Canada's vacation politics
#106
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Re: Canada's vacation politics
I came to Canada via South Africa and it took just over one month to get my PR. Those days have changed.
#107
Re: Canada's vacation politics
One very small thing can go wrong in life which can lead to a chain reaction and end with your life crumbling around you.
Very often people have things so wrong in life and surviving, and having enough to eat becomes more of a priority than keeping up with payments.
Their credit score thentakes a bashing which then affects their ability to access funding to try and drag themselves back out of the hole again when things have become a bit less rocky.
Its called the poverty trap for a reason, saying its self induced is laughably naïve.
#108
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Joined: Mar 2012
Location: Calgary
Posts: 962
Re: Canada's vacation politics
When I was one of 126 salespeople in a company and an opening came up for a Branch Manager's position, all 126 were free to throw their hat in the ring. But what do you think actually happened?...
Only ONE could make the cut obviously. That ONE had to be superior in some way. I was that one and later I was the one that became the National Sales Manager.
Only ONE could make the cut obviously. That ONE had to be superior in some way. I was that one and later I was the one that became the National Sales Manager.
This is like a villain story from a bad superhero film...
Only one could make the cut... he was superior in some way... that man was me, because I am superior to you all and my god I won't let you forget it.
Join us next time for National Sales Manager man where I'll write a whole paragraph full of anecdotes and flex my superiority complex. I'm sat on the edge of my seat waiting for 'this one time... at band camp'
Well Novocastrian, the proof is in the pudding as they say. So other than calling me a prat and stupid, do you care to put up your accomplishments against mine to show the readers how you know better than I do what matters?
I came to Canada as an immigrant and retired in my early 40s. How are you doing Novocastrian?
I came to Canada as an immigrant and retired in my early 40s. How are you doing Novocastrian?
Do you think this is a forum about emigration or some kind of celebrity death match career man edition where you come on and tell everyone about your achievements and then challenge random people to defeat you career prowess. Are you real? Is this a joke?... Come on guys, who made another account and wrote all this for a laugh. This can't be real, it's too ridiculous. Who actually writes about their superiority?
I think half the forum are looking for the ignore button but it isn't for Novocastrian... but I can't bring myself to press it incase I miss the next comedy gold line. Carry on mate, tell me more about how good you are. What car do you drive? I bet you can shoot an arrow from a moving horse and hit a bullseye? I bet you can karate chop an apple in half? Do you have a super power? I need to know more about you, I'm so impressed it hurts.
#109
Re: Canada's vacation politics
dbd33 - it is not reasonable to claim everything should be free or there's no "equal opportunity." The fees being charged by Canadian universities are not disproportionate. If you were talking about an American university charging $25,000 a year - that is a very different conversation.
There's no law stopping anyone from doing so but only some can take advantage of the opportunity.
I'm not saying that equal opportunity in education is achievable, arguably it's not even a good idea, but Canada doesn't have it. The fees cited, presumably for General Studies at Trent, may look affordable, if you don't have to pay them, but what it the prospective student, has good hands and a brilliant mind and could be a surgeon? Then money matters, just building a resume of impressive extra-curricular activities is beyond the reach of the working poor, even if they never take a holiday.
#111
Re: Canada's vacation politics
This is like a villain story from a bad superhero film...
Only one could make the cut... he was superior in some way... that man was me, because I am superior to you all and my god I won't let you forget it.
Join us next time for National Sales Manager man where I'll write a whole paragraph full of anecdotes and flex my superiority complex. I'm sat on the edge of my seat waiting for 'this one time... at band camp'
Only one could make the cut... he was superior in some way... that man was me, because I am superior to you all and my god I won't let you forget it.
Join us next time for National Sales Manager man where I'll write a whole paragraph full of anecdotes and flex my superiority complex. I'm sat on the edge of my seat waiting for 'this one time... at band camp'
Dramatic music, camera pans from the sun going down over the Calgary oil fields to a man stood looking towards the horizon, his Armarni suit unwrinkled despite the heat of the day, his steely focus ignoring the mozzies hungrily tearing at his flesh.
He turns to look at his Bugatti Veyron (custom painted, natch) disinterested but the quick desperate scan of onlookers betraying his cool. The man steps forwards and throws a briefcase off the ridge down into the ravine, he won't be needing it anymore. Not waiting to watch it fall he turns and strides back to his Bugatti, and drives off into the sunset, promptly to get nabbed by the rozzers for littering and speeding.
He is National Sales Manager Man and he has retired in his forties.
#113
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Joined: Mar 2012
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Re: Canada's vacation politics
Dramatic music, camera pans from the sun going down over the Calgary oil fields to a man stood looking towards the horizon, his Armarni suit unwrinkled despite the heat of the day, his steely focus ignoring the mozzies hungrily tearing at his flesh.
He turns to look at his Bugatti Veyron (custom painted, natch) disinterested but the quick desperate scan of onlookers betraying his cool. The man steps forwards and throws a briefcase off the ridge down into the ravine, he won't be needing it anymore. Not waiting to watch it fall he turns and strides back to his Bugatti, and drives off into the sunset, promptly to get nabbed by the rozzers for littering and speeding.
He is National Sales Manager Man and he has retired in his forties.
I don't even know what to write to this post. It's just amazing. It's probably the best post on BE. It made me laugh too much, the word 'natch' has never made me laugh so much but then getting nicked for littering and speeding.
Hats off, this is a classic!
#115
Re: Canada's vacation politics
He's not alone, of course. Did I tell you that I arrived in the clothes in which I stood and now own two tractors (well, one's financed but it's at 0%) and a selection of garden implements? Entirely due to my bulging acumens.
#116
Re: Canada's vacation politics
But I believe he's made lots of money, been a National Sales Manager, has boys in banking. I'd expect an expensive, but crass, vehicle, something old school with room for golf clubs. If not a Caddy station wagon then some sort of Mercedes.
He's not alone, of course. Did I tell you that I arrived in the clothes in which I stood and now own two tractors (well, one's financed but it's at 0%) and a selection of garden implements? Entirely due to my bulging acumens.
He's not alone, of course. Did I tell you that I arrived in the clothes in which I stood and now own two tractors (well, one's financed but it's at 0%) and a selection of garden implements? Entirely due to my bulging acumens.
Ha, well if we're going in for superiority top trumps I see you your two tractors, (which I am very envious of) and your garden tools and raise you... an ATV for our toddler plus a pedal bike for me to try and keep up with him. Livin' the dream here.
#117
Re: Canada's vacation politics
Or a Range Rover with all of the trim sprayed metallic gold instead of chrome?
Ha, well if we're going in for superiority top trumps I see you your two tractors, (which I am very envious of) and your garden tools and raise you... an ATV for our toddler plus a pedal bike for me to try and keep up with him. Livin' the dream here.
Ha, well if we're going in for superiority top trumps I see you your two tractors, (which I am very envious of) and your garden tools and raise you... an ATV for our toddler plus a pedal bike for me to try and keep up with him. Livin' the dream here.
#118
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Joined: Jan 2017
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Re: Canada's vacation politics
That's absolute nonsense in the vast majority of cases. I volunteer for our local food bank (or used to, we are moving province next week) and it is terrifying just how close the vast majority of people are to needing to rely on food banks.
One very small thing can go wrong in life which can lead to a chain reaction and end with your life crumbling around you.
Very often people have things so wrong in life and surviving, and having enough to eat becomes more of a priority than keeping up with payments.
Their credit score thentakes a bashing which then affects their ability to access funding to try and drag themselves back out of the hole again when things have become a bit less rocky.
Its called the poverty trap for a reason, saying its self induced is laughably naïve.
One very small thing can go wrong in life which can lead to a chain reaction and end with your life crumbling around you.
Very often people have things so wrong in life and surviving, and having enough to eat becomes more of a priority than keeping up with payments.
Their credit score thentakes a bashing which then affects their ability to access funding to try and drag themselves back out of the hole again when things have become a bit less rocky.
Its called the poverty trap for a reason, saying its self induced is laughably naïve.
I did not say the poverty trap was self-induced. You ignored my earlier posts and then took the highlighted one out of context. Please, in the future, read the entire thread before posting.
That includes posts from the moderator warning to return to topic.
Thanks and have a nice day!
#120
Re: Canada's vacation politics
Of course the fact that I have a big enough yard to warrant the hire of said tractor, is entirely due to my alpha-male-top-dog-take-no-prisoners approach to business that has seen my rise to the heady middle heights of my profession. Sadly unlike Howard-Reeder, rather than retiring at forty I chose to have kids at 40 which puts retirement somewhere out in the dim and distant future.