And now, the wait begins....

[Swiss Tony]

You'll have to give up chewing gum.

It’s not illegal to chew it there, just to buy it. Used to bring back a box or two whenever I went abroad.

[EternalOptimist]

10) if you are the adventurous type, you have a vast wilderness on your doorstep

[DimPrawn]

you have to be careful in the UK that some one-eyed twunt doesn't take it all you have, that you don't get stabbed by some chav whose existence is paid for by you, that your children don't get made thick by the educashun system, that you don't die of waiting to get treated and then you do die of lack of cleanliness once you're in hospital, that your life is not blighted by organisations like the HMRC, the TV licencing etc etc, that you're not ripped off by the the banks, that you don't die of boredom waiting in traffic jams.

That would never happen under the Tories.

HTH

[milanbenes]

where will you live ?

as far as I understand suburban and country property is much cheaper in canada

good on yer

Milan.

[Xenophon]

where will you live ?

Canada

[milanbenes]

good one Xeno

and which province ?

Milan.

[sasguru]

Canada

yeah canada, milan - not some Godforsaken backwater in the arse end of nowhere.

[ChimpMaster]

FAQQ

How long does it take to get the residency? I heard it can take years (but why so long?)

Also isn't it hard to get jobs out there, purely because there isn't much of an IT industry out there?

[Crumlin]

My friend moved over there, to live the dream. 18 months later he's on his own with the kids over there as the wife couldn't deal with the winter, and left, even though it was her idea in the first place. He's working at a hog processing plant as it's IT Manager, working 6:30 - 5:00 and having to live with all that snow for a good chunk of the year.

Oh, plus every photo I've seen looks like the place is stuck circa 1982.

He's welcome to it.

[sasguru]

My friend moved over there, to live the dream. 18 months later he's on his own with the kids over there as the wife couldn't deal with the winter, and left, even though it was her idea in the first place. He's working at a hog processing plant as it's IT Manager, working 6:30 - 5:00 and having to live with all that snow for a good chunk of the year.

Oh, plus every photo I've seen looks like the place is stuck circa 1982.

He's welcome to it.

Sounds like his wife is a tit.

HTH