Is Canada Under The Radar?
 

After reading British Newspapers published in Canada and BBC Canada plus the questions asked on this forum it seems to me that the UK media does'nt provide too much info about Canada.

What do you think?

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We're a long way from anywhere and don't poke our nasty sharp-ended shitty sticks into other people's business (well not too much anyway) so no need to be the hear all-see all-read all kinda nation. Being off the radar means there isn't too much happening, which is OK.

Less background noise means less red top media headlines about happy slapping, gang shootings, the latest antics of mass chavvery, Cherie Blair's latest scam deals, etc which all gets very tiresome.

Rich.

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Don't get me wrong. Having a low key global profile similar to the Scandanavian countries for instance etc. is just fine with me.

It's just that some questions asked on this forum seem to be pretty basic.

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I guess there's not much scope for stories saying 'Nothing much out of the ordinary happened in Canada again today'.

At least the Australians get drunk, wrestle sharks and chuck them on the barbie, I can't think of any Canadians who've done the same to grizzly bears :).

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IMHO I think people are just not travelled these days. Poor educayshun, innit. Plus what comes across appears to be a total lack of research ability and very low level confidence in getting out and finding out what it's really all about. Thus we get all the usual questions like -

'Where best to live' (Iqaluit)
'Best profession for my husband' (self employed Llama herder in northern AB)
'Can you confirm taxes are lower' (Yes. Possibly. It depends)
'I have no qualifications, can I work as a plumber/nuclear scientist/genetic engineer' (Yes, in Iqaluit)
'I have been advised to move to Vancouver to avoid the British rainy grey overcast depressing weather, is this a good move for me' (Yes, you'll be very happy there)
'Is British Columbia very British' (Yes it's just west of the Hebrides, they have tea shoppes and WI raffles and jam making and garden fetes and people still say 'jolly good')

/etc

Then once that phase is all done with, the reams of questions and concerns about availability of baby food, Heinz Baked Beans, worries about bear attacks, houses made of wood/paper/bear droppings, stringy bacon, price of cheese/chicken/Bisto etc. Whereabouts of rugby clubs, British Pubs, Masonic Temples, bawdy houses catering for SM, etc.

It's all very baffling I'm sure, thankfully the brighter and sharper ones out there work their way through the web of information/disinformation and get with the program.

zzz
Rich.

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Llama farming sounds cool actually... maybe I'll give it a try :).

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One trusts it is not too akin to the Welsh pass time of Sheep Shagging.

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I suppose if someone in Canada was caught Llama pimping it would at least get a mention in the Sun :).

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I once cycled past a stationary black bear - does that count?

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Nope you are right . Canada is in the G8 so probably only gets a mention around summit time.


The web is a powerful thing though.

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Alpacas are funkier and far prettier than sheep:

http://www.sojaa.org/

Like a furry four legged dolphin :D ;)

Rich.

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The Ottawa G8/Anti Globalization/Anti-Poverty/Anti-Slavery protests once wrought a bit of noise from the global media, soon went quiet though.

http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ...tawa/a16dc.jpg

Rich.

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Compared to Australia, that's true. But the personal ties between Canada and Britain are much weaker than those between Australia and Britain.

For example, the two-way "working holiday visa" traffic between Australia and the United Kingdom is many times greater than the equivalent UK/Canada figures. Not only does this build into personal ties over the longer term, but it of course leads to more inter-country marriages, dual citizen children etc.

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I think Canada gets overshadowed by the US all the time.:lol:

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I think ....... "Why would it?" :confused:

And it amazes me that some of the questions that are asked on this forum, could not be found out by the askers, who, afterall, had the wherewithall to actually discover this forum.

Personally I was rather slow to discover this site,...... so much so that I had already found most of the answers to questions I was asking myself, so find myself able to help others with their enquiries! :rofl:

One person recently did point out that it was "nicer" to find things out by chatting with folks who had been there, done that, rather than the more impersonal web-searches one might do. I suppose so. :unsure:

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Excellent info as usual Rich you've answered all the possible questions in one post. :rofl: :rofl:

p.s. where are these bawdy houses catering for SM?

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Hey print, I didn't know you were into SM???:thumbup:
Meetings every other Thursday at the 'Meat Thumpers Arms', Basingstoke, 7pm. Ask for 'Keith' if it's your first time :rofl:

Rich (the 007 one) pi$$ off of this forum you're too bright...:D

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I came on here and asked a few questions (yes, about rugby) as I think it's better to ask people who live there as opposed to just doing a google search. Didn't realise it was such an odious question.... If someone was thinking of moving from Canada to England, I'd be happy to suggest info specific to their needs, as opposed to directing them to a search engine.

The only time Canada gets a lot of media attention is when they club seals to death on the ice and a small bit about the guy who murdered a load of prostitutes in Vancouver.

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keep on asking, it is after all a discussion forum, though some like to trumpet their intellectual status and writing skills in order to subdue others.

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HWP? though shes more likely to have sat down and had a chat with one ;) :rofl:

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And some like to add pictures of horses arses. :D :D

(Not you rae)

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It is nicer, its interaction. Just imagine if in everday conversation if when you asked a question the reply was 'Have you tried the library?' or 'Look it up, weve already discussed this'.

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It's not about asking odious questions it's more about basic information for instance Canada is.

1) A very big country (2nd in the world after Russia) compared to the UK which, among other things, results in long driving distances, diverse geography and lifestyles so take your pick.

2) A new country compared to the UK and Europe so don't expect to see the same ancient buildings and architecture etc.

3) Inhabited by people who are transient. It's not unusual for families to be scattered across the country or to have an occupation which requires frequent relocation.

4) Not influenced by the Monarchy and class system (blue collar vs white collar rivalry etc.)

5) Full of trees so don't expect to see fields fenced by stone or buildings made of brick or stone.


There's more.

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Aha! Rugby, England v Ireland where would you're bet go?:thumbup:

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Forget Rugby, will Reading manage to beat Man United in the FA Cup replay at Reading?

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When's the replay?

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Watched the game on telly, couldn't believe it when Reading scored!:ohmy:

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Yeah brilliant stuff, trouble is my son was shouting for Man U. :frown:

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Give him a clip round the ear.:mad:

So when's the replay?

And do you know what's ironic about the title of the thread were discussing this on? Canada? Where? What? When?:D

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I was thinking a similar thing, but i like to think we are helping people out who want to keep a track of the football(soccer) scores seeing as UK news doesn't get to Canada very often.

Don't know when the replay is, didn't check.

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Just found out, Tuesday 27th Feb. 20.05 kickoff.

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Please tell me it's on normal TV and not a SKY only thing. (yes thats right i haven't got SKY) My kids think they're deprived, i just tell em you wait till you get to watch Canadian TV then you'll be deprived. :lol:

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Ummm, you haven't got SKY?:eek: :confused: :blink: :ohmy:

I'm not sure what side it's on... If it's SKY there's loads of pubs that'll show it and I'm sure a neighbourly neighbour would let you into their house for a viewing.

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we were on very thin ice there me thinks, i was awaiting a bottom slap from the moderator, never came, pity.

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I'll be honest, I'm a touch confused here. My post was in response to someone who seemed to be complaining about people coming on here asking silly questions and not looking them up on the web. My point was I didn't realise it was so bad to ask a real person a Q rather than google it.

The points made above are all obvious. Surely no-one really comes on here and says'Is canada a large country?' or 'is it full of tree's?' or 'do you have ancient buildings?'. If they do, I apologies (for them as well).

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unfortunately the blindingly obvious to some, is not to others, i quote my hero " well what do you expect to see out of a torquay hotel window, hearts of wilderbeast etc etc etc...." the point i was trying to make, in agreement with you, is we shouldn't critique the posts of some, or look with disdain at others due to a lack of knowledge or understanding. that sounds a bit twee i know, just can't stand self righteous know it alls.

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In a nutshell :thumbup:

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I've moved on. There's more to horses than their arses.

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We do have such questions as "what's Canada like".

I admit that until you have done a bit of research you may not realise just how unanswerable that is.

Actually the prairies are fairly treeless on the whole! ;)

An example: Questions like ..... "is there a hospital in *******?" Surely it's quicker to google "hospital *******" than write the question here and wait for an answer. If the person wanted to know if anyone could share their experience of using that hospital, or working there, for instance, then it would be more useful and interesting to ask here.

That's the sort of thing I was meaning.

Judy once remarked that if the questions here are starting to irritate then maybe it'stime to stop reading them, and maybe I have been here too long .... but just occasionally there comes a question that really does need answering from somebody's personal experience.

And also this is a good place to tell your friends about day to day things that happen (or not), and to let off steam, and get some advice (even if you do have to take a lot of it with a pinch of salt,... or several) :D

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I was wondering about the tree thing myself, because I didn't remember seeing many in Saskatchewan :).