England Vs.Canada Pt. 1

So before my trip I wanted to compare England and my perceptions of Canada, afterall, the reason I am going to Canada is because overall I believe it has something to offer that I can't get in England, right? So I'm going to begin a list of things I am going to miss and a list of things I am looking forward to.

What I'll miss

1. Sports

I love British sport! Afterall my job revolves around sport and not a day passes where I don't hear/read/watch sport. It is going to be a huge shock to go from this, to having very little sport in my life. No offence to Canada, but your sport doesn't stand up to British sport whatsoever. Okay maybe you are good at all winter sports, but nobody cares about that! I'm talking REAL sports, like football (not that silly American rubbish, I mean "soccer"), Rugby, Horse Racing, Cricket and many others. I'm a very keen follower of football and more recently horse racing, I'm going to have to find myself a nice little British pub where I can get a fill of my sports at least once a week. 

2. Gambling

This highly links into sports, but I love to have a flutter on lots of sporting events, mainly football and horse racing. If its not bad enough that I won't be able to watch much British sport over there, it's even worse that gambling on sport is illegal! Are you mad?! What's wrong with betting on sports? This will be intolerable, but thankfully, as long as I keep my British bank account open, I should be able to gamble online.

3. Chocolate and Sweets (not candy!)

I really hate the word candy. I just researched and I'm told Canadians don't say candy afterall, I hope this is true! One thing I like about England is when I walk into a supermarket or a corner shop, I know they will have my favourite chocolate bar or sweets in stock. We have a large range of them but my favourites are a select few, namely Dairy Milk and Galaxy. I've been assured that Canada has a bar called Dove, which is the same as Galaxy with a different name. I hope this is true! Regardless, I highly highly doubt Canada can live up to the British sweets.

What I'm looking forward to

1. Scenery

A big reason I chose Vancouver from anywhere in the world is the beautiful scenery it has to offer on its doorstep. From what I understand you get the benefits of living in a big city as well as the spectacular surroundings of mountains beaches and sea. I've heard you can go skiing and sun bathing on the beach in the same day! What else could you possibly want?

2. The Accent

I do like a foreign accent and even though it's still an English speaking country on the whole (I won't be visiting those silly French regions of Canada) I'm looking forward to being surrounded by an accent so different from anywhere in Britain. Honestly, there isn't many accents in Britain I like whatsoever, including my own. I do hear that Canadians like British accents though, so it's a match made in heaven (although I will hold reservations on them liking my light scouse accent until I'm there)

3. The People

I've heard a lot of good things about the people in Canada and just how friendly they are. Vancouver in particular is a very diverse place, with around 50% of people not being Canadian. This bodes well for a warm welcome. I also hear there is a strong sense of community throughout, which I always enjoy. 

I will continue adding more of these as I can think of them!