WHAT SHOCKED US ABOUT LIVING IN CANADA | Moving From The U.K.
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Emigrating to Canada and living in Ontario what shocked us about living in Canada, moving from the U.K. We outline some things to be aware of as a visitor to Canada. All our experience of living in Canada has been positive, we take this tongue in cheek look at some of the differences we experienced moving from England in 1992.
We are both proud citizens of Canada and are grateful to be living here. There are fun differences between the two countries of England and Canada and moving from the U.K. was a great experience for us both. What shocked us about living in Canada has been the friendly people, beautiful landscape, wide open spaces and the opportunities to better yourself and achieve a high standard of living.
From small fridges to Black Bears join us for a fun look at both Canada and England U.K.
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@jmilandry5544 3 жыл бұрын
Lol, when Canadians talk about driving distances, we'll automatically reference time rather than kilometers. It's how long it takes to get there, not how far away it is...
@thomasm195 3 жыл бұрын
For sure , we are one of the only counties that does that , distance is irrelevant , it’s all about how long it takes 👍
@russelldeboersap4701 3 жыл бұрын
Hence the saying “are we there yet?” ‘‘ - Twas birthed in the family Canadian road trip
@keezyfox4989 3 жыл бұрын
The time to get there is the same down under.🐨🇦🇺
@AlanSim0 3 жыл бұрын
In the Arctic it's flying time.
@mrbrainbob5320 3 жыл бұрын
@@russelldeboersap4701 pretty sure thats an American saying
@oreoandoz7723 3 жыл бұрын
You're such a lovely couple! I lived in the UK for about 2 year, and brought my boyfriend home with me from there. First thing that blew his mind: I said, we'll just pop up to see my mum on Friday, and we'll come back home on Saturday. He said great. She lives in Timmins. I'm in Toronto. After about 40 minutes he started asking, "are we there yet?" Every. 15. minutes. When he finally woke up in Timmins (I was driving) he said, "My God, you've smuggled me into Russia."
@Gypseygirls 3 жыл бұрын
Lol lol 😆
@shepsan8937 3 жыл бұрын
ok you two need a yotube channel, your boyfriend is hilarious!
@baileybedard 3 жыл бұрын
How rare in this day and age to have some one give a positive review as opposed to a rant, and accurate as well, I hereby declare you honorary Canadians.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much glad you enjoyed it have a wonderful weekend Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
@theresahenderson3534 3 жыл бұрын
They seem to be lovely people, which is why I subscribed.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
@@theresahenderson3534 Thanks so much and welcome to our channel 🌺
@carolhether 2 жыл бұрын
@@theresahenderson3534 The reason I subscribed too!
@someoneelse.2252 3 жыл бұрын
I moved from Scotland to Manitoba in January. I complained about the biting cold -27 one day, to a work colleague. His advice stayed with me since then..."forget about style or what you look like, dress for the weather and you'll be fine". Smart advice.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Great advice 🌺
@Sylvander1911 3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to Manitoba. You picked a good part of Canada. We have a quite active Scottish community. You in Winnipeg or "out in the country?"
@someoneelse.2252 3 жыл бұрын
:@@Sylvander1911 Wpg and awaiting Mosquitoes (big ones, I'm told).
@Sylvander1911 3 жыл бұрын
@@someoneelse.2252 Well compared to the midgies, yes
@Sylvander1911 3 жыл бұрын
@@someoneelse.2252 Watch out for the odd piper popping up in public places once we get through this lockdown
@donald-parker 3 жыл бұрын
A 100 km drive in the UK is a long drive. In Toronto, it is a (1 way) daily commute to work. Whereas, a 100 year old building in Canada is a heritage structure, but in the UK, it is in the new part of town.
@lydiaanderson582 3 жыл бұрын
@Hello Donald how are you doing?
@makeuplover6852 3 жыл бұрын
Great examples of different perspectives! From different Countries !
@nancyw294 3 жыл бұрын
oh yeah, I used to think of 100km as such a long way to drive, in Canada, before covid, I drove 100 a day just to commute to work - all within lower mainland :)
@capitainebonhomme1609 3 жыл бұрын
A bit of embellishments to your examples !. Nobody commutes 100 kms a day, one way, in Toronto !!!. A 100 yo building is an old building regardless where it is. You just like the number 100, don't you? Haha 😂🤣
@mitchellwilliam95 3 жыл бұрын
That's a good one
@ellymunslow436 3 жыл бұрын
I came in 1976 from the Netherlands , married a Canadian, we met in Mallorca, did not speak a lot of English but I managed well! He promised my parents to let me visit them whenever I needed too. He kept that promise till the day they passed on❤️ 45th anniversary this year!
@Kitty200145 3 жыл бұрын
I came from the Netherlands too (Rotterdam) in 2007, married a canadian! I met my husband via online game.. (which is very rare back then)
@Kosmopolit99 3 жыл бұрын
@@Kitty200145 I am really surprised and wondering why would someone want to leave Netherlands???
@ellymunslow436 3 жыл бұрын
@@Kosmopolit99love and adventure ❤️
@ellymunslow436 3 жыл бұрын
@@Kitty200145 yes, it was....happy it worked out for you as well 😀
@denisegreene8441 3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations. 45 years is impressive
@richardlocke7264 2 жыл бұрын
What shocked me about Canada?... Just how friendly the people are! EVERYONE is willing to give you a hand. Best people in the world- we Americans could really learn from Canadians. Way to many examples to list here. I'm lucky to live in Michigan, and have had many opportunities to travel in Canada.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 2 жыл бұрын
We are fortunate and proud to live in Canada 🇨🇦 thanks for watching 🍷🇺🇸🍺🇨🇦
@markberry3494 3 жыл бұрын
How can you dislike this video,c'mon they're talking about the experience of living in Canada.Nice polite people.Enjoy your life.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Have a great weekend Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
@sandyjohnson4182 3 жыл бұрын
Miles moved to Canada from Britain and found work in Vancouver. About 6 months later his brother Mick e-mailed him and announced that their Mom wanted to come visit Miles, so he had bought her an airline ticket to Halifax. Mick told Miles all he had to do was to please meet Mom at the airport on the 2nd of June and drive her to his place. Miles replied: 'Why don't you pick her up Mick? You're closer to Halifax than I am'.
@capitainebonhomme1609 3 жыл бұрын
Conclusion :. Miles is uneducated
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Funny but true story TFW have a great day Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
@thechico2112 3 жыл бұрын
@@capitainebonhomme1609 Look who is uneducated GoodMan,.. about 4,600 KM's as the crow flies for both distances .. but driving is different .. the shortest way is through the states at about 5,800 KM's. You learn something everyday capitaine .. :)
@nanasimms 3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@3canctheayr 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThisIsOurRetirement I've run into a number of people over the years coming from Europe to see Canada. I always tell them that to drive from the ON/QC border on the 401 to the Manitoba Border, east of WPG is well over 2000km and takes at least 2 very long days of driving, with only stops for gas and meals. That's just one province! If people come for one or 2 weeks, I tell them just to stick with a small area- say Southwestern ON, or Southern QC etc. If they want to see all of Canada, they'll need 3 months. LOL
@Schatzie301 3 жыл бұрын
Wanted to add one of my own observations as an American. Though I haven’t visited Canada in many years, I was shocked by the cleanliness and beautiful flowers in evidence everywhere. Almost every home, regardless of size was well kept and attractive. In fact, at Niagara Falls, the difference when you simply walked from the American side to the Canadian side was incredible. The Canadian side was far more attractive and well kept.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting 🌺
@Captain_MonsterFart 3 жыл бұрын
And the people aren't as fat.
@thomasduncan7922 3 жыл бұрын
@@Captain_MonsterFart we're seriously trying to catch up!!
@johnwellington5754 3 жыл бұрын
@@Captain_MonsterFart I think it depends where in Canada, in BC yes but Ontario and Quebec give America a run for our money on the OW issue
@jemstolast1133 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment. Canada has a special relationship with the natural environment. Although we have changed demographically in the last few decades, our base culture is all about working WITH nature and letting nature lead us. We are not trying to conquer or overcome our country's geography. So we celebrate it. Yes, even in a metropolis like Vancouver, you will see images of wild animals and plants all over the place. And many many flowers in the summertime. The physical beauty of nature is a part of the Canadian soul. I have visited the USA on many occasions and I always have a wonderful time. The people are great. And your country is incredibly beautiful.. Cheers!
@marliesyanke4580 3 жыл бұрын
This couple is right and are so respectful .
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🌺
@Jennifer_150 3 жыл бұрын
This is the loveliest video I’ve seen on KZfaq in months! I’m a born-Canadian, late 30’s, and have lived in 5 different countries over 13 years. Back living in Vancouver now. So interesting to hear about my own country through your lens! You’re spot-on about everything! 👌 You’re also the most charming couple on KZfaq and I wish you were my parents! 😆😍
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you! glad you enjoyed it have a wonderful weekend Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
@scottdavid2035 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Jen, how are you doing?
@JohnvanGurp 3 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine emigrated from the UK in the 1970's to live just outside of Lunenburg, NS and the first real cold weather of the season he called his wife to the kitchen window to look at the neighbour who had clearly lost his mind, as he was watering the garden in the freezing cold weather! It was their first time witnessing the flooding of a backyard skating rink. haha!
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
That is hilarious and so true! Maybe they thought it was winter cabbage.
@christinevr7698 3 жыл бұрын
Ha ha! That is so funny!!
@SkywatcherSandra 3 жыл бұрын
Giggles
@edmourgagnon1504 3 жыл бұрын
Actually we also do it all night in order not to lose our grapes...
@dellahicks7231 3 жыл бұрын
That is hilarious! My husband used to make a rink in our yard for our son, it was outside his bedroom window, so I used to use the window as the concession! 🏒 🥅
@pinkrose8845 3 жыл бұрын
I’m Brazilian who has been living in Canada for 30 years and still not used to the cold. But I love and admire this country. You’re a lovely couple.
@rubylace9963 3 жыл бұрын
I've lived here all my life and I will never be used to it 😂
@hoboonwheels9289 3 жыл бұрын
I was born here, you either love the cold or dread it. I dread it😊
@dixonpinfold2582 3 жыл бұрын
Mind you, the video makes great hay of the uncommon cold they encountered on first arriving in Canada. But -30 degrees arises only a few times a decade in southern Ontario, if that, and then only as an overnight low. The average daytime high during January in Toronto is -1.8C, or 29F, overnight lows averaging -11.
@CarriUSA 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know and but I’m in Wisconsin and we always get minus 0 temps getting down to - 40 degrees....never fails every winter. We joke about global warming...still waiting for it. We are still getting freezing temps her and it’s MAY!!!
@risingphoenix8072 3 жыл бұрын
@@CarriUSA there were a few days where the temperature in Wisconsin was colder than on Mars. That was actually reported on the news in New York City and we had great fun with that fact with our Midwest office. All of whom showed up to work on time as if it was springtime 🤣
@alanfisher1949 Жыл бұрын
Hi from a Brit in Florida, just found your channel. Moving to a new country is never easy, and is always surprising.. Ontario is nice, I have visited several times. I have family in Windsor ON.
@ThisIsOurRetirement Жыл бұрын
Hello Alan, It is a huge change emigrating but also very rewarding, thanks for watching our video.
@charlesstacey3824 3 жыл бұрын
I was born in the West Midlands, and we emigrated to Canada in 1968. I remember when we used to drive from Wolverhampton to Cardiff to visit my mother’s family - I think it was two-three hours by car, and when we arrived everyone made a big fuss of my Dad because he had ‘driven all that way’. They would make a cup of tea for him, and have him sit with his feet up to rest and recover!
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Nothing like a cup of tea ☕️ my (Tinas ) favourite is Tetley Tea have a great week Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
@Hoa Tattis Thanks for the suggestion it might be a bit strong for me 🍵🌺
@MrRooibos123 3 жыл бұрын
It really is a small world, I'm reading this from Wolverhampton in 2021 and also considering emigrating to Canada following the COVID pandemic. I'm sure the fair city of Wolverhampton has nothing to do with every resident's desire to leave 😂
@charlesstacey3824 3 жыл бұрын
My parents left to start a business in Canada - I don’t think they left Wolverhampton with any ill feeling, but they never looked back and thought it was the best thing they had ever done. Good luck with your decision!
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
@@charlesstacey3824 Thanks for watching have a great weekend cheers 🍷🇨🇦🍺
@annhere 3 жыл бұрын
When my sister and I came to Canada she ended up in Ontario and I took off to British Columbia with the intention of going on to Australia. However I married and settled in Vancouver. My parents decided to come and visit us both. I wrote to them and said, you know it’s as far away from Scotland to Ontario as it is from Ontario to British Columbia. They could not believe it so my dad walked down the street to the local post office where he and the postman poured over a map of Canada and the UK. They were both amazed and my father said “Gee me, oor ANN is right.“ It didn’t put them off though and we had a lovely visit.
@tabc6870 3 жыл бұрын
Except you’re wrong. Ontario is closer to BC than Scotland. You’re off by a few thousand kilometres.
@HeavnzMiHome 3 жыл бұрын
@@tabc6870 you’re right, but the distance is significant. Airport to airport, Scotland to Ontario (Toronto) 5290.99 km.: Toronto to Vancouver 3364 km. (Taken from internet calculations.)
@TheSwisscanada 3 жыл бұрын
That's why it's such a beautiful country....we have the distance and from one Province to the next is so different, nature etc.
@donnabbb3298 3 жыл бұрын
@@tabc6870 Yes, but in Canada it is not about the actual kilometres, it is about travel time. The time it takes to drive a distance as the crow flies (a Canadian saying meaning a direct straight line) is different than the time it takes to drive following geographic topography and weather conditions, especially when one gets into the Rocky Mountains, the boreal forests and the lake regions or in a blizzard on the prairies.
@chriswilliams6568 3 жыл бұрын
don’t understand that scottish phrase at all.
@johns997.1 3 жыл бұрын
My parents immigrated to Toronto from Scotland in 1967. My grandparents came for a visit a few summers later, and the first question my Granfather asked my dad after seeing Lake Ontario was "What sea is that?" He couldn't get his head around a lake he couldn't see the other side of.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
That’s very funny LOL 😂😂enjoy your weekend Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
@edhollingsworth2335 3 жыл бұрын
We had a couple of visitors from Europe to the GTA area. They thought Lake Ontario was the Atlantic Ocean.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
@@edhollingsworth2335 Most people do it’s so big LOL 😂😂
@PianoMoverSmith1 3 жыл бұрын
And that's the baby of the 5 GL
@britishamerican4321 3 жыл бұрын
@@PianoMoverSmith1 Right. Lake Superior (the biggest, of course), is almost as large as South Korea.
@gillianscobie6273 3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating as a Canadian to hear your impressions of Canada. So interesting. It allows me to get a different perspective on my country and not take its uniqueness, size and beauty for granted. Thank you! I'm glad you took a chance on us in 1992.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a very nice comment, it made us smile.
@JCO2002 3 жыл бұрын
Born and lived in Canada until I was 57, then moved to Jamaica - 11 years ago. Six years now since I was last there That was a very sweet video.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching from Jamaica 🇯🇲 Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
@Redneckboy991 3 жыл бұрын
I'm 56 and very close to retirement. I'd love to leave this overly taxed country.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
@@Redneckboy991 We love living in Canada 🇨🇦 for the summer months but like to go to warmer places during the Winter 🥶Cheers 🍺🌺🍷
@uralbob1 3 жыл бұрын
As a Michigander, I love our Canadian brothers and sisters! Thanks for your perspective of Canadian life from across the pond!
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure! have a wonderful week Cheers 🍷🍺🙂
@cutchopweld5717 3 жыл бұрын
And we love our friends from Michigan too. We usually spend a week in the summer and 3 days on black Friday in Michigan (pre Covid). Lovely State. ! Nice People
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
@@cutchopweld5717 Absolutely we love visiting the USA 🇺🇸 too enjoy your weekend Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
@nancysexton4364 3 жыл бұрын
What a coincidence. I just replied to the comment above (that mentioned Saskatoon) about how much Michiganders revere Gordie Howe :) Growing up outside of Detroit, Canada was our closest neighbor and in those days we were thick as thieves. Even the coins were used interchangeably. Now that I've retired, I'm moving back home (glad I kept my parents house!)
@kenlompart9905 2 жыл бұрын
@@nancysexton4364 Same was with Toronto and Buffalo. We used to drive to Buffalo in the 80s just to go to the bars, beer was cheaper and the bars took Canadian money at par, plus it was a change of atmosphere.
@davidpianosi4512 3 жыл бұрын
Seems like Canada got a good couple of folks here. Enjoyable video guys!
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much we love living here Happy Easter 🐣🌺
@marksonadkins5633 3 жыл бұрын
Hey
@5683x 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved this video! Lovely to hear about all the differences between Canada and the UK
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! 😊 enjoy your weekend Cheers 🍺🌺🍷
@DonSalmonMusic 2 жыл бұрын
You are a genuinely sweet couple! I am Canadian and I loved hearing your impression and experiences in Canada! God bless you both! 🙏🏼
@ThisIsOurRetirement 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! 🍺🌺
@dougcrawford3782 3 жыл бұрын
First time viewer. I'm reminded of my time in the Cdn army (Shilo Manitoba '83-'86) working with the West German Army stationed there. They were going to go to either Toronto or Vancouver by car for a weekend. I drew them a map and placed THREE West Germanys inside of Manitoba alone. That was the end of their sightseeing plans. Most Canadians themselves haven't seen this country from coast to coast.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Wow great story TFW have a great weekend Cheers 🍷🐣🍺
@michaeldowson6988 3 жыл бұрын
I've lived in 4 provinces, from the Bay of Fundy to the Pacific.
@madamehall2376 3 жыл бұрын
I remember when the Germans were stationed at Shilo. When they realized they couldn’t go to Toronto they came into Brandon. Must have been a bit of a let down! 😉
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
@@madamehall2376 Enjoy your week Cheers 🍺🍷🌺
@fuqewetoo7148 3 жыл бұрын
I live in the GTA. been coast to coast 4 times and only seen a bit of Canada. It’s a big place
@mgmilw4966 3 жыл бұрын
You two are so endearing. We should pay you for advertising our Country. We need people like you to live here.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching that is very kind of you to say that 🤗we love ❤️ Canada 🇨🇦 so it’s easy to be happy to talk positively about it . Hope you have a great weekend Cheers 🌺🍷🙂
@mic01 3 жыл бұрын
Why because they are white cpl, you racist MG you don't like black,brown people what are you afraid of...take your racism out of here.
@goalie604403 3 жыл бұрын
Welcome ....its funny you mention the size of Canada because I remember Canada to many in England was a maybe 50 kms distance from the large cities of Toronto Montreal or Vancouver that's what was sold at a UK high street Lunn Poly travel shop and so that's what caught on to many. Pretty funny really....again welcome
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
@@goalie604403 We love living in Canada 🇨🇦 have a great Easter 🐣 weekend Cheers 🌺🐣🍷🍺
@GraceCanadaful 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThisIsOurRetirement - all best to you. ( large fridges for fat society)
@hamtercattree 3 жыл бұрын
I love that you guys are doing this while being a little bit older. I love your protective as UK to Canadian immigrants. My dad moved here to be with my Canadian mom is 92 and it's interesting to hear your thoughts and first impressions! My dad came over in Summer and he couldn't believe how HOT it was! We live in Thunder Bay one of Canada's sunniest cities followed but a very cold winter he said it was a great shock for extremes. He also says he finds Canadians to have in his opinion the clearest to understand spoken English he has come across as a in Canada/US transport driver and was a couch driver in Scotland/England and he was amazed how fair you could drive and still get over all the same accent/very clear easy to understand English.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Yes Canada 🇨🇦 has the best of both Hot 🥵 in the summer and Cold 🥶in the summer have a great weekend Cheers 🍷🍺🌺
@lesellen1994 2 жыл бұрын
You guys are like listening to two friends talk about life… enjoying the conversations 🥰
@ThisIsOurRetirement 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ellen glad you enjoyed it hope you have a great week Cheers 🍷🙂🌺
@CarnivoreStork 3 жыл бұрын
I was always proud of being a Minnesotan here in the US with our 15,000 lakes & rivers.... That until I read Ontario has 250,000 lakes & rivers! 🤣😎😄😉
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Minnesota almost makes you Canadian 😂😂 we are both lucky to live in such natural beauty. Thanks so much for watching our video 🇨🇦🇺🇸 😀😀
@paranoidrodent 3 жыл бұрын
Ontario has quite a lot but Quebec's even crazier on that front. It's got between a half million and a million lakes (estimates vary based on the analysis of satellite images - most aren't even named) alone. I've seen the province estimated at having 3% of the global freshwater supply. Of course, the place is 1.5 million square kilometres (slightly smaller than Alaska), most of it being glacier carved igneous uplands filled glacial melt that can't actually seep into the earth (the granite bedrock is just a few feet down is mostly non-porous). Once you go north of the northern bank of the St. Lawrence River valley, it's basically endless mountain lakes, rivers and bogs until you hit the treeline and the arctic tundra in the far north of the province. The Canadian Shield (the igneous region under much of Quebec and Ontario) is just insane for freshwater retention.
@CarnivoreStork 3 жыл бұрын
@@paranoidrodent Thankyou. I did not know that about Quebec! Amazing land.
@CarnivoreStork 3 жыл бұрын
@@88SunsetStrip 🤣
@shawnwright5332 3 жыл бұрын
@@flyinbrian865 it's actually only 7% renewable fresh water where number 2 Brazil is number 1 and Russia is third Cheers
@MagentaOtterTravels 3 жыл бұрын
When my mother-in-law from England came to visit us in the 90s, she was also taken with the outdoor Christmas lights. She took back loads of Christmas lights to decorate her home in Herefordshire, even though it meant she had to have an electric adapter!
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
That’s funny cool story the Christmas lights on houses are lovely Enjoy your Sunday 🌺
@Leatherkid01 3 жыл бұрын
Transformer u mean.....
@MagentaOtterTravels 3 жыл бұрын
@@Leatherkid01 yep that’s it!🇺🇸🏴
@donnaleach8119 3 жыл бұрын
Such a nice video! Thank you! I’ve lived in Canada all of my life-was born in Ottawa, now live in Toronto, and have lived everywhere from northern Alberta to Cape Breton Island. My first visit to England was in 1996, when I visited 2 pen pals in Birmingham. I laughed and laughed at their fridge, until I realized that it was real! Lol. The other thing that I found funny was when they asked me where I would like to go. When they said that driving to the Scottish border would take too long, I laughed again. When they came over here, I had to show them that driving from Nova Scotia to Toronto was much more than a day trip! Lol. I LOVE both countries!! 🇨🇦❤️
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic story thanks for sharing
@scottdavid2035 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Donna, how are you doing?
@hurst-cs2jh 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Donna, how are you doing?
@ML-uk6lu 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for reminding us how fortunate we are. Glad you are enjoying your stay.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure!
@deanne1671 3 жыл бұрын
I was giggling and smiling and laughing throughout this whole video. It's the first time I've seen you two, and I loved every second of it. You two are adorable. Much love to you both. And thank you for helping me to feel pride in my country again. Throughout this pandemic I've lost some.....you two reminded me of it. So thank you! Xoxoxo
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! and welcome to our channel we love 🇨🇦 Canada and feel very fortunate it’s our home. We hope you have an awesome Easter 🐣 weekend Cheers 🍺🐣🌺🇨🇦🍷
@Teramis 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThisIsOurRetirement I'm also new to your channel, just stumbled across your vid while browsing, and wow, you are so adorable and charming! Thanks so much for doing this. You have a new subscriber. :)
@teresamichaud1253 3 жыл бұрын
@Deanne I felt the same sort of pride but you were able to put it into words.
@TWCY 3 жыл бұрын
Well said Deanne, 👍👍 support u from Ontario.
@tehscope9422 3 жыл бұрын
If you live outside of the big city nature is nearby. I live in a city of 52,000 I am only a 5 min. walk to nature , 1000s of acres of crown land and 5 min. drive to beautiful lakes for swimming fishing or boating .
@originalsuki 3 жыл бұрын
That was fun. So many things we take for granted here. At a B&B in British Columbia, my wife and I were seated across from a British couple for breakfast. They were listing many of the "discoveries" you've mentioned. As they were talking, the gentleman got a puzzled expression as he was watching me eating my pancakes. He said, "You dip your bacon in the maple syrup?". I joked, "I'm Canadian, I put maple syrup on everything. Try it" He cut a piece of bacon, dragged it through the syrup and put it in his mouth. I will never forget the look on his face as his eyes lit up. I thought he was going to cry. He said, "This is the best food combination I have ever had". I was so happy to have introduced him to something so simple.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Breakfast Sausages and maple syrup too 😋
@DX-d 3 жыл бұрын
Extremely unhealthy.
@gin6760 3 жыл бұрын
Re: the bears It is not uncommon for people to be killed by them. It is best to bring your dog, or borrow a neighbor's, when walking in the wilderness. The dogs will alert you to possible ambushes and distract them from attacking you. We have lost friends and neighbours to bears. As to other animals, in Camrose Alberta, deer live right in the city. They will cross the road using the crosswalks! They are often seen relaxing on peoples front lawns, eating from the shrubs and trees planted there, and giving birth to their babies under/behind trees on peoples lawns!
@tehscope9422 3 жыл бұрын
@@gin6760 If you wear bells on your shoes that works very well , probably wont see any wildlife. Or bring that person who only takes the elevator .
@gin6760 3 жыл бұрын
@@tehscope9422 'or bring that person who only takes the elevator', so you're saying that you don't need to be able to run fast, just faster than your friend? Lol!
@AhJodie 3 жыл бұрын
What a fun video and good for you two making money on here! Congratulations and thanks for the work!
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@crazycoyote9732 3 жыл бұрын
So glad your enjoying our beautiful country!! Keep travelling,so much to see,and keep us posted on your adventures!!
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Will do! TFW have a great week Cheers 🍷🍺🌺
@iamtheiconoclast3 3 жыл бұрын
As a Canadian I found this really charming. :)
@marilynmccall2879 3 жыл бұрын
Same.😊😊
@MrManfly 3 жыл бұрын
And the gas prices are even cheaper in Alberta than Ontario 😝
@anuacchan 3 жыл бұрын
Me too... 🇨🇦
@lizdelisle1912 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this! I’ve been to Canada twice and thoroughly enjoyed it! I actually thought about moving there and now I’m sorry I didn’t. The one thing that I never forgot was how clean it was and how friendly the people were when I was there!
@roguetemplar4857 2 жыл бұрын
Hands down one of my favorite channels, well done, keep up the great work, and don't change a thing.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@mikekenyon8483 3 жыл бұрын
Nice to hear things we take for granted in Canada.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed!
@ronladuke7235 3 жыл бұрын
The problem with our huge fridge is, You have to keep it organized or perishables get forgotten in the back and go bad.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
You are right things do get “lost” in the back or crisper drawer lol Thanks so much for watching have a great week.
@ushillbillies 3 жыл бұрын
YESs science projects are not uncommon
@hilaryc3203 3 жыл бұрын
@@ushillbillies I am so glad I'm not the only one.
@OMGWTFLOLSMH 3 жыл бұрын
I wish my wife could figure this out. Our huge fridge looks like a Jenga game, everything stacked haphazardly, move one wrong thing and everything crashes down. I can't tell you how much food gets wasted and the number of arguments that have ensued.
@leasmadello4493 3 жыл бұрын
Ron: lol yup! The many times I have forgotten- “oh ya, I forgot about that “ lol
@silence4531 3 жыл бұрын
lol, the fridge size... I am Canadian and I did my MA in the UK. I spent the whole year writing home telling friends they wouldn’t believe how the British think a good sized fridge is a bar fridge and that I had to share it with my flatmate even though it was that tiny. And sure enough, No one believed me!
@anncoffey8375 3 жыл бұрын
Haha. I come from England and I couldn't believe the size of the fridges either. I have always wished that I could find UK-sized fridges here! You know, those nice little things that fit unobtrusively under the counter instead of being this great thing sitting like an elephant in the room. I think the size is related to the way people shop here. They do a big supermarket shop once every one to two weeks, and we toddled down to the local stores on the high street every day for fresh food and our daily dose of neighbourly gossip. :)
@JS-tj3rg 3 жыл бұрын
How lovely to hear from your UK reviews. Wishing you both a wonderful life.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@roycrxtw 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely clip. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences. I really love the wild animal part.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Roy have a great weekend Cheers 🍷🌺😎
@Chris-dz9vl 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. You captured Canada without mentioning maple syrup, politeness, bacon, hockey or Timmy's. You're true Canadians.
@urgencepc4563 3 жыл бұрын
@Single Mom Diary Correction: They captured Ontario, eh?
@megannoelle3388 3 жыл бұрын
Or poutine
@cybersafe4123 3 жыл бұрын
@@urgencepc4563 sorry but not sorry eh
@CuriousCritter17 3 жыл бұрын
Ontario dude
@tehscope9422 3 жыл бұрын
@@megannoelle3388 Our pot laws , or lack thereof.
@jaynedough130 3 жыл бұрын
i am a canadian living in france. france fits into canada 14.7 times. vancouver to toronto is the same as paris to moscow. puts it into perspective how big canada really is. how wonderfully big it is!!
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
We visited France many times and love it hope you are enjoying it too have a great week Cheers 🍺🍷🌺
@chriswilliams6568 3 жыл бұрын
plus you forgot the extra kms from Toronto to Nova Scotia.
@daniellapierre9798 3 жыл бұрын
Great description of the my own country, you guys made us realize how lucky and fortunate we are to be here! Fantastic video, !
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😃 Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
@elliephillips6776 3 жыл бұрын
Loved this! You two are great, so warm and friendly. Like you I love Canada. With I had emigrated back in the 80’s when I had the chance!
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks , we do love Canada ❤️🇨🇦
@scottdavid2035 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Eleanor, how are you doing?
@xstitch1954 3 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel today and I have to tell you, this totally resonated with me. My husband and I came to Ontario in 1974 (November) and like you we bought "winter coats" before we came. I can remember getting mild frostbite. Needless to say, our first purchase was heavy parkas. Mind you, we're still here and love it.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!! wasn’t it amazing we too are still here 🇨🇦 now in early retirement and love ❤️ it Happy Easter 🐣 have a great weekend Cheers 🍺🍷🌺
@winskypinsky 3 жыл бұрын
This was really enjoyable. I am a Canadian and I found this endearing to hear what people’s impression of my country is. What a grand world this can be if we are open and accepting of each other.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Good morning ☕️ we are glad you enjoyed our video hope you have a wonderful day 🍁🥂
@brendapowell4795 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThisIsOurRetirement My friend andi visited her daughter in Alberta. We only had 2 weeks but she took us all over, I loved it so many lovely memories, scenery, people we met . Wild life was glorious especially the huge black bear which strolled past our parked car at Lake Cameron, it was so beautiful 🙂
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
@@brendapowell4795 Sounds like a wonderful trip 🌺🍷
@brendapowell4795 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThisIsOurRetirement It was !!!, we went so many places Heritage Park, Bow Museum Head Smashed in Buffolo Jump, it was wonderful just mist the Stampede bya week. But can not complain about 1 thing😊
@Fullbobbin 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video! Canada is a big place! Had you landed in BC, you’d find some different experiences as well. Many parts of BC and all of Vancouver Island, where we live, is much milder temperatures, being warmer in the winter and sometimes a bit cooler in summer than Ontario or other central provinces. Vancouver Island has similar temperatures to southern UK. Love to hear your experiences, I remember seeing those small refrigerators in the UK and thinking ‘how do they get by?’ 😂. On a similar note, our son worked in Glasgow for two years and was shocked to find eggs on the supermarket shelves instead of in the dairy refrigerated case! And…we think an old building is 100 years old 😂. I love visiting all the historical sites the UK has to offer. I hope you make it out our way some day, so many more things and wildlife to explore…although, it’s a bit more than half a day’s drive 😂
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching we have done several cruises 🚢 from Vancouver and did an RV relocation trip from Toronto to Vancouver two years ago which was awesome. It is funny about the eggs 🥚 over here they have to go in a fridge because they wash them LOL 😂Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
@harrybrooks8514 3 жыл бұрын
I LOVE your appraisal of Canada 🍁 With the exception of the one involving the moose, and the bloody cold weather, your descriptions might apply to my resident state down Southward in the USA. I look forward to heading your way once this festering pandemic has abated. Best wishes
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! yes these Covid restrictions are hard as we love visiting the 🇺🇸 USA have a great weekend Cheers 🍺🇺🇸🍷🇨🇦
@alanalbrexon9205 3 жыл бұрын
What a sweet couple. Their perspective of Canada is something I mostly never thought about! They are fascinating to listen to!
@vincequiquero5869 3 жыл бұрын
I have lived in Canada my whole life and it was refreshing to learn from your perspective what shocked you about it. In turn it gave me, as a Canadian, insight of how things differ in the UK from here. Thanks, Keep up the great work guys, and keep posting. I can’t wait until the weather gets better, and more age groups qualify for the covid vaccine.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! and we appreciate you watching our channel we are having fun doing it hope you have a great week Cheers 🍷🍺🌺
@myXmasOldies 3 жыл бұрын
Such a wonderful couple and a Belated welcome to Canada. Thank you for enjoying our home land for what it is.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and we are loving being here Cheers 🌺🍷🍺
@steveoatway7001 3 жыл бұрын
My 2nd view of your videos and this reminds me of when I was a Tour Guide and would sit down and have a chat with my clients from England. That was always a highlight of the day listening to well spoken, educated people who know how to converse. Listening how Canada was back in 1992 in Ontario brought back memories of living there a few years before. Many of the things you mention have certainly changed now with Real Estate going so high it's not affordable for the majority of the population. Glad you bought back in 92.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Bet that was really interesting being a tour guide , when Norm and I travel we do a lot of these Free walking tours great way to see new places. Cheers 🌺🍺🍷We have also done the double decker bus 🚌 in Vancouver 👍
@steveoatway7001 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThisIsOurRetirement It was a LOT of fun or utter misery and I devoted hours to research and making my tours entertaining and educational. I drove many types of tours and buses for the Vancouver Trolley Company from 2008-2018 but one season, 2014, I drove the Big Buses for West Coast Sightseeing. I refused to drive the Double Decker buses because they were awful, smelly and difficult as they were old London, England buses from the 1960's! They were banned from the road by the government shortly after & in 2017 West Coast bought out the Trolley company. My favourite routes were driving a shuttle bus around Stanley Park and the small tours I took up Grouse Mountain.When the pandemic is over hopefully all tour buses will be Electric and the drives properly trained.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
@@steveoatway7001 Wow thanks for sharing hopefully some sort of travel will return to normality after Covid enjoy your weekend Cheers 🍺🚌🍷
@condorheroes7728 3 жыл бұрын
Just came across your channel and wanted to say you're both a breath of fresh air needed. I'm a Canadian born citizen but my parents also immigrated here to Canada. Many Canadians out there seem to forget we're a country of immigrants. We're blessed to have a beautiful country here, and those that come from different countries can have a greater appreciation for what Canada has to offer. Immigration is what builds a better Canada, and the both of you are what makes our country a better place to be.
@davidmaclachlan 3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your video...after 30 years kind of late to say welcome. Glad your move here has been a good experience for you. Will watch your other retirement videos as we are just 5-7 away! Thanks again!
@paulachristie7807 3 жыл бұрын
We are Americans living in California. In 2018 we decided to drive to Alaska. We drove through BC and the Yukon before reaching Alaska. What a wonderful experience! We loved Canada. This was not our first visit to Canada but it was our longest. We saw so many black bears, a family of grizzly bears, eagles, and so much more. We hope to repeat this trip at some point. I hope you will consider visiting the American Southwest, it’s big (really big) too.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
How wonderful we are envious of you, one day we hope to do this, thanks for sharing.
@kellyhenderson9972 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve visited a huge portion of the US I’m almost as US as I am Canadian. But I’ve been really wanted to go to New Mexico and Wyoming etc.those are some areas I’ve not had the pleasure of visiting.
@davestredulinsky 2 жыл бұрын
I got a chuckle out of many of the things that surprised you coming to Canada. My wife and I moved from Canada to the UK in the mid 1980s for three years, so experienced many of the opposite surprises. One thing I loved about the UK was all the public footpaths that pass through private land, something you don't see much of here. I enjoyed to the end. Thank you my friends.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it , there are so many changes since you were there in the 80s you wouldn’t know it today LOL 😂 thanks for watching and have a wonderful week Cheers 🌺🍷🍺
@travelwithtyler 3 жыл бұрын
What a lovely video, I caught myself smiling the entire way through. I grew up in Canada and I'm so grateful to live in such an incredible, beautiful country. I'm actually a student pilot studying aviation, and I've gotten the opportunity to do build my cross-country flight hours over southern Ontario and it is just amazing every time how diverse and stunning it is. I've found myself much better at small-town geography in Ontario, haha! The pandemic has brought the mood down a little recently, so thank you for a great video, and for representing Canada with such warmth and authenticity! 🇨🇦🇨🇦
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a wonderful comment and for watching our story. Best of luck with your aviation career, aviation is a big part of our family. Norm started flying gliders when he was 14 and his Dad flew for a living. Keep well.
@linebrunelle1004 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThisIsOurRetirement love this tidbit.
@daveroberts936 3 жыл бұрын
You two are absolutely amazing! Any time that a newcomer to a new country is challenged to come up with a list of most impressionable things it can be difficult to articulate! You did an amazing job and I think your list was well thought out!
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
We are so glad you enjoyed it we hope you have a wonderful weekend Cheers 🍷🌺🌞🍺
@obriets 3 жыл бұрын
God bless Canada. We couldn’t ask for better neighbors.
@odysseus2656 3 жыл бұрын
AND Canada could not ask for better neighbors. The ONLY reason it is developed and has much at all is because it sits right next door to the USA and its markets.
@duckchorus 3 жыл бұрын
That was fun! Seeing through the eyes of someone coming from Britain. All true!
@ashleyhockenberry2187 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice. Thanks for sharing. Glad to have you in Canada!
@rosehanchar4162 3 жыл бұрын
Talking about the black bear in the supermarket, that actually happened in our local supermarket in Northern Alberta. The automatic doors opened and the bear headed for the store's bakery department. He was finally persuaded to leave after a few hours.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Yikes 😱 not sure if that would be fun or scary LOL 😂 obviously he had a sweet tooth 🦷🍩 TFW Cheers 🍷🌺🙂🐻
@felix9846 3 жыл бұрын
Oh I see. That's hilarious! Are you from here?
@SnootchieBootchies27 3 жыл бұрын
Did they just have to wait until he'd had his fill of donuts? Haha!
@rosehanchar4162 3 жыл бұрын
@@SnootchieBootchies27 PEACE RIVER, Alta. (CP) - A bear apparently hungry for a midnight snack ambled through the front door of a northern Alberta grocery store early Tuesday. The young black bear headed for the bakery department at Peace River's IGA store and started to eating his way through the pastries. Staff were eventually able to herd the bear outside, where wildlife officials set a trap to catch it. No word on whether the bruin managed to nosh on any bear claws first.
@SnootchieBootchies27 3 жыл бұрын
@@rosehanchar4162 no way, I grew up near Berwyn!
@annai6393 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a nice video. We are back in Ottawa after years in the U.S. Love the quieter life.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
@narindersingh2300 3 жыл бұрын
I found this channel randomly, it is really a channel that produces quality content & especially i like it when you explain everything so nicely. I wish you a lot of success with the channel and happy life.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you! we appreciate your support enjoy your week Cheers 🍺🍷🌺
@darthlogical2969 3 жыл бұрын
I’m from Ontario and lived in the UK for four years. Watching this video is like reliving my experience in reverse! I remember taking an item to the cash register and finding it the same price as the shelf. I thought “This is great! Why aren’t we doing this in Canada?”
@marcwheeler4406 3 жыл бұрын
I think you also have to pay to use a public toilet in europe right???? We used to have to pay 10cents to use public toilets in us back in the 80s...thank goddess we dont have to do this...anymore in usa...lol
@zizimycat 3 жыл бұрын
We used to, but everything changed when Mulroney gave us the GST.
@duudsuufd 3 жыл бұрын
@@zizimycat Who the f... is Mulrony? What the f... is GST?
@dwightropp3014 3 жыл бұрын
@@duudsuufd -- Brian Mulroney was Canada's prime minister from 1984 to 1993. The GST was the federal "goods and services tax" that he added to the provincial sales tax already being charged on most products and services in several provinces. These two tax amounts initially were charged separately but later were combined into one "harmonized sales tax" for at least half of the provinces, which included Ontario.
@dwightropp3014 3 жыл бұрын
@@zizimycat - Well, we still had been paying a provincial sales tax added to the purchase price before the GST was added; we've just paid even more since then. So, I've never known what it's like to pay merely the purchase price here (except on some food items).
@audreejamie4873 3 жыл бұрын
So happy to hear how much you guys enjoy living in Canada. Wishing you lots of happiness, love and good health ♥️🇨🇦
@danield9182 3 жыл бұрын
Your a beautiful couple. Thanks so much for sharing!👍❤️
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 🤗 enjoy your weekend Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
@missygilly9917 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome to Canada 💕🥂! My parents emigrated from England, too, in mid 60’s. I’ve only been back twice, but glad my parents decided to come to Ontario. Glad you’re enjoying it here, as well. Giggled at your list of new experiences.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! 😊 it was meant to be lighthearted and somewhat funny. Thanks for your warm welcome we have never regretted a moment of being Canadians. 🇨🇦
@aliasmarg8ta127 3 жыл бұрын
Something I had to get used to is the long highway drives that people take for granted. Now when I visit other countries I feel so claustrophobic after getting used to wide open spaces. Thank you for posting. I enjoyed your video. I wish you both good health!
@mechanicjobs 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your perspective. It’s interesting. 👍🇨🇦
@wavargasmolina 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so such an accurate description of your experience!
@ThisIsOurRetirement 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you that is very kind we appreciate it.
@jovicrazed 3 жыл бұрын
This Canadian loves this video! Glad you're enjoying it here.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
You are so kind thank you.
@juliewatts2117 3 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel. I am a first generation Canadian. My Mum came from Coventry and my Dad was born in Oxford, but raised in Reading. The funny thing is they met and married in Canada. You have brought back so many wonderful memories for me just listening to you talking. Lost my Dad in 1977 and my Mum in 1991. My Mum and Dad loved Canada so much. Thay always planned to travel across this beautiful country, but Dad passed shortly after retiring, so our across country trip never happen. Now I am to old and unable to travel do to health reasons. Just wanted to say thank you from one proud Canadian to 2 others.
@d.d.mac.3773 3 жыл бұрын
I can drive from Toronto to Florida in the same time span that it takes me to get to a family cottage in Kenora, Ontario. People forget we are the second largest country in the world, second only to Russia. So glad you've made Canada your home!
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, we drove an RV from Toronto to Vancouver a trip of a lifetime and a way to understand the geography of this beautiful country...we flew back it's a long way!!
@d.d.mac.3773 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThisIsOurRetirement Good for you! That must have been an amazing trip. I've flown out to Vancouver a couple of times, but never driven. My dream is to take a train trip back out. I felt the same shock in terms of a country's vastness when I went to Australia, naively believing I could cover more sightseeing kms. than anywhere near possible. Live and learn.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
@@d.d.mac.3773 We would love to do the sleeper train 🚂 across Canada 🇨🇦 ❤️
@rustystove8410 3 жыл бұрын
Glad to know you are more of a patriot to foreign nations than living in Ontario. We need more 'canadains' like you!
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
@@lindabrown0 Great story 🍷🌺
@halliebass 2 жыл бұрын
Lots of stuff! The cold, the distance between places, the fridges, HST! Sort of fun to see this! Especially the cold. You need special tires to drive in the snow! And you stayed!
@ThisIsOurRetirement 2 жыл бұрын
We are having a wonderful life in Canada Cheers 🍷🇬🇧🇨🇦🙂
@mr.joshua7586 Жыл бұрын
I suddenly stumbled and watched this video from across the world in the Philippines. I deeply enjoyed watching and listening to the both of you regarding your experience in living in Canada migrated from the United Kingdom. The both of you are so lovely, Frank and humorous. I was most entertained. As for myself I'm an American originally from New York City and in process of migrating my family to live in Vancouver British Columbia permanently. I love B.C. I've been over here in the Philippines 20 years. Now I'm on my way back to North America, however not the U.S. I settled in B.C.
@ThisIsOurRetirement Жыл бұрын
We are glad you enjoyed our video and we wish you all the best for moving to Canada 🇨🇦 it’s a lovely place to live Cheers 🌺🍷😎
@alijane6675 3 жыл бұрын
Subbed, because I'm Canadian, and I love it here. I've stood alongside moose, deer, black bears, foxes, and wolves in my lifetime. Literally. There is no experience like the Canadian experience. The enormity of our country disguises the intimacy of our population. We all share an awe and gratitude for our nation that, in turn, give birth to our humility, and politeness follows. I hope that makes sense. It's all connected, is my point.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great comment enjoy your day Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
@marksonadkins5633 3 жыл бұрын
Hey
@manoncoutu3915 3 жыл бұрын
This is so cool! To see the different perspective of Canada . I enjoyed this video ! Cheers from Montreal !
@michelleg7468 3 жыл бұрын
I've just come across your channel and I just love it! I love your accents and how entertaining your videos are! Thank you for the great videos! 😊
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your nice comment welcome and hope you are having a great weekend Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
@scottdavid2035 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Michelle, how are you doing?
@The88lightangel 3 жыл бұрын
What a lovely loving couple, its so nice to see - and sharing your lives through a new adventure......you have a great friendship and rapport with each other... and built a strong bond along the way...which ofcourse cements a strong loving relationship. Thanks for the info in your video......and always remain so very blessed.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, we are lucky that we are best friends and share common interests. Thanks for watching our video and leaving a very nice comment.
@fingerpickinflyboy 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video! All of my mother’s family (and some of my father’s) came from the U.K. - although a little before you did (about 100 years before) and I still have a lingering attachment to their homeland.
@g-man7969 3 жыл бұрын
When they ask you, "How for is it to Vancouver from here?" and you pull out a globe instead of a map.
@MONICAANICA 3 жыл бұрын
True 😍😃😎😀
@TarrelScot 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@susankay497 2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. I sent links to my kin in other parts of Canada highlighting the "Canada is Big" section. That is just too cute 😉 Hope you're both keeping well
@ThisIsOurRetirement 2 жыл бұрын
That is awesome! have a wonderful Family day Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
@SR-lp3gz 2 жыл бұрын
You made me laugh when talking about distances and wildlife. I had a friend visit me in Florida for a month. I surprised her by planning a national tour to as much of America as possible. She was absolutely dumbfounded by how big the country is. We drove from Orlando to Seattle and then down the West coast to Mexico then back to Florida.we did 15 National Parks! The animals in Yellowstone absolutely blew her mind! I remember her experiencing her first tornado and grapefruit sized hail. She was petrified of a supercell storm’s hundreds of thick cloud-to-ground lightening. I said, “Judy, I grew up with severe storms every afternoon in Florida....this is nothing.” She couldn’t believe how HUGE our grocery store were and was stunned that both sides of an entire long isle was dedicated to just cereal and how cheap food and gas were. She had never seen such large diversity in inexpensive restaurant choices we had and our portion sizes. The Grand Canyon dropped her jaw. Europeans crack me up when they visit me.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 2 жыл бұрын
European countries are tiny by comparison, neat story thanks for sharing.
@lizwalter7921 3 жыл бұрын
This video kept popping up on my screen the last couple of days, today I thought "oh well, I'll watch it". I smiled all through the video at your talk through. Thank you for making me smile about Canada today. 🙂🙂🙂
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Your welcome have a great week Cheers 🙂🇨🇦🙂🍷
@karstenfuglsang1638 3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@garykembel8144 3 жыл бұрын
If you left Toronto to head towards Manitoba, you would drive for over twenty hours direct before you get out of Ontario.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
We did it in our Toronto to Vancouver RV trip, we have a video about that trip. Ontario is huge! and gets very hilly on the way out towards Manitoba. Thanks for watching.
@garykembel8144 3 жыл бұрын
I'll look for that Video. We did that in reverse Vancouver to Toronto, by train decades ago. If you haven't yet, go east as well. The Maritimes are beautiful.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
@@garykembel8144 We have been out East quite a bit but never driven , we would like to take either a rental RV or the 🚂 train keep looking for the deals enjoy your weekend Cheers 🍺🍷🌺
@david-lt9wj 3 жыл бұрын
I've got somebody's registration plate from Manitoba. On my garage wall.and an Oklahoma one..
@garykembel8144 3 жыл бұрын
@@david-lt9wj I grew up in Northern Manitoba. The nearest high school for ours to play a hockey or basketball game was 100 miles away, in Flin Flon.( I think you are in the UK?). At 60; my school chum from Flin Flon and I met up in Glasgow,rented a little Ford, and zig zagged our way south over two weeks towards London. You have a tiny fascinating country.
@niftyoptionslivetradingand7231 Жыл бұрын
Such a lovely couple ❤️, it was the most useful information and a beautiful journey explained in the most fascinating way 👍🙏, the best bit was the Christmas light decorations Haven't seen such beautiful colorful lights anywhere ❤️ thanks both of you God Bless and enjoy your retirement 💐💐😊🙏
@ThisIsOurRetirement Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching have a great weekend Cheers 🇨🇦☕️🙂
@ctalcantara1700 10 ай бұрын
We moved to Northern Ontario, on top of Lake of the Woods, in the late 70s. It was absolutely magical time for me as a child- the rocky terrain that we would bike upon, the beautiful trees, crisp blue lakes, the bears, the moose, even the piles of snow in winter. Best childhood.
@dabsafe 3 жыл бұрын
We have 3 winter temperatures here: cold, really cold and really f-ing cold. 🥶🇨🇦
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
That’s so funny LOL 😂😂but at least it’s hot 🥵 in summer have a great week Cheers 🍺🍷🌺
@dabsafe 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThisIsOurRetirement Cheers back and welcome to Canada. You’re going to love it here in Ontario 🇨🇦🏴🍺
@onelowvdub 3 жыл бұрын
@@dabsafe they said they moved here in 92
@Diomedes01 3 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Canada but now live in Florida. Down here, we also have three temperatures: Hot, Really Hot and I'M MELTTTTTINNNNGGG! :-D
@ecampbell5837 3 жыл бұрын
Not in Vancouver. I plant my flower beds in February. Rest of Canada too cold for me.
@duenorth2058 3 жыл бұрын
Hello From Alberta.....you haven't lived until you've spent a winter up in the territories... I was up there working about two years ago and my truck thermometer stopped working at -50, yup it gets cold...lol. I really think we as a nation have been blessed to have so many fine folks such as yourselves coming to Canada to build their lives and raise families...…My clan did the same, only difference was mine came over about 120 or so years earlier. Great stories, thanks for sharing your experiences. Cheers
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
We would love to visit the Northern Territories, it is the only region we have not been to .We are so glad we moved here in 1992 and truly fortunate that Canada 🇨🇦 is our home. Have a wonderful weekend Cheers 🍺🍷🌺
@deagol43 3 жыл бұрын
As a third-generation Canadian, I appreciate your candid comments. I grew up on the prairies, but have travelled to most of Canada. It is endlessly breathtaking, and the people are amazing. We have lots of room to spare, and welcome any and all. (Just be aware, if you come here in the winter months, to buy winter clothing from somewhere other than Marks and Sparks!)
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching have a great day 🍷🌺🍺
@Exiled.New.Yorker 3 жыл бұрын
This is the fairy tale I was told about Canada, and a lot of it is untrue, after 16 years resident in Hamilton.
@loverlyme 3 жыл бұрын
@@Exiled.New.Yorker What were the differences you found?
@Quarton 3 жыл бұрын
Same can be said of the U.S., except for the cold - it's MUCH warmer down in the southern states, but we have the cold, too, from Alaska to the border states (Minnesota, North Dakota, Maine, Vermont, Montana, etc.), and the sale of alcoholic drinks.
@nana59ization 3 жыл бұрын
We live in an awesome country but it was interesting hearing the perspective of new immigrants. Thanks for sharing.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
TFW glad you enjoyed it Cheers 🌺🍺🇨🇦🍷
@charlielanguellholt3877 3 жыл бұрын
Hello how are you doing 😊
@dianaa9826 3 жыл бұрын
Canada, the country I deeply love and admire.....Cheers and have a happy retirement !!
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t agree more and thank you we are loving our retirement Happy Easter 🐣Cheers 🍷🐣🌺🍺
@ScenicTuneCanada 3 жыл бұрын
It’s great to be known about your channel. It’s useful. I just subscribed.
@ThisIsOurRetirement 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks and welcome enjoy your week Cheers 🍷🍺🌺
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