cov-canuck

We live in Milton. We needed somewhere halfway between Cambridge (where I was working) and Mississauga (where OH was working). It worked out to be about a 40 minute commute for each of us.

We like Milton - our neighbourhood is like Pleasantville (apart from our immediate neighbours, but you can't win 'em all). Areas of Milton still have the "small town" feel, but it's growing at a ridiculous rate, so you still have access to the big box stores, lots of different routes to travel if the 401 is jammed (as it is every day), etc. We can drive 5 minutes one way and see cows, 5 minutes the other way and it's more built up. We also have the Niagara Escarpment, which is beautiful and great for walking/hiking/mountain biking and even a baby ski lodge (Kelso-Glen Eden) if you're just starting out.

Downsides to Milton - there is a bit of animosity between "Old Milton" and "New Milton"....not that you'd notice, but it is there. Houses are still climbing rapidly in price, and in our area there's actually a waiting list of people waiting to move in!

Cyan

How 'bout deranged ? How long have you lived in Mississauga ?

Mikey B

I never did I lived in Oakville for 2 years just passed thru Mississauga a lot with travel and work and pleasure, like I said lots of nice areas of Mississauga to live but also IMO lots of also not so nice areas to live, but then that goes with most places.

Thanks for the insult by the way!

cov-canuck

Sorry, for some reason it won't let me edit. Milton does not have a Brit contingent as such...but then again we didn't move to Canada to be surrounded by Brits!

Oakvillian

that's supposed to be one of the "things" about Oakville, but to be honest I've not found it so. We have no other brits in our immediate neighbourhood, and if you don't go out of your way to drink in any of the Brit-frequented watering holes, there's no reason to end up in a sort of expat bubble.

Mikey B

I agree they are pretty confined to the watering holes which if u ever need that British mentality to talk to then you know where to go.

Oakvillian

I'm intrigued by "that British mentality." If it's that particular sort of British mentality that considers Mississauga too "ethnic" I think I'll stick to my Canadian (and hyphenated Indian, Danish, Italian and Portuguese) neighbours, thanks.

Mikey B

I love how the lefties jump to conclusions! Ahh how I love tree huggers they have made this world what it is today.

By British mentality I mean someone who grew up there and knows what black pudding is and how to eat fish and chips and has the same warped sense of humour we do to like the young ones and bottom cus as close as canadians are to Brits (and Ive found some very close 1st, 2nd, 5th and 10th generation ones with Italian, German, Spanish & even UK descent) its nice to once in a blue moon share a laugh with someone from your culture of birth and talk about football with someone who doesnt call it Soccer after all nothing can every change the fact u were born and grew up in a country no matter how much you embrace (which IMO you should do 100%) your new country.

In my experience lots of people do like that and to get the taste of the home country from time to time and as this is supposed to be a forum for passing and sharing information to help people rather than judgements and political messages then the more exact information people get the better so they can make an informed desicion based on what they want from life but then again thats just my (what was it Oakvillian?) "British Mentality"

dbd33

Oakvillian, a lefty tree hugger. Oh my, I suppose that Maggie Thatcher was a little pink around the gills too.

daft batty

Gosh, don't you remember that party where she sang The Red Flag with Arthur Scargill accompanying her on the spoons. Oh how we laughed. Happy days.