As a Brit living in Vancouver I have the opposite perception, there's things I miss about the UK but all things considered I can't see myself moving back there.

As a Brit living in Vancouver I have the opposite perception, there's things I miss about the UK but all things considered I can't see myself moving back there. I know plenty of other Brits in tech jobs here who feel the same. I guess it's partly what people value and partly a novelty effect of appreciating differences when you move overseas but I often see that Brits and other immigrants like Vancouver better than the people who grew up here (though there's an obvious selection effect there) and the same seems to be true in reverse for many Canadians who go to live in the UK.