Cost of Living between Canada and U.K.
Dec 19th 2007, 2:46 pm
#46
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Re: Cost of Living between Canada and U.K.
Forgive my ignorance, but what is "cutting a cheque"?
Dec 19th 2007, 3:05 pm
#47
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Re: Cost of Living between Canada and U.K.
Where, precisely, did I say that everyone in Canada was struggling? There are more people on the poverty line in BC, than there ever were, and that is the reason workers cut more and more grocery cheques. I can't ignore the increasing numbers of families turning up and putting their kids into care, just because they are homeless. Being poor is not a child protection issue, but not feeding your kids because you have no money can become one. Four years ago I cut one cheque maybe every month or so. Now I am doing about two a week. It is not a blanket statement, it is quantifiable fact.
I gave you one link to a site with an abundance of supporting information, there are many more. If you emigrated now, and had to struggle the way many people do these days, I wonder if you would have the same view. People who came here years ago might not see and experience what the more recent immigrants do. I doubt recent immigrants bother to post on here and lie about their struggles, just to annoy those who blindly ignore facts because they have not personally experienced the issues raised.
Years ago, as a new immigrant your qualifications weren't questioned or denigrated much. If you came from the UK, you were pretty much set in terms of transferability. Years ago salaries roughly matched the cost of living. Years ago there was not so much competition for jobs or competition and waitlists for affordable housing.
Of course there are poor people everywhere. That would be a blanket statement I would agree with.
I gave you one link to a site with an abundance of supporting information, there are many more. If you emigrated now, and had to struggle the way many people do these days, I wonder if you would have the same view. People who came here years ago might not see and experience what the more recent immigrants do. I doubt recent immigrants bother to post on here and lie about their struggles, just to annoy those who blindly ignore facts because they have not personally experienced the issues raised.
Years ago, as a new immigrant your qualifications weren't questioned or denigrated much. If you came from the UK, you were pretty much set in terms of transferability. Years ago salaries roughly matched the cost of living. Years ago there was not so much competition for jobs or competition and waitlists for affordable housing.
Of course there are poor people everywhere. That would be a blanket statement I would agree with.
And, by the way, we have three fairly new immigrant families joining us for Christmas, that are definitelty not struggling. No one is arguing about people on the poverty line, but stop lecturing and insisting that the majority are. Get off your high horse. Because your job brings you into contact with people needing help doesn't mean that the majority are in need.
Dec 19th 2007, 3:11 pm
#49
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Re: Cost of Living between Canada and U.K.
It was the posting I responded to in the first place that implied everyone in Canada was struggling, but you jumped right in there and assumed it was you.
And, by the way, we have three fairly new immigrant families joining us for Christmas, that are definitelty not struggling. No one is arguing about people on the poverty line, but stop lecturing and insisting that the majority are. Get off your high horse. Because your job brings you into contact with people needing help doesn't mean that the majority are in need.
And, by the way, we have three fairly new immigrant families joining us for Christmas, that are definitelty not struggling. No one is arguing about people on the poverty line, but stop lecturing and insisting that the majority are. Get off your high horse. Because your job brings you into contact with people needing help doesn't mean that the majority are in need.
Dec 19th 2007, 3:21 pm
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Re: Cost of Living between Canada and U.K.
Dec 19th 2007, 3:55 pm
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Dec 19th 2007, 6:23 pm
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Re: Cost of Living between Canada and U.K.
The problem in our rural location (Oxfordshire) is the £100k city folk have houses or weekend home making it very expensive for locals(average local wage £16k). So pushing £60k income I still I not that well off compared to if we lived back in Suffolk.
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Dec 19th 2007, 10:32 pm
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Re: Cost of Living between Canada and U.K.
There is no way my OH will earn double in $ what he earns here in UK in £
until we get PR as we will have to come on work visa, once we have that then he could do contract work again and take more hols, can't believe they only have two weeks
all the jobs he has looked at are the same in $ as in £s,which means he will take a massive pay cut, more than half we will be mortgage free but am concerned about the utilities thats in Ottawa area
He does at the moment pay around £600 a month in rail fair and parking
we still will need a second car so can't really count that, less the mortgage 
so can afford to take a cut in wages and maintain a good lifestyle.
We have been looking at building a home there and alternative forms of heating, in ground heat pumps, and wood burners also solar and wind for elec the initial outlay will be large but no massive bills i hope.
There does seam to be a huge variation in the property tax in Ottawa and prob across the rest of Canada, having seen the wages i do wonder how people manage
There is poverty everywhere and its going to get worse in the UK utilities are going up again in the spring, elec has already risen by 45% this year, interest rates are on the up, even friends in the city are cutting back and i mean the big earners, so what happens to those that are already struggling
When we go again in the spring we will look more carefully at the actual costs over there, we def want to go but maybe we are expecting a bit too much
Dec 19th 2007, 10:35 pm
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Dec 20th 2007, 4:01 am
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Re: Cost of Living between Canada and U.K.
Good. But try going back and reading again.
