Hi Paul and Heidi K

It sounds like we're all in the same boat - I know EXACTLY what you mean about other people being negative

Maybe they are envious that we are willing to take a risk and try to make our lives better

As you both say we want to live - not just exist!!!!

Who cares how old we are - we're just wiser and more experienced

I despair of this country sometimes, at least in Canada we can live somewhere nice and safe

And we'll get there in the end.......

I'm sending you both some good karma!

Hellp again - Heidi K and Biiba....

Im really gald to know Im not on my own - with regards to my two issues - ie age and negativity from friends and family... I think a lot of the time, its is that mentality of "I couldnt do that so I dont want you to" or simply that they dont want you to leave (which is fair enough) but I think most of the times they are kidding themselves that they can carry on living a good life here... I think things are only going to get worse, want a family one day and as you say Heidi, I dont want to bring them up here, I dont live too far away from Birmingham and Wolverhampton and there have been 3 separate shootings and a knife attack in 2 days! And the amount of parents these days that dont know how to bring up children, I have a 15month old nephew and my sister and brother in law are really trying to do a good job of bringing him up...they want him to interact with other kids, but its so difficult when other parents jsut dont know how to control their kids! Then there is the cost of things here now I cant do anything any more!.... any way I wont go on you get the point! I think we have the right attitude not everyone else who are kidding themselves......they may just see it one day!

And as for age - ah what the hell! Im 37 not 67!



Paul

Hear Hear!!!!!

Hello & welcome to BE.

I remember a few members of family asking me the same question everytime we saw them, i wanted to say " why are you asking when you can't be bothered to listen to the answer?" Instead i was polite for quite sometime but then resorted to " can i write it down for you?"

The other thing that shocked me was how many people said they would never immigrate or leave the UK to then find they had looked into leaving but for one reason or another couldn't get into Canada/US/Australia that easily. This only came to light over a period of time.

Its worth the effort & good luck to you all.

Before we purchased our house in Nova Scotia, we phoned the owners to say " can we take another look around?"
They told us, we can't make it but the front door key is hanging up in the
front porch on a nail next to the door so if its locked let yourselves in.
I can remember thinking, what, they have left the house unlocked? I live in a small town & this is pretty normal, no one locks their houses or vehicles. We often see i think 6 possibly 7 year old kids walking to school on their own. I am not ready to let my girls do that yet.

NovaGirl

Hi NovaGirl - what you're saying is so true and your story about thefront door key is so lovely. It's made me realise that that's why I want to go so much!!!!

Thanks for your encouragement - I've sent you some good karma.....

hello Paul and welcome....what a surprise to read you were going to Alliston, is that the Alliston near Beeton and Tottenham...i lived there and my second child was born there ...(shes 25 now) wish you well...JS

Hi Paul,

welcome to BE........ nice to know there`s someone else form the West Midlands!!

Good luck with everything, Ime sure the girl of your dreams is out there??


Sue

Hello JS,

Yes thats the one! what a coincidence! of all the places in such a big country a Canada, my friend has only been there for 3 months, he moved up from Oakville, - he wanted more house for his money and to get a bit further away from the smoke! He speaks highly of it and is settling in nicely, hes just brought an ATV and find it ideally located for trails etc.

Anyway thankyou for your well wishes

Paul

Hello Sue,

Yes ive havent seen that many people from the West Midlands on here... not that it matters, after all... we are all wannabe... or already established CANUKS!

Thanks for the good luck wishes...meeting the girl of my dreams over in Canada sure would be a wonderful bonus and almost "rubber stamp" my decision to up sticks...! I live in hope!

Paul

There are a few of us around, we just don't all list our location. I am in Stoke on Trent.

Hi Paul

We are only down the road to you in Kidderminster.
Dont let the doubters dissuade you mate. I belive people like that are only jealous of you or are to scared to do anything out of their own comfort zone, so being negative to your plans and aspirations is essayer than taking a chance with their own lives.
And as for being old I am 48 on Friday and just had our medicals on 1st April so you have nothing to worry about, I wish I had done this 10 years earlier.
I do hope 50 is the new 40
Are you going to the Mids meet and greet?

Lee

Happy Birthday for friday kiddy2ns.

I am in NS & i can tell you IMO the age thing isn't of great importance, maybe if you were at retirement age then things would be different. Its a shame as some people always feel their cup is half empty no matter what happens to them.

Hiya Paul,

maybe you may meet the future Mrs Shepherd on the flight out....

Anyway, take no notice of the negative comments - life is what you make it and as someone else posted these other people just would not dare to take the plunge and move!!
One question that amazes us is that people always say "why Canada, its really cold over there, it`s not like England you know" - damn right it`s not like England!!........I`m sure people must think we woke up one day and said oh, lets move to Canada!!!

Sue...

Hi Paul,

I hope you realise we've all taken you to heart!!!!

You have no idea how many of us are making it our mission to find 'the one' for you

By the time you get to Canada there'll be a whole host of eligible ladies on the look out for you

Word soon gets round

Well Thankyou for your concern Biiba!!

Good ole Britishexpats.com eh.... I seem to have inadvertantly signed up for match.ca!!

There does seem to be lots of really nice genuine people on here!