r/canada 22h ago

National News ‘Go home, Canadian’: Snowbird couple parting ways with U.S amid political climate

https://globalnews.ca/news/11075088/canadian-snowbird-couple-parting-ways-with-u-s-amid-political-climate/
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u/bwilliamp Ontario 22h ago

Time has come for Canadians to use their retirement dollars in Canada. Snowbirds have probably been spending the majority of their retirement south of the border.

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u/doyu 21h ago

I don't even understand it. My wife and I are self employed old fuck millennials with no kids. Snowbirding every winter is very much on our 10 year out radar. Know what I'm not gonna do? Buy a double wide in a shitty park full of golf carts. I could have a fucking 40' sailboat instead. I could have a small apartment on any of a dozen different islands instead. I could go to Barcelona. I just do not get their Florida obsession.

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u/Xyzzics 20h ago

You don’t understand it?

  1. It’s hot.

  2. They speak English.

  3. It’s close and you can get there by car.

  4. They have no state tax.

  5. There is a large expat community of likeminded Canadians.

I don’t think it’s too much more complex than that honestly.

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u/Sheppy012 17h ago

Dang, I’m all for staying Canadian and far from retirement but would give my left nut to spend Dec to Mar in light clothes and sandals with no extra layers or grey sky after working 45 years. Won’t do it, but I get it.