Any reason to choose Canada over Australia?
Feb 22nd 2010, 5:00 am
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Re: Any reason to choose Canada over Australia?
hmm... pretty convincing.
About cons and pros for OZ
About cons and pros for OZ
two cents from a canadian living in australia..
pros canada:
1) less creepy, death inducing insects
2) less aquatic killing mammals
3) free healthcare - i.e., going to a clinic, taking an ambulance.
4) the cold (aside from western parts of British Columbia) kills lots of creepy insects
5) cheap flights to Europe and through North & South America
6) cheaper rental market
7) very very multicultural
8) very strong interest in outdoor activities
cons canada:
1) disgustingly expensive post-secondary tuition
2) low minimum wage
3) 27 degrees is considered very very hot..when it hits 30 degrees, we hibernate and don't go out (exaggeration but hey u get the idea)
4) workaholics
5) 2 weeks paid holidays is considered to be the norm rather than 4 (?) weeks
6) parts of the country gets snowed for 1/3rd to 1/2 of the year..
i could go on..and on
pros canada:
1) less creepy, death inducing insects
2) less aquatic killing mammals
3) free healthcare - i.e., going to a clinic, taking an ambulance.
4) the cold (aside from western parts of British Columbia) kills lots of creepy insects
5) cheap flights to Europe and through North & South America
6) cheaper rental market
7) very very multicultural
8) very strong interest in outdoor activities
cons canada:
1) disgustingly expensive post-secondary tuition
2) low minimum wage
3) 27 degrees is considered very very hot..when it hits 30 degrees, we hibernate and don't go out (exaggeration but hey u get the idea)
4) workaholics
5) 2 weeks paid holidays is considered to be the norm rather than 4 (?) weeks
6) parts of the country gets snowed for 1/3rd to 1/2 of the year..
i could go on..and on
Feb 22nd 2010, 5:02 am
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Feb 22nd 2010, 9:12 am
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Re: Any reason to choose Canada over Australia?
Yup. We all live in igloos 11.5 months of the year and ski to work.
1) l'd rather be bitten by some tiny little spider then have my head ripped off by a 8 foot Canadian Grizzly bear, alteast if you get bitten by a snake or spider you almost always survive becasue theres anti venom, not many people survive bear attacks. l think l read that the Canadian polar bear is one of the most dangerous animal on earth to humans.
2) yes theres less dangerous marine life in Canada but does that matter when its too cold to enter the water anyway.
7) OZ is very multicultural also, well Sydney and Melbourne is
8) Theres also plenty of interst in outdoors in OZ and OZ has a better climate for it.
2) yes theres less dangerous marine life in Canada but does that matter when its too cold to enter the water anyway.
7) OZ is very multicultural also, well Sydney and Melbourne is
8) Theres also plenty of interst in outdoors in OZ and OZ has a better climate for it.
Jeez I really wish people would learn some basic facts before they make stupid generalisations about things. Especially when they clearly know nothing about what they're spouting on about.
Feb 22nd 2010, 9:30 am
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Feb 22nd 2010, 9:36 am
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Re: Any reason to choose Canada over Australia?
I think Canada would be a great place to live.
Feb 22nd 2010, 10:18 am
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Re: Any reason to choose Canada over Australia?
1) l'd rather be bitten by some tiny little spider then have my head ripped off by a 8 foot Canadian Grizzly bear, alteast if you get bitten by a snake or spider you almost always survive becasue theres anti venom, not many people survive bear attacks. l think l read that the Canadian polar bear is one of the most dangerous animal on earth to humans.
2) yes theres less dangerous marine life in Canada but does that matter when its too cold to enter the water anyway.
7) OZ is very multicultural also, well Sydney and Melbourne is
8) Theres also plenty of interst in outdoors in OZ and OZ has a better climate for it.
2) yes theres less dangerous marine life in Canada but does that matter when its too cold to enter the water anyway.
7) OZ is very multicultural also, well Sydney and Melbourne is
8) Theres also plenty of interst in outdoors in OZ and OZ has a better climate for it.
2) Wetsuits?
3) I'm guessing High UV Index doesn't always make for a better climate.
Yeesh...
Feb 22nd 2010, 11:40 am
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Re: Any reason to choose Canada over Australia?
1) Grizzly bears tend to usually only roam around in the national parks/large foresty areas. I've gone hiking three times in Girabaldi park and I'm still alive? As for polar bears, what Dorothy said, they can be found in the zoo or in the northern territories or yukon.
Or in downtown Churchill Manitoba.
Or according to some, downtown Toronto.
2) Wetsuits?
I have a friend who is a marine biologist. He used to work as a summer job as a shipwreck conservationist diving on wrecks in northern Lake Superior. Now that's cold water!!!!
3) I'm guessing High UV Index doesn't always make for a better climate.
You're guessing right. For a lot of the summer here I rarely go outside during the heat of the day. Although, there is a whole lot less humidity here in WA than there was in southern Ontario.
Yeesh...
Or in downtown Churchill Manitoba.
Or according to some, downtown Toronto. 2) Wetsuits?
I have a friend who is a marine biologist. He used to work as a summer job as a shipwreck conservationist diving on wrecks in northern Lake Superior. Now that's cold water!!!!
3) I'm guessing High UV Index doesn't always make for a better climate.
You're guessing right. For a lot of the summer here I rarely go outside during the heat of the day. Although, there is a whole lot less humidity here in WA than there was in southern Ontario.
Yeesh...
Feb 22nd 2010, 11:57 am
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Re: Any reason to choose Canada over Australia?
They both seem to come very high up on most international surveys so both countries have a lot going for them. Would say it would come down to lifestyle, weather preferences. Make a list of what you like doing and then match it up to cities maybe?
Feb 22nd 2010, 12:20 pm
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Re: Any reason to choose Canada over Australia?
My wife is from Perth and lived in Canada, and UK. You wouldn't get her back to UK even for a holiday. You could probably convince her to Holiday in western Canada.
As for me, grew up in Canada loved it but dont miss it, Lived in UK for 10 years loved it dont miss it either and am now in Perth and am enjoying it.
I would only consider Canada if it was Calgary or west. Not sure I could hack
5 months of winter, though. I couldnt hack the two weeks a year holiday either.
I enjoy working life better in UK and Australia.
As for me, grew up in Canada loved it but dont miss it, Lived in UK for 10 years loved it dont miss it either and am now in Perth and am enjoying it.
I would only consider Canada if it was Calgary or west. Not sure I could hack
5 months of winter, though. I couldnt hack the two weeks a year holiday either.
I enjoy working life better in UK and Australia.
Feb 22nd 2010, 12:41 pm
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Re: Any reason to choose Canada over Australia?
This is my two bobs worth. Australia is way better than Canada, the food and lifestyle and the people anyway, though Canada has some of the most beautiful scenery on the planet, I just found the cities too American and the Canadians did not strike me as the happiest people on the planet... sorry to any Canadians reading this!!!