I don't think I could have put this much better myself.

I love my country and appreciate everything it has given me, and continues to give me. But I do think it's sad that so many of my friends are now moving overseas, and not just because of the sun or The Sun.

Because they want to live somewhere where they can afford to buy a good-sized house in a decent location without forking out half a million.

Because they want to work somewhere that gives them the flexibility to have a decent work-life balance.

Because they want to bring up children who are safe and have room to play and breathe.

Because they're sick of sitting in traffic and trying to figure out the ridiculously over-complicated pricing system of the railways.

Because they don't want their lives to balance precariously on credit.

As for me, I'm still here and will be for a while yet.

Yet...