Vancouver
 

We are hoping to move to Vancouver. I've never been before but thats where OH's job offer is.

We currently live in Manchester.

I have a couple of questions. What is Vancouver like? Is it a nice place to raise a family? Which areas of Vancouver are the most affordable, and nice? I also read on here that it rains alot in Vancouver, please tel me it doesn't rain more there than it does in Manchester :( I truly couldn't cope.

If you can give any direct comparisons to Manchester that would be great.

Please feel free to drop in anything about the place.

Thanks everyone. :D

Re: Vancouver
 

dboy is an ex-Manc, and now a Vancouverist. Hopefully he'll be able to give you some insight as to how they compare.

There have been many previous threads about rainfall in Vancouver, and how much it differs according to which area of the city you live in. The search function should help you out.

Re: Vancouver
 

dboy, calling dboy .... ;)

(Vikty - for your info dboy is an ex Manchester lad now living in Vancouver)

I'm sure lots of people will be along to answer your thread soon. And if you can play with the search button on this forum there maybe many other threads covering some of your questions. :)

Ooh - Edit - R I C H and I are on the same wavelength :D

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Raining right now! Rainfall in parts of Vancouver double that of London. It is not a dry climate, although summers are generally not too bad. It usually only rains between October and April. You can get weather stats from here http://www.climate.weatheroffice.ec....s/index_e.html

Lower Mainland BC is nice to live - Would not give anything to live in Vancouver or any other city for that matter. Really though it depends on what you call nice. For me nice is miles from anywhere, for others its a tower block. The traffic around town is horrendous. Getting out of Vancouver Saturday night to Abbotsford took as long at midnight as it does at 6pm on a Friday.

Re: Vancouver
 

Thanks everyone. It didn't rain here in Manchester Fri, Sat or Sun. I think its pretty much rained every day other than that for the past couple of months. I don't mind winter rain but every day of the summer is annoying :p.

Re: Vancouver
 

I lived on the other side of the pennines for a while and I can say that in winter it feels like it rains as much (if not more) in Vancouver, but in general the city seems a lot brighter in the winter and you do get the occasional sunny days. Personally I don't mind the rain in winter as I know it means snow higher up.

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Greetings -

I am from Dukinfield originally. Winter weather here is identical to manchester, although we tend to get a reprieve around early jan where we tend to get bright clear skies and snow for a couple of weeks, although we had an odd winter this year with tons of snow and no rain for about 2 months.

Outside of winter, the weather here is way better. Manchester gets about 1300 hours of sun per year while we get around 2000 . So in short 8 months good to great with rain but not all the time and wet, crappy winters. As Alan points out though, rain in the city is snow on the slopes so sking is on your doorstep.

Affordable and vancouver are two words that don't go together I'm afraid. Cost of living is comparable overall, beer is more expensive, eating out cheaper. Real estate is London expensive, although rent is reasonable compared to manchester (one bed around 1000 with no council tax and most bills included).

West End would be good if you are looking to be well located.

I would say that vancouver is way better than manchester.

Good luck

Edit - oh and its raining (said on the news though that we have had more rain in the last few days than the whole of the last 4 months)

Re: Vancouver
 

Ditto for leeds

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As an ex Leeds girl, I have to second that :thumbup:

Re: Vancouver
 

I found the lack of kebabs hard to take at first. They've got these things called falafels or shawarmas that is nothing like the proper thing. It does rain a lot, like its raining today. :frown: Pubs here are not like back home, they don't have meat raffles. Summer's are great if go to the seaside because there are lots of beaches here, though there's not much amusements and no donkey rides. It's a small city but quite a nice place to live if you got a good job.

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Had a shawarma the other day - quite enjoyed it actually.

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Does your girlfriend know? ;)

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Oh it'll be good to see some snow, my daughters 2 and a half and she's never played in the snow :eek: When it does snow in Manchester it rains 5 minutes later and washes it away :lol:

Well I'm liking the sounds of Vancouver, thanks everyone, and Dboy "I would say that vancouver is way better than manchester" thats exactly what I wanted to hear, thanks.

I guess I can learn to live without donkey rides and kebabs :rofl:

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We had lots of snow in the city this winter - nearly a metre of it in december; a proper white christmas it was. I remember walking around stanley park in a good foot of snow which was cool

Re: Vancouver
 

[QUOTE=dboy;7830818]
I would say that vancouver is way better than manchester.
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Hi
Likewise better than Devon.

Sure it's raining today & since saturday evening, but how many days has it rained since late may ? Not many as I recall and next week it's supposed to be back 33 for wednesday .
Personally I am enjoying the rain, it's a pleasant break from the heat of recent weeks and the ground really needs it.
cheers
Jerry


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