I want to move to Canada & My Canadian breakfast.

[Binxybop]

I want to move to Canada.

That's pretty much it, somewhere around Guelph. Is Guelph nice? Have seen some lovely houses there on this website... http://www.rlproyalcity.com/

I had my Canadian breakfast this morning (I'm so ridiculously British having a "Canadian breakfast") Aaanyhoo, comprised of crispy bacon, pancakes, scrambled eggs and maple syrup with OJ and coffee (will see how kind the coffee is to me today...)

[Jettalady]

Ha, I have to laugh!!! Guelph is close to the Amercian border and the dampness there goes right through you. I used to live on the tip of Lake Huron and we got a ton of snow, snowmobiling is the top in the country there. Now I live on the sides of Lake Superior and on higher ground and much colder...cold snap got as low as -41c! Which is the same in Farenheit! The only good thing is, it is a dry cold, and my arthritis is pretty good most times.

I dont eat bacon, (pealmeal is less fattier) and eggs cause gas, and OJ hurts my HH. Now coffee... I have no problem with it, I only have a problem without it! lol.

[Binxybop]

Hmmm, maybe not Guelph then, get enough rain and dampness here! I had the opportunity to spend a year studying in New Brunswick when I was at university, but I turned it down (Duh!). Maybe I'll have to plan a few 2-weeker holidays to various areas of Canada check out the climate a bit.

Do you just tend to stay in when the temp goes down to -41? I wouldn't even know where to begin dealing with that kind of temperature.

I've never even been to Canada but I have family who lived in Mississauga and I wanted to go visit them so much. They now back in the UK though. Booo!

I gotta ask... what is pealmeal? Also, I'm totally with you on the coffee!

Is my Canadian breakfast way off? Like how all British people wear bowler hats and carry umbrellas?

"Would you like a cup of teeeea?" one chap once said to me when I visited Washington DC. BTW I can't stand tea!

[Binxybop]

I think I am a bit hyper today... Coffee and Pred combo.

Lethal.

[Jettalady]

Originally Posted by Binxybop

I think I am a bit hyper today... Coffee and Pred combo.

Lethal.

[Jettalady]

Peameal is back bacon rolled in cornmeal. Your typical Canadian breakfast is right on! My husband was a born and raised farmer, that is his typical breakfast! Not too great if you are a Crohnie.

My daughter was born in Mississauga, I know the area very well!

I do drink tea but not like the English do lol. When it was -41c I had to take my daughter back to University and my new car wouldnt start, even the tow truck guy couldnt get his going.. That is the first this has ever happened. We are still at -25c but getting warmer at -9c today. We have an international airport here and if you ever wanna visit, lots to do here. Google the "sleeping giant" I can see it from my doctors window! Breathtaking!

[Peaches]

That's funny Binxy!! Your "Canadian breakfast" sounds strangely like exactly what you can get here in the US at any corner breakfast joint (or...right in my kitchen!). Hope you can find a place you are happy with. Taking vaca's to several places sounds like a great idea!

[Binxybop]

I'm keeping my fingers crossed the Crohnified insides handle the breakfast for as long as it can as I love it so much! Oooh, and corned beef hash with an egg and maple syrup too... sooo good.

Jettalady - Thunder Bay area looks stunning. Had a good look at some of the tourismy-type websites. Good for a holiday/vacation I think! Does the area get lots of midges/bugs in the summer time?

Peaches - I visited the US (DC and NY) in 2006/2007 and I had the biggest breakfasts every morning! This was before I had any signs of Crohns so I could eat ANYTHING.. and I did! Hehe

[Jettalady]

Ha, never heard of Midges but we get mosquitos but if you stay in the sun they dont get ya. We also get bears in the summer. Wolves in the winter...but having 3 dogs keeps them away. Lots of mountain ranges and skiing here is awesome (although I dont, bad knees). We have a lot of humming birds in the summer, I have feeders and they are awesome!

[GoJohnnyGo]

"Canadian Bacon" (or "Back Bacon") is probably closer in texture and flavor to ham slices than pork belly bacon, although the latter is more common.

I can't eat any of that greasy breakfast stuff. Poached eggs and toast for me!

[BWS1982]

That's a standard breakfast around here too, unless you specifically make it Canadian bacon (which is still very common around here, just a few hundred miles south of Canada), so it sounds very solid. Bacon is the only thing there that can be made greasy IMO, but I guess it depends on how it's made too. But I can't stand syrup, so that's a personal preference.

[Binxybop]

Originally Posted by GoJohnnyGo

"Canadian Bacon" (or "Back Bacon") is probably closer in texture and flavor to ham slices than pork belly bacon, although the latter is more common.

I can't eat any of that greasy breakfast stuff. Poached eggs and toast for me!

Mmmm I love poached eggs on toast. My dad still makes the best poached eggs I have ever seen. I try it myself but always seem to destroy the poor things!

[Kuwabara]

My best friend from Uni lived in Ottawa for a year during Uni - absolutley loved it. Said he'd really consider moving over there. The only problem he found was they didn't quite get the British sense of humour - but that was by far eclipsed by the awesomeness of the country.

The one thing that puts me off moving to Canada is just the lack of real cultural weight - music,actors,writers that sort of thing. I'm probably going to be lampooned by Canadians now citing Neil Young etc. but I doubt I can think of 10 great Canadians - Mike Myers,Jim Carrey,Colin Mochrie,Neil Young... I'm struggling.

Its like the famous speech in 'The Third Man' film

"You know what the fellow said – in Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace – and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock."

Canadians are too happy enjoying how beautiful their country is to be creating great art.

That's my two cents anyway.

[Jettalady]

Originally Posted by Kuwabara

My best friend from Uni lived in Ottawa for a year during Uni - absolutley loved it. Said he'd really consider moving over there. The only problem he found was they didn't quite get the British sense of humour - but that was by far eclipsed by the awesomeness of the country.

The one thing that puts me off moving to Canada is just the lack of real cultural weight - music,actors,writers that sort of thing. I'm probably going to be lampooned by Canadians now citing Neil Young etc. but I doubt I can think of 10 great Canadians - Mike Myers,Jim Carrey,Colin Mochrie,Neil Young... I'm struggling.

Its like the famous speech in 'The Third Man' film

"You know what the fellow said – in Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace – and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock."

Canadians are too happy enjoying how beautiful their country is to be creating great art.

That's my two cents anyway.

Well well...have you heard of Shania Twain? Michael J Fox? Celine Dion? Wayne Gretzky? Pamela Anderson? Gordon Lightfoot? Rush (yeah they are pretty good for a 3 man band lol)

CN Tower WAS the tallest building structure. I am sure other Canadians can fill you in on culture. Canadians name your culture . We are too busy being nice people!

[pb4]

LOL, Luckily we have a few more than 10 famous canadians...check out this link to other interesting things about canada besides famous canadians...

kuwabara, I can't believe Shania Twain wasn't the first famous canadian on your list???

http://www.canadians.ca/

[Jettalady]

Awesome site PB4 thanks!

[Kuwabara]

Never heard of Gordon Lightfoot. I wouldn't class Celine Dion,Pamela Anderson,Michael J Fox,Shania Twain as being especially great. I'm sure you've got loadsa great sportsmen like Gretsky. I'm sorry but I actually started laughing when I saw that No.7 most popular candians were Sum 41.

They'e hardly - UK - The Beatles,Rolling Stones,Sex Pistols,Radiohead,Coldplay...
US - Springsteen,Elvis,Johnny Cash,Marvin Gaye,Stevie Wonder,Jimi Hendrix...

[Peaches]

Ah James, always makin' friends!

[Kuwabara]

Yeah I'm sorry. I'm gona stop hating on Canada. I love all. I really do. I just wanted some reasons to love Canada even more! My aunty and uncle are Candian for christ sake!

[Peaches]

Well...I'm sure they love you regardless

[Fog Ducker]

Im over here in London Ontario , Canada, and Im gonna have to agree with you James, Canada doesnt have much culture at all in comparison. Any that we do have gets absorbed by the US anyway. All those famous people everyone has mentioned how many of them actually still call Canada home?? Not many.

Binxy Guelph is a nice area, Im about an hour west. When Jetta was talking about the dampness I dont think she ment it rains a lot like you guys get over there. Just more humid than up north, where she is. The humidity makes the cold feel colder and the hot hotter. But it really isnt that bad.

If you can I would totally tour around Canada before deciding where to call home. There are so many beautiful spots all over the country. Way too many to even think of. But the one thing I have noticed and have heard over and over is that the farther you get from Toronto, the nicer the people seem to be.

[Kuwabara]

Vancouver tends to come top in all those Most Livable City polls.

"Welcome to Britain, we have prevailing south-westerly winds and 52% of our days are overcast so as a nation we are infused with a subtle melancholy, leading to eccentricity, binge drinking and casual violence. Breakfast is served 7 til 9, and not a minute later!!!"- Bill Bailey

I think this is why we produce more culturally. We exchange our happiness for genius.

[pb4]

LOL, Chances are if you came to Canada you'd fall in love with it, it's breathtaking, has a "cleaness" to it, the rocky mountains are amazing, yup, the majority of the country (if not all of it) can get pretty darn cold for my liking but it's beautiful and well kept (part of the cleanliness I'm referring to) and each province has something to offer.

Calgary, Alberta is pretty high (if not at the top of the list) for the most preferred city to live.

[pb4]

Yeah jettalady, I thought it was pretty good, it was the first one I came across when I googled famous canadians....he he, we invented baseball, I thought that was funny considering it's "the american passtime".

I think I read somewhere once that a canadian invented basketball as well...would have to google it but I'm pretty sure.

[Kuwabara]

*coughs football,rugby,tennis,boxing,golf,badmington,squas h,hockey,snooker,curling...*

Just saying that's all ;-)

Hey, at least you guys don't have to live with the guilt of having screwed up the entire world like we did - Those straight boundaries you see on maps - That's us. India/Pakistan - that's us. The Irish conflict - that's us. Iraq - that's us. Zimbabwe -that us. We even used Concentration Camps in South Africa.I mean I could go on.

I remember at the hotel I worked at they're were two African lads - Ali from Gambia and Said from Somalia. Really nice blokes espeicially Said. I remember stumbling on a conversation they were having about slavery - Ali was really proud of his great grandfather who had rouded up slaves for Queen Victoria back in the day and had recieved medals for it! Said was just saying 'I don't believe you man!' but they were just laughing about it. Kinda weird just standing thinking 'Should I just leave before they start accusing me of being the real evil!'

I'd like to go to Canada mainly because my mate said that the women LOVED the English accent. In his words you can easily punch above you're weight in Canada simply because you're English. Jeez, I'm already on the plane! Is that a form of sex tourism? I don't know. I'd feel guilty if it was. French Candian would be even better.*slaps wrist*

[Jettalady]

My closest and dearest friends has a hubby from England and yes all the women swoon over his accent. I have relatives in Manchester and they came here and loved it!

We I live has the best air quality, and clearest and cleanest lakes. I am a former canoe instructor and have been in Haliburton and many areas around Ontario. My daughter went to Carleton Uni in Ottawa but didnt like it there, she is enjoying the country for now... traveling the world is what makes you more cultured, not being on the internet and reading about it lol.

[pb4]

kuwabara, are you implying that football, rugby, tennis, boxing, golf ect were all invented in England? Doing a google search shows they aren't. Oddly enough because those games were mostly invented in europe, greece, egypt and such, they seem to try and take credit for it in england.

As far as the music genius goes, I think it's in the "ear" of the beholder...I never got what all the hype was with the beetles, maybe just cuz of their hair-do's I don't know, now Elvis on the other hand I get that hands down, he was amazing, Michael Jackson also amazingly talented...Celine Dion (from Canada) as far as I'm concerned has the most beautiful and flawless voice of any I've heard, including whiteny houston, or even that susan boyle (whom I beleive lives in England but is actually scottish) same with annie lenox (from the band the eurythmics) right up ther with Celine Dion...all the rest basically have generic talent, sure they sound good, but they're not amazing, even kelly clarkson impresses me with her voice,as far as the men go, elvis and MJ are the only 2 male voices that actually impress me to any length.

Just my opinion of course, like I said, "ear" of the beholder.

[Jettalady]

Ha, I was never a beatles fan!! *ducks her head down, from flying banana peels* or the Rolling stones, like PB4 says, "ear" of the beholder... My quiet by nature husband likes ACDC,,,, but not near me lol.

[Jeff D.]

I should have been born in England. I love English culture, mainly the music. I sometimes wished I was born in Manchester, England where I could listen to the Stone Roses, Oasis, and all the other Madchester bands. Of course, Rush is the best thing to ever leave Canada. Well this is getting off topic, where were we...I think Canada is a lovely place. I would love to live in British Columbia where I could downhill mountainbike all summer long.

[pb4]

Oh yeah, the rolling stones, thanks for reminding me about them jettalady, I too am not a fan at all, I actually cannot stand any of their songs, at least the beetles have a few songs that are okay, nothing I'd download or anything though...I really think it was just the hype that made them so famous, and as far as the rolling stones go, I think it's mick's lips that made that band famous cuz ther isn't a single song of theirs that I like at all.

LOVE ACDC, AND DEF LEPPARD!!

I find most pics that I've seen of england to look very depressing, cloudy and all, many of the buildings are beautiful but it's like the whole country is built to look like that, gets a little repeative after a bit...at least based on pics that I've seen. I find the englanders that I know of have a really weird sense of humor, and the faster they talk the harder it is to understand them (at least the ones I know, you certainly don't want to let them get drunk cuz then the conversations really go side-ways). LOL!

Bottom line, no place is perfect and I think most places have something to offer depending on ones individual tastes.