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Forum: Canada
Apr 21st 2022, 10:02 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,174
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Supporting an unwell parent from abroad

Thanks for the replies all, I think a visit is definitely in the cards it's just a matter of getting the time off (although if my employer doesn't grant it I will just quit since at that point they...
Forum: Canada
Apr 21st 2022, 7:10 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,174
Posted By Freshwhyte

Supporting an unwell parent from abroad

Hi all,

Been back in the UK since January and just found out that my mum (who lives in Canada) has been diagnosed with cancer. I've always been really close with her and I really don't know what...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 29th 2021, 6:15 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,315
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Can't make up my mind between Canada and the UK

I'm definitely stuck in the ping pong situation, I just booked my flight back to the UK an hour ago (leaving at the end of January) and my stomach is in knots. I'm excited but also fearful as I worry...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 14th 2021, 3:34 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,315
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Can't make up my mind between Canada and the UK

Thanks for the reply 😊 I chose Scotland because that's where most of my family is from, I have cousins there and old friends from when I was younger and would spend summers there on holiday so it...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 14th 2021, 3:06 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,315
Posted By Freshwhyte

Can't make up my mind between Canada and the UK

Hi all,

Hope everyone is doing well - it's been a while since I've posted on here but any advice would be most appreciated.

Im a dual citizen and my elderly mum lives in Canada. Since 2018...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 15th 2020, 11:30 am
Replies: 3
Views: 685
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Moving back Saturday, how to deal with a slow landlord ?

Thanks for the reply :) will send out a quick email and see if it encourages him to send it over or if he tells me to get lost haha.

would be funny if he did in fact already send it and it did...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 15th 2020, 11:09 am
Replies: 3
Views: 685
Posted By Freshwhyte

Moving back Saturday, how to deal with a slow landlord ?

Hello all,

Well the time has come to make my return to the UK (again) with my flight due to leave on Saturday. Slowly working out jobs and have also arranged to move back into my old place. Now I...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 16th 2018, 10:55 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,124
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Back to the UK for the second time since March

Well I guess there was no point in posting this 😂😂

Good luck everyone with your future plans.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 11th 2018, 7:56 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,124
Posted By Freshwhyte

Back to the UK for the second time since March

Hello all,

I moved back to Glasgow in March from the GTA in Canada, it was definitely a rough start - the job I had secured wasnt at all what I thought it would be and eventually fell though. I...
Forum: Back Home
May 20th 2018, 9:28 am
Replies: 5
Views: 6,505
Posted By Freshwhyte

Back for 3 months and not enjoying it

Hello all,

Just a quick update, arrived back in the UK on the 26th of March and it's been quite a stressful time. The place I had fell through at the last minute so I was left scrambling to find...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 21st 2018, 9:13 am
Replies: 29
Views: 4,237
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Resentment from Family/Friends For Moving ?

:thumbup:

I kept getting told "the grass is always greener on the other side"

except in Scotland it LITERALLY is :lol:
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 20th 2018, 11:15 am
Replies: 29
Views: 4,237
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Resentment from Family/Friends For Moving ?

I've definitely felt jealousy from some of my friends, this isn't the best area to live in (very high unemployment, high cost of living, most of them are very negative and miserable about their...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 19th 2018, 5:26 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 4,237
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Resentment from Family/Friends For Moving ?

Cheers for the replies, she has actually said before "I did the same thing to my mum so I guess it's karma". Which I suppose is a kind of backhanded way of acknowledging that she is overreacting.
...
Forum: Canada
Mar 19th 2018, 12:48 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,549
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Calling the UK

I use T-Tag when I call the UK. You send a text message of the number you need to call (ex 441416948765) to 647-800-000. You'll receive a text message back with a local access number to call. You can...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 19th 2018, 12:12 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,295
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Greetings from Canada

If you have citizenship, then all you need is your British Passport to demonstrate a right to work. When you arrive you may already have an NI number allocated to you. If not you'll want to get that...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 19th 2018, 12:06 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 4,237
Posted By Freshwhyte

Resentment from Family/Friends For Moving ?

Wondering what everyone's experiences were on this ? With my flight back to Glasgow departing in a few days, I've found that while most of my family and friends have been very positive and supportive...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 22nd 2018, 11:56 am
Replies: 2
Views: 617
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Paying Deposit Prior to Arrival

Cheers for the reply, had a last minute change of heart on the property (glad it happened before I sent the funds) but will definitely use Transferwise when I find a place that I ACTUALLY like and am...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 20th 2018, 1:29 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 617
Posted By Freshwhyte

Paying Deposit Prior to Arrival

Hello everyone :)

I'm going to be arriving home in a few weeks and have found an ideal property, they require a holding deposit of £250 but without having a UK bank account I'm trying to figure...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 4th 2018, 1:40 am
Replies: 80
Views: 10,943
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: A monthly UK budget

Someone's doing their shopping at Waitrose ! :thumbup:
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 29th 2018, 11:16 am
Replies: 152
Views: 29,529
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Leaving Arizona after 32 Years

After deciding to stick with the March date I've got 8 weeks to go. I've been eyeing a few places in Dennistoun - I like the area and its quite close to the city centre. West End rents have...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 29th 2018, 11:12 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,487
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Moving In March and driving everyone around me insane, lol

Cheers to everyone for the replies, its nice to see that a couple others are taking the plunge and I'm not the only one !

I had booked a flight for February 28 through my TA, but after some...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 24th 2018, 1:48 pm
Replies: 152
Views: 29,529
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Leaving Arizona after 32 Years

I feel the exact same way, from the day I left Glasgow when I visited last April just the thought of home would fill me with both excitement and emotion. I was in tears at the airport and on the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 23rd 2018, 11:27 am
Replies: 15
Views: 26,492
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Canadian Banks that will let me open a UK Bank Account

You could always apply for a Basic Current Account online at any bank (shortly before you move) use the address you will be staying at, and then produce the appropriate ID to activate the account...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 23rd 2018, 11:11 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,487
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Moving In March and driving everyone around me insane, lol

Update, I'm feeling increasingly disconnected from the world around me as the move inches closer and closer, so I've decided to move my flight up a few weeks - my work is totally taking the piss with...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 19th 2018, 7:06 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,487
Posted By Freshwhyte

Re: Moving In March and driving everyone around me insane, lol

Thanks for the replies everyone :)
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