We now live in Berkshire.

Previously, we were in Bucks, but at the end of a cul de sac on an estate, so surrounded by other houses and very friendly neighbours - hence the rather lackadaisical approach to locking stuff or putting things away!

I'm sure there are plenty of places where people have to be concerned about leaving things outside in case they get pinched, but it's certainly not something that has ever crossed my mind. Most people I know leave back doors open, bikes or lawnmowers in the front garden, etc.

We are very lucky to be in a relatively safe area though.

This is true for me too. I gave up some things when I came here, but I now do things I wouldnt have dreamed off in the motherland too.

My bucket may not be dazzeling, but its shinier than the one I had.


Its up to each individual whether they decide to keep on ploughing the same furrow. Of course to some extent the clean break theory would apply to a move over less distance too...

I think you misunderstood, Lorry wanted a google map reference... he knows some people who could help tidy up the mess in your yard

In which case, I shall scurry off to remove kids bikes, and carefully place hubby's LP collection and clapped out old car there instead.

I'm a she

I used to live in Berkshire to and never had any problems leaving kids bikes out and stuff like that. Never had any problems with teens or anything!

Only happened to me once...dealt with it very simply...told him to go and take a running **** at a rolling doughnut.....he laughed, I laughed...job done....

Ditto. All the teens I know are scarily articulate and pleasant young people - sure I wasn't like that when I was their age!

I was trying to protect your true identity, in case COs bikes go missing.......

Sorry..

I'll let you off, just this once

I don't post in this section a lot but I do find it frustrating when people who don't live here think Canada is some kind of answer to their prayers, it isn't.

As lots of people have said, it's different. We have been here 5 years and are packing up to go home, mainly because of family. I don't hate Canada, we have had a wonderful time here, came on a work permit, had a baby here, time to go home.

Without putting Canada down, I had my car broken into on my driveway 3 times in Oakville ( GTA for the dream chasers) the schools are nothing to write home about, my sons did fine but there are problems that I wont go into. Health care is hit and miss, going throgh a pregnancy here was an eye opener, lets not get me started on the Emergency room on a Friday night with a newborn. But these things happen in the UK ( although i'm sure a nursing mother 4 days after having a C Section would be teated a bit better in A&E at home, but thats a long story)

Yes, you will have a big house, new cars ect, but you will pay for them, better get a good job to keep up so that your 'childen' can have a magical, super duper life.

What you mean is "it wasnt for me", surely?

For some people Canada is great, its everything they want and for others its not, For most its somewhere in the middle. Its a big country, with scope for widely differing experiences.

If you didn't know:

http://www.southparkfiles.com/

You can torrent every episode. There isn't anything dodgy about it either, Matt Stone and Trey Parker are on record as saying they don't care.

I am sorry to read your story and what you had to go through wrt your pregnancy, cars etc Oakville is expensive compared to other areas of the GTA. You could have had your car broken into anywhere, more areas than others of course.

We've had a child here and our experience was the complete opposite of what you described. Hopefully others will learn from your story and do their own research before fully moving over.

I wish you and the family the best of luck wherever you end up.

God Bless