@mwl it's easy to forget that I could move to Ireland very easily for historical reasons. And for Europeans it's easy to move from place to place.

Sadly I'm no longer an EU citizen because of right wing fruit loops, but I left the UK & moved to France before the door closed, so I'm a guest of France now with indefinite leave to remain.

Within the EU there are cheaper and more expensive places to move to, & while some have a high degree of English speakers, it always helps to learn local lang.