do many Canadian have the desire to move South (school, taxi)

[edk]

I wouldn't say the US is the last place to which I would consider moving. Try Afghanistan, Iraq, Sierra Leone, etc.

[baywop]

Originally Posted by edk

I wouldn't say the US is the last place to which I would consider moving. Try Afghanistan, Iraq, Sierra Leone, etc.

I didn't say it would be the last place I would consider either, I said the last place on my preferred list.

[PMV]

edk, you're right about church being one of the first questions asked of newcomers to certain parts of the south. The second question is how many children you have.

I believe that there are many great places to live in the US. I'm by no means anti-American, I just didn't have the best experience down south. I'd give US living a try again, it would just have to be somewhere a little less backwards and slightly more cosmopolitan. For now, however, I'm happy to be back in Canada. It's far from being perfect, but it's home.

[FlyGuy_ca]

Main reason for us wanting to move south is the weather. 6 months of winter is just too long. Perfect world would be living in Phoenix in the winter and back home in the summer. You cannot beat the long days we have in Canada in the summer!!

[Jadel812]

Originally Posted by FlyGuy_ca

Main reason for us wanting to move south is the weather. 6 months of winter is just too long. Perfect world would be living in Phoenix in the winter and back home in the summer. You cannot beat the long days we have in Canada in the summer!!

that's for sure, I was surprised at how long the days were (appeared) when I was there last summer. My boyfriend, though Jamaican, is a Canadian citizen and wants us to move back to Canada with him...hmmm very enticing and am giving it very strong considerations.

[edk]

The reason summer days seem longer in Canada is that they are longer. The further you are from the equator, the later it gets dark in the summer, and the earlier it gets dark in the winter. That's why northern Scandinavia is the "Land of the Midnight Sun" (in the summer).

[ColdCanadian]

Originally Posted by FlyGuy_ca

Perfect world would be living in Phoenix in the winter and back home in the summer. You cannot beat the long days we have in Canada in the summer!!

I myself have found how long the days are feeling bizarre when it's not warm outside. Granted, more than half our summer days are delightfull and not chilly, but we always get at least 10 days in summer with highs in the 60's F; sweater weather all day long.

It just feels strange to me seeing sun up so early, at say 9 am you go out, suns up moderately high, there's a chill in the air so you put on a light jacket or sweater, the sunlight feels a little warm but the breezes take most of that warming away. You think it will be cool for the morning, but it's hit or miss. It might not warm up much more and at 2 pm you find a goosebump or two on your arm when a breeze blows, wearing a t-shirt and jeans. At 6 pm it starts to cool more and by sunset should you go out, a sweater by itself no longer cuts it, so you run to the warmth of a campfire or put on a real coat.

On the plus side, it's nice when you have to go to work early and the sky isn't dark at 5:30 am. Up in Ft. McMurray in July, the sun was already up over most one-story buildings.

The main thing I like about a longer day is you have more time to extract warmth from the sun.
However I like it best in climates like Myrtle Beach where you don't need sunshine, or even daylight to feel warmth.

[doverama]

I lived in the US for close to two years and enjoyed it for the most part. And that was in Michigan. So it wasn't exactly "South." I moved to gain more job experience and not for the weather. However, I didn't view it as permanent and do prefer living in Canada.

BTW, the anti-American sentiment among some Canadians is not targeted to individuals, but rather towards the government and their policies (especially foreign policy).

[Frank_Carbonni]

Originally Posted by toujoursdan

I am from Calgary originally and lived in Los Angeles, Phoenix and Dallas at various times. I moved to Ottawa in 2004 and love it here.

Living in the US is definitely a tradeoff. I don't think it's less boring than Canada, just different. I knew people in LA who thought it was boring and cultureless and loved Montréal.

A lot of it is perspective.

That is true in many ways.

A lot of Canadians and Americans think Canada is more boring, I would say that overall that's true, but not on a per capita level.

I mean the US has New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Plus areas like Las Vegas and South Florida. Canada really doesn't have something similar to that, but I would say that Canada certainly matches the US in cities that roughly the same size and character.

Winnipeg maybe boring when compared to Chicago, but it certainly matches Omaha. Saskatoon may not be able to match the Twin Cities, but it certainly is on par with Fargo or Butte. Toronto is about the same as Philly in things to do. Vancouver matches or exceeds Seattle. And so on.

I don't think of myself as a Canadian anymore. I now live in Australia (although I lived the first 16 years of my life in Canada and have traveled extensively through the States) and I don't consider myself Australian. I'm without a country, there's nothing for me in Canada and I have little emotional attachment to Australia.

[green_mariner]

I live in the USA and I have thought about living in Canada(among other places).