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Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Feb 10th 2004, 4:52 pm

Replies: 51

Roll Call: Who is definitley moving back to UK in 2004

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Posted By George Lost

Me, me! I am moving back to good old England...

Me, me! I am moving back to good old England (said "tongue-in-cheek", of course) after a 33-year absence. Am leaving Canada on Feb 18, in 8 days time. Have no idea where I am going to stay... have no...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Jan 29th 2004, 5:46 am

Replies: 29

Feeling Burnt Out

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Posted By George Lost

Hello Merlot: same thing here with me......

Hello Merlot:

same thing here with me... can't concentrate, am not sleeping well (usually don't get to sleep until 3:30am now), and am lethargic - can't seem to get going. My decision to move back...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Jan 28th 2004, 7:02 am

Replies: 17

Brave or foolish?

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Posted By George Lost

Thanks for the advice and wishes, Sukhi: yes, I...

Thanks for the advice and wishes, Sukhi: yes, I was thinking of Kent, Bexley specifically... looks nice.
You may want to have a look at the thread "Perm Residency in Canada" in the Canada forum
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Forum: Canada

Jan 27th 2004, 11:00 am

Replies: 40

Are Job Prospects really that Bad ????

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Posted By George Lost

Re: thanks for all the ideas and thoughts..

Thanks for the encouragement and good advice, acer rose. The youth hostel assocaiation website was a wealth of information, and I think that I will try Holland House yha in Kensington when I arrive,...

Forum: Canada

Jan 27th 2004, 10:43 am

Replies: 22

Perm Residency in Canada

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Posted By George Lost

Hi: Canadian Immigration Department rules...

Hi:

Canadian Immigration Department rules are changing, and you may want to have a quick look at some of these articles.

http://www.asu.edu/educ/epsl/LPRU/newsarchive/Art446.txt...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Jan 27th 2004, 10:14 am

Replies: 17

Brave or foolish?

Views: 1,780

Posted By George Lost

Thanks for all the advice and help thrown my way...

Thanks for all the advice and help thrown my way by all....
Yes. Being 59 years old doesn't help, does it? Sort of like being already relegated to the slag heap, as someone pointed out on another...

Forum: Canada

Jan 27th 2004, 6:24 am

Replies: 40

Are Job Prospects really that Bad ????

Views: 5,941

Posted By George Lost

thanks for all the ideas and thoughts..

Yes. Being 59 years old doesn't help, does it? Sort of like being already relegated to the slag heap, as someone pointed out. Worrying, too... I didn't know that England didn't have anti-age...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Jan 24th 2004, 5:24 pm

Replies: 17

Brave or foolish?

Views: 1,780

Posted By George Lost

Re: Brave or foolish?

Thanks... the words are encouraging. We lived in Mill Hill, and after I finished College my wife and I went to live in Bucks... Chalfont St. Giles... wish we'd kept the house there! bought the damn...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Jan 24th 2004, 1:54 pm

Replies: 17

Brave or foolish?

Views: 1,780

Posted By George Lost

Brave or foolish?

Well. I have been a member of this outfit for about 3 hours now, most of that time spent reading some very interesting points of view, opinions and topics.

Now... am I being brave or foolish?

I...

Forum: Canada

Jan 24th 2004, 1:11 pm

Replies: 40

Are Job Prospects really that Bad ????

Views: 5,941

Posted By George Lost

Re: Are Job Prospects really that Bad ????

SunnySussex:

basically, in Canada your UK (or any other country for that matter) qualifications/degrees etc. count for not much at all. I worked in Toronto for a couple of years, and frequently...

Forum: Canada

Jan 24th 2004, 12:56 pm

Replies: 40

Are Job Prospects really that Bad ????

Views: 5,941

Posted By George Lost

Babsi - your friend was mistaken. Legally, the...

Babsi - your friend was mistaken. Legally, the place where your husband works HAS to give him a reference - they cannot say "no". This is stated in Federal and Provincial Labour Codes, as well as...

Forum: Canada

Jan 24th 2004, 12:46 pm

Replies: 16

Teaching in Canada

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Posted By George Lost

Re: Teaching in Canada

In one word - don't.

Some reasons for this:
1. Your qualifications and experience will not get you a teaching job here. You "have no Canadian experience", and you will have to spend a year or...

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