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Back to Canada tomorrow....

......for 3 weeks!

We have been back in England for 4 years following 6 quite unhappy at the time years in Nova Scotia.

My eldest daughter returned there last March to be with her Canadian boyfriend.

I'm not sure how I feel about going yet. I am of course looking forward to seeing the daughter and friends, but I never thought I would be returning again once I left.

Now that I am happy here, I am able to look back on our Canada years and think it wasn't all so bad. But still....?

When in Nova Scotia, I returned to England after a year, and that is what started my yearning to return here. Do you think that will happen in reverse? :eek: :unsure: I do prefer it here as I am very British and European, not North American at all.

Anyway, just putting my thoughts down :lol:

Re: Back to Canada tomorrow....

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Originally Posted by Lorry1 (Post 12311962)

When in Nova Scotia, I returned to England after a year, and that is what started my yearning to return here.
Do you think that will happen in reverse?

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I do prefer it here as I am very British and European, not North American at all.

Me too. 13 years here now and I've just about mastered automatically saying sidewalk and dollar rather than pavement and Â£. :lol:

I certainly remember your thoughts on NS when you were wanting to return to the UK and if you don't mind me saying :unsure: it was a bit like someone coming out of a bitter divorce. :lol:

You weren't the first or last to have such a change and not just in NS either. :nod:

But now you've lived in both so it's different. You'll likely soften towards the place as it's your daughters home now.

Re: Back to Canada tomorrow....

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12312108)

I doubt it. It's not like when one gets a potentially false picture of a place when they visit and thinks it might be a good place to live. The place you're going to visit is one you already lived in so you know, really know, it's not the same thing. :nod:

Me too. 13 years here now and I've just about mastered automatically saying sidewalk and dollar rather than pavement and Â£. :lol:

I certainly remember your thoughts on NS when you were wanting to return to the UK and if you don't mind me saying :unsure: it was a bit like someone coming out of a bitter divorce. :lol:

You weren't the first or last to have such a change and not just in NS either. :nod:

But now you've lived in both so it's different. You'll likely soften towards the place as it's your daughters home now.

Thanks Bristol. I really knew what the UK was like but I still wanted to return :lol: I am happy here though. I appreciate things a lot more and want to see a lot more.

We may have to return to live in NS one day, should our youngest return there too and/or I have grandchildren there. I don't want to be so far away when that time comes.

Ah well, I'll see how this holiday turns out.