Originally Posted by flashman

Having been here almost 40 years my life has to have been better in Canada. I was offered more opportunities for personal development than in the UK such as an opportunity to get in the computer business and into management including starting in my own business. In the nineteen sixties England the environment simply would not encourage such efforts.

I've also had the opportunity to travel around Canada and the U.S.

Of course things are much different now the UK so what constitutes a "better life" is a very personal thing. It could be adventure, different lifestyle, different geography, different career.