Oink

I think it is too cold in the winter and there are too many fat people here.

bodgerx

Interesting - the numbers disagree with you anecdote though; net migration is in credit of Canada (UK vs Canada).

Oink

She didn't do any comparative analysis in this post, she just said that some Canadians she's met wondered why someone would leave the UK for Canada. Quite frankly, I've had the same response from many cradles. Many of the ones I've spoken with find hard to understand why we'd give up our family and friends, beautiful scenery, rich and storied culture to live in Canada. I think they have a point.

canadian_critic

Yeah, this may be the case but it doesn't invalidate her point. Many people come out to Canada through their own ignorance and dissatisfaction with the only place they do know, which is what I was originally warning about. The difference is that in UK if you say I'm thinking of emigrating, more people will probably tell you to do it. But that's because brits like to knock themselves without having any substance. A kind of "anywhere better than this place" attitude. Well I've felt that here in BC but still treading very cautiously. Don't want to step out of the pan into the fire, but also don't have enough money to make a mistake the next time around.

dollface

Can't disagree with that either....................

jan the piglet

very well put - HUGE decision and good luck

Auld Yin

Posted by me in September-

So, you have a nice middle-class or better lifestyle in a nice part of England/Scotland/Wales/NI. You own or are buying a nice house, you both have or one of you has a good job with an income(s) sufficient to support your lifestyle/family. You get 30-40 days vacation a year and take two or more family vacations each year. Two cars are on your driveway and you have all the boy’s/girl’s toys you want. Your children are happy in and doing well in school. You’re close physically to your families and value that greatly.

So why are you contemplating abandoning all this and travelling between 3,000 and 10,000 miles to move to Canada/Australia/New Zealand for, hopefully, a similar or perhaps slightly better lifestyle? The move will cost you a considerable amount of money to say nothing of the stress factors involved for all in the family.

There are a number of people on this site who have posted describing such a UK lifestyle. So what's in it for you?__________________

dollface

[QUOTE=Auld Yin;8230033]Posted by me in September-

So, you have a nice middle-class or better lifestyle in a nice part of England/Scotland/Wales/NI. You own or are buying a nice house, you both have or one of you has a good job with an income(s) sufficient to support your lifestyle/family. You get 30-40 days vacation a year and take two or more family vacations each year. Two cars are on your driveway and you have all the boy’s/girl’s toys you want. Your children are happy in and doing well in school. You’re close physically to your families and value that greatly.

So why are you contemplating abandoning all this and travelling between 3,000 and 10,000 miles to move to Canada/Australia/New Zealand for, hopefully, a similar or perhaps slightly better lifestyle? The move will cost you a considerable amount of money to say nothing of the stress factors involved for all in the family.

There are a number of people on this site who have posted describing such a UK lifestyle. So what's in it for you?__________________[/QUOTE]

The Mountie from Due South?

AmyDavid

[QUOTE=dollface;8230056] Dipped in Maple Syrup. mmmmmmmmmmm

R I C H

A change of scenery, a different scope of opportunities, different (not necessarily better) lifestyle, the personal challenge, an itch that needed scratching, better climate, etc etc.

dollface

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bodgerx

I agree to some extent - we do like to knock what we have here in the UK. It is a big step to move - there must be something that Brits are liking over in Canada.

bodgerx

True, but I would say not everyone is in such a favorable situation you describe.

brizzle

Possibly on sheers numbers alone, but there is almost twice the population in the UK, hence if twice as many Brits move to Canada than vice-versa, then there is no difference. I would also wager that more Canadians move to the UK, with a British ppt (thru ancestry) than vice-versa and therefore are not 'immigration' statistics.

I sort of know what you are talking about (hotter summers and snowy cold winters), but there is still something I find absurd about the concept of moving to Canada for a better climate !! Vancouver for me, is probably very similar to the UK.

Alan2005

Europeans tend to travel more than North Americans as well. Can anyone imagine an American Expats or Canadian Expats website like this one?