British Expats - reasons for going and reasons for returning

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Re: reasons for going and reasons for returning

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Originally Posted by dbd33

On, I don't say people shouldn't follow their dreams, it's just that I can't see that moving to Canada as a dream come true except inasmuch as it may provide more stuff. I see it as essentially trading abstract things like history and culture for material ones, like snowmobiles and chainsaws. In order to get the consumer durables one needs a job so moving without one makes no sense to me.

Thats certainly my reason for not going temporarily.

Re: reasons for going and reasons for returning

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Originally Posted by dbd33

On, I don't say people shouldn't follow their dreams, it's just that I can't see that moving to Canada as a dream come true except inasmuch as it may provide more stuff.

How about greater personal freedom and quality of life?

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Originally Posted by dbd33

I see it as essentially trading abstract things like history and culture for material ones, like snowmobiles and chainsaws. In order to get the consumer durables one needs a job so moving without one makes no sense to me.

The "history and culture" of the UK really just acts as wallpaper to your day to day life - instead of Roman & Medieval ruins, I have the Rockies & clean air - each are nice in thier own way, but don't make a huge difference to my general quality of life.

With the exception of some posters, I don't think most people come here expecting to get "stuff" - bear in mind that Brits are a minority of immigrants and this is the only place I actually communicate with any on a regular basis - most immigrants move to Canada for quality of life and opportunity.

It mafe perfect sense to me to move to Canada to escape the British system and it still does.