Australia Vs Canada
Jan 14th 2006, 9:31 am
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Re: Australia Vs Canada
Why compare any two countries at all.
If life presents an opportunity grab it with both hands as you will regret it if you don't. If it's not at least 50% of what you expected then move on if you can. Life is for living and as my dear old Mum used to say
Treat every day like it's your last, cos one day it will be.
If life presents an opportunity grab it with both hands as you will regret it if you don't. If it's not at least 50% of what you expected then move on if you can. Life is for living and as my dear old Mum used to say
Treat every day like it's your last, cos one day it will be.
Jan 14th 2006, 10:18 am
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Re: Australia Vs Canada
Originally Posted by Hutch
I'd also add, I have found the arguments that have taken place in this thread hilarious (not actually the OP's fault given what he orginally asked). Instead of comparing Canada to Australia, let's compare tomatoes with oranges, or how about water with air ("water sucks, it's so wet", "oh yea, well air is like invisible and I don't trust anything I can't see"). I mean seriously, there's some ****ing huge fundamental differences (the climate being a good place to start) between the two countries that make any arguments, especially ones about things like the tax level on salted peanuts, as utterly mind-bogglingly irrelevant as they sound. For the most part, we all love the country we have moved to, whether it's Canada or Australia or outer-mongolia - why can't we just leave it at that and not indulge in some ****ing holy war to win converts over to our cause. 
Jan 20th 2006, 1:24 am
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Re: Australia Vs Canada
Originally Posted by Hutch
I'd also add, I have found the arguments that have taken place in this thread hilarious (not actually the OP's fault given what he orginally asked). Instead of comparing Canada to Australia, let's compare tomatoes with oranges, or how about water with air ("water sucks, it's so wet", "oh yea, well air is like invisible and I don't trust anything I can't see"). I mean seriously, there's some ****ing huge fundamental differences (the climate being a good place to start) between the two countries that make any arguments, especially ones about things like the tax level on salted peanuts, as utterly mind-bogglingly irrelevant as they sound. For the most part, we all love the country we have moved to, whether it's Canada or Australia or outer-mongolia - why can't we just leave it at that and not indulge in some ****ing holy war to win converts over to our cause.
Good point!
Jan 20th 2006, 7:19 am
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Re: Australia Vs Canada
Originally Posted by nicanjoe
Just wanted to mention, in Toronto Ontario Canada it's plus 9 today, Jan 13th. Been about that all week long. Just curious about a previous post, why would Ottawa be digging out Toronto? They're two different places.
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Yep Canada does have a better standard of living, especially if you like shopping - the range! But culturally I prefer Australia. The sense of humour is more similar to Britain and for some reason I find Australians more open than Canadians. My relatives who live in and around Toronto are all foreign born with the exception of my cousins and they find Canadians hard to click with.
PL
