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Re: Is it REALLY much better????
Originally Posted by alcat2010
(Post 10118825)
So, having one of those moments...
What my wife and I have/could potentially have here in the uk, in the cold light of day is.... pretty ok :o We are pursuing a life in Canada. (for all the reasons most people emigrate for....) i.e. "cos its better!" ;) But will it really be that much better and worth all the years of stress... and money ?? What we want from Canada is to secure good careers, give ourselves and our kids a nice house, in a nice part of town, access to the outdoors and to a city etc... But we actually have that HERE ! And its just not 'enough'... So why are we not satisfied? Is it because we have been villifying this place so much over the years we rarely see the good? Am I the only one in the history of immigration that is chasing something that doesnt exist? To the people with the experience and hindsight.... HOW do I get these rose tinted glasses off and dampen the adventurous feeling that 'something out there is better' ?! |
Re: Is it REALLY much better????
Originally Posted by iaink
(Post 10121143)
+1000000.
Maybe I should create a sticky thread from of all this recent wisdom... Did you fall and bang your head recently or something:lol: Maybe it's the looming parenthood that's switching on some extra brain receptors :blink: |
Re: Is it REALLY much better????
Originally Posted by christmasoompa
(Post 10121154)
+1. My grandparents never managed to afford to buy their own house, as much as they tried. The difference was they didn't blame anybody else for that fact.
I worked 3 jobs for years and years to save up a deposit for my first home, which was a wreck and a repossession (the only thing I could afford). It never crossed my mind to blame my parents for that. |
Re: Is it REALLY much better????
Originally Posted by el_richo
(Post 10121157)
Maybe it's the looming parenthood that's switching on some extra brain receptors :blink:
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Re: Is it REALLY much better????
Originally Posted by el_richo
(Post 10121157)
Ha, no i've been in a couple of meetings so i've needed something to take my mind off them ;)
Maybe it's the looming parenthood that's switching on some extra brain receptors :blink: |
Re: Is it REALLY much better????
Originally Posted by iaink
(Post 10121162)
Well, make the most of it before the sleep deprivation kicks in and reverses the process...
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Re: Is it REALLY much better????
Originally Posted by Kiwilass
(Post 10121167)
CONGRATS!
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Re: Is it REALLY much better????
Originally Posted by el_richo
(Post 10121190)
Oh i've been sleep deprived for years already :(
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Re: Is it REALLY much better????
Originally Posted by el_richo
(Post 10121157)
Ha, no i've been in a couple of meetings so i've needed something to take my mind off them ;)
Maybe it's the looming parenthood that's switching on some extra brain receptors :blink: And before anyone says it . . . . ;) |
Re: Is it REALLY much better????
Originally Posted by el_richo
(Post 10121157)
Maybe it's the looming parenthood that's switching on some extra brain receptors :blink:
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Re: Is it REALLY much better????
Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 10121223)
All this helpful, serious and well thought-out advice is really letting the side down. :(
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Re: Is it REALLY much better????
Originally Posted by Kiwilass
(Post 10120984)
there are shitholes in Canada too.
What the OP was complaining about appeared to be the proximity. |
Re: Is it REALLY much better????
Originally Posted by el_richo
(Post 10121260)
I'm pretty sure it's temporary :nod:
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Re: Is it REALLY much better????
Originally Posted by alcat2010
But will it really be that much better and worth all the years of stress... and money ??
What we want from Canada is to secure good careers, give ourselves and our kids a nice house, in a nice part of town, access to the outdoors and to a city etc... "Access to the outdoors" is something I hear a lot and one of the reasons I moved, well, more accurately I was sick of people living so close together, but the reality is that if you are an outdoors person the weather here has to be a major consideration. Getting your career going in Canada can be pretty difficult, the govt is welcoming of immigrants and the businesses usually are too, it's the bit in the middle that is the real problem. Professional associations, qualifications, training you must have that you can't get, unions, etc. All of which is designed to create a closed shop. I wouldn't mind so much if there was more honesty on that point but the main reason put forward are fluffy statements like "maintain standards" and "best practice" and stuff like that, which I would have sympathy with if you're coming from an LDC, but coming from most parts of Europe, Australia, etc. it's stupid. Because the reality is that Canada is not the gold standard. You sit there reading through their requirements or in the training thinking: "what a load of crap". I suppose the more PC way of looking at it is a lack of "competitive dynamism". Or some other buzz phrase. All I can say is, look at the time spent on provincial free trade agreements because of all the bureaucracy. Says it all really: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...-wine-law.html |
Re: Is it REALLY much better????
Originally Posted by Steve_
(Post 10121327)
That all sounds a bit vague to me, you need to better define your reasons for doing it.
"Access to the outdoors" is something I hear a lot and one of the reasons I moved, well, more accurately I was sick of people living so close together, but the reality is that if you are an outdoors person the weather here has to be a major consideration. Getting your career going in Canada can be pretty difficult, the govt is welcoming of immigrants and the businesses usually are too, it's the bit in the middle that is the real problem. Professional associations, qualifications, training you must have that you can't get, unions, etc. All of which is designed to create a closed shop. I wouldn't mind so much if there was more honesty on that point but the main reason put forward are fluffy statements like "maintain standards" and "best practice" and stuff like that, which I would have sympathy with if you're coming from an LDC, but coming from most parts of Europe, Australia, etc. it's stupid. Because the reality is that Canada is not the gold standard. You sit there reading through their requirements or in the training thinking: "what a load of crap". I suppose the more PC way of looking at it is a lack of "competitive dynamism". Or some other buzz phrase. All I can say is, look at the time spent on provincial free trade agreements because of all the bureaucracy. Says it all really: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...-wine-law.html |
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