8 things you need to know before moving to Prince Edward Island (PEI)
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- Опубликовано: 9 май 2024
- If you're considering moving to Prince Edward Island (PEI) these are the 8 things you need to know. Don't plan your move until you know what it's like living in PEI.
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U GOT 2 GO N HELP THAT GUY AS HE DONT KNOW WHERE CANADA IS. LOL
So sad that such a beautiful island with so much to offer is being ruined by the government. There is so much beauty on the island and I remember a few years ago being here for a visit and thinking how clean it is. Now I’m hearing of needles being everywhere and more homeless people than ever before. We need change we need to get our beautiful island back to the beautiful province it once was. Government needs to step up and make changes to the mental health system and housing. And also the potato farmers who have been hit. Let’s make a stand and stop making the government richer and the people poorer! #savePEI
Dude tell the truth about PEI it’s a beautiful place to live. The people who ruin it are rich entitled people and who paid you for this vudeo
I moved here in 1997, love it, even the weather. I remember a story/fable one time, true or not, it is revealing; about a man moving to a new place and he asked a stranger what the people were like, and the stranger asked, "What were they like where you were from?". The man said "They were horrible, cold, distant, back stabbing and not trustworthy", the stranger said, "Well, you will find that here too". Another man moving to the new place asked the stranger the same question. Once again the stranger asked the same question. The man replied, "They were wonderful, charming, funny and friendly". The stranger replied, "Well, you will find that here too". Took me a few years to realize, you can be happy or miserable anywhere.
Lol! That is so true. Some people don't realize that they are a case of "It doesn't matter where you go because there you are."
Thank you for this im trying to learn this aswell. awesome you got it.
How small of a world that I would read that post and thinking I move there in 1996 and then realized Brent Eamer - we worked together! Only in PEI!
@@stuartmackay8869 Too funny Stuart, yup, things great here
My grandfather, in PEI, once told me that story ... about 50 years ago ...
I've lived on PEI my entire life. The winter weather is not as easy as you say. Being on the ocean, we have very strong winds and harsh cold temperatures. The snow is endless, our record amount being 7 feet in 2014! (The average temp is definitely NOT -7, it gets very cold, very fast on this little island)
Summers come with heat waves, and LOTS of them! this summer we had five heat waves which brought our average temp up to about 30, and outside the wave it was still mostly mid-20's. It's incredibly humid, which makes the temperature skyrocket and it feels like you can't do anything or you'll die!
The flip flop of island weather is pretty cool and more intense than you'd think, but I wouldn't trade my beloved island for the world!
He presented accurate date, what you are describing isn't average data, but extremes.
2014 was an outlier. The temps are accurate. It is definitely located on a snow belt though....
Average values are crap. A few unseasonably warm winter weeks throws off an otherwise routinely -15 to -30 experience.
We're wet whether it's hot or cold. The cold is more brutal on the skin and the heat is more paralyzing.
@@goodolddoug889 Ugh. Average is exactly what it says it is. If it's a "few weeks of warm winter weather" then it is literally by definition not unseasonably-it is part of the average-just like a few weeks of a deep freeze.
Jesus, you wouldn't think it would be that hard to grasp.....I suppose though, when you consider how stupid the average person is and then consider that half of them are stupider than that. You fit the latter group.
@@ronmexico9631 Not much for math or English, are ya?
As a proud Islander... who works at Biovectra (🙃)...thank you for this wonderful video!!
How can you be proud living on such a unwelcoming island? The people are miserable. They hate outsiders and especially foreigners. If you have kids expect a visit from child protective services because the people call them with ridiculous lies about your family. Pei has the highest number for people calling CPS on others then any other province. They try to make your life hell because they are miserable themselves. It's far from Wonderful! You posted your name and where you work at. I bet anything that eventually someone will start calling your work and saying lies about you. It's just how the people are. It's sad but so true.
@@white-vq9kb It IS unwelcoming of too many people: It's small and doesn't take much to overburden it with people and pollution. If the Confederation Bridge had never been built, fewer people would be there visiting or relocating. It goes without saying that too many people equals stress and resentment.
Bio-tech: You mean Frankenfood and Frankenfish? Or do you mean medical?
Thanks for the video dude!
what a beautiful, ilustrative and educated video. I love it. Very good production and a lot of work
I moved to Prince Edward Island with my two children, that is the place where I have lived for 19 years and it is the place where I want to die. I love PEI!!!!
Is that a wish? Lol
@@johnoliveira8975 no es un deseo. Yo vivo en Prince Edward Island .
@@griselseely sorry no understando
@@griselseely que tal el trabajo?
@@johnoliveira8975 You don't understand, that's what you mean? ..learn to write in English if you want to pass yourself off as Canadian!! Have a good night.
such a fun video, I loved your way to explain things... Congratulations for being like this!
I love PEI!! I've been visiting there with my family for most of my life on and off for years. Have some friends from there and met lots of cool people.
Very informative! Thanks
We went over this bridge last year and it’s awe inspiring and also somewhat scary. Thanks for bring back wonderful memories! Eastern Canada is gorgeous
Great video man 🤙🏻
Great video pal! 👏👏
I grew up on the Island and still spend my Summers there and I think you nailed it . I enjoyed your video a lot and look forward to more. How about Cape Breton Island?
We might do Cape Breton! Our video guy is in Nova Scotia right now and can't really leave cause of COVID, so CB might be the next logical destination! (Plus we'll take any excuse to visit the Cabot Trail...)
@@Moving2Canadainfo Will you be doing Cape Breton??I am undecided between PEI, CB and Halifax!! LOL
I came to Prince Edward Island for a six week visit forty five years ago; never left. I’m not sure if that’s an endorsement of PEI or a confirmation of my complacency but, no regrets. Being a resident “from away” creates a degree of separation from born Islanders, but with patience, hard work and a decent attitude, that really isn’t a problem. The problems you will experience here are often shared by many Islanders, so helping to address those problems can be a very inclusive and rewarding experience. So, coming from away, how do I feel about living on PEI for forty five years? Grateful . . . very, very grateful.
I was born in Toronto and my parents moved back to PEI when I was a baby and I still get ribbed about being 'from away'
I was born and raised on PEI, and get the "you're not from here" sometimes when I go home. It's pretty funny to me, since my family can trace roots back to at least 1773 on the island...
You will always be from"away" , even if you were born there but your parents were not....winters are something else,hard to make a subsistance living...otherwise lovely place..enjoyed my years there and my granddaughter is a redhaired islander,at least she was born there!
I live on PEI, and the "separation" you mention is quite galling. I have never lived anywhere in my life that required me to "work hard" and "have patience" in order to have normal interactions with people, most of whom are middle aged. As well, and by extension, I have never lived in a place that required me to ignore objective reality in order to maintain the myth that the people and the place aren't both tiresome and boring. PEI doesn't compare favourably with many other provinces, and I always wonder what it is that motivates people to come here.
@@mangore623 What motivates people to come here is as diverse as the people who come here. From my perspective, the more interesting question is: Why do people remain here?
Thank you for the video.
I love this place the best thing to live on the island is people are so neighbourly helps each other and of course the beauty of ocean and tulip farms
I've no idea why I would need to know most of those things, who cares how many potatoes they grow or that I can buy T-shirts colored like local sand. However there's no mention of many things that I might really find useful, for example, schools, colleges, doctors, hospitals, entertainment, public transport, restaurants, shops, internet, and many others.
Turns out that people enjoy learning about quirks like strange sand and rock formations! Plus, the video ends at a pizza restaurant. It's a 7-minute tour of an island, not a spreadsheet. That info is available elsewhere.
@@hugoodoherty842 My point was that this video is entitled "8 things you NEED to know...", not "8 things you might like about...". I fail to see why I or anyone NEEDS to know those facts I mention. It purports to be targeted at people moving to PEI but it isn't, instead it's for the very casual tourist.
@@hugoodoherty842 Oh, it is, is it? Where, precisely, can one learn about the acute doctor shortage, or the highest cancer rates, of the lack of employment prospects, the immigration scams, the corruption in local politics, and in the police. How about some features unique to the island, like the fact that if you aren't from an established family, your prospects are nil, or the fact that being ostracized because you Come from Away, is the norm. How about poisoned groundwater, and a landscape about as bereft of actual wildlife as is the surface of the moon? How about overfishing? How about the fact that businesses can magically afford to stay closed eight months of the year? Ever heard of the expression "It's better to be slapped with the truth, than kissed with a lie." Most people who choose to move to another province would actually prefer knowing about the facts surrounding the place, rather than goofy nonsense about crap t-shirts, and this shitty red sand here that gets into everything. We visited all of the places in this video, and the only thing we took away from these experiences was, "...seriously, that was it?!" If we had watched a video made by adults for adults containing facts like the ones listed above, we'd never have thought of coming to this craphouse for a second. PEI is the biggest con job I've ever encountered.
Listen to you and learn English
Take me around Canada
Thank you very much !
Thank you so much for uploading this video….would have loved to visit but unfortunately PEI is closed to tourists at the moment because of covid 🥺
Thank you for your video.
Please could you do one of this about New Brunswick, moncton?
Thanks
As a Canadian, if I could spend a winter in any province it would be Arizona. lol
It's in USA and US isn't safe to live
Hahaha this island is in the north
Wow i think u should learn your provinces. Or go bk to school. Look at a USA MAP and U WILL FIND WHAT PLACE U WANT TO STAY AT. GOOD LUCK ON YOUR QUEST. EVEN TRYING TO FIND IT. AS U DON'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT CANADA.
@@dwhittaker4597 They were clearly making a joke. The point being, any province in Canada during winter is pretty bleh and cold.
@John Napoles really?
Cool video bro, appreciate it!
Love this guys vibe , positive energy here 😁
Dane makes the best guides
I agree!
PEI here, this was a good lil video about us.
Come by and say Hi if they ever let us travel again
Tourists are the world’s biggest problem,they destroy everywhere they go.
outstanding channel.. thanks.
So gorgeous! Enjoyed watching your videos!
I actually live here and let me tell about the things they don't want you to know... PEI is one big farm. That means pesticides, and herbicides, and fungicides, and fertilizers are sprayed on crops all summer. One just has to look around and see algae blooms from the nitrates and fresh water fish kills from the field run-offs. PEI has a tremendous crop yield and you don't get that from organic farming.
That is incredibly disappointing information!
So do these chemicals have much of an effect on the
health of the people?
High cancer rate as well I understand…
I lived in PEI for three years loved it .
How it is so far ?!
Well done, thank you! 😀
Excellent video! In 1991 we traversed Canada from Victoria to St John's over a 4.5 month long summer. PEI was everyone's favorite province, Victoria/Vancouver Island was a close second, Fredericton/NB was also very nice. The Newfies were the friendliest drownings their sorrows (closed fisheries) in Screech.
Lived there for 1 year. People at work where mostly very nice but also a bit sheltered with a lack of boundaries. Found a good gym and no complaints about that very friendly everyone treated well. But felt impossible to make close friends as You where treated differently for being “from a way” ( just meaning from another province 🙄). Would vacation there but would never life there again. And probably wouldn’t recommend it to others. If You want to move to Maritimes would suggest Nova Scotia or New Brunswick! Not all that familiar with Newfoundland but also sounds like PEI with this from away stuff.
Yup, Newfoundland is the same. Not friendly people at all tbh. They "apparently" likes you, but just for vacation or a short visit. Too much islanders!! 😂
Man I wish this video had come out a few weeks earlier. My wife applied to the UPEI vet school so I've been doing some research. I found out about pretty much everything you said, but instead of seven minutes it took me a few hours. Seems like a pretty cool place. If she gets accepted its pretty high on the list of choices.
it is surface friendly ...and dirty and expensive and youbetter have money cause the wage dont match the cost.
My daughter is in her first year at UPEI in the Sustainable Design Engineering Program and while she doesn't have much free time to explore, she is so far happy with her choice. I have noticed that it's been warmer there than in Ontario where I live. Best of luck in figuring out if it's the right fit.
Pei people dont like outsiders. You will never feel welcomed living here. Sad but so very true. The people will call the police, CPS on your family if you smile or laugh. They are so miserable that they will make you even more miserable. If you love your family don't move to PEI. It sucks!
@Eraudica Audio - Discussion you are completely right. I hope people read this and save themselves the move. If your not from PEI you will never be welcomed. Ever!!!
The people are polite, but if you "Come from away" you will never be fully accepted. I've spoken to a number of people who've moved here from Ontario, and lived here for years. They all say the same thing: the locals will not reciprocate if you show them kindness. Our neighbours are meters away, but they do not engage with us at all, and we have yet to develop any connections with anyone despite living here for four months. If my girlfriend waves at the neighbour, the neighbour doesn't wave back. They are kindly to the tourists, but want nothing to do with people who weren't born here. Biggest mistake of my life moving to this dreary dump filled with dysfunctional people.
Just remember,you will always be' from away'. Loved PEI ..in the brief summer!
Love your efforts to make this video. Definitely PEI is so beautiful place for living
Thanks a lot 😊 We had great fun making the video! We're planning on some more this year, Calgary, Banff etc... so make sure you're subscribed to see them!
I appreciate you highlighting Prince Edward Island. It is indeed an easy province to apply to and submit an EOI. However, the scope is limited. I recently created content based on PEI Express Entry Sub-stream and this video has encouraged me to post it finally. I might as well do that next week.
After 4 years of living on PEI, I think you forgot a couple things..
1- No one uses turn signals and everyone Jaywalks
2- There is hardly any work other than potatoes, fishing, and potato / fishing related industries
3- It took me 3 years to get a family doctor
4- Endless wind, constant power outages, summer smells like sewage and winter is a frozen hellscape
5- I am pretty sure they have 1 snowplow for the entire island
It is like the Florida of Canada with worse weather. Most of the population is elderly, but they are very friendly
@Mike Stone stop with the truth, islanders will be mad LOL
I thought construction is booming? Was thinking of moving my Drywall business over there
@G. A. It stinks like shit in North Rustico too.
Well in all honesty most Islander know everyone and where they are going so why do you need signal lights?
Well in all honesty at one time that was true. Everyone knew everyone and you could often set your watch by what time people went buy. Not that way anymore. I have lives in four other provinces and found they all have bad drivers and good. Year ago when they were giving direction around Albany they use to say go down and turn at the old man in the window. He was an old farmer retired who seldom left the house as he didn't drive. All he did was look out the window or work on his garden in the summer.
Well those are the two major industries on PEI, Farming and Fisheries account for close to half the economy when you factor in support businesses. Even still that leaves half the jobs for other things. I know employers are literally going out visiting people at home asking them to come to work these last couple years. Not may other places when they come to your door tying to give you a job.
Yup the doctor thing sucks, I looked out when my dr retires he found a young doctor from the Maritimes to move in and take over his practice. We were very lucky.
Wind isn't bad, it helps keep things cool in the summer and blows out my driveway in the winter. Of course it piles it into my neighbours yard. See it's all about how you look at things...... With so many roads and some being private contract or even some private owned roads it's hard to speak for everyone but we have great service here in the central Prince areas, Several nurses on the road and a couple businesses so we get good service. Power hasn't been out for two years other than the odd planned interruption. We have been lucky but most people in the country have their own generators to get buy if it's out long. Some have two or three to share with neighbours in time of need.
Lots of seniors for sure, domestic or imported.
@G. A. LOL so true
This guy has such an engaging personality
Amazing bridge
I live in Summerside and I love it here
The only time in my life that I was robbed was in Summerside.
@@mangore623 damn, well we are probably the worst town on the island for that kind of stuff
You've given an extremely optimistic review of PEI, without mentioning the negatives. I'll give the main one.... Unless you can get a government job, the wages are generally crap, compared to the cost of living, which has risen rapidly over the last 10 years. Prepare to live near poverty if you move to PEI and can't get one of the few good paying jobs here.
The winters are hell
I've been avoiding coming back because of rent. Wtf happened? If rent was under control it would be affordable again.
Agree I lived there for 17 long miserable years . Moved back to Ontario , thank god .
Don’t forget the terrible healthcare!
If your willing to work for the money you won't live in poverty also buying a house is cheaper then renting. Our province survives on seafood and farming. There's no shortage of paying jobs if your willing to work
Dane Amazing video. Can you please do one on New Brunswick
Can’t wait to see a video about Québec City!
Very simplistic view that doesn't give an accurate picture of the Island. I give the same advice to any thinking of moving here as I give to Dane: "Do your homework!" Housing, Employment, Weather, Culture and Transportation - and even time and distances and time getting around are all MUCH different (3 hours from tip to tip is crazy talk) - especially since COVID-19. Know before you go
A great video, one day I’ll check it out but i think I’ll stay living in Campbell River on Vancouver island, British Columbia
How's there? What about Toronto?
@@vimalcurio Never heard of "toranto"...
@@kilowagmagnusson4590 come again!?
Thank you very much!
Nice information
Rent has skyrocketed here, lack of housing is a understatement. During the winter the island is dead,windy and freezing. summer is packed with mosquitoes and tourists that have no respect for our island...once upon a time before people started relocating to pei and destroying all our beautiful shorelines with giant cottages they only live in for 2 months a year our island was beautiful. . Not anymore
And the governments goal is to increase PEI population to 250,000 within a relatively short time span. Just imagine Island life then. It will destroy everything that made PEI a great destination.
Negative Melly. Newsflash-it's been a tourist destination longer than you have been alive and it drives the economy. Sit down child.
Average house price is $260,000 you can get a mobile home for under $100,000 CMHC allows 5% down so on the high end of $260,000 that's $247,000 over 25 years is $823.00 a month plus taxes . You can easily rent rooms for $400.00 - $500.00 per room the market is very reasonably priced for your average home . yeah you're seeing high prices on homes but they are high end homes .
Lol I know you in rl.
And yes the rent is ridiculous. I was away when it skyrocketed suddenly. A quick number crunch showed a blue collar wage will give a life of poverty. It came true quick too.
It's Vancouvered.
@@chickenleg820 lol another great thing about our island everyone used to know everyone lol
Great overview! But, I was disappointed you didn't mention that unless one is _born_ on the Island, one will always be considered "from away" regardless of how long you live there. 😉😂
@Ste Bwald I don't know much about US "mountain towns", but PEI has a unique tradition of separating island-born residents from those that weren't born there - hence "from away". It's a quirk that Cdn Maritimers find funny.
Yup.
I saw you filming this I have grown up in pei
Love this place
Thanks for the valuable information
Can you do a video of Fredericton? We are thinking of moving back East from BC. The housing prices here are insane.
Make sure you do thorough research. Property taxes are high in NB and the provincial income tax rate is almost double than it is in BC, so even if you have a house paid for here, you need a good income or pension. Plus you get little for your taxes here. Also as a newcomer, you won't be able to get a family doctor anywhere in the province. Utilities are more expensive here also especially in the long winter.
Fredericton only has two walk in clinics and are open only part of the day and one of them only has one doctor. They don't have an abundance of labs like BC has like LifeLabs. Basically access to healthcare here is dismal compared to BC. Service sector is wanting here.
@@rps1689 we're ok with that. Houses here are over a million dollars. Thanks for the info😀
@@kmckinnon My pleasure.
Besides be so informative, it was very good filmed. Thank you so much for the video
I never been before, cool!
Sure, if you don't mind the abysmal healthcare, lack of industry, the fact that most if not all of those industries are seasonal, low minimum wages and high comparative cost of living (unless you're lucky enough to score a government job) and the fact that it basically dies in the wintertime.
Winter sucks the life and colour out of P.E.I. It is only green 4 months of the year.
Just to add,be prepared to work 60 hours a week in summer,which is about 6 weeks,then its winter. You will be a zombie in summer. Winters are getting worse too.Loved PEI but so hard there.
I would suggest visiting during the winter before moving
A very long winter at that and only green 4 months of the year.
The winter isn't the worst part of Island life. Just being on the Island is bad enough anytime of the year.
@@mangore623 Pls can u explain further on how bad it is to live there?
Great representation
Charlottetown is my hometown. I moved to Toronto for work
in Jan/87 + I visited home about 4 times (last time in 96).
I think sometimes how miraculously wonderful it would be
to move home for good - I really want to move back home for good!
I lived on PEI from 1985 to 2002 and let me tell you it’s not that great of a place . It’s a great place to retire but not to live everyday life . The health care sucks and not much job opportunities unless you are in the fishing , farming or health care industry. As far as tourism you can’t really make a good living off of it . A lot of jobs are seasonal so you end up drawing ei for most part of year when tourism ends. Housing is unaffordable unless you have a two income household or are blessed to be in the healthcare or fishing and farming industry . The only good thing is the weather is awesome in the summer because you don’t die of the heat and not all winters are that bad . I left the island and moved back to Ontario where there are a lot more opportunities, job wise .
The problem with retiring is that pretty soon most people need healthcare, and not healthcare that sucks.
Hi~ How about studing english in PEI for 3 or 6 months? Do you recommend? Also is there any place for learning ballet or violin ?
@@ianbrooke6342 I know some retires that couldn't take it anymore and sold and left P.E.I. They got suckered into the lower cost of real estate and realised owning a home isn't everything.
Not a good place to retire if you need health care.
No mention that it takes 4 years to get a family doctor? Or the healthcare system is dismal?
It's now takes 6 years to get a doctor.
@@charlottetown8359 are you serious ? is this for real? what about emergencies ? or if you have health insurance ?
@@augustt8282 walk in clinics or emerg at the hostpital.
They are a small island so obviously the choices are limited for doctors
Not always - I moved here 3 years ago & it did take 1year to get a family doctor but certainly not 4 (or 6) so it just depends
Thank you 😊
funny guy thanks for your video) cheers !
Dont move here we already have a housing issue ! :( there are no apartments
We have been coming to this beautiful island every summer for over 20 years. We stay on the Argyle shores and watch it change every year. Weird fact: Um, we already live 1/4 mile from the beach in Massachusetts. They are nice, but nothing like DeSable’s beaches.
Hello from Argyle Shore!!!
The actual Eastern tip is a 40 min drive from that dot on his map... and it's beautiful
...it's even more beautiful off the Island...like 5000km off the place.
you should make a video in moncton, new brunswick 👉👈
I think it's important that when Dane says winter averages are -7, it's the average, not the daily low and certainly not the extreme. It also happens to be accurate based on many years and decades of well-sourced data.
"But it's way colder than that!" Correct, it is at night, when you might expect -10, -15, even -20 or below that, and then by day it might be somewhere between -5 and 0. Similarly, the quoted +19 for summer is the average, so into the twenties by day, into the teens and potentially lower by night.
The average, not the daily high or low or the extreme.
Super video!
Thanks for explaining what averages are Hugo, I never would have known. Next you're going to go telling me that it also stretches over days so if one day averaged -10 and another +10 then the average is going to be zero.
Moved to the island with my folks 6 years ago, and don't regret a thing. It's a great place to live for those who enjoy the quiet life, but it is never boring. It's true though that finding an affordable apartment here is hard. The winter storms can be brutal too, we actually moved here the same year the island got the snowmageddon.
Hi, I am algérienne I wish live in this island me and my family, how I can do this
What a beautiful place!
Me being a Calgary Flames fan is really exposing me alot of beautiful places in Canada 🇨🇦
I lived in PEI for half of my life (I'm 11) and I moved to NS (Nova Scotia) and all of my family lives there. By far one of my favorite places ever. I get so excited when we go and I was so bummed when they said they were pulling themselves out of the Atlantic Bubble a.k.a the safest place on earth. Hopefully they'll get back in by Christmas. 😬
The bubble has burst
Alot of Islanders don't take too well to outsiders. You're from "away". For example, If they know you're not from there an Islander will get the job before you do etc.
this is very true. We looked at moving to the island, and they do not take well to outsiders looking for employment. If you are not an islander born and raised there, you will have a hard time.
Nepotism is rampant in P.E.I.
@@christinapatron1665 They don't take well to folk returning looking for work.
@@rps1689 Having family there I have seen that.
@@christinapatron1665 I hear ya. No lack of folk in P.E.I nowadays that don't even realise how smug they can be at times.
Cool dude 🤟
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I just went through all the comments, at this time, and I was not too surprised by most of them. I was born and raised in PEI and "The Island" has always held a warm place in my heart. Like many islanders I left PEI after graduation from University in order to find a job in my field and lived away ever since. I retired about two years ago and considered moving back to PEI but was surprised by the cost of land and/or housing. We ended up settling in New Brunswick a short drive from the bridge to PEI where housing was more available and reasonably priced.
I think the main attraction PEI holds is life style and their main attribute is friendly people. To be fair Maritimer's in general tend to be friendlier than most other parts of Canada. Maybe it's partly due to the more laid back life style combined with other factors such as pleasant scenery. Could also stem from their historical need to rely on one another in the rural, small farm environment. Anyway that's my take on PEI, if you like a quiet life and can live with a less materialistic life style it may be right for you.
Oh man you're so lucky🥺, my dream is to live there but I'm not sure if I can ever make it happen:))
The people are not friendly. Trust me they hate outsiders. Nice to your face but its them calling CPS or the police on your family because you smiled. They are miserable and they only get happy when they make your family just as miserable as them. The people are two faced especially towards outsiders and they hate foreigners.
That's Right Just to put things in perspective a bit. Much of PEI is rural and close nit. Like most close nit communities there is a tendency to be hesitant of strangers (people from away). This does not mean they hate people from away but only that these people have to earn their trust. Even then generally speaking islanders want to help others (from away or not) more so than in larger centres where people often don’t even talk to their neighbour’s. If an outsider wants to fit in they will have to open up and earn their trust. Also, more recently, it seems that PEI is suffering from a large influx of foreigners (non-Canadians) with relatively more wealth that seem to be using PEI as a stepping stone into North America. They typically buy up properties and small businesses with no intention of actually integrating into the community. Often these properties/businesses are just a front and do not benefit the people on the Island. It seems this situation has come about mostly due to misguided efforts on the part of politicians trying to develop the Island industry?? As a result property prices have increased significantly making it difficult for locals to afford housing etc. Of course these are just generalizations and everyone’s experience will be different but I encourage potential newcomers to PEI to keep an open mind and try not to prejudge these people who have seen a lot of change lately compared to the slow pace of life they may have been accustomed to.
Do you know what a karen and Kevin is? This place is full off Karen's and Kevin's. I mean jammed packed full of them. Islanders help islanders. ( period)
@@white-vq9kb I guess I'm not that up on some of the jargon used today too describe certain personality types so I looked it up. Apparently calling someone a Karen or a Kyle or a Keven is derogatory reference to their personality (a racial slur of sorts directed at the so called privileged white people I guess).
I can only assume that you're opinion is based on personal observation or experience. Certainly racial prejudices exist everywhere in the world including PEI. I have not thought of islanders as being significantly more racially prejudiced than anywhere else but I guess I wasn't really looking that hard for it.
Fun place to visit for a couple of days, live there ha no
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I can't see what that emoji is....(too small) you're either a teen girl or weird.
Been to PEI once in the late 90’s watching my brother play for the Abbies, absolutely loved it, always wanted to go back. Was suppose to this past summer, but welllllll we all know what happened.
You're Brad's Brother!
@@markkelly969 I am yep.
@@blairrice had a time with Brad a weekend or three. Tell him I said “HOW SHE GOIN BY?”
@@markkelly969 hahaha I’m surprised it was only 3 weekends haha. He definitely liked to party. Hogie lives in PEI now too. And I’ll tell him you said what’s up.
Lots missing here though. Montague, Souris and Wood islands ferry, Golf courses (not even eluded to), Rustico, PEI preserve, Cavendish, Summerside heritage.. great video but so much more to know.
Scott Drummond it’s not a tour guide video. No one moves here for the tourist traps...
We enjoy each of those things too as locals
@@scooterPEI You enjoy the rollercoasters, amusement parks, and other grotty tourist traps in Cavendish? I live in Rustico. The place is a dump, as is the rest of the Island. Large parts of Charlottetown are like no-go zone ghettos.
never been, canada is so vast! i have yet to discover so much of our beautiful country 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸PEI is def on my list once this crazy pandemic ends
You ain’t missing much , trust me .
Rhonda Lee 🤣🙈
If you were not born here you are always from away. Hard to be accepted by islanders. Cost are high, doctors are almost extinct but it is a beautiful place.
Is there a list of the names of the 231 islands on PEI? I’ve search online and have seen the number 231 referenced, but only (very) partial lists of about 20 of the islands.
It's funny, I have been to PEI once to visit my brother who moved there, and I actually recognized many of the locations you showed. I think I actually ate at the restaurant you were in front of in Charlottetown, lol
I love Prince Edward Island, it is beautiful, but a realtor told me that the rules have changed and buying a house is very hard now if you are an American. Still, it is a great place for an AIRBNB but forget about long term residence. BTW, in 2019 Hurricane Dorian hit and knocked a few trees over.
Probabably trying to rob us from hour land house are wirthless
I suggest you find a new realtor because he is WRONG !! PEI is wide open for purchasing property..Most rental properties today are bought by the Chinese..Most homes are bought by other Canadians and many Americans.Unfortunately the property has doubled in price making it impossible for Islanders to purchase a home..Many Islanders are raising their families in motel rooms because they cannot afford to rent property and the banks and Government will not allow them to buy !!
@@moodyme65 WOOOOOOOW! That's so CRAZY about the Chinese buying everything up! What sicced them on PEI?!?!
@@rhondaschellin8878 The Liberal Government
“Never have l been to a place where people hate each other so cordially” from an 1800s travel review of PEI.
Full back biters
As an Islander, I'll tell you that this is still somewhat true, at least about the hatred. Cordially? Ehhhhhhh... not so much
Yeah, and we're not so cordial about it these days.
Well I’ve met so many nice islanders that honestly are generally king but I can say the majority of them are prejudice though. Some experiences I’d just brush off but there still happening so
@@justgotclipped2857 too much gossip,and it's never nice,especially if you are not an Islander,but still a nice place to look at ,but not very friendly,very judgemental.
Cool video
saying Hi!!! from Cap-Pele New Brunswick!!!
Do yourself a favor and don't move. Take it from a complete stranger you will regret it. People on PEI don't welcome anyone new and they are disrespectful. You will never feel welcome or at home living on PEI. Its depressing.
Yup, do your homework. We learned the hard way, unfortunately. We cannot wait to get off this crap island.
The island has their own little mafia, always has and always will. The same families control most things, never get in any trouble and always land on their feet no matter what. Over 30% is employed by some level of government and at times PEI led the country in impaired driving, teen pregnancy, illiteracy, childhood cancer, asthma, unemployment and hydro rates. A large percentage draw unemployment but still seem to live just fine, housing is relatively expensive in the parts that are civilized and if you don't drink or curl you will have nothing to do from October to April. Other than that its great.
The two largest industries are farming and fishing both ow which are seasonal so of course EI is very common. The Tax Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture Canada, Department of Fisheries, Service Canada and so on all add up to thousands of jobs on PEI. Then add Provincial jobs to the list and you have a large number of civil servants. The reason why the feds have so many jobs here is the cost of living is much lower than larger centers means pay is also lower.
Not sure what you mean by parts that are civilized maybe if you used a proper wording I might agree or not. One thing for sure is the Island likes it's relaxed way of life not hung up on the chase of the almighty dollar. We like our communities and participate in many community events from summer festivals, hiking, to winter hockey, snowmobiling, snowshoeing and skying. PEI is a place where you can determine your own future, I know several people who dropped out of school back in the 80's who are millionaires now having found a demands for something here and filling it. Ambitious people will be rewarded.
I lived in pei when they had Rainbow Valley!!
Housing is so scarce it has impacted investements and living. Rent for one bedroom in Charlottetown in 2022 is $1950 for one bedroom and a 3 bedroom is $3500
Dont try to mind your business because you cant and the whole island is every islanders and everyone knows everyone.
@Ste Bwald What happens if you walk around the house in the nude with the blinds open?
It's a hell hole...Don't move there...Been there and done that. Moved away after a year there.
A hell hole? Well, I must say, you are the only person I have ever heard describe PEI as a "hell hole".
@@greggohara6879 haha I never even heard that word in my life lol
@@greggohara6879 Evidently, you have managed to ignore all the negative comments here written by people who live on PEI, including my own. They represent a significant percentage of the comments here, as you'll note. The people praising PEI only know the Island as tourists, or have never set foot here, so it's safe to ignore their input. You are correct about one thing: it isn't a "Hell hole" it's a "Shit hole". A colossal one at that.
@@vimalcurio ..you should get out more often, as that expression has been in use for thousands of years in the English language.
This only makes me want to move even more !!!
Very nice
Well done! Should have rounded it up to ten. Amazing golf destination with courses of all levels to choose from close to each other. Great fishing or restaurants too lol.
Golf courses use pesticides and destroy native vegetation and displace animals. Hate them!
Yeah, no end of lowbrow eateries to choose from. About as classy as a trip to Disneyland...without any of the attractions.
Brother, you just made me book my family's summer vacation to PEI
We'll see you when you get here!
I love this vdo😘