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Forum: Canniversary
May 20th 2011, 2:22 pm
Replies: 222
Views: 48,449
Posted By from_london

Re: One Year in Edmonton Alberta

We are already back in England! Home sweet home!

All the best to you guys! I will check postings once in a while to check how things are going there! :)
Forum: Canniversary
Mar 27th 2011, 2:55 am
Replies: 222
Views: 48,449
Posted By from_london

Re: One Year in Edmonton Alberta

Hey, maybe you are right. So, why don't you come and experience living in Edmonton and then you could provide better insights to people? :rofl:

Or, is Vancouver comfy enough that you would not try...
Forum: Canniversary
Mar 25th 2011, 8:26 am
Replies: 222
Views: 48,449
Posted By from_london

Re: One Year in Edmonton Alberta

All the best of luck!:thumbup:
Forum: Canniversary
Mar 24th 2011, 1:04 am
Replies: 222
Views: 48,449
Posted By from_london

Re: One Year in Edmonton Alberta

That would be all great, if the environment did not influence you and your family at all :thumbup:.

However, as I said before, when you have a basket full of rotten apples, you will end up...
Forum: Canada
Mar 22nd 2011, 2:35 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 811
Posted By from_london

Re: Moving Companies -from Canada to UK

Thanks a lot for that! I will have a look at their website. Cheers
Forum: Canada
Mar 22nd 2011, 5:43 am
Replies: 2
Views: 811
Posted By from_london

Moving Companies -from Canada to UK

Hello all,

We are moving back to the UK from Canada (Edmonton).

Would you have any suggestions on shipping companies that provide reliable services for reasonable prices?

We will not be...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 17th 2011, 5:11 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 2,006
Posted By from_london

Re: Is work less stressful in the UK?

In my humble opinion, this is pretty much driven by the culture. I have worked in the UK for large American companies as well as large UK ones:
- I agree with you, capitalism has a big influence: on...
Forum: Canniversary
Mar 17th 2011, 11:22 am
Replies: 222
Views: 48,449
Posted By from_london

Re: One Year in Edmonton Alberta

:thumbup: After 2 years, I am prepared to leave Edmonton and Canada. If I could, I would leave right away but unfortunately, it does not depend only on me.
The positive side though: in 2 years, the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 21st 2010, 7:28 am
Replies: 45
Views: 4,502
Posted By from_london

Re: Photo Radars - Alberta

Thanks for your post, Kiwilass.

Maybe I should not bother sharing my interesting experience in Canada with my compatriots.:thumbsup:
Forum: Canada
Dec 20th 2010, 11:20 am
Replies: 140
Views: 21,285
Posted By from_london

Re: Is it really better in Canada?

Oopsie, sorry to people not part of this quote. :thumbup:
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 20th 2010, 4:56 am
Replies: 45
Views: 4,502
Posted By from_london

Re: Photo Radars - Alberta

Speed was 75 Km/hr in a 60 Km/hr lane. I was in the second lane and not the high speed one, I had my son - I would not speed up at all, I have never received any speed tickets anywhere in the world...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 20th 2010, 4:54 am
Replies: 45
Views: 4,502
Posted By from_london

Re: Photo Radars - Alberta

Speed was 75 Km/hr in a 60 Km/hr lane. I was in the second lane and not the high speed one, I had my son - I would not speed up at all, I have never received any speed tickets anywhere in the world...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 20th 2010, 3:00 am
Replies: 45
Views: 4,502
Posted By from_london

Angry Photo Radars - Alberta

I have recently received a photo radar in Edmonton.

Obsviously I went to court as it was unlikely that the speed saying in the ticket was correct. Let me share my experience and I hope this is an...
Forum: Canada
Dec 20th 2010, 2:45 am
Replies: 140
Views: 21,285
Posted By from_london

Re: Is it really better in Canada?

The grass is never green on the other side of the fence.
Same apply with Canada. In my personal opinion, the UK offers much more to your life as a whole than in Canada: culture, people are more...
Forum: Canniversary
Sep 21st 2010, 2:48 am
Replies: 222
Views: 48,449
Posted By from_london

Re: One Year in Edmonton Alberta

It depends on what your needs are now and in the future, I suppose: you will probably earn more money here, cost of living is somewhat lower (depending on what item, of course), I reckon you will...
Forum: Canniversary
Nov 3rd 2009, 4:09 pm
Replies: 222
Views: 48,449
Posted By from_london

Re: One Year in Edmonton Alberta

Having read all the comments and thinking deeper about the subject, I have come to a conclusion:
- perhaps, I am personally trying to find more excuses to go back to the UK (I would be contributing...
Forum: Canniversary
Oct 29th 2009, 8:54 am
Replies: 222
Views: 48,449
Posted By from_london

Talking Re: One Year in Edmonton Alberta

Yes, maybe you are right. Apologies.

Perhaps I should concentrate only in the positive side of the 'living in Canada' experience. This is a small problem compared to the explicit racism here.
...
Forum: Canniversary
Oct 29th 2009, 2:25 am
Replies: 222
Views: 48,449
Posted By from_london

Re: One Year in Edmonton Alberta

One example of spelling mistake that I was appaled: changing 'compliment' and using 'complement'. Ok from a non-educated person, but from a Chartered Accountant, I am not so sure... Hence, my concern...
Forum: Canniversary
Oct 28th 2009, 9:12 am
Replies: 222
Views: 48,449
Posted By from_london

Question Re: One Year in Edmonton Alberta

[QUOTE=bsmith;7837909]

I agree big time with 2 important points from bsmith's opinion about Edmonton:
- I have also never seen in my whole life so many traffic accidents and such short period of...
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