True that....During my recent trip to Peru, in Lima I saw houses in the san isidro area that could have passed for any affluent neighbourhood in London or Beverly hills, and in other areas I saw the real people living in shacks on top of the hill

If only Britain could go back to the simpler days of space-hopping and warm pop drinking innocence rather than the viscous post-industrial wasteland embodied by Cher Lloyd.

You don't get good old fashioned potato ones in Canada, well Toronto- not that I have found yet.

That is actually a valid reason to stay in the UK. When you are in a bar or cafe you just don't quite know what style of potato chip you will get. Another exciting plus point for the UK and validation of the restriction of choice and boringness in Canada.

Here the "fries" are the same every where- with the exception of Hooters who are innovative enough to offer the curly frie.

However if you want something that taste's pretty good and has slightly better health benefits then the Sweet Potato Frie is a positive of immigration. Just be prepared to pay the $2 to $3 substitute plus tax and tip on your bill.

Yes I agree, you must have a good specific reason to want to move here, not some vague hope that it's the land of milk and honey because it's not.

I had a whole bucketload of reasons why I moved to Canada from the UK and I'm pretty sure based on comments on here and from talking to people from the UK here in Calgary that my reasons were pretty unique.

I keep hearing people whinge about things I like, TV/radio, tax being added on later, etc.

I do agree with the OP about yobbos though, okay yes I know there were riots in Vancouver recently and I've been down the red mile and seen people acting like assholes but no way is it as bad as the UK generally. The conclusion I reached was that it was because there are much greater controls on alcohol here, in Alberta you cannot legally possess alcohol under the age of 18, you can only buy it in liquor stores and licensed clubs and bars who almost definitely will ID you (the province has a monopoly on wholesale distribution and the taxes are quite high), cannot have an open container in a car, consumption in a public place is more heavily regulated, etc. Also the population density is much lower in Calgary, and the other thing is that you are not going to run riot down the high street when it's freezing and not being able to do it six months a year means you're less likely to do it the other six months of the year, imo.

However, if you want to see alchys, there are plenty of them, especially in rural areas. Cabin fever.

It just goes to show that you can never do enough research before emigrating.

On the other hand, even if I was in the UK I wouldn't be able to get proper chips as I'd be too scared to go to the chip shop. What with all those hoodie chavs trying to get into the girlfriends pants for a bag of batter bits and a savaloy.

no, honestly, its not that bad really!

altho yes, you do have to be careful if youre going to venture out in the evening to the local chippie, kebab shop or what-have-you...for the simple reason that those kind of places have started to attract, lets say, people with different aims in life... !!

times were, when kids used to be sent to their local corner shop on their tod, with a shopping list, in the late evening, and they would do the shopping and come back home in one piece. nowadays?...you all know the answer to that one...!

IMHO, when i was there, i noticed that in general, people have more respect for each other in canada, whereas in the uk, for some inexplicable reason, nobody seems to give 2......er....pokes in the eye with sharp sticks these days....!

although this seems a global phenomenon, and who knows when it will spread to canada and other places too....

Yes. They still do

For the most, i believe the mentality of the Generation Y's and late X's have change much more than the environment they live in.

Unfortunately perception far outweighs reality

Although I found the Wikipedia entry for saveloy to be remarkably elegant in its prose.

I don't see that. One should have a trigger lock. Other than that I believe it's as low hassle as one could ask, I understand it to be legal to leave it on the seat of my open car while shopping so long as there's a blanket over it. When living in the country, I'd leave it loaded in the closet so that, if the neighbour wanted to shoot something, he could open the, unlocked, front door and borrow it. Cars, booze, they come with hassle, guns not so much.

Well, someones cage was truly rattled!

Suppose my wife and I better stop our plans on trying out Canada, im clearly too "naive" , "stupid".. and not thinking in the best interests of my daughter?...


But then again ....... nah, I think we'll still try it out if we get the chance, and see for ourselves if it offers a better standard of living, and not take the opinion of someone on a forum...

But thanks for your input anyway el_richo!

You're welcome

On a more serious note, i do believe you should take some of the comments on board

Especially Alan's point about finding bacon bits down girls' trousers, you can't be too careful.

Is that like Wolf Bagging?

That's not a topic I care or have ever cared to discuss or entertain. Although, given past conversations on here, it seems like it may have been a major reason to emigrate for many posters.

But you asked for peoples opinion in your original post so what was the point?