Originally Posted by YOJO

Hi all. we are in the same boat...house up for sale....hassle with family...bad days and good days, just want better future for children ...hope it works out! JO

Originally Posted by JSHalifax

To those of you out there who feel scared about the task of emigrating , just take a deep breath and realise that it really is one small step at a time... and as long as you are moving away from a negative and towards a positive all will work out just fine. Always prepare a plan B we found that was the most important thing and give yourself some time to make important decisions you dont have to have it all figured out the moment you arrive! You will feel such a pride in your own achievement when you finally make it something that we all seemed to feel was missing in our lives in uk..... I have lived in NS for over ten years now and have met lots of Brits who have been trying to get here....get as much info as you can before you come , and most of all realise that Nova Scotians are warm and wonderful people and will welcome you into their hearts..........we have never regretted our decision to move from UK.

june

Originally Posted by j42

Hi Jo where you heading for?

Originally Posted by YOJO

New Brunswick. and you?

Originally Posted by j42

we are in the very early stages of looking at relocating to NS,we get so many highs/lows looking at what is involved with getting there,we really want it so much but I am so scared,did anybody else feel like this?

Originally Posted by leoline

Yes, it is all rather incredibly overwhelming. It is a big decision and of course you are leaving the known and heading to the unknown. It is not easy. We have done it and went through all the myriad of emotions when we crossed the water and headed to Vancouver. We were told that it would take 5 to 7 years to settle. Bear this in mind. You will like most people start missing all the familiar things from home. It's always the way. But it is worth it. The younger you are the easier it is to adapt. Go for it!

Leo

Originally Posted by welshmountie

Terrified but gut feeling is that I know it is the right thing to do.

Originally Posted by welshmountie

Terrified but gut feeling is that I know it is the right thing to do.

Originally Posted by Backhomeatlast

You can always come back as so many do, but at least you and the ones who return have at least tried , no "what if" in later life

Originally Posted by mkmurrays

I dreaded telling my parents, particularly as my dad had just been diagnosed with Alzheimers. I left it til late to tell them, until it was all definite, and made myself sick with worry. When I told them they were fantastic. They said if they had their time again they'd do the same.
Sometimes parents can do the most surprising things....

Originally Posted by Oakvillian

But it was you, in your post excusing the spelling mistakes in realtors' listings, who lumped typos and spelling mistakes together. My opinion is that a property listing is much less transient than a newspaper, and is effectively a come-on for a transaction ultimately worth several hundred thousand dollars, so it's more important to be accurate here than in a newspaper. I submit that a Canadian realtor is as likely not to know the correct spelling of "dining" as any other randomly-selected Brit is to mistake "their" for "there." (with apologies to MB-realtor and others on this board for impugning their abilities...)

Find me one example - you can post the link on here.
That's such a crass generalisation it's almost funny - although I suspect it says more about the people you meet than it does about the country as a whole.
I fear you've completely missed the point of "Little Britain." The entire premise of the comedy is its tastelessness, vulgarity and self-deprecation. The humour is in our ability to laugh at our own expense, and the exaggeration of behaviour, attitude, language, etc to extremes. Not many people actually behave like Vicki Pollard, despite what the Sun or the News of the World would have you believe.

It seems that in your posts you've consistently denigrated the UK. You give the impression you've visited the country extensively, but don't indicate you've ever lived there. Pretty much by definition, most people posting on this board are in the process of moving, or have moved, to Canada from the UK, the majority having lived there for some time. I'm not sure what you're trying to achieve by criticising the British educational and healthcare systems, of which you have limited experience, when the truth is (as many have pointed out on here) that in most circumstances there's not much to choose between them and their Canadian equivalents.

Originally Posted by jozzo

Actually, you couldn't be more mistaken: I've lived in both countries and I know what I'm talking about. You, like most people here, probably have not.

The British healthcare and educational system are 'similar' to Canada's? That couldn't be further from the truth. The canadian versions are far, far superior in every way. I'd advise you to spend at least a few years in Canada before you start making these kind of ignorant assumptions, as you obviously have no experience of the place.

It's too bad if I offend your delicate British sensibilities, but people come to this forum for honest advice and factual observations - not the misguided and ill-informed observations people like you tend to make. If you feel the UK is such a wonderful place, perhaps you should stay there?

As for 'Little Britain' - isn't TV a reflection of the culture that produces it? Unfortunately, it is, and it doesn't make for promising conclusions. I don't read the 'rumor rags' that tend to proliferate in the UK, I base my views on direct observation - something it seems you are unable to do. Your obvious lack of experience with Candian lifestyle and culture is all too apparent to anyone who has lived in both countries.

I speak from direct experience of BOTH countries. Something that very few here can say. That in itself is a valuable asset to any would-be immigrant.

Jozzo