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Why these immigrants to Canada say they're thinking about leaving, or have already moved on (www.ctvnews.ca)
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For some immigrants, their dreams of permanently settling in Canada have taken an unexpected twist.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (6 children)

Indeed. With that said there are some cultural cases too. I know of several families who did well financially but left years ago because Canada was getting too woke for them. Some went back to Eastern Europe where racism is alright, and others went to Florida. Still these kind of cases are probably the minority. 😄

Personally I do have the grass-is-greener periods now and then but I'm sticking with Canada due to what I think is likely one of the safest places to be in 2050. I'm trying not to think about how drought, heat and extreme weather will affect many other parts of the world. I think we still have a chance to keep this place decent socioeconomically and politically.

[–] nikita 8 points 7 months ago (5 children)

That second paragraph… I know what you mean. I like imagining myself living in Australia or somewhere else that’s warmer but long term Canada will probably be the best place to be for trying to survive climate change.

The main thing that holds us back sociopolitically is probably our proximity to the US.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's the reason I'm still hesitant of emigrating there with my family (Canadian wife). Even though we'd be going to Quebec which is the "least American" part, it's still a bit too close for comfort for me... I worked for American companies for a long time and fuck that lifestyle. What I'd really like is going to a "slower" country where the rat race takes a back seat and people just enjoy life more, but that usually also means abandoning a lot of benefits and links to modern life and our entourages so the missus is not so hot about it. Meanwhile we live in one of the most advanced countries on earth (Netherlands) so it's also really hard to justify moving when we have it so great here in terms of infrastructure, administration, career prospects etc etc etc. Very few countries offer a better deal.

[–] nikita 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It’s very much workaholic here like I imagine it is in the US. I’d be cool to ‘take a year off’ and move to Costa Rica just to see what it’s like. Maybe being less stressed is worth it no matter the lack of infrastructure.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah I was lucky to get to grow up, visit and live in other countries so I have a decent idea of what to expect, and I'd tend to agree with you. When you're old on your death bed you won't be thinking about how you made some great quarterly results for faceless shareholders or how rich your country was or whatever, but you'll sure as hell be wondering if you enjoyed life as much as you could and gave enough attention to your loved ones. Maybe places where material wealth isn't as important can help with that but who knows...

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