Qbgrey 4,384 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 any one got any pros and cons about moving to one of these countrys.im looking at it for the future,i think the uk heading in to armagedon,to many houses,taxed to the nuts.and fancy a change.thanks folks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithie 2,444 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 i would go canada as i dont like the heat, new zealand accent's or them freaky spiders 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,803 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Would be NZ for me , they hunt shoot & fish but are not up to their necks in snow half the year .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cragman 2,843 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Went to Canada a few years ago and it was brilliant. Big into hunting, shooting and trapping, we loved it and could of stayed. Cost of living was ok, people really friendly and there's lots of Brits out there. Never been to NZ. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 new zealand ,fecking big bears in canada,though i wouldnt mind living like the trailer park boys ,lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kevi 17 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Australia great climate ,plenty of hunting pigs rabbits buffalo etc layback lifestile Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,940 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Hello Peeps, Mrs Tillylamp here ! It really depends on what you want out of life. Being a Canadian, obviously I am bias. Having said that, when we came to the UK we were only staying as a stop over because my family were headed for NZ. The stop over lasted for over 40 years LOL. My family have since moved back to Canada. Not all of Canada is plagued with snow. It depends where you go. I am from Vancouver Island and they have some pretty hot weather in the summer, which people tend to forget. Was there in May last year and it was 32c. Mr Tillylamp and me are headed back pretty soon for good. I am sponsoring him and we are going to Calgary, Alberta. Now Alberta does have some pretty heavy snow falls but they are prepared for it so it does not impede on life that much other than very cold. Calgary is pretty flat as its prairie land but if you want beautiful scenery British Columbia is pretty hard to top. Vancouver mainland is VERY expensive. In the main you get an awful lot more for your money in Canada. For example a farm with 240 acres with out buildings and livestock (cattle) acreage with hay, 3 bedroom house for (converted) £299,00.00 also on the lower scale a fillet steak here (UK) approx. £8 to £9 in Calgary you would get four for that price. Wages are really on a par with the UK but as I said you do get a lot more for your money. In Calgary a 4 - 5 bedroom house is coming out at (exchange rate at $1.79 to the £) £251,00.00. Even petrol is a good price at the moment working out approx. 43p a litre Yes there are black bears, grizzly bears, cougars, elk, moose and coyote's. These are mainly in the mountains its not often you would see bears and cougars in the cities. Although there was a young bear cub who got himself stuck in a garbage truck on the island. It was darted and it was then taken back up to the mountains. There is quite a lot of Coyotes in Calgary. Also some beautiful buzzards. On the whole though you don't see much by way of big wildlife unless you go into the wilderness. I think that the cut off point for immigrating to NZ is 55 years old. Not sure of the cut off point for Canada but you could look that up on the Canada immigration site. Hope this helps you towards your adventure Mrs Tillylamp 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
General lee 979 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I think if I had to pick between the two it would definatley be Canada Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 4,384 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 thanks so much every one.really helpfull.was thinking canada,driving on the othersides a pain lol.ive tried to hind out about shooting laws,as you often see vids oh people hust quad biking for miles and shooting were they like.govt land,? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BIGLURKS 874 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 I lived in nz for a year now the kiwis are great I was never stuck for work in or housing it's kinda hard too describe the country as a whole because even the city areas are like here fights drugs the same old shit but life was always very relaxed if your out in the smaller towns there the places too live like some have said fishing hunting not a problem it's easy too make friends if these are your hobbies plus there is plenty of land too hunt even govt land you just pay for the licence and the lodgings and spend the weekend in the mountains and gullys and always found folk would sit at home bbq style then going too the pub I can honestly say I went too more bbqs then I did the pub while I was there I never found I was skint while living there infact I was better off money wise while living there compared too the uk I mean the beer smokes and food was a lot cheaper then it is here the only thing I would say is if you've not got family there with you it can be a lonely place specially if you don't make the effort too make friends and it is one country I love the car system over there your road tax car insurance and mot were all rolled into one very simple no f***ing about and they were not expensive too run I never once thought bad about filling the car up prices were never that expensive compared too your wages and let's face it the work I was doing was f**k all compared too the uk granted I worked about 6/8 hours a day depending on the time of year got a free house free fire wood and I done 6 days work 3 days off then during the months the cows were dried off we really dint do that much bar feed the cattle and got drunk come 5 with a bbq going and had every sat and sun off ow and most pubs had a drive threw too pick up a couple of slabs beer and if you like hunting hares nz got f***ing hundreds off them and wildcats plus a lot of lads are into there pig hunting with dogs just my take on nz if your going too ask would I move back yes but only if I had wife/girlfriend kids some family so no matter ywhat your not going too get lonely ow yea don't piss off the Maoris cos they are like a tribe onto there own you get into a fight with one you'll soon find out he has 4 brothers 2 fat sisters and 30 cousins lol but I found them a great bunch and always up for a drink and a hunt good luck in your choice ow and they drive on the normal side in nz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 4,384 Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Cheers biglurks yup I got family so all good.I love nz and I'm hooked on pig hunting .I'm just thinking it may be a bit boring for wife n kids in nz.I need to go and visit both me thinks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MIK 4,763 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Im off to NZ on Fri ....I would probably of moved there years ago but theres no foxes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BIGLURKS 874 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Cheers biglurks yup I got family so all good.I love nz and I'm hooked on pig hunting .I'm just thinking it may be a bit boring for wife n kids in nz.I need to go and visit both me thinksplenty of rugby and sports mate plenty of outdoors stuff as well but your right you'd have too visit both Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 4,384 Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Yes love rugby .but love hunting foxes.but pigs will be great.not sure they got pig in canada Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hutch6 550 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 If I had family I'd be looking at the more important stuff like health care differences, education etc. The hunting etc comes second. There is a forum called expat.com worth a look on there for advice and insights Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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