you're still part of Europe, if you like it or not

I’m eating for you to come back brothers

Is Labour in favour of rejoining?

While I understand what Brexit has done to UK (yes it's been really bad for sure) specially me being a Spanish national living in the UK for the past 18 years, this video is a bit skewed showing only views of people that think they same way us do and not the other version.

I'm Dutch and I'm wondering what the prices would be like if the UK would rejoin the EU. Somehow I think that the changes wouldn't be (much) more beneficial for UK citizens. I just feel that the common people have been and still are under political and economic 'hostage' of both the EU and the national governments (especially the pro-EU ones). What I mean is basically like: "We want you to stay, for our profits, but dare to leave and it's all going to be more expensive. Oh, and before we forget, if you decide to rejoin after leaving, we'll just make it all more expensive again anyway, because that's just what we do. Earning money by emptying the citizens' pockets and having control over the common people (screw them over for our own gain) are our main priorities." What I mean is that the UK was probably in this situation when they chose the Brexit, but people didn't just give in to that. However, even if most people want to rejoin the EU, I'm not so sure if that's a good Idea, because I just feel that there is more hidden deception as a consequence. Maybe rejoining would be better for the country and it's government, as well as for their international trading matters, but that is another scale than social and financial security, healthcare and other needs for the common people. Everything is done for the profits of the big companies, the rich and those in the positions of power, not for other 'classes' of people and that is just what it is. I wouldn't have voted for a Nexit if that would have been a thing, mainly because we are being held hostage the way I described earlier, but that's also the reason why I'm against this EU. So, I think I understand the British people for having voted to leave the EU. Even western European people on the main continent aren't as free as the politicians tell them to be anymore. Also, they're pretty 'blind in the brain' too, if you ask me. I know they wish to prevent World War III, but I think it already started at the moment Russia targeted Ukrainian areas long before the invasion and shot down the MH17 plane containing almost 300 innocent people having nothing to do with it, not to mention Iran and North Korea making nuclear threats and China disregarding civil rights and threatening with assaults on the so-called 'rebellous provinces' known as Tibet, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and the minor religious population. The only thing the EU, NATO, the US and other major organisations do against particularly Putin is waving their purses, while Putin himself is not impressed one little bit and has already threatened to invade more countries in the future. This war has already begun, people, and if the Ukranian areas and the pro European countries around them are not being defended, I see bombs are going to to fall on us in just a few years from now eventually. People don't realize that there are just two countries between Russia and the Netherlands, and the Netherlands doesn't have a ghost of a chance against any major country in the world, all thanks to EU, NATO and a US president who is just too passive for everyone's safety. I know, I'm talking about the Netherlands here, but the UK will be a target for a Russian attack in this scenario as well. You can't prevent a war that has already been started by the communist dictators. And I fear for their armies being on our doorstep in the not very distant future if everything continues as it does now.

We’ve left and not going backm

What democracy? Many people were prevented from voting in a so-called referendum on a complex subject. Some leavers have changed their mind. The longer the delay in re-joining, which won't happen in a day, the more time and money we lose.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Please !Come back! I want to buy chocolate from the UK in Spain!

No I don’t!

Let’s work to get back into the eu join the European movement

When will Brits get things into their own hands and really fight for it. They are so so so complacent and shy when it comes to get important things done, unlike the French.

Max I agree entirely. The matters are too complex for referendum. It's better to vote in elections for pro-Europeans, not people who keep quiet e. g. E. U. and bungling of decimalisation in the U.K..

I think that Brits have a better attitude to change their minds compared to other people. Knowing this I was making fun of my friends in Manchester by predicting since 2016 that there would be a second referendum asking "Did You Really Mean Leave?"

Just what exactley did Brexiteers think OUT of EU meant? Should have got the dictoinary out before voting 'OUT'.!

As a mainland European I have to say: while I do feel sorry for the British people for falling for the propaganda, never have I felt more united with my other fellow Europeans in laughing my ass off at you guys the day the realisation you made a mistake set in.

The cost of everything, namely food, has increased a looot in EU countries, so...

Wasn't one of the themes of Brexit controlling immigration? Stay with Brexit and all the good that this immigration has brought you and will bring you. I, as Portuguese, am having problems with my residence status. I don't receive "aid" from the state, I work. I will return to my country with the certainty that I will never come here again. What makes me completely furious is how my government treats "this and other nationalities" (very well treated) and we Europeans here are treated like outsiders. disgusting.

Stay tf out, no offense

I think the EU will survive for years to come. The hard thing is that after leaving the EU, Brexit is the elephant in the room, causing difficulties between Great Britain and the EU, like travel to Europe!

I'm from Poland, and I work on my English every day. I adore the British accent so much.

"We put a huge amount into Eurppe" - 8.5 billion per year was the most the UK ever paid net into the EU and now, its businesses spend at least 7 billion per year on comepleting paperwork created by the new red tape while Brexit was actually meant to decrease red tape. Plus all the expenses for Farage garages, finding and paying for 50,000 new customs officers to deal with the border (who still were not found which is why there are no controls and therefore "taking back control of our borders" is just a sick joke), the reduced GDP through lack of workers, especially in the NHS, hospitality and construction, ...

No.

I don't miss it one bit it's not even a subject of conversation in my work group we talk about planned holidays to Australia usa Thailand Egypt and many countries outside of the eu it's also very affordable to go to these place's

I don t go in UK anymore. I don t buy anything on net from UK anymore...

All UK people would like to rejoin in EU 🙏🏻🇪🇺🇬🇧

How did you manage to find so many 'plonkers' to talk to ? 😮 (Great British Word)

No

We should have stayed in the EU 😊

Brexit happened almost 8 years ago.

I voted remain and was devastated to learn they succeeded in coming out. I did a postal vote because l was on holiday in Portugal. I was disgusted to come back to the UK. I'm now planning to leave this country.

your video is biased. if you ask the french they will tell you the british are right.

its obvious when we where in the eu our economy was doing great councils had money for projects in there districts the economy was becoming great buisnesses never had it so good now look at it councles going broke homelessness is out of the roof thousands of police leaving the force because of cutbacks it just goes on and on.

Let’s ask remainers if they regret Brexit.

Question is do they want us back??

Well speaking as a remainer, there is no chance at all of getting back in the EU for a generation. We left with such ill will that there will be no appetite at all to re-negotiate our position. We need to accept our position and see where we can smooth out blockages. We voted as a Nation to leave even if we were then poorer. We are, so suck it up!

Mucho ánimo para los amigos británicos. Espero y deseo que todo cambie para mejor. Saludos desde Málaga (España).

I wish the UK was still in the EU but the Brits have made their choice.

As a Brit its gotten more shit

But strange everyone in love to vote Farage de Liar.