brizzle

It actually can be pretty beautiful out here. I had a really nice day today and really took in the views and appreciated that it is pretty. But really, it's a bit like saying I love central London and want to move there , but end up living in Bromley or Barnet. Nowt wrong with those areas, but it ain't the reason you'd move there.

ExKiwilass

I agree..though it's fast changing. TBH, though, I find the same for a lot of Van - esp. South east or south Van, just as nondescript as a burb.

I live in Cap Hill/Van Heights. It's great there. There's pretty much everything I could want walking distance from my house, plus nice views of the north shore...and not too far from DT.

ExKiwilass

YEs, Coquitlam is pretty.

Why don't you rent where you want to live and rent out your current place? Might help if you're stuck here for the forseeable.

Bevm

North American suburbs are a thing on their own. (Though Australia might have the same sort. I don't know.)

They truly are some people's heaven. They love life there and would hate to live closer in to a city right up against other houses, with traffic outside the door and a small garden.

We lasted about a year in a lovely suburb then ran away screaming to a down-town fringe neighbourhood that felt alive.

So it depends what you like, but if you're in a suburb and going nuts, can you try somewhere else?

Mind you, we're still going back to the UK. Stuff ships this weekend.

Bev

Londonuck

Thanks guys, you managed to knock my rose tinted off for a while. Been pee'd off recently and the minds been wandering back to sitting on the beach and wandering down Lonsdale for cheap sushi.

nvgirl

Yes. I came to North Vancouver with my boyfriend 3 years ago and we now have a little Canadian of our own. I started to miss home about 6 months in and have been up and down ever since. We're going to apply for citizenship next month which takes up to 15 months to go through and I'm giving myself that time to decide whether to return or not because I want to be sure that returning is the right thing for us (my boyfriend would prefer to stay here). It's a hard decision but if I still feel the same way after 4 years I can't see it changing. I'm watching that ITV series 'No Place Like Home' with interest.

Londonuck

Best part of Van is N Van. I lived on W19th near the blockbuster for nearly 7 years. If you do come back could you bring Lonsdales sushi restaurants and roastmaster please. Tks

BTW defo get your citizenship. As i was saying above i do miss it from time to time and we intend to return at some stage. Its also peace of mind knowing you can go back if you feel like it. It might be the thing that makes you happier in the UK if you do return.

dboy

MY OH and i have been toying with a move to North Van - motivated by better affordability - compared to Kits that is - although I do love living in Kits. I would actually be easier for work since I work in Burnaby, but my oh works downtown.

So true about teh sushi. I spent 6 weeks in the UK in 2007 and craved sushi - what they were trying to pass off as sushi in manchester put me right off.

VCox

From what I've read on the CIC website you don't have to be in Canada to apply. Once you've met the residency requirements you can move back to the UK and apply from there.

If I'm wrong, someone please let me know

nvgirl

I agree, if we do go back there are some things I would miss. Do you mind me asking why you returned to the UK and if you've ever regretted it?

nvgirl

Thanks, that's good to know. We don't meet the requirements until next month so I've not really looked into getting citizenship in great detail yet but I'll check that out.

Aviator

You will have to take the citizenship test in Canada and also attend the citizenship ceremony in person. So two trips to Canada, possibly on short notice. If you are living outside of Canada you may also be interviewed by a citizenship judge to determine suitability and intentions.

nutgrove

NO!

and I have not read all 5-pages of these threads, just the first post captured me as typical


Awe, are you just homesick?

and after what 4-5 months & I'll bet for all the wrong reasons you couldn't wait to get away from Blighty at the first chance

I say give it a go & stick it out at least 2-years (no hols back in between either) & then see how you feel

you never know what or how good you had it till you leave it behind (possibly)

same goes for any immigrant or those that return back to the UK

pinkkristen

[QUOTE=nutgrove;7813023]NO!

and I have not read all 5-pages of these threads, just the first post captured me as typical




Awe, are you just homesick?

and after what 4-5 months & I'll bet for all the wrong reasons you couldn't wait to get away from Blighty at the first chance

I say give it a go & stick it out at least 2-years (no hols back in between either) & then see how you feel

We didn't leave the uk for all the typical wrong reasons, a business oppurtunity came up for my husband that we would have been crazy not to take up- so far this is turning out well. We also all have (except hubby) citizenship making it easier to go We will be giving it a couple years as the business has build up and establish itself.
I appreciate that people advise not to go back for a couple years - we have a lot of family in the uk that we will be visiting in the next 6 months, two years is too long for us and our kids not to see them.

There were things that we didn't like about the uk but the same goes here, i happened to love the area we came from. I am viewing this as if it works out and we are all happy as a family then we will stay, if not as a family we would be happy back where we were.

Londonuck

I PM'ed you.