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Originally Posted by Deeana
Honestly guys, let's get this straight. There is no way Canadian winters can be described as anything other than cold. Harsh even. You may enjoy snow, enjoy winter sports, enjoy freezing standing in a bus queue, but get this. IT IS VERY COLD IN CANADA IN THE WINTER. PERIOD.
I am Irish but we are currently living in Melbourne. We are looking to move to Toronto in a couple of years. Absolutely love Melbourne but it is so far away from home that it is hard to visit home or for people to travel all that way to see us on a regular basis.
I have a small son and am looking at having another child this year. What I want to know is with the very cold weather, would it be difficult for me to manage the winter with small children. Basically with the weather are you very restricted to the house and could I end up very isolated while trying to establish new social /networks which take time.
Any comments gratefully accepted.  |
Yes, you definitely could. Many women have posted saying that they have experienced this problem. It would vary depending on where you were living and whether you had a friendship circle to start out with. I knew of a woman who located to Canmore from the UK and nearly went mad with frustration and boredom in the winter at first. I don't know what happened to her in the end, just that her husband was fine, because every day he drove into Calgary to work and met up with his chums. She was stuck indoors in the middle of a tiny town in the middle of the Rockies with no car, but afraid to drive in the snow even if she did have one, having walked the kids to school, knowing no-one. The cold makes it hard. You simply can't hang out and chat over the fence. BUT if you were to make an effort to meet people through indoor activities like the gym, mothers' groups, your own work environment etc. you would be fine socially. Canadians are friendly. Friends will come. But it will always be cold in the winter no matter what you do, and the outdoors life is going to be restricted.