One thing I didn't mention but really deserves a spot on the list are the mosquitoes in the summer. It is like they know they have a very limited season and they are out there making up for lost time. Luckily their season is short but intense😂
I'm glad to hear you seem to be enjoying life here much more as time goes by and you get adjusted to the seasons. I know it's a big adjustment for many from countries that tend to have one long year of sunshine and don't have to bundle up for rain and snow.
It truly is a 4 season climate. Previously I always believed South Africa's interior to have 4 proper seasons. It's not completely false, since they do have autumn/spring colour changes and crisp winter nights. However, once you have experienced proper short days and sun that shines on you but you can't feel it at all, one's perspective shifts. For myself, yes I would still make the move, as I enjoy the good of what winter has to offer and the beauty of autumn and spring changes. I am someone who will make the best of any situation I find myself in, there is always something good, a silver lining to anything if your mindset is correct. I stayed in South Africa's interior for 3 years while studying before moving back to the coast. It was never a dream of mine to live there, but I didn't regret my time there as I got to experience new things and it is similar here. If you are not willing to dress warmly and get out there, go snow shoe, ski, walk in the rain, it will be an extremely tough move, but when you are open minded to shift your boundaries, the dark months are much more tolerable.
@@TheHannes that and the lower mainland doesn’t really get that cold. The interior of BC has longer, colder winters than here. I’ve always lived in this area and can’t imagine not having 4 distinct seasons. The idea of a never ending summer with some slightly cooler temps in winter just seems odd and doesn’t really appeal to me at all.
@kimc555 if it is all you are used to, the differences feel bigger, and we do see it as different seasons, but my framework for saying "it's cold today" has shifted drastically 😂. We get cold fronts in the winter, typically it comes up from the South (Antarctica), this is when the coastal regions get a lot of storms and rain, cooler temperatures and so on and the interior may see some snow(a dusting compared to here and mostly on the mountains). The coldest place in SA is Sutherland and it's winter temperatures can be ridiculous with -10 during the evening and temperatures of 20 during the day (during a cold front this could change to a max in the negatives).
It is what it is, Its the Great White North. Northen BC you get 2 weeks of summer in July. Not all winter wearing clothing get taken off the racks in shops because you can get snow in July in Canada as well.. The YMCA has a very good summer program you got to remember children learn a lot in diffrent summer camps, you get your schooling for free, so why not invest in your child future and imagination in summer. There are also sport camps, the arts, nature and husbandry camps to name a few. You child can't stay alone at home while they are 12 years and under in Canada its illegal.
My frame of reference is mostly in and around Vancouver, that is quite different to the more Northern parts(I would still like to go experience the longest day up there). I agree that the summer camps are enriching but in the big city for many just getting by day by day with the cost of living is difficult. Many (not all) of the summer camps only start at 9 which is too late for parents in certain industries and need care from an earlier time. If you can afford it it is a great investment, but you can't invest if you do not have the funding which again is more of a expensive city problem. The school may also be free but there are costs that add up such as before and after school care for full time working parents, sport, music etc. We don't have free schooling in SA but the schools do have a big lists of sports and cultural activities that kids can take part in. The elementary schools here do not have much with regards to extracurricular activities unless you go to a private school which you have to pay for. It does look like high-school offers more to the kids but mine is still some ways from that. Long story long, like you said, it is what it is and the videos purpose isn't to hate on the summers but to inform people like myself that recently moved or are moving or considering the move to Canada (Vancouver) what to expect without sugar coating it like many expats do.
One thing I didn't mention but really deserves a spot on the list are the mosquitoes in the summer. It is like they know they have a very limited season and they are out there making up for lost time. Luckily their season is short but intense😂
I'm glad to hear you seem to be enjoying life here much more as time goes by and you get adjusted to the seasons. I know it's a big adjustment for many from countries that tend to have one long year of sunshine and don't have to bundle up for rain and snow.
@joyful8072 it definitely didn't help that we arrived at the height of the pandemic, at least 2 years were still affected by that.
Would you chose to emigrate to a 4 season climate area again, now that you know what it’s like?
It truly is a 4 season climate. Previously I always believed South Africa's interior to have 4 proper seasons. It's not completely false, since they do have autumn/spring colour changes and crisp winter nights. However, once you have experienced proper short days and sun that shines on you but you can't feel it at all, one's perspective shifts.
For myself, yes I would still make the move, as I enjoy the good of what winter has to offer and the beauty of autumn and spring changes. I am someone who will make the best of any situation I find myself in, there is always something good, a silver lining to anything if your mindset is correct. I stayed in South Africa's interior for 3 years while studying before moving back to the coast. It was never a dream of mine to live there, but I didn't regret my time there as I got to experience new things and it is similar here.
If you are not willing to dress warmly and get out there, go snow shoe, ski, walk in the rain, it will be an extremely tough move, but when you are open minded to shift your boundaries, the dark months are much more tolerable.
@@TheHannes that and the lower mainland doesn’t really get that cold. The interior of BC has longer, colder winters than here.
I’ve always lived in this area and can’t imagine not having 4 distinct seasons. The idea of a never ending summer with some slightly cooler temps in winter just seems odd and doesn’t really appeal to me at all.
@kimc555 if it is all you are used to, the differences feel bigger, and we do see it as different seasons, but my framework for saying "it's cold today" has shifted drastically 😂.
We get cold fronts in the winter, typically it comes up from the South (Antarctica), this is when the coastal regions get a lot of storms and rain, cooler temperatures and so on and the interior may see some snow(a dusting compared to here and mostly on the mountains). The coldest place in SA is Sutherland and it's winter temperatures can be ridiculous with -10 during the evening and temperatures of 20 during the day (during a cold front this could change to a max in the negatives).
It is what it is, Its the Great White North. Northen BC you get 2 weeks of summer in July.
Not all winter wearing clothing get taken off the racks in shops because you can get snow in July in Canada as well.. The YMCA has a very good summer program you got to remember children learn a lot in diffrent summer camps, you get your schooling for free, so why not invest in your child future and imagination in summer. There are also sport camps, the arts, nature and husbandry camps to name a few. You child can't stay alone at home while they are 12 years and under in Canada its illegal.
My frame of reference is mostly in and around Vancouver, that is quite different to the more Northern parts(I would still like to go experience the longest day up there).
I agree that the summer camps are enriching but in the big city for many just getting by day by day with the cost of living is difficult. Many (not all) of the summer camps only start at 9 which is too late for parents in certain industries and need care from an earlier time. If you can afford it it is a great investment, but you can't invest if you do not have the funding which again is more of a expensive city problem.
The school may also be free but there are costs that add up such as before and after school care for full time working parents, sport, music etc. We don't have free schooling in SA but the schools do have a big lists of sports and cultural activities that kids can take part in. The elementary schools here do not have much with regards to extracurricular activities unless you go to a private school which you have to pay for. It does look like high-school offers more to the kids but mine is still some ways from that.
Long story long, like you said, it is what it is and the videos purpose isn't to hate on the summers but to inform people like myself that recently moved or are moving or considering the move to Canada (Vancouver) what to expect without sugar coating it like many expats do.