Citizenship!
Dec 3rd 2010, 2:03 am
#1
little snowy owl
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Citizenship!
here in Calgary last Monday along with 125 others from 35 different countries. Thought I should share ....
We did the test in the morning, and the ceremony in the afternoon! How's that for catching up after 18 months wait?!
Had a wonderful party with a wonderful group of new friends (Canadian and not ... Scots mostly!
) and just thoroughly enjoyed the whole day.
Now I think we all feel a little anti-climactic ... just aboot to settle in for the winter I guess
It seems to draw a line under the whole emigrating process ... feeling a bit flat right now. Odd.
We did the test in the morning, and the ceremony in the afternoon! How's that for catching up after 18 months wait?!
Had a wonderful party with a wonderful group of new friends (Canadian and not ... Scots mostly!
) and just thoroughly enjoyed the whole day.Now I think we all feel a little anti-climactic ... just aboot to settle in for the winter I guess
It seems to draw a line under the whole emigrating process ... feeling a bit flat right now. Odd.
Dec 3rd 2010, 6:28 am
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Re: Citizenship!
Congratulations!
It does draw a line, but there's no need to feel flat, you'll get a nice Canadian passport, be able to vote, hell, you could even put on a Canadian accent and completely blend in if you wanted 
you're a citizen!
you're a citizen!
Dec 3rd 2010, 12:26 pm
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Re: Citizenship!
here in Calgary last Monday along with 125 others from 35 different countries. Thought I should share ....
We did the test in the morning, and the ceremony in the afternoon! How's that for catching up after 18 months wait?!
Had a wonderful party with a wonderful group of new friends (Canadian and not ... Scots mostly!) and just thoroughly enjoyed the whole day.
Now I think we all feel a little anti-climactic ... just aboot to settle in for the winter I guess
It seems to draw a line under the whole emigrating process ... feeling a bit flat right now. Odd.
We did the test in the morning, and the ceremony in the afternoon! How's that for catching up after 18 months wait?!
Had a wonderful party with a wonderful group of new friends (Canadian and not ... Scots mostly!
) and just thoroughly enjoyed the whole day.Now I think we all feel a little anti-climactic ... just aboot to settle in for the winter I guess
It seems to draw a line under the whole emigrating process ... feeling a bit flat right now. Odd.
Dec 4th 2010, 3:11 am
#4
little snowy owl
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Re: Citizenship!
Thanks guys.
It did tickle me this week when somebody told me I "sound much more Canadian" than one of my ex-Brit colleagues who's been here since the sixties and sounds to me more "British" than the Queen!
I feel better today ... think I was a bit tired
It did tickle me this week when somebody told me I "sound much more Canadian" than one of my ex-Brit colleagues who's been here since the sixties and sounds to me more "British" than the Queen!
I feel better today ... think I was a bit tired
Dec 4th 2010, 7:48 am
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Re: Citizenship!
Congratulations! Glad you're feeling better about it today! 
Dec 7th 2010, 2:31 am
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Re: Citizenship!
Great news, congratulations!
Dec 7th 2010, 1:59 pm
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Re: Citizenship!
Congratulations, Canadian! Woo-hoo!!!
Dec 10th 2010, 2:34 am
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Re: Citizenship!
Missed this somehow - congrats to all of you. Any excuse for a party, that's what I say 
Dec 11th 2010, 8:18 am
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Re: Citizenship!
Wow, congrats on becoming a Canadian citizen! The wait for the application to be processed takes as long is it does for PR, no surprise there then.
Dec 11th 2010, 4:14 pm
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little snowy owl
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Re: Citizenship!
I'm still proudly wearing my Maple Leaf badge!
My Secret Santa at work has been leaving me "British" gifts all week which is funny:
Mushy peas, Jaffa Cakes, Strongbow Cider and some nail-clippers emblazoned with the Union Flag!
My Secret Santa at work has been leaving me "British" gifts all week which is funny:
Mushy peas, Jaffa Cakes, Strongbow Cider and some nail-clippers emblazoned with the Union Flag!
Jan 25th 2011, 2:48 am
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Re: Citizenship!
How did you revise for the test? A book? Somewhere online?
Jan 25th 2011, 1:55 pm
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