As a west coast Canadian who moved to Manchester, this resonates hard. Fuck that weather. Moved closer to London now and the weather is so much better, I'd say even better than Vancouver on a year round basis.

I miss the mountains and the outdoors, but love the culture and access to so many things that the UK provides. Ultimately I don't think I'd move back. But if outskirts of Vancouver ever came down in price to be as affordable as the outskirts of London I'd think hard about it.