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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)
-   Canada (https://britishexpats.com/forum/canada-56/)
-   -   3 things to feel settled quickly ... (https://britishexpats.com/forum/canada-56/3-things-feel-settled-quickly-711449/)

immichaelcaine Mar 31st 2011 6:12 am
Re: 3 things to feel settled quickly ...
 
Originally Posted by cheeky_monkey (Post 9277437)
yeah agreed then you wont miss the UK much cus Canadain TV is crap.
2econded-wit exception of:The Littlest Hobo

Dotty P Mar 31st 2011 6:46 am
Re: 3 things to feel settled quickly ...
 
Originally Posted by minimeeze (Post 9274329)
:thumbup: I agree with the above. Canada is not England and never will be. Once you can get past that, you'll be fine ;)
I'm not there yet but tend to think of it like this. If you emigrated to, say, Thailand, Singapore....somewhere like that, you wouldn't question that you were in a different country with a completely different culture. Okay, so Canada is an English speaking country but it's not England and can't, therefore, be compared. Just a thought.....

lmartin999 Mar 31st 2011 7:07 am
Re: 3 things to feel settled quickly ...
 
Originally Posted by Dotty P (Post 9277566)
Okay, so Canada is an English speaking country but it's not England and can't, therefore, be compared.
Isn't it due to it not being England that means you can compare it to England? You can't compare England to England :confused:

iaink Mar 31st 2011 7:15 am
Re: 3 things to feel settled quickly ...
 
Originally Posted by lmartin999 (Post 9277615)
Isn't it due to it not being England that means you can compare it to England? You can't compare England to England :confused:
Cant argue with that logic:)


Perhaps "shouldn't be compared" would be better. Although you are going to anyway whether its a good idea or not.

Dotty P Mar 31st 2011 7:15 am
Re: 3 things to feel settled quickly ...
 
Originally Posted by lmartin999 (Post 9277615)
Isn't it due to it not being England that means you can compare it to England? You can't compare England to England :confused:
Eh? I'm a bit confused by that but what I mean is just because we speak the same language, it isn't the same country.....

Dotty P Mar 31st 2011 7:16 am
Re: 3 things to feel settled quickly ...
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 9277630)
Cant argue with that logic:)


Perhaps "shouldn't be compared" would be better. Although you are going to anyway whether its a good idea or not.
Yeah, I get it now :o

Alan2005 Mar 31st 2011 7:22 am
Re: 3 things to feel settled quickly ...
 
Originally Posted by Dotty P (Post 9277566)
I'm not there yet but tend to think of it like this. If you emigrated to, say, Thailand, Singapore....somewhere like that, you wouldn't question that you were in a different country with a completely different culture. Okay, so Canada is an English speaking country but it's not England and can't, therefore, be compared. Just a thought.....
Fwiw, I knew what you meant.

pacepeter Mar 31st 2011 7:31 am
Re: 3 things to feel settled quickly ...
 
1, when I look at the 3 bedroom fetched house that I could never afford in uk
2, nice new car to drive around in because we both earn double to uk wages
3, seeing the kids happy at school with lots of friends

iaink Mar 31st 2011 7:34 am
Re: 3 things to feel settled quickly ...
 
Originally Posted by pacepeter (Post 9277677)
1, when I look at the 3 bedroom fetched house that I could never afford in uk
2, nice new car to drive around in because we both earn double to uk wages
3, seeing the kids happy at school with lots of friends
How long have you been here?

Dotty P Mar 31st 2011 7:38 am
Re: 3 things to feel settled quickly ...
 
Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 9277654)
Fwiw, I knew what you meant.
Phew.....ta! :)

MikeUK Mar 31st 2011 8:20 am
Re: 3 things to feel settled quickly ...
 
To quote
Originally Posted by Canuck2b (Post 9275903)
For me, I love the fact that our local store has REAL UK Baked Beans, Scott's Porridge and Chocolate digestives......Little tastes of home.
Having some comfort food available in the house helps, in the early years these can be all you need to get through a wave of home sickness, as you stay longer you find they’ll be comforting just being in the cupboard, and not long after that, you’ll use it up and not bother to replace it.
I do keep a few favorite TV shows around, but for me BBC world and Top Gear is my cop out.
I will agree that my experience of most of my early expat meets in what were known ‘expat pubs’ were well populated by those who sort solace in familiar company, ( I would add that wasn’t the case for my one BE meet which was pleasant).

dbd33 Mar 31st 2011 12:44 pm
Re: 3 things to feel settled quickly ...
 
Originally Posted by pacepeter (Post 9277677)
1, when I look at the 3 bedroom fetched house that I could never afford in uk

I suppose "fetched" is a spelling mistake but it's a challenging one. There aren't a lot of thatched houses in Canada so that's probably not it. Felched is the best approximation I can manage but I've not heard the term in the context of buildings, does it mean that the house once had urea formaldehyde insulation and it's been removed?

Funky Florist Mar 31st 2011 7:48 pm
Re: 3 things to feel settled quickly ...
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 9278327)
I suppose "fetched" is a spelling mistake but it's a challenging one. There aren't a lot of thatched houses in Canada so that's probably not it. Felched is the best approximation I can manage but I've not heard the term in the context of buildings, does it mean that the house once had urea formaldehyde insulation and it's been removed?
Funny, I don't think felching will help me feel at all settled. But then I'm quite old fashioned like that. ;)

singingringingtree Mar 31st 2011 9:11 pm
Re: 3 things to feel settled quickly ...
 
Originally Posted by arniedog (Post 9274885)
hi ff although ive not moved out to Canada yet ive 2 kids that live there, the eldest has been there 10 years now and going on what he says i agree with what others have posted . We are hopefully moving to Ontario sept /Oct have have been asking him questions just like this 1. What part of north Essex are you from, its just that we live in brightlingsea and my wife heard through a friend at work that someone else from the town is going Canadian too. Anyway good luck to you and yours with the move :thumbsup:
Hey, we are just over the water from you - Mersea Island. :thumbsup:

dbd33 Apr 1st 2011 12:28 am
Re: 3 things to feel settled quickly ...
 
Originally Posted by Funky Florist (Post 9278854)
Funny, I don't think felching will help me feel at all settled. But then I'm quite old fashioned like that. ;)
Then my suggestion is to get a dog. A Canadian dog. It'll keep you busy, give you something tangible that's local to wherever you are and cause you to meet local people when they're feeling chatty.


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