why go why stay
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why go why stay
apologies if there are other threads
but i wondered if those who have moved to canada or are in the process of moving can elaborate on why they decided to leave the UK and move to canada.
being from northern ireland i would argue a multitude of reasons for getting out of here but my husband is convinced the grass is just greener.
so what say you guys that have done it?
thanks
jennifer
but i wondered if those who have moved to canada or are in the process of moving can elaborate on why they decided to leave the UK and move to canada.
being from northern ireland i would argue a multitude of reasons for getting out of here but my husband is convinced the grass is just greener.
so what say you guys that have done it?
thanks
jennifer
#2
Re: why go why stay
apologies if there are other threads
but i wondered if those who have moved to canada or are in the process of moving can elaborate on why they decided to leave the UK and move to canada.
being from northern ireland i would argue a multitude of reasons for getting out of here but my husband is convinced the grass is just greener.
so what say you guys that have done it?
thanks
jennifer
but i wondered if those who have moved to canada or are in the process of moving can elaborate on why they decided to leave the UK and move to canada.
being from northern ireland i would argue a multitude of reasons for getting out of here but my husband is convinced the grass is just greener.
so what say you guys that have done it?
thanks
jennifer
I moved to Canada because my OH is Canadian and I thought anywhere would be better than living in Northern Ireland but I'd say at the end of the day, to use a tired old phrase it's "same crap different bucket'. After 8 years in Canada we moved back home and realised it's not such a bad wee place and it's great to have family around again. Still glad we gave it a go
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Re: why go why stay
apologies if there are other threads
but i wondered if those who have moved to canada or are in the process of moving can elaborate on why they decided to leave the UK and move to canada.
being from northern ireland i would argue a multitude of reasons for getting out of here but my husband is convinced the grass is just greener.
so what say you guys that have done it?
thanks
jennifer
but i wondered if those who have moved to canada or are in the process of moving can elaborate on why they decided to leave the UK and move to canada.
being from northern ireland i would argue a multitude of reasons for getting out of here but my husband is convinced the grass is just greener.
so what say you guys that have done it?
thanks
jennifer
#4
Re: why go why stay
Big suitcase full of cash in my case was enough to get me to come to Canada. The relaxed lifestyle keeps me here.
There was a thread like this about a week ago IIRC...
There was a thread like this about a week ago IIRC...
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Re: why go why stay
This was the one I was thinking of...
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=688673
Last edited by iaink; Oct 28th 2010 at 1:24 pm.
#7
Re: why go why stay
I think like your husband - the grass is always greener somewhere else. I don't think I'll be fully satisfied wherever I live, and keep thinking about moving again, but my wife says no, that's it now, after moving around different places in Europe she is happy in Canada , so I'm not going to fight it too much now.
It's also very expensive to keep moving about - in more ways than one.
We had no ties to Canada before we came though we have no kids, so it was easy for us just to up sticks and move, but at the end of the day you're still getting out of bed in the morning, going to work, struggling with the bills - that will be the same wherever you live.
It's the big things like family leave behind you mostly have to consider.
It's also very expensive to keep moving about - in more ways than one.
We had no ties to Canada before we came though we have no kids, so it was easy for us just to up sticks and move, but at the end of the day you're still getting out of bed in the morning, going to work, struggling with the bills - that will be the same wherever you live.
It's the big things like family leave behind you mostly have to consider.
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Re: why go why stay
The grass isn't greener
its just slightly different shade of green.
its just slightly different shade of green.
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Re: why go why stay
You will also get a lot of strong opinions on here.
Many will still be adjusting to their move and have very strong narrow opinions as to why they moved.
Most of these are to justify the big expense, time and effort invested. Nobody wants to spend thousands of pounds, mountains of paperwork, years of waiting, all the packing and selling, just to find out its the same old same old but with new labels and a new view…
Many will still be adjusting to their move and have very strong narrow opinions as to why they moved.
Most of these are to justify the big expense, time and effort invested. Nobody wants to spend thousands of pounds, mountains of paperwork, years of waiting, all the packing and selling, just to find out its the same old same old but with new labels and a new view…
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#13
Re: why go why stay
I was lucky in that I have Dual Citizenship, and also have no kids or husband! So thought why not, and have never looked back. I love living in Vancouver and am very happy I came here, I didn't leave the UK because I hated it. But needed a fresh start and an adventure!
I'm of the opinion that I'd rather try something and regret it (yet still have the experience) than always wonder "what if". But then there's only me and the cat to think about
I'm of the opinion that I'd rather try something and regret it (yet still have the experience) than always wonder "what if". But then there's only me and the cat to think about
#14
Re: why go why stay
I often wonder about this saying. Surely it's impossible to live this way because it would work both ways.
#15
Re: why go why stay
i'm planning my move out there at the moment. for me it's about a lifestyle thing: i'm really laid back but prone to getting quite down about things and i want to live and work somewhere that's relaxed and beautiful; i also want to be somewhere that has a beach at the end of it for those "stressful" days at work.
i've found of late that the UK is a fundamentally negative place (even more so now the tories are back in) and that people are just waiting for the next opportunity to delight in the failure of someone else. I want things for my life that the UK just doesn't offer me: relaxed lifestyle, career oppertunites based on merit and talent in a less crowded market, great food (wild salmon steaks ) proximity to epic scenery and ocean views, a thriving arts and creative community.
the UK is a tiny island with too many people on it competing for too few jobs; there's no real sense of "pursue your dreams and you can achieve anything", more a sense of "pursue your dreams and then come back and meet me in the dole office with the rest of us". i will miss the british sense of humour and some of the TV but as long as the internet is there and sneaky people figure out ways of streaming signals i'll be happy enough.
canada is a place that's pregnant with possibilities for a chap like me, i just need to get there...
i've found of late that the UK is a fundamentally negative place (even more so now the tories are back in) and that people are just waiting for the next opportunity to delight in the failure of someone else. I want things for my life that the UK just doesn't offer me: relaxed lifestyle, career oppertunites based on merit and talent in a less crowded market, great food (wild salmon steaks ) proximity to epic scenery and ocean views, a thriving arts and creative community.
the UK is a tiny island with too many people on it competing for too few jobs; there's no real sense of "pursue your dreams and you can achieve anything", more a sense of "pursue your dreams and then come back and meet me in the dole office with the rest of us". i will miss the british sense of humour and some of the TV but as long as the internet is there and sneaky people figure out ways of streaming signals i'll be happy enough.
canada is a place that's pregnant with possibilities for a chap like me, i just need to get there...