Never lived, but been to England and do love the place, it's the motherland afterall. Think of it this way:
England
130,410 square kilometres
Population 53,000,000
Province of Nova Scotia
55,000 square kilometres
Population 921,000 people
When you live the city of Halifax for example, you can leave the city and have miles and miles of geographical beauty without bumping into people every 15 minutes. India is a shithole, sorry to anyone who lives there, but it's a dump. You will find that like Nova Scotia, same thing applies in Newfoundland, New Brunwick, and Prince Edward Island. Northern New England is great as well, I love Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.