Am i stupid for planning to move to europe

My advice: you need to have a right to reside - and right to work, if you plan on working. Check the gov.uk website to see what that involves. I'd advise that you get a job sorted out before you come. You can change it later, but if you've no recourse to public funds (which I think you can't really get unless you're either British or a refugee or fulfill some strict criteria) you won't get unemployment benefit.

Google how to get an NHS number (public health service). You might need to be a resident for a few years to get one, but once you do you'll have free(ish) state healthcare.

When you get here, rock up at a church if you get stuck and have no helpful contacts. The Church of England serves the local community and might help. It's a Christian church but is very inclusive because it's the official state church, and is responsible for a lot of charity stuff - though it's by no means the Salvation Army. Each individual church is 'responsible' for a different parcel of the country, called a 'parish'. Parishes vary, but they ought to help you without expecting faith, membership or anything else in return if you were to turn up on a Sunday in dire need...

Probably should wait to see how the Migrant Crisis unfolds

If have the money to move there and think you can live there, go ahead. In no way is moving to another country stupid, unless you're completely unprepared.

If you don't go you will regret it. I made that mistake and actually let other people talk me out of it. You can always come back, but at least you won't live in regret and resentment. Its your life and you do what you want with it. As far as money goes my best friend went to Amsterdam with a backpack and a very small amount of money and is now happily married and has a successful career.

You shouldn't insult yourself because you have a dream. Go watch Disney's Tangled until it sticks. Just try to actually work out a realistic plan to make your dream come true too. You know that old saying about the journey, not the destination? Your life sounds like it's literally that at the moment. It doesn't matter if it takes twenty years for you to move down the road - it matters if you spent those twenty years moving toward what you care about. You obviously care, now go do! Research flights, learn the history, get a job on a boat that sails there, do anything, just don't miss out on life because you feel too beat up to try. Also sounds dumb to people online? Who cares! I'm some dude online and my anonymous opinion is just as ridiculous. Yours is the only one that matters for your life.

Well I immigrated from Australia to the U.S as a kid, probably because my father was trying to run away from himself.

If there is one thing I learned from that, is he may have traveled far, but he never got away from his demons.

There is an old saying, "wherever you go, there you are."

I believe you should be able to live wherever your heart desires sweety. Go and live your dream. Just remember that you can't escape yourself and a new land may offer new opportunities, but it won't do you any good if you aren't able to make the most of them.

I'm poor. I grew up white trash and I am trying to escape at 19, through education. I've lived in many places and many states and I recently moved again. My demons, like my dads, still follow me.

Best of luck to you.

Oh, and jobs are everywhere, I currently have 3 😂.

You're 17 you can do literally anything. I didn't try to or get a job until I was 19 so you are ahead.

Its really easy to get work and then not spend any money and buy a plane ticket..

But you should go on some travel websites and talk to people there. And if they say you need money find another site..

Its most unwise to continue talking about your dreams with people who are not supportive.

im sure a visit is lawful provided you have a passport but migration to England not for US citizens. I can not find a legal route a US citizen can stay in the united Kingdom looking on the internet. In fact Americans are not even on the list of lawful migrants.

Just dreaming about doing something is a waste of time. If you truly want to do something, you should try to take at least one little step in that direction every day.

Like you, I was born and grew up in the USA. I was younger than you are now when I first had a vague idea of living in Britain, and things worked out so I first arrived in Scotland when I was 22. I've lived in Europe ever since (just over forty years now), most of that in Britain, but a few years in Italy.

I'd like to say this was all the result of a meticulously plotted plan, but it was more a matter of things just falling in place. I joined the US Navy when I was 19, ended up in a specialty where the only overseas shore postings were either Guam, Spain or Scotland, and then worked hard in technical schools to make sure I got my first choice. While in the Navy, I married a British woman, and stayed here after discharge.

I'm not recommending the military as a way to see the world. The downsides of being in the service are considerable, and you often don't have much choice of where you end up. Still, given that your options at the moment are apparently very limited, maybe it's something you could at least look into.

I don't know why you find Britain particularly fascinating. The UK, like every other country in the world, has its fair share of problems as well as its positive aspects. Since you've never been here, a logical first step would be to figure out a way to visit on vacation and find out how the image of the country in your head compares to the reality.

With some planning, this wouldn't necessarily cost you a fortune, but Britain isn't really a low-cost vacation destination for people coming from the USA, and a visit obviously would cost something.

An extremely low-cost way of exploring the country would be by using Google Earth. It has very good street-level coverage of Britain, and while it's not the same as actually being here, you could learn a lot by doing virtual drives around the place and exploring random corners.

Immigration to Britain isn't easy for Americans these days. Even Americans who are married to Brits can have problems, because the government introduced new rules a few years back requiring British spouses to have a substantial income before their spouses are allowed into the country to live permanently. If you're not married to a Brit, you need to be either independently wealthy or sponsored by a company for a work visa.

While I understand why you've been annoyed by the negative reactions you've had, they do unfortunately raise some valid points. Although you wouldn't have much problem communicating with British people, the culture would take some adjusting to, not everyone here views Americans in general with total approval, you would need to support yourself somehow, and you would be a long way from home.