[easytiger]

> So, I came to the UK when I was 15, studied for over 10 years, got my citizenship. All legal, privately paid for.

Did you pay resident fees or foreign student fees? If you paid resident fees the cost of your education, would have been heavily subsidised by the British tax payer [1] . Given you spent so long in education that will have been a considerable burden. Probably as much as half.

Most people earning less than £40k are a net drain on the Exchequer. An increasingly small percentage of people are propping up the country

[1] https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2020/01/29/how-much-should-taxpayers-...

[nixlim]

International student fees. I did say "all legal, privately paid for"

[easytiger]

If you came to the UK when you were 15 how did you end up paying international student fees?

If you were a legal resident of the UK you would not have been liable for international fees.