Tag Archives: Xpats

• Canuck Abroad – See the UK Forum here. Chances are someone else has already asked the same questions you want answered.
• UK Yankee - Just like Canuck Abroad but for Americans in the UK.

• Moving to London – As of today, the group has 792 members and growing! It seems to be a group started by the folks at www.moving2london.com.
• Canadians in London – 931 members, this one is more focused on the fun side of life in London than advice about moving there.
• Canadians in the UK – 421 members and growing.
• Canadians Living in the UK – 225 members.
• Americans in England – 619 members, and it looks quite active in the notice boards.
• American Ex-Pats in London – 1399 members! Wow.
• Americans in London – 413 members.

For Canadians in London, you can also sign up with Network Canada and attend their monthly social events (called Vandoos), Thanksgiving Dinner & Ball and just feel a bit more connected to other Canucks in the UK.

For those of you with university & college degrees, check with your alumni association and see if they hold x-pat events in your new UK city.  I know Queen’s University (in Kingston, Ontario, Canada) holds events in London for their graduates & students abroad.  Apparently they’re really fun although I’ve never actually been myself.

Americans can also attend events based on their political leanings.  For example, there were heaps of events in London around the Obama elections for American Democrats Abroad.  I have no doubt that there will also be Republican events abroad, and a quick google search just found this group.  I’m not voicing my opinion here in any way, so please don’t send me hate mail – I’m not American, I can’t vote there, and this blog isn’t about my political opinions anyway.  Although Obama is cute and Michelle sure does dress well.

When you arrive in the UK, you will likely quickly find out where other Canadians & Americans hang out.  In London, the Maple Leaf Pub will forever be a Canadian hot-spot with Moosehead beer, a Mountie and other wonderfully tacky Canadian paraphenalia.  Just down the street is the Porter House, which also sells Canadian beer and is right across from the Canada Shop.  Given the choice, I’d take the Porter House over the Maple Leaf myself, but occassionally a girl just needs her poutine and the Globe & Mail or even the — wait for it—- the National Post (I know, I know, but I assure you I only read it when I was really homesick).

Any other suggestions for networking with other Canadians & Americans in the UK?  Please share below!