Nova Scotia - 5 Reasons to STAY AWAY!
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- čas přidán 20. 03. 2023
- Are you thinking of visiting, studying in, or moving to Nova Scotia? Look no further! In this video, we will give you 5 compelling reasons to steer clear of this Canadian province.
Reason #1: Water
If you're not a fan of water activities like boating, fishing, or swimming, Nova Scotia may not be the place for you. With its extensive coastline and numerous lakes, water is a significant part of Nova Scotia's culture and lifestyle.
Reason #2: Friendly People
Do you prefer to keep to yourself and avoid engaging with locals? If so, you may want to think twice before visiting Nova Scotia. The people here are known for their warm hospitality and friendly nature, and you're likely to strike up a conversation with a stranger at any given moment.
Reason #3: Taking Photos
If you're not a fan of stunning landscapes and picturesque views, then Nova Scotia may not be your cup of tea. From the rugged coastline to the rolling hills and pristine lakes, Nova Scotia's natural beauty is hard to ignore.
Reason #4: Pubs
Are you someone who avoids bars and pubs? Nova Scotia may not be the best destination for you. With its rich history of
brewing and distilling, the province is home to numerous pubs and bars where you can sample locally-made beer, wine, and spirits.
Reason #5: Learning
If you're not interested in learning about history, culture, and traditions, you may want to skip Nova Scotia. The province is riddled with universities, colleges, museums, and riddled with history.
I'm 66 years old, lived and will die here in Nova Scotia.
Here are more than 5 reasons you should NOT stay away from Nova Scotia :
Lived 30 years in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, then lived 6 years in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, then moved to Halifax for the last 30 years.
I have never been without a Doctor one day in my whole life living here.
Since getting my trade at AVTC in Sydney in 1989, and then my Red Seal, I have been out of work for only 3 months, in 34 years ....never had to leave the province my entire career, never seen a GST cheque since they were implemented.
I've driven sport motorcycles as fast as they will go over the Cabot Trail so many times, I have lost count.
I have caught brook, brown, rainbow and lake trout, smallmouth bass, white perch, yellow perch, chain pickerel, and landlocked Atlantic salmon and some of them legally.
I've jigged for cod and halibut, motored 10 hours off the southern tip of Shelburne and caught 900 pound Tuna, 3 of them in fact.
I have eaten lobsters on the same boat that caught them, devoured so much rock crab cooked in a 45 gallon drum that I should have gotten gout.
I have Scuba dove for scallops so fresh that they did not need to be cooked, just ate them raw right on the shore beside an open fire.
I have gone clam digging in inland and tidal waters of the counties of Annapolis, Digby and Kings County and along the Bay of Fundy.
I've snared rabbits in the highlands of Cape Breton, shot Partridge in Belle Cote, feasted on White Tailed Deer, and Moose in Ingonish, ate seal hearts in Meat Cove.
I've lived through Hurricane Juan, and then "White Juan", Dorian, Hortense, only lost a dozen trees.
I have never lost my power for longer than 10 days in 66 years.
I have lived my life in bars, taverns and nightclubs in Nova Scotia, but have never ever seen a hand gun in my life, never heard a hand gun being shot, never been around anybody that misused a long gun/rifle, not once.
I have never seen hard drugs being used in public.
I have never seen a prostitute in public in over 20 years, not a single strip club in all of Nova Scotia.
I have never seen a homeless person sleeping on the streets of Nova Scotia.
I've never been stabbed, sucker punched or robbed in my entire life in Nova Scotia.
I have never been abused or disrespected by a Police Officer in Nova Scotia, unjustly.
I have drank the purest moonshine known to man, more than once, produced in Belle Cote, Cape Breton.
You my friend have lived a wonderful life! I hope you understand that my video was a joke as I was listing all amazing things. I absolutely love Nova Scotia, and will be camping in Cape Breton this summer ☀️
Spoken by a true Cape Bretoner OG. I have never been to Yarmouth but I wonder if our paths crossed in Cape Breton. Ever been to St. Peter's area???🎉
@@TraceyFougere Oh man, I was on a ranting rage that day. Just by searching for facts about Nova Scotia, I came across a few sites that were putting this place down and the venting just had to be done. Not one word of what I typed there was a lie. There is nothing to weld in St. Peter's for my company, no big fish plants, no huge cold storage facilities, if there is a rink, we have never serviced it or replaced the system.
One of my favorite runs on the motorcycles is leaving Sydney and driving fast to St. Peter's to eat at The Bras d'Or Lakes Inn. That run on the old number 4 is 54 miles (97kms), which takes 1 hour and 9 minutes, but I'll tell you, there are times when we make it there in 45 minutes, we would time ourselves right from the gas station on King's Road to the parking lot of The Bras d'Or Lakes Inn.
I have taken my car up there and just stayed for hours while a "flotilla" of pleasure yachts were going through St. Peter's to the Bras d'Or lakes, one after another of AMEL sailboats, which go for around 1 to 2 million dollars each.
I even ran down to that tiny liqour store in St. Peter's and picked up some booze for the sailors while they were moored in the channel by the road.
I don't know if it's still there, but there was a small burger joint right after you go over the canal bridge on the Cape Breton side, on the waterside, that served the best burgers I can remember.
@@TYRONE_SHOELACES .. or maybe Jiggys. One is a bus next to the Inn.. the other is across from the provincial park entrance area
Well said.!!!
Don’t you love when tourists make these silly videos thinking they know everything about our beautiful country. 😂😂😂
high taxes, limited access to healthcare, long cold winters, many days in the summer with 100% humidity and hurricanes. those are my five reasons why you may not want to move to nova scotia. lower overall cost of living compared with other parts of the country, summers are nice and warm, fall is often nice too, crime isn't too too bad, you're always either near a nice lake or beach. those are my five reasons you should.
So true. But you forgot how difficult it is to get a livable wage by being employed! That is almost impossible for most people! You do very well as a self employed trades person though. Very high cost of living but like you say it might be even worse somewhere else so there isn't really an alternative. We immigrated from Germany to Nova Scotia about 12 years ago and it is about the same show (taxes, government control,..).
Here in the U.S., we also have a limited access to health care.
Its too expensive
I love your reverse psychology and laughed aloud on realizing your approach. As a Nova Scotia resident I caution visitors to be very careful when standing at the curb, even on busy streets. Traffic will stop to let you cross, just because people are very courteous. It is the friendly people who make Nova Scotia so special. When we first moved here 22 years ago from Ontario, we pulled over on the shoulder of an expressway to look at a map. Within seconds a passing motorist stopped to ask us if we were alright, could he assist. Very typical. Oddly enough, even though Nova Scotia is not a wealthy province, residents here seem to understand they have something very special. Great video.
Thank you so much and I love hearing your perspective after living here for 22 years!
That specific example of people stopping to let you cross is infuriating because the place they're stopping to let you cross is not a crosswalk, and nobody pressed the button. It's dangerous as hell. People will jaywalk as if there's magic crosswalk walls, causing a screeching halt from 50 to stopped and the chain reaction down through the traffic a single pedestrian created. Same with people stopping traffic to let mofos turn
And you might want to stay away from our cabins at Hector’s Point in Iona, the view might be too overwhelming.
This is OUTRAGEOUS! We're traveling to NS in three months and hoping to relocate. It all seems and looks stellar.
It is absolutely amazing! Was just having fun with it and listing all positive things 👌
you should look at Tyrone's comment below. There is always someone who looks at the negative but there are great reasons to be here too
It is actually Amazing!!! You are gonna LOVE it here! Not many venues for entertainment... but lots of great food and local entertainment.
make sure to offer 10-20% over asking price to drive up the cost of homes that you need to work out west to be able to afford here. I love needing to leave nova scotia to be able to afford nova scotia because a 1/2 acre lot with a trailer size house in the middle of nowhere only costs 250k these days.
I love all the ontarians who moved here during covid when nobody was supposed to even be here and bought the houses cause they were cheap and then worked ontario wage jobs on computers from home.
Ya'll talk toooo ssslllloooowww pick up the pace.
@@xald1234114 .... what??? In what world??? I bought my mini home and a 3 acre property of land on a quiet subdivision road on the Bras D'Or Lakes... put in driveway and septic and trailor pad.... Total cost.... $93,000.
I was worried at first because there's a plague of videos on CZcams on why to leave Canada so I was curious about yours...but your video reversed that. Thanks for the positive vibes.
You are very welcome my friend!
Where is the most central place you would stay at so that you can make day trips and see the most you can in a week? Thanks
Halifax! It's our capital city and there's amazing day trips all within an hours drive. Annapolis Valley, Lunenburg (UNESCO), Peggy's Cove, and so much more!
@@thegregpierce we are coming up from Yarmouth looking forward to seeing your beautiful state
Almost every week I've seen news about missing persons in Nova Scotia, some of them are youth. Could anyone explain the reason of the high rate missing ? Thank you in advance.
i don't think there is a high missing persons rate. but those who are, they just spread the word to try to find them
there was just a horrific flash flood that claimed the life of 3 children and 2 adults - all of whom were missing for several days - this could be the issue?
@@jenhartnett-orser5242 I mentioned the missing persons before the flash food. For instance, youth Alexander Baines, 16 yo, last seen on June 21 on Hwy. 1 in Auburn, according Kings District RCMP. But I 've found out some youths run away from home and are found later.
I'd love to visit due to having Acadian roots.
D. Hebert
Please do!
Hahahha…loved your sarcasm ….beautiful province and a must to visit or live in ☺️☀️😎
Plenty more where that came from! 🤣
Thanks for reminding me. The last time I was in Nova Scotia was 1986.
Sounds like you're overdue for a return!
I am pleasantly surprised by your approach. ❤❤
Thank you!
jajaja...I like your ingenious way of getting people to watch your video!
Thank you!
Nice twist on a video. You had me hooked for the first 15 sec. till I realised your ploy. I've lived all over North America but I moved home to Nova Scotia in my last move and that's that! :)
I appreciate that! And glad you finally came to your senses and planted roots in NS! 😏
That sums it up, I am visiting Halifax.
You should!
When someone asks me what my biggest dream is, Halifax comes to mind, because I need to know it before I die, the video's approach is very good, I was apprehensive at first and afraid of seeing my dream ruined, thank you Greg, it's been five years since save money to make your dream of spending six months studying at a college in Halifax come true.....
Well I hope you get to experience this special place!
I'm living in NS and simply I love it
So glad to hear it! It's an amazing place
Great vid, love how you sold the Province without selling the province😆
Thank you, I really appreciate that! 🙏
Love your sense of humour....
Thank you so much!
I wonder how is living off grid there. We are currently living this way and we love it. But Nova Scotia looks great and sound for the most part great.
There are lots of people doing it and it's only gotten easier with advancements in solar.
pov : "name 5 flaws of yourself" during a job interview
Such a good comment 🤣
Wow. Really. Should be 5 good reason to visit Nova Scotia
Exactly 😉
I was going to give you a thumbs down but you made me laugh and I love your XWing.
Thanks... I guess? Why the thumbs down?
I live in California and my family roots trace back to Nova Scotia (i. e., Kings County, Gaspereau, Horton.) I SOOOOO want to visit and reconnect with my ancestral roots!
That's very cool! From West Coast America to East Coast Canada!
Smart Sarcasm. Now more reasons for me to retire in Nova Scotia.
Thank you I appreciate that!
I’m from Edmonton, Alberta. Okay… you convinced me! 😂
Please come join in on the fun!
I wish there was some kind of program where yall would take some of us cajuns back from louisiana. It sucks here. Lol. But seriously, come get us.
Reason #6….if you don’t like driving, be prepared, because if you live rurally, you will have to drive quite a distance to the nearest Walmart/grocery store
🤣 I think that's most rural places though.
Am a Kenyan and l can't wait to move to Sarnia or Cambridge yet to decide as an international student ❤ this is my daily prayer to God
You will make it happen!
Hello sir please between Sarnia and Cambridge which is favourable for immigrants on your own opinion please help am still confused
@sulleadiana4504 Unfortunately those are in the province of Ontario, Canada, I live in Nova Scotia. I am afraid I can't provide any information on those locations.
@@sulleadiana4504 Sarnia cold and quiet. Cambridge less cold and more entertainment if that is what you like.
My first thought was lol. I wasn't expecting the goods things
Reverse psychology 😂
You got it! It's a classic 👌
how are they "red flags"
its almost like you want to keep a certain type of person from going to nova scotia
This was satire my friend. Nova Scotia is awesome and welcome to all.
@@thegregpierce gotcha i couldnt tell
lol
@@thegregpierce you're absolutely right about the friendliness - we were looking at the exterior of a home for sale, and ended up meeting the neighbour, who took us on a tour of HER home, which she was considering selling - made us Caesars and sat on the back deck for a good ole chin wag. Made a joke to the lady in front of me at the grocery store - that her cart full of goodies looked far more appealing than mine - and she promptly invited us for dinner. (supper?) and was dead serious! We can't wait to move down! We're building on a lot we purchased in the Valley
You are such a Smart dude! Calling up everybody's attention to talk totally the opposite
Cost of living is ridiculous. Taxes are second highest, crime and homelessness in Halifax is widespread, roads are horrible, cell service quality terrible and cost is huge, Power cost high , possibly one of the largest populations of Karen’s in Canada, shit drivers. Not really sure why I continue living in the shit hole.
Thanks for your feedback!
The poorest province.
Having grown up there and then travelled widely, I can add some real ones.
- Food: Have you noticed that Nova Scotia has as high an obesity rate as almost anywhere? And it's getting worse! It's not weakness of character. Healthy food exists (barely) in Halifax if you know where to look (challenge for you: try to buy cream. Go ahead, I'll wait), but impossible outside the city, unless you spend many hours hunting down farmers' markets. *Everything* is highly processed, full of added sweeteners, preservatives, stabilisers. Consequently, most Nova Scotians can't help but get fat.
- Noise pollution: There are few pollution regulations, and noise pollution is especially tolerated. Halifax has numerous purposefully-enloudened cars and motorcycles. The more iconic areas are inundated by Harley pollution all summer. And as the world urgently tries to decarbonise, Nova Scotians just keep buying more and more motoryachts and jetskis, destroying the serene beauty of our formerly world-class harbours and hurricane holes and beaches.
- No transportation: You *need* a car. If you're too young, have a disability, can't afford a car, or simply don't like driving, tough. No wonder we have such a severe problem with drunk driving! Biking is dangerous everywhere, and there is a mandatory bike helmet law, which further reduces the number of cyclists, cripples our attempts at bikeshares, and adds to our strong culture of victim-blaming.
- Medical care: Waits are ridiculously long, so practically, there isn't any! This is largely due to the utter failure to invest in public health policies such as active transportation and regulating Canada's strong ultra-processed-food mafia. Our medical system is being utterly crushed under the weight of a government obsessed with maximising corporate profits, with little interest in preventative medicine.
- Pubs? Seriously? Nova Scotia does not have good beer. While the highly protectionist trade policy has jumpstarted numerous microbreweries (nearly 1 per 10,000 people!), it has also allowed them to compete only with other breweries in Nova Scotia, and never have to acknowledge the world of beer. Consequently, you CANNOT buy good beers here. At all. Even Unibroue--probably Canada's only world-class brewery, available and prized all over the world!--is not available in Nova Scotia. For an objective standard rather than my personal taste, I refer you to RateBeer and BeerAdvocate.
- Similar story for coffee. Don't even get me started.
There are reasons to love it, but let's be real: the world is urgently fighting to move forward, but Nova Scotia retains and defends many of the worst of North America's 20th-century mistakes.
I appreciate your input but disagree whole heartedly! I certainly understand Nova Scotia isn't for everyone (just like any other place in the world). I think it's easy to focus on negatives during a time where everything is expensive and life in generally has become increasingly challenging for western society.
@@thegregpierce Disagree with... what? The bulk of what I posted was easily verifiable facts. Disagreeing with facts would make you incorrect! (: About all I can figure is that you disagree with how judgemental I am about them? Since you're wholehearted in your disagreement, absent specifics, I am forced to assume that you think that easy access to healthy food is pointless, there's nothing wrong with an obesity epidemic, pollution is to be celebrated, people without cars are irrelevant, and there's nothing wrong with inferior beer and coffee. I guess you've got me on the last one--I'm a foodie, excited about the latest developments in those flavours, but you don't have to be!
Reason # 6, If you don't like the fresh air (full of oxygen) especially in summer, stay away
Hahaha 100%!
More like 5 reasons to move to Nova Scotia
Absolutely was just having some fun with it!
Come play on our Island... the Bras D'Or Lake (Arm of Gold) is the largest salt water lake in the world. If you love lobster and water sports... come on to Cape Breton and have some fun!
That sounds like a blast! I love me some Cape Breton!
Trailer park boys took me here
Hahaha love it!
@@thegregpierce the weather in nova scotia look surprisingly better than i expected, most episodes of trailer park boys there is clear skies
@Craig_whyte I love that Trailer Park Boys is your reference point. Yes our summers are beautiful, Fall is incredible, our spring is somewhat nonexistant, and our winters are much milder than any parts of the country.
@@thegregpierce it’s made me want to visit NS, didn’t realise your flag was so alike a Scottish Saltire. Your weather is also better than Scotlands 🤣
@Craig_whyte Yes Nova Scotia actually translates to "New Scotland"
#6 … if you don’t like to eat delicious seafood or drink fine wine and good beer stay home
Hahaha love it! Need you on payroll!
@@thegregpierce I’ll be in Darmouth next week
@@enzoonorati8524 My favourite place!
you call those red flags ....... too funny those are the exact reasons why i want to go there !!! if you don't like friendly people then the place to go is British Columbia but if you do like friendly people don;t go to BC extremely hard to make freinds there
Yes I was just playing around, they're all great qualities!
@@thegregpierce lollll ahh i see
Dam i thought you were gonna shitbon nova sounds like a nice place to vist or retirement
Of course not!
I get nova scotia pnp nominee i will come soon
Please do!
Five reasons to come to NOVA SCOTIA.
Exactly! I wouldn't be a very good Realtor if I was telling everyone to truly stay away!
this is quite funny
Thank You!
what the hell man, none of these are red flags, I just wanted more not to avoid
That was the joke! It's a great place!
Atlantic maritmers should seek independence from Canada
Hahaha don't know about that.
Friends of mine back in the seventies claimed to be members of the CBSeparationist Army. Blowing up the causeway was part of the plan. With beer bottles or something being thrown from the shore lines. Har har har😅of course. Back then you could joke. They’ve taken all the funny out these days.
you almost got me
🤣
Well, then I should move to Nova Scotia.
It's been decided.
Dang! I thought I wanted to move to Halifax but thanks to your video I will stay far far away!! 😂
Just kidding. 😊
Hahaha I appreciate the satire in return!
For me is it all bulshit
I love Nova Scotia. I met a lot of friendly people I am Photographer. By the way, I love hole Canada. That Country is in my heart
This was all satire and meant to be a joke. Nova Scotia is awesome
Off the top of my head I can give about 27 more lol
This was a joke though. These are 5 actual reasons to love Nova Scotia.
Truth: No Doctors !
Over 100,000 now waiting to see a doctor
Highest taxes in Canada
Very high rents equivalent to Toronto !
Grocery costs are high !
Wages are very low !
Lots of grid lock traffic on the small streets and highway most times.
Very long icy cold winters but nice summers.
No vacancy for apartment lookers !
House costs are average to compare with rest of the country between 600,000-800,000 for a single detached. Costs of contractors if you can get one are very expensive !
Restaurants are quite good overall !
Yes, I agree regarding lots of your points, however unfortunately that is the case in may provinces right now.
Average home in HRM is around $500,000, traffic is a dream compared to major cities in the country, and wages are becoming competitive. But good insight!
Yes wages are extremely low compared to the cost of living. But its probably not better somewhere else- maybe the USA but it would be hard to immigrate..
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I lived here all my life and there are much places worse.
Yes I was just joking around, proving a point that it's awesome!
Nothing bad about these 5 at all😋😋
Nope! Just having a little fun with it! 😄
That's video is funny. Almost a joke. Well done bro
Appreciate you! Glad you saw the humour!
No deal breaking reasons
Absolutely not! It's a great place
Actually I would avoid, especially if from UK they say ' you are taking our jobs' lovely scenes and ocean, but they follow the USA liberal scene!!!!!! Canadian universities, kinda like a British second rate college standard! All Canadian resturants will try to give you a larger bill, than you food the actually eat!!!!!!!!!! ( At every and I mean every resturant ) More like a little wildwest USA place now, long gone are the white pickett fences it had years ago, now just pickup trucks and long grass in the front yard- stoned!!!!! Thats why you find a few Nova scotians in England, Toronto or Calgary!
Sorry you feel that way but not sure I understand where you're coming from.
This is all fake I live in nova scotia and all of this is fake it is way better than all the others
This was satire. I love Nova Scotia just having fun with it.
nah
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if u dont like ppl avoid it
Lowest hrs rate in Canada.cie don't pay enough.your$ doesn't go very far.high cost,rent food.not a sport city.not a food city. Away from main city.windy.hurricane watch every season.bad bad drivers.pot holes.infrastuctures bad.crimes rates raising.navy town.only shows picturesque cost line,nice.no rest for high cost in this place.shit hole.
Thank you so much for your feedback. I can tell you're just the type of person we love having in Nova Scotia!
I must have met the wrong people
How so?
Let me guess, you live in Nova Scotia, loaded, and have something to sell me.
Yes I live in NS, no I am not loaded, and definitely not trying to sell you anything.
@@thegregpierceyou are a real estate agent LOL... have the decency to admit that at least.
@@fedorbutochnikow5312 You misunderstood. I'm not trying to sell YOU anything.
@@thegregpierce Oh please, don't play dumb. By 'me' I didn't mean to me specifically, I don't know you, but to anyone who watches these cheesy videos about how amazing Nova Scotia is from the perspective of a realtor who wants to sell sell sell and nothing but sell. Much like car vehicle sales men, realtors aren't exactly respected.
@fedorbutochnikow5312 I do sell houses, and to further clarify again. I mean you don't seem like a kind person that I'd enjoy working with, so no I have no interest in selling YOU a home in Nova Scotia. Thank you for all the engagement and helping my algorithm. Have a great day.
Those five reasons are very stupid. What a waste of time.
Thanks for your input and helping my algorithm!