Brit in Regina
Dec 21st 2009, 2:00 pm
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Re: Brit in Regina
i spent 6 god awful months there. Never been back since. Its crap. Dirty, boring, full of pissed up natives, freezing cold in winter, and humid in summer. Very few shops or interesting restaurants, not much in the way of night life. Did have very cheap real estate when I was there. Not sure about now.
Dec 22nd 2009, 3:00 am
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Re: Brit in Regina
Came over here to do long haul doing something called wild card so we cover all of Canada and all the USA so have seen a bit. Lets stick with Canada ey, ON wet snow, wet, cold, great lakes and wild life. MB wet all year round well is when I pass through there, lots and lots of Mormons lots nice and friendly ppl. SK (Regina Stoon) farms farms and more farms flat has the ex lol. AB lots and lots of ppl flat till you get to the Rockies which are amazing but dam scary to drive in winter pulling 59000 lbs gets hit hard with the winter storms got stuck there last months. BC Rockies and wet and way way too many ppl.
BTW half of Calgary is from Saskatchewan.
There's a couple of Saskatchewan jokes too.
"There's a sign on the highway into Alberta that says, could the last one leaving please turn out the lights."
"There's a new form of child abuse in Saskatchewan: people are leaving their farms to their kids!"
And there's a sign on the outskirts of Biggar Saskatchewan
The people are great.
Dec 22nd 2009, 6:40 am
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Re: Brit in Regina
Well - 3 million in Alberta and it's the size of Britain and France! But more than in Saskatchewan, that's fo' sho'!
BTW half of Calgary is from Saskatchewan.
There's a couple of Saskatchewan jokes too.
"There's a sign on the highway into Alberta that says, could the last one leaving please turn out the lights."
"There's a new form of child abuse in Saskatchewan: people are leaving their farms to their kids!"
And there's a sign on the outskirts of Biggar Saskatchewan
http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/e...ar-Sask-04.jpg
The people are great.
BTW half of Calgary is from Saskatchewan.
There's a couple of Saskatchewan jokes too.
"There's a sign on the highway into Alberta that says, could the last one leaving please turn out the lights."
"There's a new form of child abuse in Saskatchewan: people are leaving their farms to their kids!"
And there's a sign on the outskirts of Biggar Saskatchewan
http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/e...ar-Sask-04.jpg
The people are great.
Been in Saskatoon for 5 years and had spent time in Victoria, Calgary and Edmonton. Saskatoon is by far the best place to live for expats. Friendly with a stable economy that welcomes immigrants. Small enough to not feel like a city but big enough to have all the amenities you need.
Now...Regina however, is slightly different. Government city so all the scum in the province live there so the welfare cheques dont have so far to travel. Would avoid Regina like the plague.
Dec 22nd 2009, 6:58 am
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Re: Brit in Regina
I think the days of masses of people leaving Saskatchewan for Alberta are long gone. The trend is the other way round now.
Been in Saskatoon for 5 years and had spent time in Victoria, Calgary and Edmonton. Saskatoon is by far the best place to live for expats. Friendly with a stable economy that welcomes immigrants. Small enough to not feel like a city but big enough to have all the amenities you need.
Now...Regina however, is slightly different. Government city so all the scum in the province live there so the welfare cheques dont have so far to travel. Would avoid Regina like the plague.
Been in Saskatoon for 5 years and had spent time in Victoria, Calgary and Edmonton. Saskatoon is by far the best place to live for expats. Friendly with a stable economy that welcomes immigrants. Small enough to not feel like a city but big enough to have all the amenities you need.
Now...Regina however, is slightly different. Government city so all the scum in the province live there so the welfare cheques dont have so far to travel. Would avoid Regina like the plague.
Dec 22nd 2009, 7:04 am
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Re: Brit in Regina
I think the days of masses of people leaving Saskatchewan for Alberta are long gone. The trend is the other way round now.
Been in Saskatoon for 5 years and had spent time in Victoria, Calgary and Edmonton. Saskatoon is by far the best place to live for expats. Friendly with a stable economy that welcomes immigrants. Small enough to not feel like a city but big enough to have all the amenities you need.
Now...Regina however, is slightly different. Government city so all the scum in the province live there so the welfare cheques dont have so far to travel. Would avoid Regina like the plague.
Been in Saskatoon for 5 years and had spent time in Victoria, Calgary and Edmonton. Saskatoon is by far the best place to live for expats. Friendly with a stable economy that welcomes immigrants. Small enough to not feel like a city but big enough to have all the amenities you need.
Now...Regina however, is slightly different. Government city so all the scum in the province live there so the welfare cheques dont have so far to travel. Would avoid Regina like the plague.
Dec 22nd 2009, 7:39 am
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Re: Brit in Regina
That wasn't an opinion, that was a knee jerk reaction.
Dec 22nd 2009, 7:44 am
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Re: Brit in Regina
I know its not long compared to many posters, but observations built over 5 years hardly constitutes a knee jerk reaction.
I'm confident that if the op comes on a recce, he will agree with mine, and several other assessments of Regina. Mine wasnt the only "slightly" negative one. Maybe these true opinions could save him an air fare.
I'm confident that if the op comes on a recce, he will agree with mine, and several other assessments of Regina. Mine wasnt the only "slightly" negative one. Maybe these true opinions could save him an air fare.
Dec 22nd 2009, 7:51 am
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Re: Brit in Regina
I know its not long compared to many posters, but observations built over 5 years hardly constitutes a knee jerk reaction.
I'm confident that if the op comes on a recce, he will agree with mine, and several other assessments of Regina. Mine wasnt the only "slightly" negative one. Maybe these true opinions could save him an air fare.
I'm confident that if the op comes on a recce, he will agree with mine, and several other assessments of Regina. Mine wasnt the only "slightly" negative one. Maybe these true opinions could save him an air fare.
, I have friends who grew up in Regina, Saskatoon and other areas of SK and actually the Majority opinion is that Regina is the better place to be.
Dec 22nd 2009, 8:28 am
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Re: Brit in Regina
One winter flying to Calgary from London the plane stopped in Regina. Looking out the window all I could see was grey, flatness, swirling wind/snow/dust. I vowed never to step foot in Regina again - not that my foot had actually stepped...
A couple of years later I lived on the outskirts of Regina for a year, so never say never. I enjoyed Regina - not an opinion, an experience! Yes, there's a large native population, but..... "all the scum in the province."
I think they've a right to live wherever they want!
I met lots of good people in Regina and made some good friends. I enjoyed the summers, and survived the winters. I got back into bike riding again, and went for long rides on a ribbon of road surrounded by sky it seemed.
Regina has a lot going for it.
A couple of years later I lived on the outskirts of Regina for a year, so never say never. I enjoyed Regina - not an opinion, an experience! Yes, there's a large native population, but..... "all the scum in the province."
I think they've a right to live wherever they want! I met lots of good people in Regina and made some good friends. I enjoyed the summers, and survived the winters. I got back into bike riding again, and went for long rides on a ribbon of road surrounded by sky it seemed.
Regina has a lot going for it.
Dec 22nd 2009, 8:31 am
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Re: Brit in Regina
One winter flying to Calgary from London the plane stopped in Regina. Looking out the window all I could see was grey, flatness, swirling wind/snow/dust. I vowed never to step foot in Regina again - not that my foot had actually stepped...
A couple of years later I lived on the outskirts of Regina for a year, so never say never. I enjoyed Regina - not an opinion, an experience! Yes, there's a large native population, but..... "all the scum in the province." I think they've a right to live wherever they want!
I met lots of good people in Regina and made some good friends. I enjoyed the summers, and survived the winters. I got back into bike riding again, and went for long rides on a ribbon of road surrounded by sky it seemed.
Regina has a lot going for it.
A couple of years later I lived on the outskirts of Regina for a year, so never say never. I enjoyed Regina - not an opinion, an experience! Yes, there's a large native population, but..... "all the scum in the province."
I think they've a right to live wherever they want! I met lots of good people in Regina and made some good friends. I enjoyed the summers, and survived the winters. I got back into bike riding again, and went for long rides on a ribbon of road surrounded by sky it seemed.
Regina has a lot going for it.
Dec 22nd 2009, 8:38 am
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Re: Brit in Regina
At least your post count is going up.
Dec 22nd 2009, 8:50 am
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Re: Brit in Regina
I get the feeling there is some rivalry between Saskatoon and Regina?
