dgagitw

Here being Toronto. Seriously, I'm kicking myself almost daily for not moving twenty years ago. There's a few odd trivial material things that the UK does better - mobile phones being the most obvious one - but, in all the ways that really count to me, Canada is way ahead.

dbd33

Try watching television.

JamesM

Give yourself several winters............

SDDep

Your still on your honeymoon...

iaink

What a miserable bunch! Thats pretty much how I felt, and a dozen years later I still dont regret the move. Embracing the winter is the key to not going nuts I think. Wish I'd taken up skiing much sooner.

dgagitw

Like I said, trivial stuff. I watch TV about once a week on average and that's generally Bloomberg or some other financial channel. As for the winters, I lived in Tampere (Finland) for 3 years so I don't think Toronto is going to present too much of a challenge by comparison.

CanadaJimmy

You can get all the British TV shows you want to watch on bittorrent anyway so thats a non-issue.

Glad you're enjoying your time in Canada Are you a permanent resident or on a work permit?

dbd33

If you have an adequate internet connection. In the many parts of Canada where dial up is the norm that doesn't work well.

el_richo

Great to hear

Out of curiosity, what do you consider Canada to be way ahead in? And opposed to what?

Aviator

Been living here FT 15+ years and still cannot see living anywhere else. Must be a long honeymoon Find stuff to watch on TV, don't miss English foods, the winter is whatever we get, do lots of fun flying, the topo is spectacular. LIG

dgagitw

PR - so no worries about having to leave glad to say.

Aviator

But then how many people really care that much about what's on TV?

dgagitw

Right, here's a random selection:

trust - many of the kinds of transactions that used to work on trust in the UK and have become formalised and legalised are still done on trust here. Lots of little examples but not having my tubes of coins double checked when I paid them into the bank the other day would be one. I could give endless other examples in a professional context too.

politeness - there's generally more of it about I find.

balance of power between the state and the individual - it's a joy not to have to read daily of some new horrible intrusion into my personal life by the government.

housing - better and cheaper. I have a house here within walking distance of work that I couldn't dream of owning in the UK.

geeks - I am one, I love them and Toronto is stuffed with them.

people - I've met more genuinely nice people in 5 months in Toronto than I met in the last 10 years of living in London.

scenery - obviously entirely amazing.

cheeky_monkey

Exactly the UK was just too hip and happening for you..i guess its like finding the right girlfriend and Toronto is yours.

Note to self no holidays in Toronto

iaink

In Toronto Even my enthusiasm doesn't run that far!