I want to live in Nova Scotia

[wellstone_democrat]

or New Foundland.

Far away and on the seacoast.

I thought I would "share" that with you all. I'm thinking that perhaps I could retire there. I should have SS and some sort of pension (401K) income. Whattaya think?

[Ysabel]

1. i've been there...

it was nice...

[Tripper11]

2. Very harsh winters though....

and if you live in Newfoundland, be prepared for Screech!

The Story Of Newfoundland Screech

[A HERETIC I AM]

3. If your become a "Newfie", you will be the butt of Newfie jokes, yanno

which is basically any polack joke refined to fit New Foundlanders, all of which escape me at the moment. The Maritimes are beautiful and the people are, from all i have read, some of the most hospitable anywhere.

[izzie]

4. Well It is cold but nice, and I have been their.

My daughter's family are from PEI but I think NS is nice. Lots of my family came from there a long time ago. We used to vacation in Canada yearly.

[wellstone_democrat]

5. Well, it could work

Mr W_D and I both are natives of cold-weather states and if we are retired its not like we would need to get anywhere on schedule! We can sit, watch the snow and the ocean and read books. I'd like to go today...

As for Newfie jokes? Right now I'm in Texas, you should hear the jokes my family makes---can't get much worse.

[SoCalDem]

6. Beautiful country..

http://www.canadiansailingexpeditions.com/exp_2004.html

Especially if you sail... or have a boat..

This pic below is sooooooo gorgeous .. But I would not want to be there when the nor'easters kick up their heels

[HEyHEY]

7. I lived in New Brunswick

Nova Scotia is Awsome, especially Halifax. Check out PEI too.

[Holly]

8. It's beautiful

cost of living is reasonable, people are warm and friendly. Down Easterners know how to have fun. A warning, last week they got 100 cm. of snow in 24 hours. To be to fair to Nova Scotia, that was a record amount. Winters can be tough, if you're not used to them.

[saigon68]

9. kick

[SpaceCatMeetsMars]

10. I visited Halifax, it is great

It has a nice vibrant feel, is real pretty and it is a nice size. I like small cities. I live in Portland, Maine right now, and I love the scenery here and the people are laid back. If it gets crowded here in the future or New Englanders ever start acting like Bushbots, I will move up to Halifax!

I love living in a place that has beautiful scenery and no crowds and no hassles. My husband and I joke that if Halifax gets crowded, we will then have to move to the North Pole. I have heard the rich people are already going up to Halifax and buying all the good seaside property. I would love to live right on the ocean someday, but will never afford that, I suppose.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

11. I want to live in Ontario or Quebec

Someday I'll get out of this country.

on edit: Prince Edward Island would also be nice.

[democracy eh]

12. it is lovely here in Nova Scotia

a great place to retire if you have a steady income especially if it in US $$ as I expect unless W totally tanks the US economy (but you folks hopefully will prevent that in November), the exchange rate will remain in your favour. Not the best place in the world for us young folks looking for work and starting careers, but the quality of life makes up for it. The cost of housing is very reasonable (Halifax is pricey though) many many CFA's (Come From Aways) out here, many Americans, especially in the summer (German's too) settle in the small towns. I am in the middle of the province, anything you want is within an hour's drive, ocean and beaches, farms, numerous universities, Appalachian mountains and Halifax and Moncton that have all you need in terms of big city amenities. A hell of a lot of golf courses out here too. The Maritimes has always had strong connections to the US, especially New England and Boston. before someone drew that border between Maine and New Brunswick it was all north/south trade. When the border became real, east/west trade became the norm, that's when the economy out here started going down hill. Maine kind of cuts us off our direct east/west axis.

Boston is an hour away by plane.

And yes that seacoast is amazing.

Climate is moderate. But currently digging out from an unusually massive dump of snow

http://novascotia.cbc.ca/features/winterstorm/

[Chuckup]

13. Nova Scotia is great

except for the snow....