So your asking total strangers in totally different environments if you made the right decision.

No you haven't - Because your life your feelings and reactions are a complicated and individual to you.

If you can't make up your own mind where to go why the hell do you want to go you might as well ask i the returning to Britian section and save yourself the expense.

Americans

But if I am honest, it's probably a fine line for some parts of the US at least. Having said that, we visited NS first and even though we went to other places later, we already really felt at home there. Even visiting other parts of Canada didn't feel quite such a good fit for what we wanted.

We liked the idea of a slightly slower pace of life, more "outdoorsy" lifestyle, low crime (outside cities at least). US politics can be a bit unnerving but that's a whole other thread. We weren't sure so we decided to visit. We had planned to go to the west coast too but our trips never took us past Ontario, I think that after spending time in NS we felt so at home and we knew that we had moved on from just feeling that we would like to move out of the UK, to feeling that we really belonged in NS. That is when we actually applied for PR.

It,s not all logic though. Much is just a feeling or an instinct. That part isn't easy to put into words, we just knew.

I do agree with other posters.

You really need to decide where you want to live for yourself. What I like about Canada you probally won't, that is what makes us all different.

Have a look at Wiki sections for yourself and do some research.

Good Luck with your decision.

It has been my dream to move to Canada since i was a kid and i have got to the age now where i beleive you should do that; follow your dreams!!

I agree with Destinationnovascotia, you have to follow your gut instinct and choose the place that feels right to you.

In my case; I did my first coach tour to Nova Scotia and the maritimes area (including N,Brunswick and PEI) back in 2004 and just fell in love with the place. However i reasoned that i had nothing to compare it with, so i went on to see other parts of Canada the following three years and the last two tours again included Nova Scotia; (Newfoundland tour 2006 which started out in NS before progressing to NFL , and a tour from Boston and Maine ending in NS in 2007, where i also did a short reccie at end of tour). It was then i realised how much i really really just loved Nova Scotia and how at home i felt there, it just felt right to me... The people were all friendly and they all seemed interested in my plans.

So this is my reason for moving.

Emmjay

I agree that when you're comparing somewhere like New England and Atlantic Canada, the differences can feel slight, but I think there is a huge psychological difference between Canadians and Americans as distinct as say between the Irish and the English or Flemish Belgians and the Netherlands.

Here's a few observations/huge generalisations.

US history began with a wild west/forging the new world mentality and ended up as the world's only superpower in the 21st century. That gives some Americans the swagger of being number one. This also leads to many Americans taking absolutely no interest in anything beyond U.S borders and having a patronising attitude to all other countries. There's a hint of agression to many Americans. It's a sort of winners and losers mentality that gives many Americans that agressive edge that helps them win in business, in their legal dealings etc. It also helps many Americans to be decisive and confident in a way that leaves compromising Canada and muddle-headed Britain in the dust. That winners and losers mentality though, leaves a shockingly poor underclass that would be unacceptable in Canada, the UK or most European countries. I don't think Americans by nature are violent, but they certainly have a higher tolerance for it and for firearms. I find that personally they can also be incredibly generous and warm-hearted, but are self-centred and want to talk about themselves a lot more. Many believe in a star system and look up to their stars.

By comparison, Canada was forged out of a history of being an obedient colony to Britain, followed by being a virtual colony to the United States. There was no wild west, but law and order, inforced by po-faced unarmed Mounties. It is only in the last 30 years the stirrings of a real Canadian identity has emerged. Canadians know they are in world power terms a small country that hardly anyone takes any interest in. This helps them to become more curious about the rest of the world than Americans. Canadians can be passive to the point of even driving some Brits around the bend, although it's a fairer society that has a strong egalitarian streak. Canadians have shared the wealth of Americans, which has arguably created a rather spoilt, unquestioning middle-class society, but they're willing to dole more of the money out on health care and social programmes. Canadians love Royal Commissions and enquiries because it permits them to come up with feel-good compromises that often end up pleasing no-one. The spirit of compromise defines many dealings in Canada but it can also lead to indecision or very slow decisions. I find individual Canadians also to be warm and generous but they can be much more conservative and private than Americans. Many Americans will tell you their life story at the drop of a hat, while Canadians can be much harder to get to know. Scratch a Canadian and there's also often a hunting and fishing backwoodsman lurking not far below the surface as well, which may explain why Canadians officially have lots of gun control but in comparison to say, Europe, actually have lots of guns. There's no star system in Canada. If you become famous you'll either be ruthlessly cut down to size, or you have to leave the country which makes Canadians grumble even more.

Ditto. I could just as easily now be living in OZ, NZ or Outer Mongolia.

Home is where your dick is.

and where you get your clothes washed and dinner made.

My wife is from there, it's an adventure, plus stupid house prices in UK. Classic pull and push impulses for emigration.

I do almost all of the laundry.

house trained, I like it.

House-bound would be slightly more accurate. I work from home, so I'm almost always here.

I suggest that it's silly to point to Americans as being parochial if you live in Canada. The few unhyphenated Canadians I've met have not left this county, nevermind the country. You don't think they've told you their life story immediately, they have, but it's hard to grasp that that's it; talking to them makes you understand why people watch "Corner Gas".

With one stroke (I use the word advisedly), you have rendered months of work on the Wiki irrelevant.
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