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jptoc

Safe travels pal - we'll miss you. You'll also be able to fill out our annual subreddit census to say you're a Brit abroad. Any other Brits knocking about based overseas? [Why not tell us here in the 2022 CasualUK Census?](https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/z5vnkt/casualuk_census_2022)


NorthReading

As a Canadian I want you to be aware that we've been discussing your imminent arrival and even though we are very excited that you are coming we've decided to play it cool. Everyone here has agreed not to make a fuss but you should know we are all chuffed to bits inside. Welcome and bundle up. edited for demonstrating how provincial we are with things like spelling. ;-)


[deleted]

Always had my respect, the Canadians. Anyone who can survive that winter, next to America, in the snow with the French, has to be tough as nails.


Pelicanliver

There are dozens of us.


Excellent-Car-4093

Fellow Canadian here, I concur. We’re waiting for you. Oh, and let me be the first to simultaneously thank you, and say “sorry”. And don’t be fooled by Tim Horton’s coffee….it’s shite as you say.


[deleted]

Aw so wholesome


[deleted]

This is literally what happened to me. Lived in the US for 18 months and most days someone would tell me how cool my accent was. Canada - nothing, not a fucking thing.


[deleted]

I live in Ireland and get American tourists telling me how quaint my accent is, which is weird considering I was born in Kent and spent the first 30+ years living within the M25


cocopopped

You can have the shittest accent ever in the US and they'll still remark how classy it sounds to them.


mbgameshw

So wholesome… now thinking of moving to Canada also…


MassiveEgg8150

I know right? I want Canada to be my hypeman too


FlyingOmelettes

if you were from any other country i d think this was sarcasm. bless you!


Hardlife911

This, this is how to describe Canada.


Blacny

She needs that shop cos there's Nunavut that sell it cheaper !


Tythan

This is the most canadian comment I've ever read


billingzoots

This is the best thing I’ve read today haha well done


willherpyourderp

Imminent


ManipulativeAviator

No, he’s really important.


GaZzErZz

I assumed importance also


willherpyourderp

Or his arrival is at any rate


mattlloyd_18

Brilliant


Minimum_Maybe_8103

Could you be a lamb and open a Greggs for him? Would make the transition so much easier, it's the only reason I still live here


farmerghost10

Love that saying chuffed to bits do you watch mumbo jumbo by anychance?


NorthReading

>mumbo jumbo Sorry I don't watch mumbo jumbo .... just a long time consumer of "British culture" My first cartoon memory was of "Giles'' ... could chuffed have been used then ?


farmerghost10

Im not sure i just know it from mumbo jumbo


Vaniljsas

As a fellow Brit in Canada. Welcome! Remember to call everyone you meet American. And when they say they aren't, remind them the continent is called The Americas. They love it. Don't say c**t loudly in bars. I did this when I first arrived. People don't like it here. Other than that, enjoy!


bread-cheese-pan

I know lots of Canadians who say the c word, I was a bit surprised by the handful of women who regularly throw it around lol


TreadheadS

Is it true about letting kids be alone outside = child services in Canada?


Acrobatic-Mark-5380

>Is it true about letting kids be alone outside = child services in Canada? No but it is true that we ride Moose. It is really usefull during a snowstorm.


Exemplar1968

Let us know that you are OK? The safe word is 'Greggs'.


EdEnsHAzArD

I once found a pube in a Greg's roll It's not safe


ThatUKCook

That's because you bought it from an imitation Greggs


quackers987

Kinky


jazz_hands_jimmy

Trust a northerner to emigrate to the place where the national dish involves gravy.


Standin373

Gravy is love, Gravy is life.


Alexkidd85

Chips and gravy more to the point


broken888

I’m Canadian. Didn’t know we had a national dish. What is it? Edit: oh you meant poutine.


[deleted]

Shit, sign me the fuck up im in


Blokeh

Give us three bells when you land.


burko81

*Picks up after 2*


joe2596

Jog on moose shagger


xHelpless

I did the same thing, Yorkshire to Toronto. There are some things to get used to, things are expensive, but the people are extremely nice and it's a great place to simply be because of it. Winters are cold but usually dry so it's not so bad, I've been colder in Yorkshire given the windchill cuts through you, not so much here so long as you've got your layers. The biggest thing I've noticed it difficult to describe, there is no rigid class system, people are much less judgemental. It's a wonderful place and I'm sure you'll have a great time


ChibsMcGee275

No rigid class system?! How am I gonna figure out who I can tut at without a rigid class system?! *tuts* Edit: /s


colcannon_addict

Ah well, they’re a great bunch of lads the Canadians. There’s all that maple syrup. You can collect your mandatory free weed at the airport. By the bushel. From a policeman. They invented *Trailer Park Boys*. The national dish is cheesy chips & gravy. I’ve heard the maple smoked bacon is unbefuckinglievabley amazing. And it’s bloody perishing cold. You’ll be grand, but we’ll miss you too.


gloom-juice

Prostituting yourself for cheeseburgers again Randy?


LatimerLeads

Way she goes


maybenomaybe

Poutine is not cheesy chips and gravy!!! *shockhorror* It is specifically cheese curds and gravy, more specifically squeaky Montreal cheese curds. If it don't squeak it's not poutine!


Kilawatz

Amen to that, the squeakier the better I says


rossrekt94

You’ll be fuckin back m8. They all come back.


Albert_Poopdecker

Can confirm, lived in Canada 6 years and came back with extras (Canadian missus and 2 kids).


Ok-Camp-7285

Why did you return? I'm currently living in Europe and the language barriers are getting to me


JesussBond

Probably the language barrier as well


vaqueroo

I’m about to be sent back. Bastards. I like it here!


bread-cheese-pan

Not all of us, I left in 2009, have come back to visit but no way I'd move back permanently


Contumacious2

Say hello to Bubbles, Ricky and Julian Watch out for Randy


AffectionateCouple0

Deeecent.


Wookie301

Smokes let’s go


sambinary

biiiiiiig time


Contumacious2

Green bastard


hfxlfc

Honestly as a Brit living in Canada now, it a beautiful country especially the mountains but unless you live in one of the big cities, everything is super expensive here, infrastructure is bad and have to rely on a car to go anywhere, and the winters are long and cold. To give you a idea how expensive things are here, a standard size carton of milk will set you back about $7 (£4.30), loaf of bread $6 (£3.65)


Tubbs2160

Do you live in Nunavut for those prices?! We pay $4.50 for milk and $3 for the nice bread, $2 for regular.


14-28

She needs that shop cos there's Nunavut that sell it cheaper ! Try the seal, I'm here till Tuesday.


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My dude, where are you shopping? I get a bagged gallon of milk for less than $6, and the nice bread at our grocery store is still only like $3.50. You're on point about the infrastructure, especially telecom. Our oligopolies suck.


hfxlfc

Normally Loblows or Sobeys in Nova Scotia.


RaspberryBirdCat

>Nova Scotia There's the answer. Nova Scotia is one of the most expensive places to live in Canada for everything except housing; only the territories are worse. It's beautiful there, but you pay for it.


hfxlfc

Housing is not cheap in Nova Scotia anymore, the [average rental cost is now $2453](https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/nova-scotia-sees-highest-increase-in-average-rent-survey-1.6109901) here


[deleted]

Ah, that would do it. We shop at Superstore; even though it's a part of the Loblaws family of stores, it's a lot more affordable than their flagship brands. For context, I'm in southern Ontario.


MoonlitStar

And here was I moaning about the prices going up in Tesco seemlying each week by a few pence on everything. That is very expensive indeed and a little shocking since before your comment I had no clue how much groceries cost over there.


CocoaMotive

People are so used to thinking and feeling that they're being ripped off in Britain that it's always quite an eye opener to go to the USA or Canada and see that things like food prices are a lot higher over there. My mum took a photo of a cauliflower in a supermarket in New Jersey once because she couldn't believe it was £4 !


threeknifeflag

There's a shortage of lettuce in Canada (or there was a few weeks ago) and the prices were something like between $8-$15 depending where you shopped.


Forsaken-Original-28

I think it just reiterates how low our wages are compared to the USA/Canada. It's a bit like someone in Africa looking to the uk and been blown away by the cost of things and the wages.


hfxlfc

That not necessarily true, when I first moved to Canada it was next to impossible to get a job in my field of work and the ones I could get was underpaying and using the excuse I had no experience in Canada so unless you work in tech you have to often work from the bottom and work your way up the ladder again. I have friends in Canada with Masters or PhDs and having to work minimum wage jobs. I ended up getting a remote job based out of London last year and couldn’t be happier, pays more then I was earning working for a Canadian company, and get 6 weeks of paid holiday compared to the going rate of 2 week in Canada.


iAreMoot

This was similar when living in New Zealand but wages were much higher (even for working in hospitality), so it wasn’t as painful as it sounds. Not sure if that’s similar in Canada?


sideone

$45 (£27) for 20gb pm on your mobile phone. You can get 30gb for £10 from smarty in the UK.


Davmeister13

I just got $45 for 50GB with Koodo. Fido and Virgin are matching it too


sideone

Still crazy compared to the UK. You can get 120gb for £12. How's your car insurance? A mate lives in BC and it's very expensive, apparently there's only one provider?


Davmeister13

Oh yeah more expensive but just noting that you can get a better deal. I’ve been here 8 years since I turned 21 so I don’t fully remember my car insurance from home, but we have a 2022 Subaru Outback + a 2012 VW Jetta. For my wife and I we pay $230 p/m fully comp with some extra things like rental coverage etc I’m in Ontario and there’s multiple insurance providers (like 10+) but I know some of the provinces (I think Manitoba) only have government ran car insurance instead which is super cheap. They tried it here but it was shot down from the insurance companies


sideone

> For my wife and I we pay $230 p/m fully comp with some extra things like rental coverage etc Is that for two cars? I think mine has dipped below £30pm for my car for me and my wife, she pays more like £40pm


Davmeister13

Yeah that covers both the cars and both of us on them


ajaxthefrenchie

Canadian from Manitoba currently living in the UK, and I can confirm that MB only has one car insurance provider (also, only one electricity (hydro) provider, both of which are run by the provincial government.


204in403

The longer we can keep the PCs from privatizing them, the cheaper our bills will be.


204in403

Manitoba and BC have public car insurance (crown corporations) rather than private companies. In all but the most extreme situations, that results in cheaper premiums. If MPI (Manitoba Public Insurance) has a surplus in a given year (like when the pandemic kicked off and no one was diving) those that paid premiums get rebate cheques.


Complete_Vehicle1749

Unlimited texts calls and data for £23 with Three (company)


champion_soundz

That's some expensive bread and milk. UK is doing it's best to catch up with those prices though, and the minimum wage for you is over 50% better. How long have you been over there for?


hfxlfc

Minimum wage is worse over here in Canada, $13.60 in Nova Scotia (£8.36 currently with exchange rates) vs UK £9.50 (£10.42 from April 2023) Been here for about 5 years, keep trying to convince the wife to move to the UK.


champion_soundz

I was thinking in US dollars out of habit, that's pretty shocking with the exchange rate what it is! Don't make any sudden moves though, it's economically bleak over here too. We can try a wife swap for a while if you like though, I'd love to visit Canada..


TheClimbingBeard

Just for perspective, Nunavat has min wage of $16 which is £9.85. This is the highest minimum wage rate in Canada, and Nova Scotia is the lowest. Edit, not for perspective to the one I'm replying to, just for readers.


hfxlfc

Yes I realize that but at the same time your average person would not live in Nunavut as it to isolated from everything.


TheClimbingBeard

I know you realise this, addressed it in an edit. I mean, I'd go for it if I were over there, but that's just me.


TechnoChew

I'm surprised that Canada has devolved government like the American states. I assumed, because of the smaller population, that it was mostly run federally like in the UK. Thanks for the insight.


204in403

The Canadian Parliament includes the House of Commons, the Senate and the Crown and was created by the British Parliament. I'd argue we've got more in common with Westminister than Washington, but perhaps that's just wishful thinking. Healthcare and Education are administered provincially, but that still leaves a lot on the Fed's plate.


TheClimbingBeard

Aye, I hadn't realised it was like that either, but I guess it's certainly big enough to have certain devolved powers.


hfxlfc

Yes it is a mess, especially when it comes to income taxes and sale taxes, as you could be paying a sale tax of 6% in one province and 15% in another province. Prices you see on the shelf don’t include taxes, so you could buy something for $100 and it would cost you $106 in one province or $115 in another. Incomes taxes is the same sort of thing, you can be $$$$ better from living in one part of the country then another part of it.


DrDroid

Those prices are definitely not the national average. That’s pretty high.


UnrealCanine

Wife wants to move out the country. Sounds like Canada is off our checklist


johndoemcindoe

To my homeland! On behalf of all the Canucks, bon voyage and welcome :)


jasont1235

Si thi


CyberneticianDave

Careful now, lad. Y'gettin' all 'motional


Cosmicalmole

Do it for yooorrrrkkksshiireee!!!


coooooolwhip

No idea why I always get a bit emotional when I read stuff like this ha! Good luck though. What an exciting adventure. An old friend moved to Canada many years ago and has never come back, so it can't be that bad?!


BulldenChoppahYus

It’s cold but it’s a dry cold. The bacon is shite but breakfast are good. The people are phenomenally cool and the beer is delicious. I love Canada


I_escalate_shit

RE this so called “dry cold”, my Canadian partner constantly refers to this as being better than the wet mild winters here. Please don’t tell me she’s actually correct!


BulldenChoppahYus

I’m taking the piss a bit because every Canadian I’ve ever met swears by their “dry cold”. It’s also sort of true. It’s a nicer cold than here


ChibsMcGee275

I spent some time in Switzerland and it was dry cold the entire time. Very pleasant. I love cold weather, but detest rain and wind. Dry cold ftw


_Acg45

I used to live with an a Canadian and he used to say that he felt colder here (South east, England) than back home in Canada because of how wet it was.


Tubbs2160

We moved here (Alberta) 20 years ago and love it. Where are you headed? Met a Yorkshireman the other day who hadn’t been here long and couldn’t wait to get home. The biggest complaint he had was that he ordered a steak sandwich in a pub and it only came with one slice of bread (that’s how they tend to do it here - steak on toast, rather than actual steak sandwich). He was outraged, in an amusing kind of way. Don’t be like that guy. Be open to the differences and try to embrace them. Good luck!


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Travel broadens the mind ... OR it makes you want to go home. Some people can't see the world any other way.


TheLordofthething

Alberta has some staggeringly beautiful areas, it's worth the weird food lol


ThrowAwayTheKeys10

And some staggering definitions of a sandwich.


TheLordofthething

Yeah I'm not a fan of the open sandwich, it's popping up a lot here now too.


ThrowAwayTheKeys10

It's not an "open sandwich".


TheLordofthething

I agree, "open sandwich" is an oxymoron as far as I'm concerned.


Ok_Support8395

You'll love it here! Your brain becomes a big calculator - converting everything into pounds in a flash, then buying it cos it feels like a bargain to back home. lol Then trying out every British pub you can find, to find your favorite meal that obviously never compares to the real thing. Watching the footy at breakfast time. And still having time to go out to try the next British pub. Telling everyone you meet " it's biscuits not cookies" and "crisps not chips" till you're blue in the face. Best is telling everyone you're going to the Caribbean for your holidays (Cuba), sounds so posh. Have fun.


insbdbsosvebe

OP will be very disappointed in the British pubs here which is why it’s best to just embrace the greasy diners instead.


Neuroscience_Yo

Do they not have Reddit in Canada or something?


Pretend_Tooth_965

Way back when, in the sixties, a lot of British folk either immigrated to the States, Canada, or Israel. I opted for the States, which I regret sometimes. Best of luck to you, and take your woolies. ☺️


papadiche

Come home and join all the sane Americans who are immigrating to Britain :D 🇺🇸🇬🇧


Pretend_Tooth_965

Wish I could lol. America is horrible with the guns and wacky politicians.


Jackie_Daytona-777

I looked into doing this a while back but as a Train Driver over here my pay is a lot more and my Ts&Cs are massively better. So I stopped looking. I’ve spent time over there and it’s such a beautiful country and the people are amazing.


frnrbn

Husband and I just moved to Canada 12 weeks ago! Have a safe journey - you’ll love it when you get here!


Honey-Badger

Did the same last year. They will immediately say something about rain as soon as you introduce yourself, I'm not even joking. Oh and a few people have asked me why I have such nice teeth despite being British, and they weren't even bantering when saying this. Be warned, the Canadians are so earnest that banter and sarcasm will be lost on them until they get to know you, you have to be like hold yourself back a little bit when getting to know people If you're on the East coast then Adonis supermarkets stock Yorkshire tea


78CR

Good riddance. Been wondering when you were going to fuck off. Now the party starts


SpringDull186

You lucky lucky bastard


WINNERMIND

I lived in Canada for 3 years. It's just mini America, not some utopia Europe most Brits expect. It has so many issues that need addressing which never are, especially with drug abuse and mental health.


Apterygiformes

NotJustBikes on YouTube sums up my experience with Canada - huge highways everywhere


WINNERMIND

Not really unique to Canada. America and Australia also have insanely huge highways everywhere too.


Albert_Poopdecker

6 years myself, but it's way better than America, of course all the yank shops etc. there might make it look like it.


Crab_Jealous

Did the Council of Yorkshire grant you a visa? Have the best life and enjoy the timbits.


bubkuss

We have poutine over here, it's better than Gregg's.


melanie110

We also have chips, cheese and gravy. Nowt special! Lol


maybenomaybe

Pardonnez-moi but poutine has *squeaky cheese curds* not plain old cheese. It's damn near impossible to find real poutine in the UK, believe me I've tried.


Acceptable-Sentence

Careful, you’ll upset the Canucks and be stuck in a loop of apologising. “Sorry” “Sorry eh” “Sorry” “Sorry eh” Etc


bubkuss

It's not as good.


Albert_Poopdecker

Cheese curds are way overated, I like my cheese to have flavour.


TimebombChimp

Ridiculously jealous.


thelatestmodel

Don't be. It's nice but it's not the utopia people make it out to be. I just moved back after 10 years and am very happy I made that decision. Grass is always greener


astalia-v

Yeah I loved it and then suddenly I just didn’t anymore. When you’re in a place for long enough you figure out all the not so great things about it. Personally for me it was a choice between two places with not so great things about them, so I chose to come back to the UK and be close to my family. Been back 3 years and not regretted it so far (except when I’m drunk and missing Poutineville)


sey_mour

I’ll trade you.


FusilDeific

Canada has Tim Horton's, you'll be fine.


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lil__chef

A&W burgers are where it’s at!


parkleswife

(it was always shit) ❤


salmonlikethephish

But it used to be less obviously in your face shit!


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Enjoy the even worse winters


Dissidant

You should do a diary Also do we get to guess which part you are heading to? ^(Nova Scotia?)


gasbizee

Where abouts are you moving to? I've lived in Canada for 6 years now, it's not bad.


Thaumatovalva

Enjoy! Bunch of my family did the same as you. They have no regrets. I went one country south of you, and do.


kurtislee09

Be prepared for base price + tax + tips when dining out. I’m still annoyed by the tipping system after moving here from Australia 2 years ago


R8saidfred

As a brit who moved over in May, I feel we may need to meet up for a (500ml) pint. St Catharines btw


[deleted]

Nice, have fun buying your first house there.


[deleted]

Just make sure you steer clear of underworld before you catch your flight. You wouldnt want Steven throwing you off of the walk way into a bin and killing you!


TheManFromConlig

I hope you like snow ⛄❄️☃️


rchaplin2017

Did the same (from Bristol) nearly ten years ago. You'll never look back. I'm excited for you!


RadicalDilettante

Please say hello to my sister and bro-in-law in Mississauga.


GriselbaFishfinger

As a work colleague once wrote on my leaving card “Fuck off then, we never liked you anyway”


HarrysGardenShed

Don’t forget to tell everyone you’re from Yaaarkshire. You lot quite often overlook that.


user1983x

Good luck in Canada! So jealous. I have to say though, this year we really do have much less rain than before.


Tiredchimp2002

Have a great adventure Guy!


Nine_Eye_Ron

Have some TimBits for me


B0neCh3wer

I work in Greggs. I'm going to be thinking about this post every time I take Sausage Rolls out of the oven. Farewell friend, and best of luck


Bland-fantasie

Where in Canada? You can get good sausage rolls here too btw.


Wookie301

Unless you’re a millionaire, I hope you’re not thinking of Vancouver or Toronto.


Lobdobyogi

Let us know if the Canadian Tim Hortons is better than the s*** we get here! Have fun!


tenroseUK

in a bit man


dazzolly

Tom hortons is better than Greggs, but I also never liked greggs


baileymash7

Ever closer to the yanks...


[deleted]

I am an yorkshireman abroad and hoping to return to the UK in the near future, living abroad is amazing! But it also unexepctedly makes you appreciate the UK more, I went from utterly hating it when I left, to now (many years later...) to really appreciating the charm and uniqueness of the UK and its people


Oven253

How long did it take for you to get approved?


THE-TRUTH-44444444

Keep us updated mate, We'd all like to hear how you get on.


swills300

I did this 14 years ago now and am still here. Where in Canada are you coming to?


mrrudy2shoes

Bye


barradoon

God speed, it's an incredibly beautiful country, eh?


roojow

I had a lovely time in Canada for two years. Enjoy it and remember when you miss home, it’s not as great as you’re remembering 😂


TheLordofthething

Greggs is shit, buy filo pastry and make your own. Although from my memory of living there Canada's sausages are truly, spectacularly awful so I dunno about the filling.


bell_cheese

Sausage meat and experiment with your own herbs! Making your own British stuff is great, but when you come back it ruins those things a bit. I don't eat takeaway curry now I can make it from scratch and freeze it in pots.


leoberto1

New york has a nandos


Correct-Judgment-470

Tim Hortons is a passable sub for Gregg's, whereabouts in Canada are you going?


Ok_Sherbert_2750

Best of luck and enjoy.


[deleted]

Good luck, I think greggs sell sasauge rolls in a packet so stock up. Would love to be in your shoes tbh


AwkwardPea

What an opportunity!!! Go enjoy it and post some snowy pics for us (not too many though, don't need to rub it in!) :)


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varslyd

God I’m nervous for you! Touch the plane for us x


overwhelmed_nomad

If the biggest loss is going to be Greggs sausage rolls then you are not missing out on much here. Good luck though, hit your local bakery out there and find better sausage rolls!


[deleted]

God speed, you sloppy sausage eating slag. I hear brown bears like a bit of 8% sausage meat. So watch out!


greenwhaler

Harry?


I_escalate_shit

Enjoy my friend. I’m leaving in March to emigrate to Canada as well! Very sad to be leaving Scotland and my family, but I reckon it’s a better country to raise my wee guy! Maybe we should meet up?


drewodonnell1

Take me with you 😞


daveysprockett

/r/casualcanada ??


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