Final decision
#46
Re: Final decision
Thank you
What was it that you loved more this time? I’ve generally been in agreement with what Ford has done, but schools closing was just a bridge too far for me this time. For his entire high school experience, he has either had Math entirely online, or mostly online, and has had the curriculum squeezed into intense month. It’s ridiculous.
What was it that you loved more this time? I’ve generally been in agreement with what Ford has done, but schools closing was just a bridge too far for me this time. For his entire high school experience, he has either had Math entirely online, or mostly online, and has had the curriculum squeezed into intense month. It’s ridiculous.
Canada missed the boat on boosters, lateral flow tests, growing the health service, explaining critical data to the public and as mentioned schools.
With regards to the UK I miss:
- Proper high streets
- Proper sport
- Proximity of family and friends
- Proper trains
- Sense of humour
- Proper economy
- Proper media
Also for me personally salary in the Uk would be 50% more.
I've been in Canada far too long.
#47
Re: Final decision
Schools are the biggest source of spread in Ontario. They've done little to improve them over 2 years. When you shut the schools cases fall and when you open them they rise.
Canada missed the boat on boosters, lateral flow tests, growing the health service, explaining critical data to the public and as mentioned schools.
With regards to the UK I miss:
- Proper high streets
- Proper sport
- Proximity of family and friends
- Proper trains
- Sense of humour
- Proper economy
- Proper media
Also for me personally salary in the Uk would be 50% more.
I've been in Canada far too long.
Canada missed the boat on boosters, lateral flow tests, growing the health service, explaining critical data to the public and as mentioned schools.
With regards to the UK I miss:
- Proper high streets
- Proper sport
- Proximity of family and friends
- Proper trains
- Sense of humour
- Proper economy
- Proper media
Also for me personally salary in the Uk would be 50% more.
I've been in Canada far too long.
Thats a massive salary difference!
How about Hooters?
#48
Re: Final decision
There are flip sides!
One of the key things that kept me in Toronto over the years was short commutes because I lived Downtown. This was not a thing working in London.
The pandemic has massively shifted the market so what was a massive advantage to living in Toronto is now gone. Most tech sales jobs in London are now remote or hybrid with little commuting.
One of the key things that kept me in Toronto over the years was short commutes because I lived Downtown. This was not a thing working in London.
The pandemic has massively shifted the market so what was a massive advantage to living in Toronto is now gone. Most tech sales jobs in London are now remote or hybrid with little commuting.
Last edited by JamesM; Feb 3rd 2022 at 6:15 pm.
#49
Re: Final decision
Honestly it seems like a lot of the complaints people have stem from the UK's urban and walkable town and city centres, that lend themselves more to high streets, pubs, variety of small businesses as well as good public transportation options. Compared to Canada's more car-oriented city design, with business parks, lonely residential exclusionary suburbs and frequent public transit only closer to the centre of the city. I think when you're looking for a place to live in Canada you just have to factor in how connected it is to your local area, a lot of people fall in love with giant houses that are not within walking distance to anything.
#50
Re: Final decision
Honestly it seems like a lot of the complaints people have stem from the UK's urban and walkable town and city centres, that lend themselves more to high streets, pubs, variety of small businesses as well as good public transportation options. Compared to Canada's more car-oriented city design, with business parks, lonely residential exclusionary suburbs and frequent public transit only closer to the centre of the city. I think when you're looking for a place to live in Canada you just have to factor in how connected it is to your local area, a lot of people fall in love with giant houses that are not within walking distance to anything.
#51
Re: Final decision
There's something to this but one can choose to live in an area similar to a British city. In Toronto I lived in the Beach which is like Ealing or Finchley, my daughter lives in Kitsilano which is similar ("like the Beach only with an actual beach" was how she described it). The advantage of such places compared with living in the real Ealing or Finchley has always been that houses were cheap in Canada. That's much less the case now, if one can afford a place like Ealing but in Canada one can probably afford Ealing proper so there's no need to emigrate and put up with the cold.
#52
Just Joined
Joined: Feb 2022
Posts: 5
Re: Final decision
Although not really much help, and slightly off topic, this may help to a small degree with any culture homesickness: On a Roku TV search in "Streaming Channels" page for "UK Entertainment". Costs $2/ month. (That's right the same as a Tim's) For that you get every UK channel ....live. BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, Ch 4 Dave...... you get the idea. ( and don't go back.)
#53
Re: Final decision
Although not really much help, and slightly off topic, this may help to a small degree with any culture homesickness: On a Roku TV search in "Streaming Channels" page for "UK Entertainment". Costs $2/ month. (That's right the same as a Tim's) For that you get every UK channel ....live. BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, Ch 4 Dave...... you get the idea. ( and don't go back.)
#54
Re: Final decision
Although not really much help, and slightly off topic, this may help to a small degree with any culture homesickness: On a Roku TV search in "Streaming Channels" page for "UK Entertainment". Costs $2/ month. (That's right the same as a Tim's) For that you get every UK channel ....live. BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, Ch 4 Dave...... you get the idea. ( and don't go back.)
#55
limey party pooper
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 9,982
Re: Final decision
Although not really much help, and slightly off topic, this may help to a small degree with any culture homesickness: On a Roku TV search in "Streaming Channels" page for "UK Entertainment". Costs $2/ month. (That's right the same as a Tim's) For that you get every UK channel ....live. BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, Ch 4 Dave...... you get the idea. ( and don't go back.)
#56
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#57
Re: Final decision
You know looking back, I wonder if half the problem was that I never really tried to fit in culturally. We just streamed whatever we wanted from the UK, and left “Canadian tv and sports alone”. Even now, we’re all set for the six nations starting tomorrow but whatever football that all my Canadian Facebook friends got excited about this week passed us by completely.
#58
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Joined: Dec 2010
Location: Whitby, Ontario
Posts: 732
Re: Final decision
😆
You know looking back, I wonder if half the problem was that I never really tried to fit in culturally. We just streamed whatever we wanted from the UK, and left “Canadian tv and sports alone”. Even now, we’re all set for the six nations starting tomorrow but whatever football that all my Canadian Facebook friends got excited about this week passed us by completely.
You know looking back, I wonder if half the problem was that I never really tried to fit in culturally. We just streamed whatever we wanted from the UK, and left “Canadian tv and sports alone”. Even now, we’re all set for the six nations starting tomorrow but whatever football that all my Canadian Facebook friends got excited about this week passed us by completely.
#59
Re: Final decision
😆
You know looking back, I wonder if half the problem was that I never really tried to fit in culturally. We just streamed whatever we wanted from the UK, and left “Canadian tv and sports alone”. Even now, we’re all set for the six nations starting tomorrow but whatever football that all my Canadian Facebook friends got excited about this week passed us by completely.
You know looking back, I wonder if half the problem was that I never really tried to fit in culturally. We just streamed whatever we wanted from the UK, and left “Canadian tv and sports alone”. Even now, we’re all set for the six nations starting tomorrow but whatever football that all my Canadian Facebook friends got excited about this week passed us by completely.
I didn't think there was any football last weekend, no EPL games anyway, maybe some ACON matches.
#60
Re: Final decision
😆
You know looking back, I wonder if half the problem was that I never really tried to fit in culturally. We just streamed whatever we wanted from the UK, and left “Canadian tv and sports alone”. Even now, we’re all set for the six nations starting tomorrow but whatever football that all my Canadian Facebook friends got excited about this week passed us by completely.
You know looking back, I wonder if half the problem was that I never really tried to fit in culturally. We just streamed whatever we wanted from the UK, and left “Canadian tv and sports alone”. Even now, we’re all set for the six nations starting tomorrow but whatever football that all my Canadian Facebook friends got excited about this week passed us by completely.
I hear you on the NFL CFL though... boring stupid game! lol