Originally Posted by R2D2 (Post 5210158)

I truly think it depends on what 'life' you had before back in the UK and what expectations you have for your new life.
For us, we never left the UK coz we didn't like it. We had a good life there, lived in a nice part of Cheshire. (I grew up in Tarporley and we lived in Alsager/Sandbach) For us, it was simply the opportunity for an adventure. It was the right time in our lives, so we figured, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Here, we have a better 'life-style' In terms of more money in our pockets at the end of the month, but a nicer home too. We have a greater outdoorsy lifestyle, with tons of leisure opportunities. The weather, although a tad chilly in winter, is sunny and bright, and we are most definatley more relaxed.
The one big thing that struck us going back to Cheshire this summer, was the hassle factor in day to day life. We just don't have the same degree of it here. In the UK its traffic jams, queues in the supermarkets, just driving around trying to find parking spaces...........just little things that make up day to day life, but affect how you feel. We felt instantly more relaxed once we got back to Canada for sure.

This is just 'our' experience though. Everyones will be different. Cheshire is and always will be special to us, and the countryside was amazingly beautiful, but as one friend said to me...........'don't come back just for trees'

Originally Posted by rena (Post 5225932)

Hi-hoping to move to Vancouver as a nurse-really great to find this forum.
Happy to chat to any other nurses to share experience/advice etc.

:)

Originally Posted by rlogan (Post 5212192)

This is a good post. I agree with it all. In the UK I always feel Im pushing against something. Here things seems to go so much more smoothly and effortlessly. We built a house and had not one minute of hassle or worry. Everyone we dealt with was realiable and great to work with. When we first visited BC on holiday in 2003 we were struck on a daily basis how relaxed and friendly everyone was. And it is so great to be able to park almost directly outside wherever you are going and often for free - around here anyway. If you are happy you will find the weather less important than when you are miserable.