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-   -   Canada ? (https://britishexpats.com/forum/canada-56/canada-439123/)

MarkG Apr 2nd 2007 4:33 am
Re: Canada ?
 
Black Widows live outdoors in bits of wood though, don't they? I remember seeing one on a log in America once.

Calgal Apr 2nd 2007 7:08 am
Re: Canada ?
 
Originally Posted by MarkG (Post 4592987)
Black Widows live outdoors in bits of wood though, don't they? I remember seeing one on a log in America once.
Actually we even get them in Alberta. Most commonly found indoors; in yer fridge!

(They get packed along with the grapes shipped up from California - so effectively, you can 'buy' 'em in Safeway...lol) :rofl:

claire bob and matt Apr 2nd 2007 9:08 am
Re: Canada ?
 
Originally Posted by Calgal (Post 4593374)
Actually we even get them in Alberta. Most commonly found indoors; in yer fridge!

(They get packed along with the grapes shipped up from California - so effectively, you can 'buy' 'em in Safeway...lol) :rofl:
Right that's it! I'm not bloody going!
C

Steve_P Apr 2nd 2007 9:11 am
Re: Canada ?
 
Originally Posted by Calgal (Post 4593374)
Actually we even get them in Alberta. Most commonly found indoors; in yer fridge!

(They get packed along with the grapes shipped up from California - so effectively, you can 'buy' 'em in Safeway...lol) :rofl:
They sometimes come with the bananas too.:p

printer Apr 2nd 2007 9:17 am
Re: Canada ?
 
Originally Posted by Calgal (Post 4593374)
Actually we even get them in Alberta. Most commonly found indoors; in yer fridge!

(They get packed along with the grapes shipped up from California - so effectively, you can 'buy' 'em in Safeway...lol) :rofl:
Do they do "buy one get one free" on spiders? :eek:

neill Apr 2nd 2007 9:19 am
Re: Canada ?
 
Originally Posted by cora (Post 4589187)
Hi,

Canada(BC) is a destination to which I have for many years had a ambition of moving too.I am very fortunate to have a BC pnp nomination but !
I also have a chance of moving to Australia and have been comparing employment conditions.What a difference!!
Four weeks vacation with 17% loading plus ten public days,Eight days per annum sick leave(can be forwarded to next year),Employer pays 9% into pension,long service leave equating to thirteen weeks paid leave after fifteen years,38 hour working week.Also having three children the family allowance is VERY generous.
Perhaps there are things I do not know about working in Canada so please enlighten me.I just can`t imagine the conditions being so far behind.


Thanks
We have to compete with the USA so therefore our working conditions are very similar.
If the list you give contain very, very important factors in your immigration choice, then don't consider canada......

Steve_P Apr 2nd 2007 9:19 am
Re: Canada ?
 
Originally Posted by printer (Post 4593980)
Do they do "buy one get one free" on spiders? :eek:
No but they do sometimes give ten times airmiles if you get one. ;)

Butch Cassidy Apr 2nd 2007 9:25 am
Re: Canada ?
 
Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 4593955)
They sometimes come with the bananas too.:p
My wife once ...........................

No I'm sorry I cant.

Steve_P Apr 2nd 2007 9:30 am
Re: Canada ?
 
Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy (Post 4594030)
My wife once ...........................

No I'm sorry I cant.
You truly are a sick, sick individual. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Tangram Apr 2nd 2007 9:46 am
Re: Canada ?
 
Originally Posted by cora (Post 4589187)
Hi,

Canada(BC) is a destination to which I have for many years had a ambition of moving too.I am very fortunate to have a BC pnp nomination but !
I also have a chance of moving to Australia and have been comparing employment conditions.What a difference!!
Four weeks vacation with 17% loading plus ten public days,Eight days per annum sick leave(can be forwarded to next year),Employer pays 9% into pension,long service leave equating to thirteen weeks paid leave after fifteen years,38 hour working week.Also having three children the family allowance is VERY generous.
Perhaps there are things I do not know about working in Canada so please enlighten me.I just can`t imagine the conditions being so far behind.


Thanks
You must have done research to get/bother with BC PNP ????????

If not you're an idiot....if so, then why ask an unaswerable question here.

Use the search button or google if you're leaving things this late.

Butch Cassidy Apr 2nd 2007 10:02 am
Re: Canada ?
 
Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 4594052)
You truly are a sick, sick individual. :rofl::rofl::rofl:
NO
I think its your mind thats sick. :sneaky:

Steve_P Apr 2nd 2007 10:19 am
Re: Canada ?
 
Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy (Post 4594210)
NO
I think its your mind thats sick. :sneaky:
It takes one to know one. :sneaky::p:lol::rofl::rofl:

Calgal Apr 2nd 2007 12:15 pm
Re: Canada ?
 
Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 4594263)
It takes one to know one. :sneaky::p:lol::rofl::rofl:
.......and a bigger one to find one! :lol:

(that's what my mum always said anyway).

Ron in Aus Apr 2nd 2007 3:40 pm
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We live in Adelaide. I work in Heavy Industry and none of my UK experience would count to an Australian employer, so this meant starting at the very bottom on a wage that has to be supplemented by the money that I earnt in the UK.
I have just got back into heavy industry and we are now looking to move to Canada as we could seriously live with out the Pommie bashing that goes on.

The Aus culture is a stereotype of a hardworking, hard drinking fast sense of humour with great deal of get over yourself. In reality the hard work is left to the migrants, the only constant that we have found is the racism, even the headmaster of our childrens school gave his 'dont come here expecting us to like you' speech to friends of ours who are police officers and have been in Aus for two years.
There is a big chip on an Australians shoulder, generally about America or anyone else who has a standard of living greater than the local Australian.

The UK has far greater salaries than Australia. The South Australia news paper summed it up recently in the Editors blog when he said, 'After the massive influx of Brits to Adelaide have realised that the only thing that we have to offer them is sunshine and sea they will either go interstate or to Canada'.
Be careful on your choices as you may have to live with them for longer than you anticipated.

Calgal Apr 2nd 2007 6:02 pm
Re: Canada ?
 
Originally Posted by claire bob and matt (Post 4593945)
Right that's it! I'm not bloody going!
C
LOL - yer not going to let an itsy bitsy spider put you off, surely? ;)

Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 4593955)
They sometimes come with the bananas too.:p
That's new to me; not heard that before.....(least I've never seen it on the news). :p

Originally Posted by printer (Post 4593980)
Do they do "buy one get one free" on spiders? :eek:
Fortunately they aren't prolific enough for that. Should make Claire a bit happier, eh?


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