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Canada and Finland don't just let people move there. They have immigration laws like everyone else.

You need to find a job there first. Canada has a points system - my wife an I were going to Canada, she for a doctorate, I as the significant other working remotely for Canonical. The only reason we didn't went there was a nice job offer from Ireland.

Also less freezing than Toronto.

Heh, this is the first time I've seen someone cite the weather as a reason for moving to Ireland.

We also don't have mosquitoes.

Had plenty of mosquito myself around Cork and Galway, but maybe it's different in the east.

Fair. I live in Dublin.

As someone who's been to Scotland but not Ireland, do you have midges?

The Little People are hard to find, but you might be able to, if they like you.

Oh… that kind of midge. Yes, but they don’t try to bleed me at least. And they are somewhat rare. I see them mostly by a nearby creek, in summer.

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