Originally Posted by emmabell (Post 8186060)

Well here anyway, they are about 6inches lower than the uk, having a 6ft 5 OH ......well say no more

Originally Posted by nooka (Post 8185747)

I suspect it is totally dependent on where you live, given the huge differences in geography and outlook across Canada. For me in BC the major downside is that going home or having visitors is very difficult because it's so expensive.

General things, mobiles are very expensive, and quite archaically you have to pay to receive calls. Depending on where you live your shopping choice may be reduced (but we did go from London/New York to a small town, which may have more to do with it). I think there are probably quite a lot of things that are more expensive - I know that we feel eating out is costly, but that might be more because of moving from New York. Many towns are also really quite ugly - lots of "box" houses and stores, which I found a little upsetting when on recce - beautiful countryside and then really unattractive settlements. However after a while you stop noticing - I'm sure next time I'm in England I will be saying how lovely the old villages look!

Oh and the other thing I personally find weird is that no one seems to talk about politics at all (my boss says this is because Canadian politics is just so boring). TV sucks too unless you are in to popular American series (I like the more BBC Two type offerings).

Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 8185754)

• lack of employment rights for part time staff
• poor empoyment rights generally
• little annual vacation time
• seniority
• very old union practices - closed shops
• having to pay for prescription drugs, OP physio, fibre glass casts, etc
• poor health and safety regs to protect employees
• an 'we've always done it this way' attitude
• superficiality
• lack of discussion of politics/philisophy/literature/music/arts
• filthy shops and restaurants
• odd ideas on what accessibility for people with disabilities is
• rotten fruit and veg for sale, so having to pick through everything before you buy it.
• architecture
• mediocrity and proud of it
• expensive cut flowers even in the summer

will that do?

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 8185767)

Cancon.

Originally Posted by G77 (Post 8186080)

No Cancon rules here ;)

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 8186088)

Nor on Sirius, but I'm driving a hire car and what comes out of the radio is atrocious. You'd think that, by now, I'd be able to stomach hourly repetitions of American Woman (get away from me).

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 8186091)

I have no need of Sirius or other newfangled devices. I'm perfectly happy listening to CBC or Fan590 while tootling about in the motor.

Originally Posted by Kaye. (Post 8186094)

For those of us not there yet it's interesting to read about what people do and do not like about living in Canada :thumbup:

Can anyone point me in the direction of a "If you knew then what you know now would you still move?" type threads? I must be rubbish at using the search facility!

Originally Posted by G77 (Post 8186080)

No Cancon rules here ;)

Originally Posted by dboy (Post 8186135)

okay, I'll bite, what's cancon?

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 8186104)

Fan590? Some sort of airco thingy?