Poll on Canadian experience
 

So many people who respond on this board seem to feel negatively about things in Canada I have started to worry I am doing the right thing. I would therefore like to poll how people feel about emigration to canada post the experience:confused:

Re: Poll on Canadian experience
 

You have started 9 or 10 threads this evening. Everything you are asking is covered on other threads and on Wiki at top of page. You should really get reading.

Re: Poll on Canadian experience
 

Wow you are so encouraging and positive I don't know how you cope!

Re: Poll on Canadian experience
 

Aren't these questions answered on your previous thread?

Yes absolutely! 8 66.67%
Yes but wasn't everything I thought 3 25.00%
No but we're sticking at it 1 8.33%
No take me home to england! 0 0%

Re: Poll on Canadian experience
 

Are the results of a poll conducted amongst complete strangers likely to sway you in one direction or another?

Only way of knowing if it's for you is to come here and experience it.

Re: Poll on Canadian experience
 

R I C H is right. If you have done all the background research, listened and read people's experiences - you still need to get out there and give it a go. This is unless you have found something which puts you off.

You have to go to increase the standard of your life, whether it cost much or not--if you are going to struggle or get by day by day like you may be in the UK then you may not see a difference.

Life is to be lived---live it !!!

JET:)

Re: Poll on Canadian experience
 

Bare in mind that this board is far from a representative cross section of all expats. If you dont have a problem, in general you have no need to come here to seek advice on dealing with something. Over time you will notice that only a fraction of those "on the way" to canada spend much time back here after landing, there might be a couple of posts describing the landing experience and their experience in the first few months....and then nothing more.

There are two schools of thought on this, either they are too busy enjoying what canada has to offer to post here, or they are too poor now to have an internet connection...

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Good view point. Thanks. Just going through that blimey its going to happen am I doing the right think and oh ***** this is scary and exciting!

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Those that said no take me home why ?

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There is a whole forum full of reasons....


Weather, Family, Job prospects, just the tip of the iceberg I suspect.

Re: Poll on Canadian experience
 

Could/would you please pinch yourself to make sure you're real.

The answer is simple. They do not like their life/want to be in Canada or are desperately homesick. Some of their reasons will be identical, some different.

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Emiigrating to Canada, is , I believe an itch rather than a necessity.

You're moving from one G8 country to another.

The difference in lifestyle ain't that huge really.

If you want wilderness walk the Pennine way, go live in Scotland, go partying in Widnes on a Saturday night, sail round the Solent, or go to Maine Rd. on a Saturday. (I know, I know ,they have new ground)

British countryside is just as georgeous as Canadian.

You can garden year round in the UK, here only for 3 and a half weeks.:D

Pubs are (were) better in Britain, but you can get a steak sandwhich cheaper here in a pub, while getting a genuine "black and tan" with Guiness and Newkie Brown.

I believe it's about the itch.

If you need to scratch it, come on over.

If you have no adventurous streak in you the move might not be successful.

Re: Poll on Canadian experience
 

The pieces of string are too short, of course.

Just take a step back and consider the variance of the posters on this board and then consider that starting a series of threads asking simplistic questions with no answer may have enamored you to some posters less than optimally.

Re: Poll on Canadian experience
 

Bleedin' sackrilij.

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You always remember your first drunk!
And you're right - what a waste of guiness:rofl: