Major life advice needed from wise people
Jan 24th 2020, 2:17 am
#46
Asian nomad
Joined: Oct 2019
Posts: 0
Re: Major life advice needed from wise people
Unsure about "wise", but surely "experienced"... that's me.
This is a bit down a side track, but have you considered Australia??
Much cheaper than Canada, bureaucracy isn't as complex, taxes are straightforward, the social system works (for the time being), and the climate is kind. Prices for eerything on the whole are lower, only GST of 10%, no provincial sales tax (or if there is, it's quietly hidden away in the item price). People are friendly, the beer is bearable, wines are superb. A beaut beach is usually close by to wherever you live as 80%-85% of Aussies live close to the coast.
Contrary to many opinions, the entire country is not being consumed by bush fires.
Several UK friends have made this move in the past few years. All say it was much much MUCH easier than the Canada option. Moving on to the USA (in the next say, five years if this is still your plan at that time) would also be quite easily achieved.
Just a thought. Feel free to ignore if it doesn't suit, but I migrated to Down Under (from North America) in the mid-'70s and have never, ever , not for one nanosecond regretted it (tho' I now live in Bali as a global wandering retiree).
ADDED LATER Note to me, my reading skills need work... I just read your latest post (#37), well done, good for you!! You have made the best of your life, congratulations.
However, I'll leave my post about Australia, it may inspire others to make the move...
This is a bit down a side track, but have you considered Australia??
Much cheaper than Canada, bureaucracy isn't as complex, taxes are straightforward, the social system works (for the time being), and the climate is kind. Prices for eerything on the whole are lower, only GST of 10%, no provincial sales tax (or if there is, it's quietly hidden away in the item price). People are friendly, the beer is bearable, wines are superb. A beaut beach is usually close by to wherever you live as 80%-85% of Aussies live close to the coast.
Contrary to many opinions, the entire country is not being consumed by bush fires.
Several UK friends have made this move in the past few years. All say it was much much MUCH easier than the Canada option. Moving on to the USA (in the next say, five years if this is still your plan at that time) would also be quite easily achieved.
Just a thought. Feel free to ignore if it doesn't suit, but I migrated to Down Under (from North America) in the mid-'70s and have never, ever , not for one nanosecond regretted it (tho' I now live in Bali as a global wandering retiree).
ADDED LATER Note to me, my reading skills need work... I just read your latest post (#37), well done, good for you!! You have made the best of your life, congratulations.
However, I'll leave my post about Australia, it may inspire others to make the move...
Last edited by scrubbedexpat019; Jan 24th 2020 at 2:27 am.
Jan 25th 2020, 12:12 pm
#47
Assimilated Pauper
Joined: Mar 2005
Location: Ontario
Posts: 40,018
Re: Major life advice needed from wise people
Unsure about "wise", but surely "experienced"... that's me.
This is a bit down a side track, but have you considered Australia??
Much cheaper than Canada, bureaucracy isn't as complex, taxes are straightforward, the social system works (for the time being), and the climate is kind. Prices for eerything on the whole are lower, only GST of 10%, no provincial sales tax (or if there is, it's quietly hidden away in the item price). People are friendly, the beer is bearable, wines are superb. A beaut beach is usually close by to wherever you live as 80%-85% of Aussies live close to the coast.
Contrary to many opinions, the entire country is not being consumed by bush fires.
Several UK friends have made this move in the past few years. All say it was much much MUCH easier than the Canada option. Moving on to the USA (in the next say, five years if this is still your plan at that time) would also be quite easily achieved.
Just a thought. Feel free to ignore if it doesn't suit, but I migrated to Down Under (from North America) in the mid-'70s and have never, ever , not for one nanosecond regretted it (tho' I now live in Bali as a global wandering retiree).
ADDED LATER Note to me, my reading skills need work... I just read your latest post (#37), well done, good for you!! You have made the best of your life, congratulations.
However, I'll leave my post about Australia, it may inspire others to make the move...
This is a bit down a side track, but have you considered Australia??
Much cheaper than Canada, bureaucracy isn't as complex, taxes are straightforward, the social system works (for the time being), and the climate is kind. Prices for eerything on the whole are lower, only GST of 10%, no provincial sales tax (or if there is, it's quietly hidden away in the item price). People are friendly, the beer is bearable, wines are superb. A beaut beach is usually close by to wherever you live as 80%-85% of Aussies live close to the coast.
Contrary to many opinions, the entire country is not being consumed by bush fires.
Several UK friends have made this move in the past few years. All say it was much much MUCH easier than the Canada option. Moving on to the USA (in the next say, five years if this is still your plan at that time) would also be quite easily achieved.
Just a thought. Feel free to ignore if it doesn't suit, but I migrated to Down Under (from North America) in the mid-'70s and have never, ever , not for one nanosecond regretted it (tho' I now live in Bali as a global wandering retiree).
ADDED LATER Note to me, my reading skills need work... I just read your latest post (#37), well done, good for you!! You have made the best of your life, congratulations.
However, I'll leave my post about Australia, it may inspire others to make the move...
Jan 26th 2020, 11:29 am
#48
Sidecar Falcon
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 9,504
Re: Major life advice needed from wise people
Much cheaper than Canada, bureaucracy isn't as complex, taxes are straightforward, the social system works (for the time being), and the climate is kind. Prices for eerything on the whole are lower, only GST of 10%, no provincial sales tax (or if there is, it's quietly hidden away in the item price). People are friendly, the beer is bearable, wines are superb. A beaut beach is usually close by to wherever you live as 80%-85% of Aussies live close to the coast.
Education options might be slightly cheaper in Australia but that's only going to apply if you're a citizen or PR. At the end of the day both countries are massive and mostly empty former colonial territories. The only difference is that most of the major populated areas of Canada are reasonably close to the US and less than a 10 hour flight away from Europe.
