steve666

My mother still says it, even though she's lived outside Devon for 35 years. I never enjoyed that phrase when I went to me grans after school, after the "Ello moi lover!" There was...the K I S S ....

claire bob and matt

No,no, TOO much detail!!!!

By the way there's still some bloke screaming Eevnin Erraaalllwww in Plymouth most days!
C

steve666

No, for TOO much detail, speak to my dad.

rossandvi

PEI.....The Good
Beautiful Island
Slower pace of life
Never more than 20klm from the shore
Great House prices.
Snow for the old skidoo
Warm summers
Beautiful in the fall.
Fantastic fresh foods
Sales assistants who smile as they serve you.
Neighbours who care about each other.
Great health service
Crime rate .........almost zero
A safe place to bring up your children.
The Bad...Jobs few and far between unless in a trade.
Atlantic storms in winter and spring
Red mud feet deep in winter...when it rains
No public transport
Thousands of tourists in summer.
Ann of Green Gables.. ekkkk
The Ugly...Bugs.........flies........mossies.......... invisable biters ..thousands of poor lobsters being boiled alive every year
Do we like living here .........OH YESSSSSSSSSSSS.

steve666

Are you crazy???? rofl:

manchestergirl

I came across this ditty on the "official" PEI website. It's a bit lengthy and wordy, but worth a look. Had I been going to PEI and read this before hand, I would have had some serious second thoughts!!
However, it's nice to know that rossandvi are able to give a different perspective to the one presented!!

Please visit -http://www.gov.pe.ca - click on the immigration link and have a look a the left hand menu where there is a link entitled 'A report on a study of recent immigrants to PEI'
Enjoy!!

steve666

Well if there's a case of shooting oneself in the foot that is!

Mountain Girl

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve666

Well ACTUALLY I'm from Plymouth! Born and bred

I am a also from Plymouth born and bred.


I had my first snog on the Hoe .

steve666

Which part? (Not of your body ) of Plymouth do you come from?
I was born in St. Budeaux, Wolseley Rd.
Lived in Ernesettle, near the old Naval place. I was a friend of and went to school with, Trevor Francis when I was 6 to 9. My only claim to fame.

Danny B

You mean this http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/imm_report.pdf

OMG That report doesn't really inspire non white immigrants to settle on PEI does it?

nigelonline

Danny,
Let me make you my first post to this forum.
We, i.e wife and 2 children went to PEI in January for an immigration interview as Provincial nominees.

It was cold. It was not particularly lively (although it was January). The shops seemed pretty adequate for general needs although there probably werent the specialist shops you might get in say Ontario or even Halifax. The roads were more than adequate for the island, probably even allowing for the summer influx of tourists I guess there should not be to much of a problem.
There was a generally nice feel to the place and people were friendly. Restaurants were nice, however I would guess that if you like lots of nightlife and clubs and things you may be disappointed.

Houses are probably amongst the best value in Canada, probably as a result of the limited job opportunities, and this in itself can compensate for a slightly lower income. We would be buying 2 houses from the sale of our U.K house and renting one out probably for holiday lets.

At one time it was our plan to move back to my birthplace in Devon, however, the house prices are absolutely ridiculous there now for anything decent. PEI should offer a similar type of lifestyle we were looking for albeit with some major differences in winter temperatures. The summer is apparently very pleasant. Warmth without the humidity and I dont know how you feel, but for me the humidity spoils the majority of our summer.

I still feel that the U.K has a lot more to offer in terms of prices and choice in the shopping experience, but with internet shopping, this aspect is not quite so important as it was, I am getting that I cant bear to look at a newspaper anymore without feeling pretty mad about the way the country is being governed and I now intend to move to a Democracy even if its not perfect.

My children are not particularly interested in the bright lights and big city life however if they want to move in the future they will do so just as they would in the UK. Of course they would have to move a hell of a lot further to get to the next town in Canada but in the UK you can easily be stuck for example on the gridlocked M25, 2 miles from your destination. The distance may as well be 100 miles away.

I hope you and me both make the right choice and also like you I would like to hear more from anyone with experience of this province.

Tableland

A while back when we were planning on going to Canada, we looked at BC and Newfoundland because there is family in both and we'd travelled to both. Needless to say, you can imagine the difference in property prices. Of course, the price is linked to jobs and infrastructure. What it is not linked to, apparently, is friendliness of the people, because St Johns inhabitants were, at least to someone from the south east of England, polite and friendly in almost a surreal way. The opening credits of Blue Velvet sprung to mind. Before the horrors of course.

singingringingtree

Hi Danny

We had a chat to the people on the PEI stand at Emigrate Show and this pretty much sums up what they seemed to be trying not to tell us, but it did look lovely. Think there are quite a few jobs driving trucks. I picked up a couple of brochures which I would be pleased to send to you if you PM me your address.

Lara

Danny B

Hi Nigel,
Thanks for your reply, I will be making a trip to PEI (on my own) before finally heading to Kamloops this summer just to make sure that we are not missing out on a golden opportunity but I think the chances are we will still be heading to BC.
At least in Kamloops Vancouver is 3hr drive west and Calgary 5hrs East, I dread to think what the equivalents are in PEI.

Let me know what you decide
Cheers

Danny B

Hi Lara,
Thanks for your kind offer but we are 90% sure that we are heading to BC and not PEI anymore.
You never know though, I could get offered a job of the 'Island Computer repair man' and live happily ever after