Quebecer moving to Scotland

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slowalkersJunior MemberUser avatar
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Quebecer moving to Scotland

Post Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:45 pm

Hey everyone!

I am new to this group. I am from Quebec and I just got my Working Holidaymaker Visa today, WooHoo! :D
I'm be in Edinburgh on the 9th of July. Any other Canadians in Scotland? Any thoughts/recommendations?
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BrendaSuper Member
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Welcome to Scotland

Post Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:36 pm

Hello. It's nice to see someone else is coming to Scotland. I've been here since August 2002. What sort of preparations have you done / intend to do before you get here and do you have any particular plans upon arrival?

I will be flying out on that same day for a 3 week visit to do my take on the Rocky Mountain tour with my inlaws who have never been to Canada.

It should be pretty good.

-Brenda
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Post Sat Apr 16, 2005 4:14 am

No!
But there is a Quebecer in Wales though!
:D

Bonne chance!
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Post Sat Apr 16, 2005 4:55 am

Hello to both of you :)

Brenda - What do you mean exactly by 'preparation'? I'll be flying to Glasgow from Ottawa on the 8th and arriving on the 9th. Then I will get a lift from Glasgow to Edinburgh. I will be staying with my boyfriend, he has a flat in Ediknburgh. He is definitely going to talk to his bank to find out what I will need to open an account :P I dont want to be in too much hassle...

Deus - Cool, where in Quebec? Moi j'habite dans la ville de Québec. How's Wales?
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Post Sat Apr 16, 2005 5:07 am

Moi je viens de Laprairie, Montreal.
:)
Mais Quebec est ma ville prefere au monde et ma femme et moi y allons regulierementr.
:)

Wales is great!
:)

Wales and Scotland are the only places in the UK where you have the possibility of having 4 seasons as far as I know.

I was camping yesterday night and woke up in snow!
:O

which was a bit of a surprise.. but a nice one when you look out the window and see the Clwydian Hills spinkled with it.
:)

I will go back to Quebec though.

Probably Quebec City or a suburb close-ish to Montreal.
But I really like this place.
:)
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Post Sat Apr 16, 2005 5:55 pm

Hi slowalkers and everyone, I'll be leaving for Edinburgh soon on a working holidaymaker visa too. :D

Nice to see theres a few sensable people living there ;) :D
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BrendaSuper Member
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Moving Preparations

Post Sat Apr 16, 2005 10:02 pm

From your initial post I assumed that you were coming to Scotland absolutely alone, meaning that once you arrived you wouldn't know anyone and would have to make arrangements for accommodation and whatnot.

But seeing as how there's a significant other... that will make things easier. Is your boyfriend Scottish or is he from Quebec as well?
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slowalkersJunior MemberUser avatar
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Post Sun Apr 17, 2005 5:53 am

My boyfriend is Scottish :)
We met over the internet almost 2 years ago, and talk everyday. I went to stay with him for 3 weeks in August last year, and it was just wonderful. I really loved the place. He came to stay with me in Quebec for 3 weeks too, in February this year. We get along extremely well, and I can't wait to go back to Scotland! :D
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Post Sun Apr 17, 2005 6:08 am

Oh! I was in Quebec with my Welsh inlaws during the Carnival!
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MichelleSenior Member
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Post Wed Apr 20, 2005 12:21 am

Hi there!
I am in Scotland as well. I'm in Stirling between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
I hope your move goes smoothly! You'll have to come to one of our get togethers once you get settled.
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