cheeky_monkey

me either

MikeUK

Its permits it, not disputing that.

But being crown land doesn't mean that you have a right of access

MikeUK

Still a lot safer than ‘provincial’ crown land infested by irate natives arguing about treaties

delsol79

Why is it that so many people act all surprised that people want to jack in their job in UK and give Canada a go when they did it themselves and the forum is called British Expats!

I mean highlighting the risks is one thing but pretending you can't understand why someone would want to move to Canada is absolutely ridiculous.

ann m

I think the reality is that many of us DO understand - and have already experienced some of the hardships that maybe we did not anticipate. We are all politely handing our a free "reality check" - knowing full well that each person will carry on regardless.

dbd33

I don't understand choosing Canada. I understand moving to Canada because there was a good job or promising relationship and it happened to be in Canada or choosing the US, finding it too difficult, and settling for Canada but actively choosing Canada seems quite odd, something like actively choosing Belgium. Not that there's anything particularly wrong with Belgium or Canada but they're hardly the places of childhood fantasy.

Geordie Lass

Have you been to the Rockies? If not - make a trip...

So where is your place of childhood fantasy?

iaink

Maybe we didnt all jack in well paying jobs and a promising career trajectory? I came to Canada for the increased salary. Its not what keeps me here, but I can fully understand why some people posting here are trying to remove some of the rose tintedness.

ireland2canada

I chose Canada specifically. It's not that hard to arrive at really.

I like Scotland and would have happily moved there, but it just wasn't different enough. If you are going to move, then really move.

I had the notion of working on a cruise ship to see a bit of the world but jobs were hard to come by and those that did come up were rubbish.

Someone in my family lived in Sydney for a long time. Despite her loving it, nothing I've heard makes me want to live there. Same goes for NZ, their weather seems rubbish too.

Europe is all very well for someone who wants to live in a different language, but I don't have the will to bother, despite loving Paris.

Then I looked into the US, it seems great to me because of the wide range of differences in places to go. I imagine living in San Francisco to be quite different to living in Michigan. Anyway, the visa criteria killed that.

Then I looked to Canada. I didn't qualify at the time so I put the wheels in motion to make myself qualify.

There, Canada chosen specifically, in a round about kind of way. On topic, I do know someone who moved to Slovakia and did quite well. He is a teacher.

dbd33

Many times, I've been all over the American west.

My fantasy was, and is, to be a deck chair attendant. That's not good with snow; Greece, Turkey, Florida, Southern California, the Caribbean, Bora Bora, Tahiti, it's not a country specific fantasy.

delsol79

I really don't know about that - I have a friend who lives in Belgium and he loves it there. Especially the beer! Why should it have to be childhood fantasy? Is it not enough to visit somewhere and like it so give it a go.

Seriously - as much as you personally may not understand you must be able to grasp the concept that people do strive to live here. Some of the cities here are constantly in the top ten lists of best places to live in the world. So to be oblivious to this and not understand why someone would want to live in Canada is very strange to me - and quite honestly I just do not buy it

delsol79

Oh i totally agree that it is great to hear both sides of the story. I just do not understand why people would act surprised or pretend to not understand why someone would choose Canada.

Geordie Lass

I hope that one day you make your fantasy become a reality then. Maybe you should move somewhere where there isn't so much snow...

iaink

I can understand that, but I can also get why after living here for some time people would also point out that its a lot of hassle to get here now, and that the difference between #1 on the list and #50 is not as great as all that, they are all after all Major cities in 1st world countries.

There is no one opinion that is correct, its all just different perspectives.

dbd33

Oh, of course some people do. There's no civil strife, food is readily available, no one is going to cut your bits off, I can see that, from Ethiopia, Canada looks like paradise.