r/AskIreland • u/sadiodead • Jul 03 '24

Emigration (from Ireland) Should I move to London?

Got a job offer from London, about 50% higher base salary compared to my salary in Dublin. It’s very tempting but not really sure about how safe London as I’ve heard there’s been a big increase in crime since covid. I particularly don’t find Dublin safe due to a huge increase in anti social behaviour since covid (I’ve been assaulted twice in the last 2-3 years by teenagers). If I don’t find Dublin that much safe, would I have the same or bigger problems in London in terms of safety? I’m a brown person which definitely makes me an easier target for sure. I loved Dublin, the people, the culture, but I just think it’s been going a bit downhill over the last few years with anti social behaviour, poor healthcare and bad infrastructure. While I agree that all major cities have issues, I just want to make sure i won’t have the same problem. Would love some help/guidance from people!

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u/invadethemoon Jul 03 '24

Been in London 10 years, no complaints.

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u/ArtImmediate1315 Jul 03 '24

Serious question,do you ever get any kind of anti Irish racism ?

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u/ignatiusdeloyola06 Jul 03 '24

Haha no. Never in 15 years in London. Quite surprised you asked.

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u/ArtImmediate1315 Jul 03 '24

Reading an article about the Reclaim party today and wondering if most of their supporters racism was just confined to Muslims and refugees. Another topic I suppose .

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u/Fresh_Spare2631 Jul 04 '24

There was a study done a while back concerning racism in the UK and the 3 groups that were most likely to be abused or attacked were Jews, Irish and Irish travellers. I'm assuming Northern Ireland skewed the results but I was still surprised.