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jejann

jejann

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Canadian looking for information about Scotland

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Canadian

Lives in Toronto

Registration: 09 March 2011

About

I have a Ph.D. in one of the medical science areas. My husband and I are finding the conditions for raising a family in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) unbearable. The cost of daycare is high. The houses an average family can afford are below reasonable living standards, many with bad basements, full of mold issues, not in a very good area and the smog generated by the constantly stalled traffic is a health hazard. So, we moved to the suburbs, only to be stuck in that traffic. I commute 90 min to work not because of distance (30 min distance), but because of traffic. I am paid less than the cleaning staff in the hospitals, because researchers are not unionized. I was always an optimistic, outgoing and happy person, but now I feel like I am stretched to the breaking point. It's time to get out of here. http://outofthebigcity.blogspot.com/2010/08/out-to-suburbs.html
Interests: history, science,

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jejann created a thread
15 years ago

Anyone who moved from Canada to Scotland and can compare?

Hi, can anyone compare their experience as to living conditions and expenses when it comes to bringing up a family in Scotland, versus Toronto? We are thinking of moving to Scotland. My husband is of Scottish descend, born in Canada, and I am was ... Read More