An SAA captain wanting to move to the UK... Why??!! To quote above: "Can't quite imagine who in their right minds would want to walk, or slither and slide, along a dark wintery country road in Britain? They're always either wet or icy and full of pot holes." !!!
But then, your risk of being murdered in the UK is 1.43/100,000 against 34.1/100,000 in SA (see the palindrome?); slightly more people are killed on the roads in the UK in a whole year than are killed on the roads during the summer holiday break in SA!! (Not opinions... facts.)
But more importantly, sticking to this topic, there is a very big non-state funded airline industry in the UK, showing how it can/should be done... That gives the fare-paying public a lot of good choice and good service and it gives pilots a lot of choice and (especially if they are 'regional' or 'lo-cost' pilots) better working conditions than many other parts of the world.
"Come on in... the water's nice!!!" And the beer!!
(The 'proudly South African contingent have gone rather quiet here... haven't they? All good fun!!)