Three years !!
Feb 11th 2010 | 12:19 pm
#46
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 3,054
Re: Three years !!
I agree with some of your points made
Projected UK popilation is 71.6 Million by 2033, today it is at 62 Million people. The UK is the 51st densest country. Canada is 228th on that list with a shade under 34 million people in the second biggest country in the world.
I do like a bit more space and a few less people. There are lots of visitors and students coming to Canada and some Immigrants. In the UK they give £1million plus pound houses to immigrants in London and give them over 160 grand benefits a year to bigger families.
I dont agree with the way that the Government here is happy to help people more than the British. Also proven fact is that a lot of non UK workers have been given jobs when we are near 2 million in unemployment. I think if you saw the UK today it is different from 3 years ago.
The taxation in the UK is clearly higher 23.8% National Insurance and 17.5% VAT soon to rise again. Costs in Canada to me seemed to be better for most things.
I agree with the people on the street that annoys me too! is bad in Victoria where the weather is drier and milder then Van. I try not to take it to heart though. I have not had fireworks fired at me in canada nor been assaulted or burgled. Many of my friends have had something similar happen in different parts of the uk. I see people asking for change as not a massive problem and am not going to get harmed by it.
On the whole I see the argument against living in Canada as someone that would rather be back in the UK. There are negatives compared to living in an affluent or quieter part of the Uk. Also prices and other factors are different, but I notice the service seems better for what you pay for in Canada.
I would say living out of Vancouver would solve most of the issues you may not like. I think it is obviously personal preference and for me Canada clearly has a better quality of life across the board. The earning potential seems lower than say London in some areas but what you can aceive and get out of living in Canada for me seems unattainable in the UK.
Projected UK popilation is 71.6 Million by 2033, today it is at 62 Million people. The UK is the 51st densest country. Canada is 228th on that list with a shade under 34 million people in the second biggest country in the world.
I do like a bit more space and a few less people. There are lots of visitors and students coming to Canada and some Immigrants. In the UK they give £1million plus pound houses to immigrants in London and give them over 160 grand benefits a year to bigger families.
I dont agree with the way that the Government here is happy to help people more than the British. Also proven fact is that a lot of non UK workers have been given jobs when we are near 2 million in unemployment. I think if you saw the UK today it is different from 3 years ago.
The taxation in the UK is clearly higher 23.8% National Insurance and 17.5% VAT soon to rise again. Costs in Canada to me seemed to be better for most things.
I agree with the people on the street that annoys me too! is bad in Victoria where the weather is drier and milder then Van. I try not to take it to heart though. I have not had fireworks fired at me in canada nor been assaulted or burgled. Many of my friends have had something similar happen in different parts of the uk. I see people asking for change as not a massive problem and am not going to get harmed by it.
On the whole I see the argument against living in Canada as someone that would rather be back in the UK. There are negatives compared to living in an affluent or quieter part of the Uk. Also prices and other factors are different, but I notice the service seems better for what you pay for in Canada.
I would say living out of Vancouver would solve most of the issues you may not like. I think it is obviously personal preference and for me Canada clearly has a better quality of life across the board. The earning potential seems lower than say London in some areas but what you can aceive and get out of living in Canada for me seems unattainable in the UK.
