Originally Posted by smelly (Post 4320749)

So how long did if at all did it take you to call Canada home?

I suppose it leads onto the question as to what factors lead you to call a place home?

For some it requires family
For some its friends
Or is it where you grew up is "home" and any other place is just where you live.
For some it really is the place.
I guess for some it could be the cultural identity of the society that makes them feel they belong.


The "home" I left in London was definitely down to friends I had a nice little network of friends that I would consider my urban family (our families where not in close proximity), the place was pretty cool too and it definitely had a buzz.

I suppose it also helps when everything is your life are in equilibrium, so you don't have any stresses and can look to enjoying yourself.


So after 8 months is Canada home for me yet..... hmmmmmm difficult to say ...... I am definitely enjoying my self and loving the location.
When I moved around the UK it took over a year or so for me to consider London my home, so I guess we will see but the future is bright.:thumbup:

What about those of you that have moved a lot in your lives?

Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 4320819)

Very definitely YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by smelly (Post 4320749)

So how long did if at all did it take you to call Canada home?

For some it requires family
No family over here, good riddance to bad rubbish from back there :mad:
For some its friends
Took 12 months to make Canadian friends but they're friends and not just casual acquantances. Never been the type to have flocks of adoring fluffing gossiping convenience-acquaintances.
Or is it where you grew up is "home" and any other place is just where you live.
It's right here right now, everything we've worked for and aimed towards all through our relationship of too many long years and all through our hard working lives, through the ups and downs and good times and bad times, and all our dreams and hopes and ambitions, this is it.

Originally Posted by London7 (Post 4320772)

Hi
Been here 2 years 2 weeks, enjoying living here, but is it home????
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
England is!!!!!!!
:)

Originally Posted by smelly (Post 4320872)

Did it take you a long time to say that though........ cause you have been here a few years now ?

Originally Posted by smelly (Post 4320749)

So how long did if at all did it take you to call Canada home?

I suppose it leads onto the question as to what factors lead you to call a place home?

For some it requires family
For some its friends
Or is it where you grew up is "home" and any other place is just where you live.
For some it really is the place.
I guess for some it could be the cultural identity of the society that makes them feel they belong.


The "home" I left in London was definitely down to friends I had a nice little network of friends that I would consider my urban family (our families where not in close proximity), the place was pretty cool too and it definitely had a buzz.

I suppose it also helps when everything in your life is in equilibrium, so you don't have any stresses and can look to enjoying yourself.


So after 8 months is Canada home for me yet..... hmmmmmm difficult to say ...... I am definitely enjoying my self and loving the location.
When I moved around the UK it took over a year or so for me to consider London my home, so I guess we will see but the future is bright.:thumbup:

What about those of you that have moved a lot in your lives?

Originally Posted by flashman (Post 4321214)

Yes. I've been here since 1968 with only two visits back.

England is now a foreign country because old memories no longer apply and are more like nostalgic fantasies. For instance

1) Old friends have moved away and are no longer in contact with the old gang.

2) Don't have any immediate family.

3) Quaint streets and buildings, while picturesque, seem small and crowded. A bit like Disneyworld, interesting to visit but wouldn't like to live there.

4) I would have difficulty adjusting to the dull, rainy climate of the North. Much prefer Canada's cold winters with snow and clear blue skies and hot summers.