Why do you want to leave the UK?
Jan 16th 2008, 1:31 am
#136
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Re: Why do you want to leave the UK?
We left Bradford to give our kids a better life; only been here 5 weeks, but so far, everyone is friendly, there appears to be far less stress, traffic, and much much more space. 
Banks, schools, lawyers have all been more than helpful and people seem open to our strange ways.
My 16 yr old has been at school 2 weeks and has made new friends who are happy to go the extra mile to help him out, picking him up, helping him settle in.
However, so far, other than relatives all our new friends are ex-pats, and not necessarily through this site.
We haven't experienced any of the yob culture we left behind - we even decided to drive down town Windsor at 11.30pm New Years Eve to check it out - Horror - orderly queues!!
Nobody rolling around the street, or yelling across the road, or being sick - nothing like Bradford or Bingley at the time on a average Friday or Saturday night.
I feel safer, if not more conspicuous, but not alienated.
We went into the Mall Friday pm, masses of teenagers,
but security were not moving them out, they were well behaved, not intimidating and polite, nobody pushed, they even opened doors for us!
I appreciate that down town Toronto may not be at safe, but we didnt choose Toronto for that reason.
We are close to US border for shopping etc., but comfortably within the gentler Canadian society. Things are looking good.
Banks, schools, lawyers have all been more than helpful and people seem open to our strange ways.
My 16 yr old has been at school 2 weeks and has made new friends who are happy to go the extra mile to help him out, picking him up, helping him settle in.
However, so far, other than relatives all our new friends are ex-pats, and not necessarily through this site.
We haven't experienced any of the yob culture we left behind - we even decided to drive down town Windsor at 11.30pm New Years Eve to check it out - Horror - orderly queues!!
Nobody rolling around the street, or yelling across the road, or being sick - nothing like Bradford or Bingley at the time on a average Friday or Saturday night.I feel safer, if not more conspicuous, but not alienated.
We went into the Mall Friday pm, masses of teenagers,
but security were not moving them out, they were well behaved, not intimidating and polite, nobody pushed, they even opened doors for us!I appreciate that down town Toronto may not be at safe, but we didnt choose Toronto for that reason.
We are close to US border for shopping etc., but comfortably within the gentler Canadian society. Things are looking good.
Jan 18th 2008, 12:51 am
#137
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Re: Why do you want to leave the UK?
As I come from Tameside in Greater Manchester, this is exactly the kind of "reality thread" that hits home to me and makes me think whether what I'm going through really is homesickness or just a case of missing my memories of long gone! I left Hyde for Red Deer in 2003
I think you have make the right choice.
Jan 18th 2008, 2:25 am
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Re: Why do you want to leave the UK?
got back visit for a fortnight that will sort your head out....there is a huge exodus of British citizens for one reason, the country is going down the toilet...FAST. No respect, no community spirit, over priced, under policed, drunken teenagers causing trouble everywhere at the weekends, need i go on.
Chris
Chris
That's how I felt when I visited a couple of years ago! I was all set to go back but then picked up on what you're saying and didn't like the place at all, doesn't feel like the Britain I used to know and I've only been gone 10yrs. Just seemed like a completely different place and quite violent, and I couldn't wait to leave and come back to NZ.
But now I want to go to Canada, lol.
Jan 18th 2008, 2:33 am
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Re: Why do you want to leave the UK?
Just looking at the UK with fresh eyes after a year in Canada and I see lots of reasons not to move back there.
Can the last person out turn off the lights.
Can the last person out turn off the lights.
Jan 18th 2008, 2:44 am
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Re: Why do you want to leave the UK?
Jan 18th 2008, 3:03 am
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Re: Why do you want to leave the UK?
Scumbags indeed....hoodies, little baseball caps, trackers tucked into their socks, some of them will wear scarfs around their faces too showing only their eyes.....they usually congrigate in numbers outside off-licences or on corners. Some of them are absolutely harmless and are just kids "hanging around" but the ones we used to deal with were little b*st*rds, cocky foul mouths and "I'm hard and I know it" exterior!! They are getting worse, mainly due to the fact that they know they're untouchable because they're "just kids" and the law can't do much.
Jan 18th 2008, 3:11 am
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