The Difference?
#61
Re: The Difference?
For me, the differences are these:
I have next to no holiday entitlement from my employers. But on the weekends, instead of contending with a dreary London landscape and dreaming of spending my 4 - 5 weeks holiday entitlement in a tropical or alpine climate, i instead go to the beach and harass seals and eagles during the summer and hit the slopes during the winter, spending much less money on lift passes and accommodation than those pesky tourists!
Food prices still give me palpitations and rent isn't too fantastic either.... but then you consider the quality of what you get; the rented properties are much bigger and more pleasant in their forms and functions and the food is (as long as you shop wisely) beyond the 'Tesco Finest' quality.
Same price, but much much better.
Strangers say hello when they pass you by; car drivers are complete retards (probably a mutual feeling) but usually courteous as opposed to imminently violent; streets are pleasant and tree lined and in Vancouver at least, everybody simply appears to be happy, really really happy to be alive and thus, are endlessly eager to make the most of life and its opportunities.
I cannot, even with those who i have left behind in mind, fathom a reason to trade time spent here, for visiting the UK even for a moment.
I have next to no holiday entitlement from my employers. But on the weekends, instead of contending with a dreary London landscape and dreaming of spending my 4 - 5 weeks holiday entitlement in a tropical or alpine climate, i instead go to the beach and harass seals and eagles during the summer and hit the slopes during the winter, spending much less money on lift passes and accommodation than those pesky tourists!
Food prices still give me palpitations and rent isn't too fantastic either.... but then you consider the quality of what you get; the rented properties are much bigger and more pleasant in their forms and functions and the food is (as long as you shop wisely) beyond the 'Tesco Finest' quality.
Same price, but much much better.
Strangers say hello when they pass you by; car drivers are complete retards (probably a mutual feeling) but usually courteous as opposed to imminently violent; streets are pleasant and tree lined and in Vancouver at least, everybody simply appears to be happy, really really happy to be alive and thus, are endlessly eager to make the most of life and its opportunities.
I cannot, even with those who i have left behind in mind, fathom a reason to trade time spent here, for visiting the UK even for a moment.
#63
Re: The Difference?
Unfortunately you don't have enough vacation leave from work to actually make the most of it. Unless you're retired of course
I wish. My wife has banned me from two wheels for the foreseeable future
The main difference is that when the M25 gets crazy, you have the option to divert off it and onto other routes in many areas.
All that said, i still very much enjoy Canada and am looking forward to living there permanently again, warts and all. Not looking forward to the pay cut though.
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All that said, i still very much enjoy Canada and am looking forward to living there permanently again, warts and all. Not looking forward to the pay cut though.
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#65
Re: The Difference?
And yes England did some shity thing during the occupations of the colonies, but Iām on about what Canada does now (or doesnāt) and how it treats it native population now.. and Having spent t some time on a reserve( where my wife used to teach) and actually met and talked to people there. Yes, the current population do deserve such a comment, partly due to their indifference to the squalid conditions and lack of support, and partly due to their desire for the native to go away and give up what little of their land they have left for development !
#67
Re: The Difference?
I'm not the only one to notice the car: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kearsian/4722466339/
#68
Re: The Difference?
Oh and beer in pubs is London priced.... plus it isn't sold in supermarkets..... and off licenses are usually shut on sundays and they are the only place that sells booze at a half decent rate.
This all means that instead of my UK 'habit' one or two pints per week, i actually drink more over here, coz we make sure the fridge is stocked up and thus beer becomes more readily available!
This all means that instead of my UK 'habit' one or two pints per week, i actually drink more over here, coz we make sure the fridge is stocked up and thus beer becomes more readily available!
#69
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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 829
Re: The Difference?
I do a 35 hour week with 4 weeks vacation and Flex-time. I also get 3 weeks per year of what they call wellness and up to 2 years paid sick leave. You can take wellness days whenever you want, but if you don't use them, you lose them.
The other day I took a wellness day so I could watch the world cup, I felt much better after that.
There are many social days each year including six pot lucks, And three management sponsored meals (including Halloween when you are expected to come in a costume), a BBQ and a compulsory golf tournament (if you do not take part you have to work).
They also have many social events in the evenings and weekends.
There is also a day each year when the other workers bring me food and gifts to show how much they appreciate all my hard work.
The pay is good, the organization is funded by health Canada.
The other day I took a wellness day so I could watch the world cup, I felt much better after that.
There are many social days each year including six pot lucks, And three management sponsored meals (including Halloween when you are expected to come in a costume), a BBQ and a compulsory golf tournament (if you do not take part you have to work).
They also have many social events in the evenings and weekends.
There is also a day each year when the other workers bring me food and gifts to show how much they appreciate all my hard work.
The pay is good, the organization is funded by health Canada.
#71
Re: The Difference?
I do a 35 hour week with 4 weeks vacation and Flex-time. I also get 3 weeks per year of what they call wellness and up to 2 years paid sick leave. You can take wellness days whenever you want, but if you don't use them, you lose them.
The other day I took a wellness day so I could watch the world cup, I felt much better after that.
There are many social days each year including six pot lucks, And three management sponsored meals (including Halloween when you are expected to come in a costume), a BBQ and a compulsory golf tournament (if you do not take part you have to work).
They also have many social events in the evenings and weekends.
There is also a day each year when the other workers bring me food and gifts to show how much they appreciate all my hard work.
The pay is good, the organization is funded by health Canada.
The other day I took a wellness day so I could watch the world cup, I felt much better after that.
There are many social days each year including six pot lucks, And three management sponsored meals (including Halloween when you are expected to come in a costume), a BBQ and a compulsory golf tournament (if you do not take part you have to work).
They also have many social events in the evenings and weekends.
There is also a day each year when the other workers bring me food and gifts to show how much they appreciate all my hard work.
The pay is good, the organization is funded by health Canada.
#72
Re: The Difference?
I do a 35 hour week with 4 weeks vacation and Flex-time. I also get 3 weeks per year of what they call wellness and up to 2 years paid sick leave. You can take wellness days whenever you want, but if you don't use them, you lose them.
The other day I took a wellness day so I could watch the world cup, I felt much better after that.
There are many social days each year including six pot lucks, And three management sponsored meals (including Halloween when you are expected to come in a costume), a BBQ and a compulsory golf tournament (if you do not take part you have to work).
They also have many social events in the evenings and weekends.
There is also a day each year when the other workers bring me food and gifts to show how much they appreciate all my hard work.
The pay is good, the organization is funded by health Canada.
The other day I took a wellness day so I could watch the world cup, I felt much better after that.
There are many social days each year including six pot lucks, And three management sponsored meals (including Halloween when you are expected to come in a costume), a BBQ and a compulsory golf tournament (if you do not take part you have to work).
They also have many social events in the evenings and weekends.
There is also a day each year when the other workers bring me food and gifts to show how much they appreciate all my hard work.
The pay is good, the organization is funded by health Canada.
Like all good jokes, in the last sentence it all becomes clear.
#74
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Joined: Jul 2007
Location: White Rock BC
Posts: 11,682
Re: The Difference?
a) you are in demand you negotiate more, or
b) self-employed you take whatever time you want, or
c) work for an organization that allows overtime to be banked you can easily earn yourself an additional two or three weeks or,
d) has flex time or individual shift patterns then you can extend six or seven statutory holidays into six or seven weeks holiday by careful use of your "two weeks" holiday pay.
#75
Re: The Difference?
A think we need to put this hoary old myth to bed. Yes, some people have little vacation but if:
a) you are in demand you negotiate more, or
b) self-employed you take whatever time you want, or
c) work for an organization that allows overtime to be banked you can easily earn yourself an additional two or three weeks or,
d) has flex time or individual shift patterns then you can extend six or seven statutory holidays into six or seven weeks holiday by careful use of your "two weeks" holiday pay.
a) you are in demand you negotiate more, or
b) self-employed you take whatever time you want, or
c) work for an organization that allows overtime to be banked you can easily earn yourself an additional two or three weeks or,
d) has flex time or individual shift patterns then you can extend six or seven statutory holidays into six or seven weeks holiday by careful use of your "two weeks" holiday pay.