Top Reasons to Move (and Not Move) to Canada
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Yeah but there's an underdog charm to Buffalo. I worked all over the US. commuting weekly, flying out of Buffalo (because the airport near Toronto isn't very good) and there was always fabulous camaraderie on the plane from the hub when they announced the weather at the destination. Shared misery is bonding.
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It was also a lot cheaper to watch the Buffalo Sabres lose, than it was to get the same result with the Maple Leafs.
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Mind you, there *is* a point at which "it's actually better to be well below zero" turns into "it's just too f***ing cold", though such instances are increasingly rare in this era of global warming.
But I still remember as a child, just how blistering the cold was walking to school one day in -55 degree weather (Fahrenheit, but at that point Fahrenheit vs Celsius scarcely matters). I doubt such a trek would be allowed these days, but then, so few children actually walk to school anymore.
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I think that's just because we're old. The one daughter still in Canada is shopping for a first house and hoping not to have to spend more than 1.75, that seems a ridiculous amount to me but I expect my parents were aghast at me splashing out half a million Canadian on a house. None of these numbers is enough to buy my mother's modest house at home though they might land an ex-council semi. Inflation, innit?
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Canada, most people wish to settle there, whether it is for a high-income job or a stable long term career, Canada is indeed a choice of many individuals
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Don't move to Canada unless you have a job waiting for you is my advice.
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Are mosquitoes a thing in southern Ontario? Two in our family always get bitten way more than the other two, with really bad reactions. They wouldn't be happy if we were planning a move to mosquito land🦟
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Indeed they are - and black fly, midges, horse / deer flies and 'no see ums' - but only during certain months and it's possible to avoid most of them, depending on where in Ontario you live
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Boooo.....I'm guessing the nearer you are to water the worse it is? We were looking at Hamilton Siouxie
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Where in Hamilton are you looking? There are some areas that are better than others..
Stagnant / still water is a haven for mosquitos.. they don't like moving water so much, nor the breezes coming off the lake - but they do seem to like hanging around trees and bushes, coming out when the sun starts to go down..
If you have a back yard (garden) and seem to get a lot of mosquitos I recommend buying a sun shelter / gazebo with mosquito netting, get some citronella candles and some good mosquito spray. .
There didn't seem to be as many mosquitos this summer / autumn and I didn't get one bite.
https://www.trulynolen.ca/mosquitoes...during-summer/
https://www.trulynolen.ca/how-achiev...rd-summer-fun/
Last edited by Siouxie; Nov 28th 2020 at 3:24 pm.
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Yes I've been lurking a few months now, and have seen there are a few of you Hamiltonians on here. In fact you're all probably the reason I looked there in the first place and now have a job offer there☺️ But we're not at that stage yet of choosing specifics; still deciding whether to move or not and threads like this are so helpful. I will definitely start a post asking "where in Hamilton can I avoid mosi bites" closer to the time! Thank you👍