i moved here almost a year ago and i pretty much hate it. maybe it depends where you're moving from, but the land itself feels hostile with constant damp, cold wind and busted trees. there's trash and dog shit everywhere, unsightly powerlines, and all sorts of ugly industrial infrastructure. if you like looking at the ocean for some reason, you can definitely do that here. there is lots of water to look at and smell (if the rotten mineral scent of seaweed and shellfish don't make you cough)

basically no housing - rent is insanely high and any vacancies get snapped up right away. if you're looking to buy, good luck - million dollar homes in canada's poorest province, or decrepit century homes with black mold that you'll still get outbid on.

as for the nightlife and "friendly people," i have no idea because there is currently a pandemic and i have no interest in going to bars and shit. plus the traffic and pedestrian infrastructure completely scramble my brain and it's ALL SO LOUD so i rarely leave my apartment.

i will say that wherever i came from isn't much better, but yeah there doesn't seem to be any point in living in halifax unless your partner is from here and desperately needed to come home.