Originally posted by NordlysCold or hot is relative, so what are we talking about? I think less than 25 deg C in the day is a bit chilly. 30 deg under a sunny, bright sky is absolutely gorgeous! And the time to get out abottle of chilled dry white and a picnic basket. 35 deg and you welcome airconditioning in the car, while 40 deg gets a bit steep. However, you can jump in the pool. But we don't have the humidity.
Hm, I think it's about time to mention my country of choice, Norway. My priorities may be a bit different than yours, but I think it might be a good choice for you too. My main reasons to move to Norway were the nature (mountains, sea, fjords, aurora borealis - okay, the latter was not much of a reason to move here because I knew almost nothing about it, bu ...[text shortened]... ather either, so you might like it here (at the coast, it gets neither very hot nor very cold).
Originally posted by buffalobillEek. For me, temperatures around 20C are comfortable. It can get warmer here - yesterday the temperature went almost to 30C, but that's quite rare. Temperatures around 10-15C are more common in summer. That can be a bit chilly, but for me it's much, much better than heat. In winter, it's usually around 0C, and I think the lowest temperature measured in Bodø was -16C or something. The windchill can be much worse, though - it can feel like -40C, but that's again very rare. If you are further away from the coast, summers are warmer and winters colder, and of course it also depends on how far north you are.
Cold or hot is relative, so what are we talking about? I think less than 25 deg C in the day is a bit chilly. 30 deg under a sunny, bright sky is absolutely gorgeous! And the time to get out abottle of chilled dry white and a picnic basket. 35 deg and you welcome airconditioning in the car, while 40 deg gets a bit steep.
I just thought I'd update you all on the situation. My girlfriend, whilst primarily dissmissive of the idea, had been more maleable to it today. Here's what she said to me in an e-mail just now:
I've just been checking out some things about emigrating to Canada. They have a shortage of skilled young people and are trying to attract people into the country to start a family. They are particularly short of teachers and have a numbe of possible visa options to attract young teachers to the country. The more I look at it the more I think, perhaps we should give it go. You never know we may love it and if we didn't we could always come back. I wouldn't want to make any decision before I had ever been there so perhaps we should save for a holiday in Montreal. We could hate it!
So, Darv, you got a spare room? 🙂
Originally posted by StarrmanBrisbane, Australia. Please?
I just thought I'd update you all on the situation. My girlfriend, whilst primarily dissmissive of the idea, had been more maleable to it today. Here's what she said to me in an e-mail just now:
I've just been checking out some things about emigrating to Canada. They have a shortage of skilled young people and are trying to attract people into the c ...[text shortened]... e should save for a holiday in Montreal. We could hate it!
So, Darv, you got a spare room? 🙂
Originally posted by StarrmanI went to live in Montreal for 1.5 years.
I just thought I'd update you all on the situation. My girlfriend, whilst primarily dissmissive of the idea, had been more maleable to it today. Here's what she said to me in an e-mail just now:
I've just been checking out some things about emigrating to Canada. They have a shortage of skilled young people and are trying to attract people into the c ...[text shortened]... e should save for a holiday in Montreal. We could hate it!
So, Darv, you got a spare room? 🙂
It is certainly a nice place, lots of stuff to do, street culture, and outdoors stuff not far away.
Canada is definitely worth a thought if you're thinking of emigrating.
If you want any more info, just ask.
Originally posted by VargDid you feel safe walking the streets at night? Compared to say London?
I went to live in Montreal for 1.5 years.
It is certainly a nice place, lots of stuff to do, street culture, and outdoors stuff not far away.
Canada is definitely worth a thought if you're thinking of emigrating.
If you want any more info, just ask.
Originally posted by StarrmanI wouldn't know about London, but compared to England definitely YES!
Did you feel safe walking the streets at night? Compared to say London?
We often drank in bars until late (there is no closing as far as I could see), and staggered out in the small hours into the dodgiest part of the city (ladies of the night and various unsavoury characters), but never felt unsafe - drunken revellers tended to be friendly rather than out looking for a fight.
Starrman, I'm going to take a different route wit this thread. I am going to suggest you stay where you are, and I will give the reasons.
As you know, no place is "perfect." It is indeed possible to be happy in the less than ideal situation. If you are ruling out countries just because of their leader, I think you are missing the point. Leaders will always change from time to time. Think about what you can do to contribute where you are. The truth of where I live is that I have more influence than President Bush. When you get on stage and play you have more influence than Tony Blair at that moment.
Our family moved from a city of about 900,000 a couple of years ago. We moved to a very remote, rural community that has a lot of poverty and drug crime. It is the kind of place that if you weren't born here you will always be an outsider. Outsiders are exactly what this place needs. My point is this: our level of contentment is more about our insides than our outsides.
Originally posted by kirksey957Or you could say: the grass is always greener...
Starrman, I'm going to take a different route wit this thread. I am going to suggest you stay where you are, and I will give the reasons.
As you know, no place is "perfect." It is indeed possible to be happy in the less than ideal situation. If you are ruling out countries just because of their leader, I think you are missing the point. Leaders w ...[text shortened]... needs. My point is this: our level of contentment is more about our insides than our outsides.
Originally posted by kirksey957I agree completely Kirksey, but I'd like to add that it's not our leader who is making me consider leaving. I've lived in London for 11 years now and I've spent those elevn years doing a great many things, but mostly, and this is how it is with London, I've been surviving.
Starrman, I'm going to take a different route wit this thread. I am going to suggest you stay where you are, and I will give the reasons.
As you know, no place is "perfect." It is indeed possible to be happy in the less than ideal situation. If you are ruling out countries just because of their leader, I think you are missing the point. Leaders w ...[text shortened]... needs. My point is this: our level of contentment is more about our insides than our outsides.
I'm tired of just surviving, I'm tired of being just one more rat in the great race. London is a sleeping city, its people move as one in such complex habitualisations as to seem alive, but really, they're always on autopilot. I'm sick of being on autopilot, I want to fly free, I want to be somewhere where I can stop just surviving, stop just about making my salary meet my outgoings and stop just hoping that next year will be more fruitful. Don't get me wrong, I love London, I learnt about myself here, I met my friends here and it has been my inspiration in many things, music and poetry. But it is time to wake up now.
Originally posted by kirksey957Although I agree with not ruling out countries because of their leaders, I disagree with staying where he is.
Starrman, I'm going to take a different route wit this thread. I am going to suggest you stay where you are, and I will give the reasons.
As you know, no place is "perfect." It is indeed possible to be happy in the less than ideal situation. If you are ruling out countries just because of their leader, I think you are missing the point. Leaders w ...[text shortened]... needs. My point is this: our level of contentment is more about our insides than our outsides.
I've been moving regularly in my life and living in different countries is definitely my most treasured experience. I've learned things about life that I could never have learned otherwise, even about my own native country.
As from next September I'll be moving to my next stop and I'm pretty much looking forward to it. My advice, if it counts for anything, is simply don't choose a place for its similarities with your culture.