Why do the British hate their country so much?!

[bcgirl101]

hey

in regards to moving to the uk i would do it in a flash and with saying that ive been called from crazy to neurotic to many other things.im real bored of canada. life there is much faster and livlier.ive been back and forth to the uk 5 times in the past 2 1/2 yrs and loved everyminute of it even with all the problems ive faced but hey the grass is always greener on the other side.

[sclements75]

Wow! I've brought on an avalanche of things I don't really want to hear right now, because I'm still planning on moving to the UK in April:-)! I must really hate Canada though, especially when you take into account that I'll be leaving in these ridiculously bad economic times.

In response to the question about whether or not I've been on the London Tube...yep...waaaaaaaay cleaner than the TTC! The only TTC station that's even remotely up to the levels of the London Tube is Museum Station.

But, who knows? I could end up hating the UK. I'm prepared for more rain, more crowding, more crime, more expense, etc, but putting up with all that beats the intense, insane boredom I feel in Toronto. There's not one street I haven't been down a hundred times. For a city that's considered so large, it's downtown core is soooo small. I can hardly wait to get out.

Also, the thing that sucks about Canada is that if you need to be in a "big" city, Toronto's it. Vancouver's not really big enough for me and I don't speak French, so that rules out Montreal. Thank God I have an EU passport now. Even if I had to stick to the UK, there are so many more options...so many choices of city to live in...it's not like here...Toronto or nothing.

Has anyone lived in Bristol?

[themeone]

Well one thing that might surprise you in London is lack of rain. It actually doesn't rain that much - you can check the stats!

I've not lived in Bristol, but have visited on business a couple of times. It seemed quite pleasant, but if you find Toronto dull, you probably won't be impressed with Bristol!

[sclements75]

I'd be using Bristol merely as a home base, because it's nowhere near as expensive as London. However, the thing I like about it is that it's only a two-hour train ride from there.

Or, do you think I should just try to move to London and put up with the expense? Lots of people seem to think that living in that city is intolerable and that the benefits aren't worth it. It's definitely very exciting looking, but I don't know if it's the best place to start getting used to life in England.

[themeone]

I wouldn't say living in London is intolerable - in fact a quiet life is quite achievable in London if you put your mind to it! For example, if you live in one of the outer boroughs and work locally, then you will not see or experience central London much, and you won't have the stresses of commuting.

Due to London's size and diversity, lots of different lifestyles are possible.

It's true that Bristol is 2 hours by train, but trains can be expensive, and you might end up not travelling between the two as much as you think. Bristol-London is also not really a practical daily commute due to the expense (unless you're earning a fortune), and also because it terminates at London Paddington which isn't very central, so you'd nearly always have to add on say a half hour bus or tube journey to your final destination.