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I have a mate who is in similar position - moved to Toronto about 7-8 years ago and now has a 3month old. Only difference is his wife is from Toronto so they have a big support network. He does get homesick - occasional zoom calls/whatsapp etc - not quite the same, but he hasn't really got the desire to move back due to Brexit/austerity/covid mishandling etc.
I guess you need to figure what you'd miss from Toronto if you moved back to Blighty (Tim Hortons/quick flights to New York/trips to Montreal/the lake etc?)
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However, when mentioning it to some people their first response has been "Why would you move back, England is fucked!?"
I think this is somewhat exaggerated. For the majority of people it is likely to be business as usual. Some things will probably fuck up but I suspect it won't be the collapse of the country that some have predicted.
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This might be a bit of an odd one as I'm not currently in London but I didn't want to start a thread for it.
Currently live in Toronto with wife and 3 month old child. We've been here 7 years and both my wife and I are dual-citizens so aren't on any kind of clock. We've had a good time but I've been homesick for some time and Covid and having a baby has only made me long to live back in the UK more, specifically Northumberland where I grew up. Positives would be: Being close to my parents, them having an active relationship with their first grandchild and by default able to help us with child care (Childcare in Toronto is currently around $2500 p/month if you can get a place), being able to afford a house (this is pretty unattainable in Toronto. To be the kind of house we'd like is over $1mill - nothing fancy I hasten to add). Another thing would be the feeling that we wouldn't be staring again from scratch - we still have a good group of friends there that we've stayed in touch with. There are other things too - close to nature and open spaces, affordable,
However, when mentioning it to some people their first response has been "Why would you move back, England is fucked!?"
Without waffling on any more, what are peoples thoughts? Am I looking too much through rose tinted specs?