MillieF

Certainly the future of my kid was not being best served where we were living, we would have had to move area to find a better secondary school, so we just moved country at the same time too, yes, it was easier for me, as I was a spousal application - I often think you need true grit and determination of a type I probably don't possess otherwise.

My husband wanted to return to Canada, he is Canadian, and that played the larger part in our move.

If my son stays in Canada, he will do well, he is doing well in school here. I live in the centre of a very small "City", it's weeny. Being a Government City we have lots of opportunities that I didn't have living in a rural district before. My son can go to the cinema, walk to meet his friends, take part in after school activities without huge logistical planning. I am uneasy about the standard of education here, I am sure I am growing a 'well rounded' Canadian, but I also fear he may be thick as bricks if measured against the average European. I hope that I'm wrong. He's happy, so I'm not knocking it.

dbd33

Personally, I feel my children have greatly benefitted from being able to gaze upon a succession of convertible cars and bottles of various red wines. It was to refine their appreciation of such objects that I felt compelled to acquire them. In hindsight I feel that my emigration was justified in that, in the UK, my children might never have been in a building equipped with a central vacuum; they would have grown up as ignorant of the technology as I was.

bats

You know, I've never seen central vacuuming in action. I suppose I've been in houses where it was installed but not knowingly. That's because I wasn't brought up here you see.

Tirytory

I very much dislike central vac....too bulky...no one ever wants to put it away, I'm considering buying a stand up anyway.

I think the children could do without this North American knowledge without any significant harm....

christmasoompa

I'm not sure a central vac is a particularly Canadian thing tbh. My parents had one installed in the UK over 20 years ago, and they're by no means good with the latest technology or trendsetters! I know a lot who have them.

Teaandtoday5

Neighbours had one in Scotland, and we have had one here. Could take it or leave it personally. I'd much rather have dbd's red wine and convertible beetle. Although I'll probably just buy my own, well the wine at least.

christmasoompa

I've never really seen the appeal either. When we gutted our house my mother couldn't understand why we didn't put one in, but I just don't see the point! Ditto for the conservatory she was insistent we should have. I think I was nearly disowned when I said we didn't like them either.

We do however, have a wine cellar. So plenty of space for the red wine. Priorities!

jossie

You forgot one thing - the trampoline in the back garden or jumpoline as they used to call it before your mother gave it a try

Novocastrian

I'll leave it to dbd33 to explain why that was a particularly unfortunate remark.

christmasoompa

Poor DBD, he gets all the fun jobs.

dbd33

I let it go. If someone is willing to spend a month coming up with a line they think is witty I think we can afford them a slight indulgence.

Souvy

I don't even understand the line.

I know that you had a trampoline, and why, but is there some subtle joke that I'm missing?

jossie

Thank you kind sir

Jack_Judge

My wife qualified as a teacher in BC she was working in the UK when I met here, we've since moved to Vancouver.
Having had professional experience of both countries, we'll be moving back to the UK simply coz the education system is so much better.

MillieF

Sounds like a plan