Oh Canada

[gettin2dizzy]

Great song. lots of though went in to that.

Anyway anyone lived there? What's it like to emmigrate to?

[Swiss]

Not living there myself but I've 2 mates who are and they love it. Much eaiser to get into than the States, if you have a skill set that they need you are pretty much onto a winner. Been there on Hol's a couple of times are really enjoyed it, although you do get tired of people telling you they have an Aunt, Uncle, Cousin, Grandparent, Great Aunt, Great Great Uncle or or a friend of a friends personal dog trainers wifes sisters father has a 4 times removed pet bulldog living in England!

[keithd]

have a word with Ping. used to live the i believe

[Welsh_Wizard]

Loads of family live there and had an application to emmigrate rejected about 6yrs ago :(

Quality place. Ontario in the winter is out of this world !

[the_lone_wolf]

don't they all talk funny eh?

[gettin2dizzy]

Sounds good :) It doesn't suffer from the drawbacks of Amerryqueen life does it? I've visited and loved it :)

[rpwoodman]

I was born there - have a Canadian passport.
Having said that, I left at a very young age.

I went back there for a couple of weeks a few years back and thought it an excellent place. Everyone is very gullible, but there seemed to be a very good community spirit, even in places like Toronto.

[Welsh_Wizard]

..altho' per head, they have more gun crime than america

[Mousetrapper]

I was in downtown Toronto for 2 years, good place, easy to get around if you're near the underground system. They appear to have an inbuilt dislike for Americans, more so since U.S. travellers started putting Canadian flags on their backpacks so they wouldn't get blown up!!

Hot in summer, cold in winter but not really that bad. Good linking off road cycling / skating routes. If you're out in the suburbs or really out in the sticks you will need a car.

Avoid Molsen and Labatt beer, stick to the smaller brewers and you won't go far wrong.

[gettin2dizzy]

Time to drag up an old thread ;) (blame Ping!)

Now I've already been looking at emmigrating and I'm on the Canadas Most Wanted list :smt071So getting in isn't a problem.


Question now is... why Canada over NZ? Thinking waaay ahead of myself I wouldn't like to be in such a large and cold country when oil hits $200.

[johnnyrod]

..altho' per head, they have more gun crime than america

They have more guns but I very much doubt there is more gun crime

[Staffz]

Go to Calgary, they have lots of it (oil), and the tax is cheap too! I'm hoping to get there in Summer and take a good look at it as an option!

Cheap cars, central vacs, big parks, cheap supermarkets (cost of apples up 18% in 2 weeks here, grrr!), friendly people, no road tax or TV licence... Sure I'd find a negativce once I got there, but hell, wouldn't mind finding out!

Oh, and those roads - hours without seeing a soul, and few speed cameras!:smt036

[STRAMASHER]

Late 30's "spark" mate moved out for 6months. Family out there. Big Canuck culture/music fan. Happy enough. Promised plenty of work. Came back . Sold house. Moved out with wife and young kid. Could not get kid into school. Him? Horrendous racism, thievery, ended up nobody wanted to give him a job. Back home a year or summit later with **** all.

One of the best people I know.

My old boy is from Toronto and is thoroughly embarrassed.:smt090


Make of that what you will.:-|

[gettin2dizzy]

I think high tax, high rent, high oil prices are going to be inevitable internationally. The Welsh countryside will have to do instead :) Anyone been to Malvern? wouldn't mind living there:thumbsup: