Originally Posted by mariabc (Post 11887784)

We're going back to Europe after 18 years here and one of the reasons is the lack of 'buzz' here in Canada. During our time here we made lots of acquaintances but not many real friends and found most of them quite 'blah'. Maybe it's the environment here or its just the Canadian personality, but eventually the lack of motivation can affect you, as it has in our case. When ever we've been back to Europe we've found people more motivated and excited about life, something we hope to get back when we move back.