Horrified Brits want to leave the country after the UK voted to Brexit

"Moving to Mars with Bowie."
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Rachel Thompson
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Horrified Brits want to leave the country after the UK voted to Brexit
Brits reckon it's time to leave the country... Credit: Christopher Furlong/ Getty Images

LONDON -- The nation is reeling after the U.K. voted to Brexit the European Union in a generation-defining referendum.

While those who voted to leave are happy with the result, not everyone shares their enthusiasm.

Indeed, many Brits have decided that the referendum results are a bridge too far, and it's time for them to pack their bags and (Br)exit the U.K. itself. 


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One person's decision to move is based entirely on... erm... chocolate:

Others feel that moving to EU member states would be embarrassing. Fair enough. 

Some aren't too sure which country they can move to now:

And others are waiting on the outcome of the US Presidential election before they make any decisions:

But, some have already made up their minds where they're going to.





One person thinks that Shire life is the way forward now:

And Disclosure is contemplating a move to a different planet:


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Rachel Thompson
Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.

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