Africa is the goal, but it can be very difficult to live, there is a multitude of issues we face as we get back home , I have seen hundreds of brothers and sistahs fail , i have even seen ones and ones die , we differently need to have networks and communities in order to sustain ourselves in Africa , once that is in place we will thrive

Uganda and Jamaica, those kids got a good heritage

Whattt?! Ugandan! Hitting subscribe now! The name should have gave it away ages ago for me. lol

The reasons you gave are why my wife and I will not be leaving the U.K. I still believe that the U.K is one of the best countries in the world to be a black person. I have been to many countries in the world, including the U.S, China, many countries in Europe, I have lived in Nigeria (for 15 years) and I still maintain that the U.K is the best country for me.

I defo understand your reasons. As you know I lived in the Caribbean for over a decade, but I left the UK when I had no children or committments. Was fortunate enough to be able to work remotely as well. Discovering that our eldest son is autistic and may not get the educational support he needs is what made us decide to come back here. Luckily the support network wasn't much of an issue for me in the Caribbean as I had friends and my husband's family but I could see how it definitely could be for others. And I definitely have a great support network in London and my son's infant school has been absolutely fantastic, better than we could have imagined. It hasn't been easy being back here but I understand how when you have children leaving the UK becomes more of a challenge, particularly when the kids are young.

Jamaica and Uganda ❤. Beautiful mix. Blaxit. Loads moving from the UK to Jamaica.

I like these videos. Keep it up!

I was raised in UK and moved back to my parents country in Africa through earning income online. I think you were a bit harsh on yourself as far as never visiting Africa and not working in tech. I'm in my late 20s but it's still rare for most people my age to earn true location independent income. I still count myself as lucky to have pulled it off. I definitely agree this is a young mans game primarily and it'd be tough to uproot your whole family without a lot more planning than someone like me who has been travelling and vetting countries since I was 18 and after 10 years, found my ideal country to expat in. All the best to you in your journey.

Very Good Content!!

Keep making these videos, I live abroad now but I like finding channels like yours to keep up with Black Britain.

I find it so interesting how the grandchildren of the original immigrants, have crossed married people from other parts of the black world. JA & Africans, other Caribbean countries etc. Very good.

I love your video. I hope to visit this year. I envy the culture, diversity and tradition. We don't have that in the USA.

Relocate to London Ely and family please😂. Listen my family are Jamaican but I was born here. You don’t even have to open your mouth before they know you foreigner😀. Your parents should have taken you back to Uganda periodically so that you could lay down some roots. I wish my parents had taken me to JA when I was a child. I think it’s important for us to maintain links with our homeland. We’re going to have to figure it out if we’re going to nation build across the diaspora.

I would absolutely leave the UK in a heartbeat, if I can get a good opportunity elsewhere. Not a lot of ppl like the States , but I would choose that over UK right now tbh

I find it helps to strengthen connections by visits to the root places of one’s heritage and culture; which helps a hybrid experience a foreign.

I think that wherever you were born and have lived for the majority of your life, it will always feel easier. Like you said, you have the networks, you speak the language, you understand how things work. However, easier doesn't always mean it's better for some people. Hence the reason so many move abroad. I think people have to decide on what type of life and lifestyle they want, what skills they have and how much income they can earn, and then research the countries they might want to live in. I was born in the UK but hope to live abroad one day. My mum retired to Jamaica and my late father was from Ghana. Although, most of my friends and family live in the UK, I don't like the way of life here, especially how expensive everything is and the rubbish weather, lack of community etc. As you're married with children, that plays more of a factor in any decision you make.

From 3:30 you make good points given your own perspectives. thank you for the video

Hi - you talk a lot of common sense in this video 👍 I’m 53 and born and raised here but my family ancestry is Pakistani. Am thinking about retiring there but am so used to living amd working here I’m not sure I can do it.

I only love your channel which u just stumbled across. The topics are ones i also think about. Keep up the good work. 😊

Makes perfect sense Ely

Very pragmatic assessment as always Ely❤️🖤💚

The big elephant in the room that no immigrant wants to talk about is social isolation and the risk thereof for you and your offspring, if any. If you’re from a strong family, it is never going to be a problem. If not, you and any offspring will suffer its consequences, which would be far less likely if you hadn’t immigrated.

I have to ask, if you were to return to Uganda, would the people see you as a foreigner or as one of them considering your Ugandan heritage?

Oh hell no. Black woman on six figure salary. Work in IT. Staying here to claim what's rightfully mine. 😂

These are not reasons not to go. It’s a big world out there go and live it. The world doesn’t stop and start in the UK, sometimes we need to help out our own economically. If you really knew the history you may have made a different video.

⁠ @Wayne-fn1sw Where exactly have you been outside of London ? I have lived in a part of Derby for 3 years now and have not experienced one racist incident. The locals have been very friendly and it is very multicultural where I live. Black folk have been here since the 1960’s or even longer. I travel about a bit and have not experienced any racism in Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester etc. Maybe it is down to the areas I visit which tend to be pretty mixed in population there. There are loads of black people already living here so it is not to say we are new and a big shock to the insular local indigenous population 😅. You cannot live your life in fear and let these fears limit your movement and growth.

I think you have to think very carefully about and move and why, these days unlike when the immigrants of the 1940's moved from they're countries. As a brit, and a black brit, one should move with caution. Britian is really something for a black brit, to have. Having moved around the world and seen how people live and behavior, the Uk, is right up there. regard manners, politeness, standing in line, etc. A lot of counties are 100yrs, behind Britian, including the US and don't get me started on Australia and New Zealand...

I would move to the US if visas were easy to get. I work in tech, and graduates there often start on 6 figures. States like Texas have low taxes, as well as great weather. 20% of the Americans earn over 6 figures, whereas only 5% of the UK earn that much. People often complain about health insurance, but if you have a good career, your company often provides a decent health package. Indians tend to always be where the money is, and many Indians go to the US to study, then get a job and stay there. I'm inheriting land in Kenya, and am getting my passport but it's hard to command the same salary over there so I'd probably just invest there unless I got a convenient remote job. Fortunately, I also have trustworthy extended family members there who are wealthier than me, and so aren't incentivised to fleece me. Even fully remote jobs often restrict international travel for data privacy reasons. Also, most of the multinational companies that pay high salaries prefer roles to be hybrid.

Your better of in the UK. British born Jamaican heritage. I don't know about Ugandans Jamaicans too bad mind The world educates their children from abroad, in the UK .. When the children are grown and independent, you are mortgage free. . . You and your lovely wife, the world will be your oyster. That's my advice 😂😂

Don't believe in support from relatives. . . unless that point helps to make this video long enough for KZfaq's algorithms. Do you really need those relatives? Are they trustworthy?

I live in Stoke-on-Trent. I have no black network here. It’s just me and my family. It’s very isolating 😢

Whats the reason so many black people desire to move outside of the UK in the first place? Perhaps this should be addressed.

Ulimaliza kusoma Kiswahili?been 10 yrs how’s your swahili?your Kenyan Neighbour

I thought you were Jamaican actually 😂 wow your wife's influence is evident!

I am also Jamaican. It is nice to see a Jamaican marry an African king.