Story highlights "Milad" arrived in the UK from Syria in late 2014

A dentist by trade, the 29-year-old is looking for work in London

He took questions from CNN viewers in a live Facebook chat

(CNN) He made the incredibly risky journey via crowded wooden boat and then smuggler's truck. It took him five attempts to cross the UK border. But finally, in late 2014, Milad -- not his real name -- made it to London.

Here's what you wanted to know. (Some questions have been edited for clarity.)

1. You are a young man. Why didn't you stay in your own country and do everything within your power to make it a better place to live and build a better future?

Milad: With bombs over your head, and when you hear a lot of shooting, and you can't find work and get money to live, it's not an easy thing. I mean, the war ruins everything in the country. You fight and fight and fight and then you want to leave. You wait two or three years, then, and nothing has changed. How can you stand it? You should ask people who've suffered before from war. It's not an easy thing, especially when you see a lot of people around the world who don't care about you and live normal lives. And think that just you, because you are Syrian, should fight and not live a normal life. And after that, you leave and try to find a better life and a better place in this world.

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