How long

Yes to question 1.
Russian, Eastern European, Filipino women getting married to Western men, they might grow to love them after they`ve met or like my mate who married his Bulgarian girlfriend while he was working in Sofia, not long after they returned to England, she was off, she didn`t love him long time, it has been happened to other ugly blokes as well I believe.
Cheeky Monkey has given the correct answer already.

JonboyE

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Jingsamichty

Late to this thread (due to the title) but having read through it I agree with the posters who think the OP is off their chump for even considering it.

Canada is only somewhere you need to move to if (i) you're going to be a lot better off or (ii) your life is in danger somewhere else.

If you meet neither of those criteria, then do the sensible thing and just visit for holidays.

Shard

Or iii) you like donuts for breakfast

ultrarunner

(iv).....you are after the 4 seasons

transatlantic

I've come to the conclusion that there are 4 types of British immigrant to Canada.

1. Economic refugees from the strathclyde area.

2. Those moving for love/money.

3. Wealthy southern types cashing in on their ponzi scheme of a house.

4. Deluded middle age types with a "dream".... The dream is usually to burn as much fossil fuel as possible on their drive to work.

I guess the op could belong to either 3 or 4.

Madnellie

Personally I'd pick Toronto as I love it and can't abide London, but to each their own. As others have said you've nothing to lose by coming over to visit and that might help you to decide whether or not it's for you

dbd33

What's to love about Toronto?


Is it the architecture, the art, the history, the pubs, the cheery though caricatured people, the easy access to so many different and exotic places, the chance to boggle at the fabulous wealth displayed by dictators and despots, the numerous newspapers and periodicals written with verve and grammar?

I'd guess not. I'd guess it's the square footage.

Almost Canadian

Just out of curiosity, (as I have never lived there) without access to lots of money, what's to love about living in London?

cheeky_monkey

London is shit hot

Almost Canadian

Oh right, that explains it then

dbd33

Oh, you do need loadsamoney. That, in short, is why I don't live there.

Big cities such as, London and New York offer all manner of what we might term
"urban delights" - restaurants, museums, theatres, music, pace, excitement. London adds history and physical beauty. If you're not much of a financial success somewhere like Toronto, which is pleasant enough, cheaper and not dangerous but which has no feature one can remember a fortnight after leaving, might be a better choice. One might say of Toronto that, if you can't make it there you can't make it anywhere, but "it" is never going to be a life glamorised in Hello! (or any Canadian equivalent, morning-eh?, perhaps).

The OP does seem to have loadsamoney and so has no apparent need to step down.

Almost Canadian

Understood

On a side note. We have purchased a 19 acre property. The book you recommended, as you rightly stated, is a mine of information. Many thanks for the recommendation

dbd33

No problem at all. 19 acres should make for an easy life if you keep to just a few equines. Does it already have a barn and fences?

Shard

Well one of the good things in London is that plenty of the culture (museums, galleries, music, architecture) is free. Accommodation and transport are crushingly expensive, but after that you can enjoy London in great depth whether a pauper or millionaire.