USA vs Canada vs Australia vs New Zealand vs UK

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banie01 wrote: »

Why only Anglophone countries?
Would quite happily move to a non Anglophone country and have spent a few years previously living in one.

Canadais also francophone.

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Canadais also francophone.

Semantics really
But yep, part of it certainly is.

New Zealand, beautiful scenery, and I love the accent!

ThomasFlynn wrote: »

They have hotter summers than both Ireland and the UK.

Vancouver's winters are no colder than here.

I’m talking about Canada beyond Vancouver and Southern Ontario, i.e. nearly all of it. In the rest of Canada we have serious winters. I spent one year in Vancouver and found the winter rain and cloudy skies highly demoralizing after Calgary’s sunshine.

Mad_maxx wrote: »

Are you deaf?

We all have our quirks

We made that decision 8 years ago, NZ was easily the best candidate overall and haven't looked back since.

For anyone living in NZ, how do you find coming back visiting ? In terms of costs and time?

The Kiwis are the most like us in terms of personality and 'sure this is our lot' outlook, especially when you head to the rural towns and villages. It's even more pronounced on the South Island; where the sight of a man pulling up in his tractor and blocking half the road so he can head into the shop to buy cigarettes and a sausage roll is met with the same indifference and traffic politeness as you'd see in Skibbereen, Kenmare etc.

I'd prefer most of the Yanks to the Canadians to be honest. The Canadians have this impression of themselves and their country that sometimes reminds me of the stereotypical attitude of the Irishman when comparing himself to the Englishman. Likes to let you know how different they all are; whilst having very much the same sense of humour, terrible food, and the love of drink and sport as the neighbours.

Some of the folks from the southern states of the US are lovely people. It would be like Ireland; don't discuss religion or politics with them. You'd be hard pressed to find more genuine though.

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

The Kiwis are the most like us in terms of personality and 'sure this is our lot' outlook, especially when you head to the rural towns and villages. It's even more pronounced on the South Island; where the sight of a man pulling up in his tractor and blocking half the road so he can head into the shop to buy cigarettes and a sausage roll is met with the same indifference and traffic politeness as you'd see in Skibbereen, Kenmare etc.

I'd prefer most of the Yanks to the Canadians to be honest. The Canadians have this impression of themselves and their country that sometimes reminds me of the stereotypical attitude of the Irishman when comparing himself to the Englishman. Likes to let you know how different they all are; whilst having very much the same sense of humour, terrible food, and the love of drink and sport as the neighbours.

Some of the folks from the southern states of the US are lovely people. It would be like Ireland; don't discuss religion or politics with them. You'd be hard pressed to find more genuine though.

America probably suits extroverts and really ambitious people better than Canada. Yes, the differences in the attitudes up north take a while to sink in and aren’t that great in big cities like Vancouver or Toronto but one feels them more strongly with time. I much prefer the social and political atmosphere in Canada, esp. Newfoundland, and that is a large part of why I have stayed here.

I very much doubt that Kiwis are more like the Irish than Newfoundlanders are, beyond shared interests in sport and farming. The whole of Atlantic Canada has a more relaxed feel to it compared to central or western Canada. Have you been here? The weather is awful and job opportunities are scarce. There are days I envy people who have water that hammerhead sharks would feel at home in. Here the sea’s temperature is a major hazard and, one way or another, the winter claims many victims every year. The upside of such climatic adversity is that people look out for each other. If I have a problem with my snowblower the neighbours will soon be over to help me. It’s a great feeling.

ThomasFlynn wrote: »

Sharks? Don't swim in shark infested areas, Australia has plenty of safe beaches. Crocodiles only live in very remote areas way up in northern queensland.

No swimming areas are "shark infested". That's a nonsense media term.
Shark move quite easily into beaches, and attacks do happen. There are bigger risks in the sea tbh.
Yes Crocodiles are only present in Queensland and Northern territory. But not only remote areas. Close to relatively big town. It's the warmest part of the country, some lunatics are into that.

Some years ago, a newspaper contacted various embassies on their policies regarding potential immigrants over 60. Most provided copious, soothing paragraphs insisting how much they valued applicants of any age with some caveats. The Australian response was briefer: “we don’t want old people.” I’m not sure if Aussies are just more honest or whether there’s more to it than that on many such issues with immigrants.

One other issue with Oz. There must be a lot of insects?