Bigstar14

"So Canada has none of the above scenarios? Or do class clashes still exist but are very constrained and barely noticeable?"

And as opposed to answering the question (as that is all I was looking for), board members immediately begin to troll themselves (eg. I'll get the popcorn out). This obviously makes me sound like a troll as well! This unfortunately IS what I was expecting, although hopping wouldn't happen.


To be fair I think you're taking the piss. Utopia (Shangri-La) probably doesn't exist. However if you manage to find it, come back to the forum and let us know.

dbd33

Have you looked at the North Shore of Nova Scotia?

Rich_007

Sorry to disappoint old boy, that's Dystopia, not Utopia.

R.

YYZlover

You are very wrong. If you live in a big city, anywhere in the world, you will have access to fashion. I even think that Toronto shopping by far surpasses London.

If you live in a small city, anywhere in the world, you will be hard pushed to find anything else than coveralls and wellies.

Maybe your research skills aren't as good as you think they are.

YYZlover

No doubt you will.

The class society of UK is precisely why I hated living there. Being female executive I was still regarded as a secretary. You have to be a man, wealthy, drive expensive car and wear Boss/Armani suits to gain some respect. I ABSOLUTELY HATE PEOPLE LIKE THAT!!!

Allthough publicly UK claim to have abolished the class society it is very much there. Not to mention the racism. Just scratch the surface and you find an oozing boiling heap of ugly puss.

However, it cracks me up everytime I hear someone say "I want to leave UK due to the uncotrolled immigration" not realising that the person is going to become an immigrant him/her self. As much as I would hate to see such a person move to this wonderful place here, such a person would need to live a broad for a while and hopefully learn some humility. It is a good lesson to find out that maybe you will not be accepted in to your chosen career path, simply because you are an immigrant, and you end up driving taxi or subway trains despite having a university degree or even beeing a heart surgeon.

Honestly, what you are looking for you can find in UK. I really do not see why you would want to move as the type of people you look to associate with is all around you, even in the council estates.

YYZlover

Geesh! Be careful what you wish for. You might not be able to wish it away.

spanglish

Well, I was born in Malaga and I don't think it will tick may boxes.

Surrey Expat

Who's going to send the e-mail?
http://britishexpats.com/forum/member.php?u=78440

YYZlover

And I spent years in Torremolinos and agree.

I think Marbella would be better suited. Or just any British Colony in Spain or France.

YYZlover

*Dips hand in popcorn bowl and stuff mouth*

Eeeew!! Did you have to get the candy popcorn? Got any plain salted ones?

I found it and it's called Toronto. Full of immigrants, different classes, loads of respect for people, friendly community, your background doesn't matter you will still be treated right, customer service.... Basically everything the OP isn't looking for.

Atlantic Xpat

Really love? That's nice. Be a dear and get us a Cuppa? Milk and one sugar. Thanks poppet.







God I hope she gets Irony..........

Beastie

And if she doesn't ... really treading on dangerous ground now

Lynne

daft batty

I think the male/female thing isn't to do with class its just sexism. If I tell people I work in a hospital they assume I am a nurse. I have been working alongside a junior radiographer, but male, people assume that he is either a doctor or the boss. Nothing to do with class, or age, he could be a common little oik covered in pubescent spots but still be considered the boss, just because he's male.

We had a lecture from a young man recently. You would think he ran the company he worked for from the way he talked. Everyone was very impressed until ever cynical me commented that; a, He talked as if he ran the company when he in fact he is supervisor to 2 people, not the whole company. b, He used 6 slides to tell us about himself, wasting 10 minutes of my life. c He talked about the 2 people he supervised as if they were possessions, "my staff", "my girls" (that really annoys me). People took him at face value, he's a man so must be the boss. Hah

I didnt think that class existed here either but it does, it just manifests itself in different ways usually to do with money and or possessions, the car, the cottage.
<sits back and waits for responses>

iaink

Correct..but that class system also exists in the UK more or less too. I suspect its probably superceeded the traditional land ownership / posh school version of the class system there to a large extent.

mandymoochops

Just read the title of the thread again and that says a lot too - Would Canada suit us????? If you contemplate a change its not whether the thing you want will suit you - rather you suit it.

To suggest that something as big as a country would suit an individuals purpose is quite arrogant methinks.

Its easy to change your own views and opinions regarding something, it is impossible to change a country full of others to suit you.