[Thor]

I don't get why its grating, I know people get very defensive about their own countries but what other people feel whether they are immigrants or locals, who cares, its what you feel about your own home that matters.

I lived most of my life in Calgary and spent a lot of time in Vancouver as well. Had I to move to Canada again it wouldn't be Calgary, perhaps Vancouver, Halifax has popped into my mind considering how close it is to Iceland.

Retirement is a far off thing for me, so I find Iceland ideal because of its great location to travel all around EU and places I had not been to in a long time, while in Calgary I did lots of travelling in the US, Mexico, Caribbean and now I want to explore more in other parts of the world.

As for great places to live, there are so many incredible places to live, sure Calgary is a great city but it has lots of drawbacks, crappy downtown city life, culture isn't that great, and the massive urban sprawl is annoying. That being said I still miss it and will always love Calgary, but with all my family pretty much out of Canada minus one sister in Vancouver it will just be a place I visit every few years, there are too many other great options for me now to travel and live.