Hey! This will be my first post. I can't sleep tonight, so I thought I'd contribute my thoughts.
I'm actually a Canadian too (Canadian national who grew up in Canada as a first generation immigrant like Alex, except I moved to Canada when I was much younger) + I also moved to Europe eight years ago. In fact, I moved to Europe exactly in July 2013, just like the Cons. I had already been following them since 2009 by the time I moved to Europe, so it was interesting to observe their experience versus mine. I did NOT move to an English speaking country, so perhaps my experience has been a very different from theirs. It is more obvious to me NOW that I can see them for what they really are that they chose England as their destination for a reason BIGGER than just their "London is the best place in the world" argument. Their whole life is a facade and lived on camera. It is the EASIEST place to be a European/immigrant without doing the hard work of truly trying to adapt and transition into a foreign culture. The UK is certainly different than Canada, but in MANY ways it is exactly the same. The big box stores. The same level of service and cultural values. I mean, Canada is still a British Commonwealth country. Them choosing London as their base is aligned with the fact that they PREACH about hustle culture and doing the work, but they DO NO WORK. It's a great place to FEEL rich and live among the wealthy, but not ACTUALLY be wealthy. Anywhere else in Europe that feels truly WEALTHY, you need to know another language (like in Switzerland, you MUST speak French/German, or in Paris you MUST speak French). I lived in a bilingual country before, and I moved to a multilingual country now, so take it from me: language learning is HARD WORK. The Cons have an aversion to hard work, but they'll tell you about it. They'll make your ears bleed about how they hustled, and hustled, and hustled, and somehow because they are always hustling, they can also take 10 vacations a year.
I'd also like to briefly admit here that one of the perks of life in Europe is indeed the ease with which we can travel. It's expensive to travel anywhere from Canada, so if travel is a true part of lifestyle, it makes sense to live somewhere where it's accessible... EXCEPT most people I know (including locals here) travel by car MOST of the year. Nobody I know takes as many vacations as these losers. People go on small getaways for the weekend with an extra leave of absence from work here or there. No one has that much TIME. And while we have access to SO many shorter flights here, it's rare that anyone takes as many flights as the Cons do unless it's for work. We drive. Have you noticed how most of the Cons' close friends (not the super rich guests but I guess the medium incoming Con worshiping guests) DROVE to Italy? Yeah, it's the most common way to travel - and why wouldn't you? No, instead you will take flights EVERYWHERE, and then pick up plastic on a beach in a country you don't even live in. Go to Brighton and do that, you nimrod! Go to Wales! Take the tunnel to France even!
Also, it is a personal pet peeve of mine, so I have to address this. Most of you have mentioned this before, but I wanted to add my two scents. I really don't like it when people refer to North America as one homogeneous entity. MEXICO is very much a part of North America and is very rich in vegetation and fertile land. In fact, a lot of produce in Canada comes from Mexico and California. So last week when Mimi had the audacity to claim that the food here in Europe is somehow "superior" to the produce found in NORTH AMERICA, what does that even mean? I mean, she just WENT to Mexico. If she wants to compare TORONTO to LONDON, sure. If she wants to compare CANADA to ITALY, sure. North America? Really? I'm really not sure how I didn't recognize the stupidity level before...
What is local produce in London anyway? Do you mean your overly priced organic shops? Do you truly believe that an avocado or a pineapple from one of those shops is grown LOCALLY in the UK? Like many of you guys have already said, she has a huge platform, so she could showcase direct farm to consumer businesses... But how would she do that if that's not even her real intention? The intention of the Cons is LITERALLY to con people. To show us trendy ways of living rather than truly thoughtful ways of living. This woman has shared a DECADE of her life (personal and otherwise) on social media, so if she actually shopped locally (truly locally), than wouldn't we see it? Wouldn't she highlight it? London has some of the most incredible food markets EVER. Access is not an issue AT ALL. It's a question of intent.
I also want to add something about Mimi's statement that "North America" is made more for driving and Europe is more for walking. Um. OK. I never drove in Canada and I'd spent nearly my whole life there. I used the bus. Mimi and her moron husband are too "rich" to ever consider public transportation ANYWHERE so of course they think you must have a car to survive in NORTH AMERICA. Look, Canada is a young country and all of it was planned. It is indeed meant for driving. European towns are usually somewhat smaller and basic needs are very accessible. This, however, depends a lot on where you live. If you live in main London (on the wealthy side), of course you will feel like you're in Rainbow Wonderland everyday. I have stayed on the east side of London and you HAVE TO resort to public transportation to get to work in central London. Where I am now (as well as when I was in Canada), I live in a sub-urban town outside of a major city. As it is EVERYWHERE in the whole developed world, you usually need access to a car if you live outside of a city. The Cons lived in a sub-urban area outside of downtown/central Toronto when they lived in Canada. In my personal opinion, it is stupid to compare her VERY limited exposure to life in Canada versus her even MORE limited exposure to her life in the UK. I mean, where in London has she really been other than the posh side? I am so envious that she and some of you live in London because I think it's the greatest city ever, but there is SO MUCH to see and do and even in London they keep going to the same damn places. Toronto also has a LOT to offer. I remember when they would look down on it because now they live in London. If you live in downtown Toronto, you have access to a lot and you could walk or take the tram anywhere. Sadly, and for some extremely strange reason, this couple has an aversion to public transportation. I suppose that video you guys mentioned about Morocco showcases it clearly.
They PREACH about comfort zones and tit - the magic lives outside of your comfort zone. I really liked this quote when they used it back in the day. In fact, I believe in it and like to use it in my life when I'm weary of doing something that scares me. Ironically, I know now that they just preached it, but they did not actually DO it. I'm looking at them now and thinking: are you f_cking for real? They're SO tit scared to step an inch outside of their own comforts that they barely nudge. They read a lot of self-help books (or claim they 'read' them) and in doing so, they have either become or always were one of those fake people. There have recently been a lot of self-help gurus who were called out for being totally fake. They spew a few "magic words" and quotes again, and again, and again until it becomes associated with THEM and their brand. That's ALL it is. It's a branding thing. People are not buying a journal, they are buying THEIR brand. They might ACT like they have money and investments that are WAY above and beyond their internet/social media presence, but it is precisely their social media presence and overall brand that brings home the money. Period. Comfort zones - gratitude - global vibrations - hustle culture - 4 hour work week - adding value - being present - etc. These are just words they want their image to be associated with. What is the "value" they constantly preach about? What value do they give their audience? "I am better than you and you can't touch this, but if you follow me, you might feel worthy of being friends with someone as fancy as me."
It is actually sick. And sadly they're not the only ones. I truly hope that authentic people, voices and businesses remain on the internet and rise above the fake people. It is becoming a swamp of narcissistic personalities and unrealistic "reality" shows.
I can't speak for the rest of the family. I only have an opinion about Leyla, and it's that I think (whatever spiritual blabber she goes on about when she is active on IG) she seems to be a more well-balanced individual who is parenting her children with REAL presence. It will indeed be interesting to see if it remains this way after uprooting her little family to Portugal. Or maybe I'll just stop checking in.
Thanks for reading my looooooooooooong post! Adios! Time to sleep! ;-)
Now I understand why they always go to same places, stay at the same houses. They can't leave their comfort zone, they get irritated by normal, local people. That is why they never go outside of Kensington. That video enlightened me so much about them. Got a deeper sense of how superficial and empty -headed they are actually. And as usual the video is not about the country, its culture, its food etc. It is about them only. So much money 0 vision.
she lacks elegance in everything she does. Personally, I was never a fan of her style even during her glory days, she always looked like a plain jane to me, now she looks like nouveau-riche plain jane with no elegance OR style. I showed my mother her picture with her dirty feet on the cushions and she said “why are you showing me this? Who is she and why is she putting her covered feet on the cushion and WHY is she taking a picture of that?” Where I come from, manners are very important, most people remove their shoes by the door. Second thing is, I watched an old vlog of her in my country, organic food is literally everywhere and much more cheaper than supermarket food, 1Kg of tomatoes cost less than 1$ (Tomatoes are considered an expansive fruit yet it’s everywhere AND cheap) yet she bought vegetables from supermarkets where the food is not organic and 3 times more expansive because of the packaging. Also, plastic bags are banned in my country and food packaging is usually environment-friendly yet she never talked about that in her vlog. She traveled to the most touristic city in my country and visited the most touristic places, she didn’t even try to get to know the rich culture. They are so empty headed and empty hearted they actually scare me. They literally have no common sense and I’m not sure if they live in denial or just act like they do but either way they contribute negatively to the planet and in my county we take that very seriously. I hope she never visits again, she sure won’t be welcomed by my people because like i said, manners are very important to us. Sorry for the long rant
, it cleans the soul. Pardon me, she is soulless.
vlog. I am speechless!!! 
) we see Meme’s dad with a rosary 
(subha for muslims) fidgeting with the prayer beads. So she definitely knows about Islam!!! And should respect it! But as she doesn’t respect her parents at all..
Actually it is normal for women to lose hair at some point but when it is Mimi I am always like
I mean she had fake hair and shampoo companies.
