Why do you want to move to Canada
#167
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Re: Why do you want to move to Canada
We have just had the request for our passports to attach our permanent residents visa to.
I have never been to Canada nor has my partner so we are either very adventurous or completely mad.
We currently live in London have a nice house and live in a great street but life is short and there is so much of the world to see and experience.
I go from wanting to move now to wondering if I'm ever going to be able to do it.. I suppose I know that we can live in a nice place mortgage free with stunning surroundings and it will be very easy to travel across the US for holidays.
The UK is not a great place to be at the moment and hopefully Canada will work out much better for us.
I have never been to Canada nor has my partner so we are either very adventurous or completely mad.
We currently live in London have a nice house and live in a great street but life is short and there is so much of the world to see and experience.
I go from wanting to move now to wondering if I'm ever going to be able to do it.. I suppose I know that we can live in a nice place mortgage free with stunning surroundings and it will be very easy to travel across the US for holidays.
The UK is not a great place to be at the moment and hopefully Canada will work out much better for us.
#168
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Re: Why do you want to move to Canada
We have just had the request for our passports to attach our permanent residents visa to.
I have never been to Canada nor has my partner so we are either very adventurous or completely mad.
We currently live in London have a nice house and live in a great street but life is short and there is so much of the world to see and experience.
I go from wanting to move now to wondering if I'm ever going to be able to do it.. I suppose I know that we can live in a nice place mortgage free with stunning surroundings and it will be very easy to travel across the US for holidays.
The UK is not a great place to be at the moment and hopefully Canada will work out much better for us.
I have never been to Canada nor has my partner so we are either very adventurous or completely mad.
We currently live in London have a nice house and live in a great street but life is short and there is so much of the world to see and experience.
I go from wanting to move now to wondering if I'm ever going to be able to do it.. I suppose I know that we can live in a nice place mortgage free with stunning surroundings and it will be very easy to travel across the US for holidays.
The UK is not a great place to be at the moment and hopefully Canada will work out much better for us.
I still think it's better to do it because you want to go towards something rather than away from something - but that's just my opinion. The UK is a great place in many respects. It's also a lousy place in many respects. Same as just about anywhere, really. Don't assume that it'll always be better elsewhere, 'cos you might end up disappointed. And don't forget that Canada's suffering the effects of this recession, too - perhaps not as badly as some places, but it has affected the labour market out there. Many people have said the same: same shit, different bucket - or, at least, shinier bucket. It sounds like you've got a good life in London. Don't break all ties, just in case.
Good luck, anyway. The adventure begins...
Where are you thinking of going, out of interest?
Last edited by MartianTom; Nov 3rd 2009 at 3:05 pm.
#169
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Re: Why do you want to move to Canada
I've been out there several times and have travelled right across it - and it was that familiarity that both drew me and pushed me away at the same time. Lots and lots of fors and againsts, which I'm sure you've considered (don't forget the very short holiday time you'll get). And you can see and experience the world without emigrating. This is what I intend to do. I'm withdrawing my own application as next year I intend to do some extended world travel instead.
I still think it's better to do it because you want to go towards something rather than away from something - but that's just my opinion. The UK is a great place in many respects. It's also a lousy place in many respects. Same as just about anywhere, really. Don't assume that it'll always be better elsewhere, 'cos you might end up disappointed. And don't forget that Canada's suffering the effects of this recession, too - perhaps not as badly as some places, but it has affected the labour market out there. It sounds like you've got a good life in London. Don't break all ties, just in case. Many people have said the same: same shit, different bucket - or, at least, shinier bucket.
Good luck, anyway. The adventure begins...
I still think it's better to do it because you want to go towards something rather than away from something - but that's just my opinion. The UK is a great place in many respects. It's also a lousy place in many respects. Same as just about anywhere, really. Don't assume that it'll always be better elsewhere, 'cos you might end up disappointed. And don't forget that Canada's suffering the effects of this recession, too - perhaps not as badly as some places, but it has affected the labour market out there. It sounds like you've got a good life in London. Don't break all ties, just in case. Many people have said the same: same shit, different bucket - or, at least, shinier bucket.
Good luck, anyway. The adventure begins...
I think in the end it came down to the fact that I did not want to grow old in the UK and especially not in London.
If Canada (Vancouver) does not work out then we move on.. I'm not sure I would come home though..
The person I will really miss and have a problem leaving is my mum although I have made her promise to come and stay for at least a month a year
#170
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Re: Why do you want to move to Canada
If i had money I would love to live in London. Flederman would hate it though.
#171
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Re: Why do you want to move to Canada
Thanks for your post I know the grass is not always greener but the views are certainly better
I think in the end it came down to the fact that I did not want to grow old in the UK and especially not in London.
If Canada (Vancouver) does not work out then we move on.. I'm not sure I would come home though..
The person I will really miss and have a problem leaving is my mum although I have made her promise to come and stay for at least a month a year
I think in the end it came down to the fact that I did not want to grow old in the UK and especially not in London.
If Canada (Vancouver) does not work out then we move on.. I'm not sure I would come home though..
The person I will really miss and have a problem leaving is my mum although I have made her promise to come and stay for at least a month a year
#172
Joined: Dec 2008
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Re: Why do you want to move to Canada
Thanks for your post I know the grass is not always greener but the views are certainly better
I think in the end it came down to the fact that I did not want to grow old in the UK and especially not in London.
If Canada (Vancouver) does not work out then we move on.. I'm not sure I would come home though..
The person I will really miss and have a problem leaving is my mum although I have made her promise to come and stay for at least a month a year
I think in the end it came down to the fact that I did not want to grow old in the UK and especially not in London.
If Canada (Vancouver) does not work out then we move on.. I'm not sure I would come home though..
The person I will really miss and have a problem leaving is my mum although I have made her promise to come and stay for at least a month a year
#173
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Re: Why do you want to move to Canada
#175
Re: Why do you want to move to Canada
I have never been able to understand this objection. How many people regularly travel more than an hour away from where they live in the UK? Most people will spend more time travelling to and from work in the UK than they will in Canada.
Granted, if your annual or semi annual vacation in the UK is to Spain, your travelling time for vacations in Canada is likely to be a little longer, but not massively. If, on the other hand, you vacation in North America, Asia, Africa, Australiasia in the UK, then your travel time is likely to be very similar in Canada.
I appreciate that Canada is a huge country but, unless you have family/friends in a different Province to the one in which you live, I fail to see how the distances are an issue.
Any thoughts
Granted, if your annual or semi annual vacation in the UK is to Spain, your travelling time for vacations in Canada is likely to be a little longer, but not massively. If, on the other hand, you vacation in North America, Asia, Africa, Australiasia in the UK, then your travel time is likely to be very similar in Canada.
I appreciate that Canada is a huge country but, unless you have family/friends in a different Province to the one in which you live, I fail to see how the distances are an issue.
Any thoughts
#176
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Re: Why do you want to move to Canada
I realise we can only know so much as we have not visited the place but we have done so much research and now that google has Vancouver street map it can give you an idea.
I read lots about the climate being similar to here with more defined seasons (lots of rain but not too much drizzle).
I may be way off the mark but I see it as a kind of mini London lots to do without the levels of dirt and unhappy people.
I have quite a few Canadian friends here and they all say that Vancouver is much friendlier than London.
I have a lot of friends here so I think if I can make friends in London then I should be able to make friends in Vancouver
We don't have any children to worry about but do have two dogs that come a very high priority in our lives so we do not have the worry of children settling in a new place.
#177
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Re: Why do you want to move to Canada
Somebody dreaming of Canadian Rockies and then finding themselves in Windsor Ontario, for example, will really notice those distances.
#178
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Re: Why do you want to move to Canada
I have never been able to understand this objection. How many people regularly travel more than an hour away from where they live in the UK? Most people will spend more time travelling to and from work in the UK than they will in Canada.
Granted, if your annual or semi annual vacation in the UK is to Spain, your travelling time for vacations in Canada is likely to be a little longer, but not massively. If, on the other hand, you vacation in North America, Asia, Africa, Australiasia in the UK, then your travel time is likely to be very similar in Canada.
I appreciate that Canada is a huge country but, unless you have family/friends in a different Province to the one in which you live, I fail to see how the distances are an issue.
Any thoughts
Granted, if your annual or semi annual vacation in the UK is to Spain, your travelling time for vacations in Canada is likely to be a little longer, but not massively. If, on the other hand, you vacation in North America, Asia, Africa, Australiasia in the UK, then your travel time is likely to be very similar in Canada.
I appreciate that Canada is a huge country but, unless you have family/friends in a different Province to the one in which you live, I fail to see how the distances are an issue.
Any thoughts
All we ever did from Manchester was Blackpool, Southport, Morecambe or North Wales - usually in the pouring rain.
#179
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Re: Why do you want to move to Canada
I get 24 days which I think is excellent by Canadian standards. Though I lost 6 when I transferred over here... grrr!
#180
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Re: Why do you want to move to Canada
The lifestyle's completely different because it's not focused around career - it's focused around enjoying the beaches, the forests, the mountains, the islands, and the restaurants. It's not about pubs or nightclubs or theatre. Not so much anyway. It's much more of a grassroots city, somewhat of a DIY vibe.