do you hate vancouver this much?
Jun 29th 2011 | 1:29 pm
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Jun 29th 2011 | 1:31 pm
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Re: do you hate vancouver this much?
Course of antibiotics plus nasal sprey - steroid -- 60 bucks
Jun 29th 2011 | 8:16 pm
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Re: do you hate vancouver this much?
oh..ok, my mistake!
i thought the OP was talking about asian-indian stores, but obviously the terminology there has evolved into meaning something else.
anyway, good luck to the shopkeepers, whoever they are, vietnamese, chinese, indian, jamaican or whatever....its damn hard work and if anyone can do it for a living, thats a feather in their cap.
as i mentioned, i can speak from personal experience having tried to run one of these shops in london, opening 8 to 8, 7 days a week, and frequently not even having time to eat my lunch...!
anyway, at least the point about the medical system has become somewhat clearer, thank god for that too!
now the only thing bugging me is to get a job in BC....many cvs sent so far but not a single response....!
ho hum...ive sent you some karma anyway for your help!!
i thought the OP was talking about asian-indian stores, but obviously the terminology there has evolved into meaning something else.
anyway, good luck to the shopkeepers, whoever they are, vietnamese, chinese, indian, jamaican or whatever....its damn hard work and if anyone can do it for a living, thats a feather in their cap.
as i mentioned, i can speak from personal experience having tried to run one of these shops in london, opening 8 to 8, 7 days a week, and frequently not even having time to eat my lunch...!
anyway, at least the point about the medical system has become somewhat clearer, thank god for that too!
now the only thing bugging me is to get a job in BC....many cvs sent so far but not a single response....!
ho hum...ive sent you some karma anyway for your help!!
I realize this isn't addressed to me but I'll answer in any case.
A couple of things. This is Canada. An immigrant is not necessarily Asian. Secondly, the terminology is different. An "Asian" in the UK usually means a brown person - someone who comes from (or family originated in) India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Sri Lanka. These people are generally called East Indian, South Asian or Indo-Canadian. An "Asian" here is someone from the Far East.
Canada Jimmy talked of Kingsway which has a lot of "Asian" (i.e. Far East) stores and restaurants. Primarily Vietnamese.
Once you have joined the provincial Medical Services Plan visits to the doctor, medical specialists and all hospital treatment is covered at no extra cost. However, you pay market price for prescription drugs. Many companies have extended health schemes that cover some or all of the cost but if your employer does not have this you have to pay.
There is a means tested benefit that means if you have very low income, or need catastrophically expensive drugs, the BC Government picks up some, or all, of the cost.
Medical costs are not crippling and are nothing like the US.
A couple of things. This is Canada. An immigrant is not necessarily Asian. Secondly, the terminology is different. An "Asian" in the UK usually means a brown person - someone who comes from (or family originated in) India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Sri Lanka. These people are generally called East Indian, South Asian or Indo-Canadian. An "Asian" here is someone from the Far East.
Canada Jimmy talked of Kingsway which has a lot of "Asian" (i.e. Far East) stores and restaurants. Primarily Vietnamese.
Once you have joined the provincial Medical Services Plan visits to the doctor, medical specialists and all hospital treatment is covered at no extra cost. However, you pay market price for prescription drugs. Many companies have extended health schemes that cover some or all of the cost but if your employer does not have this you have to pay.
There is a means tested benefit that means if you have very low income, or need catastrophically expensive drugs, the BC Government picks up some, or all, of the cost.
Medical costs are not crippling and are nothing like the US.
Jun 30th 2011 | 3:28 am
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Re: do you hate vancouver this much?
You should be thinking of why an employer should hire you, as a newcomer, rather than someone who has Canadian work experience.
Jun 30th 2011 | 3:28 am
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Re: do you hate vancouver this much?
I think Edmonton is underrated, it's really nice by the river, I think it's nicer than Calgary actually, it's more of a traditional city conurbation than Calgary, however the reason I couldn't live there is because of the weather, it's even colder than Calgary. Plus it's even more awkward to drive anywhere.
Jun 30th 2011 | 3:32 am
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Re: do you hate vancouver this much?
Just to expand on my earlier comment, I've been to BC often enough to have a handle on what it's like and my uncle and his family lived in Cornwall for more than 20 years and I visited them often so I do have a genuine basis for comparison. Cornwall is nice (other than the traffic in St Austell and Newquay, jesus), it's a great place to retire to but not so much when it comes to working, hands down Vancouver wins because it is a city of 2 million people.
But you could say the same thing about Leeds v. Cornwall to be honest, although yes I would also pick Vancouver over Leeds.
My uncle chose Windermere to retire to. Why work in Cornwall all your life and then move north I have no idea.
But you could say the same thing about Leeds v. Cornwall to be honest, although yes I would also pick Vancouver over Leeds.
My uncle chose Windermere to retire to. Why work in Cornwall all your life and then move north I have no idea.
Jun 30th 2011 | 5:05 am
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Re: do you hate vancouver this much?
Hi
It was about five years ago i was in Cornwall, and I would personally say from what i remember, Vancouver has way better chances for teenagers,We moved from Devon basically for the Kids.
For example my daughter has graduated from school and has decided to become a Heavy Duty/Commercial transport mechanic, Could she have done this in the UK ? I doubt very much if she would have been taken seriously or been given the chances at school by the teachers, to do three years automotives classes to reach the level to get her place at VCC this year, and a potential of eventually getting a post apprenticeship job paying currently about 36Cdn / hr.
As a bonus life for us as parents is better as well,my wife made a major career change, the new employer training her for the job, again something I doubt would have been possible in the UK.
Cheers
Jerry
It was about five years ago i was in Cornwall, and I would personally say from what i remember, Vancouver has way better chances for teenagers,We moved from Devon basically for the Kids.
For example my daughter has graduated from school and has decided to become a Heavy Duty/Commercial transport mechanic, Could she have done this in the UK ? I doubt very much if she would have been taken seriously or been given the chances at school by the teachers, to do three years automotives classes to reach the level to get her place at VCC this year, and a potential of eventually getting a post apprenticeship job paying currently about 36Cdn / hr.
As a bonus life for us as parents is better as well,my wife made a major career change, the new employer training her for the job, again something I doubt would have been possible in the UK.
Cheers
Jerry
Jun 30th 2011 | 7:05 am
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Re: do you hate vancouver this much?
Hmmm, but the city of Vancouver has a population of around 600k or 700k ish, not 2M
Jun 30th 2011 | 8:50 am
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Re: do you hate vancouver this much?
Vancouver's a perfectly nice city, but one who's reputation is a bit over-inflated and reliant on the lovely scenery.
For me, it is a relaxed city for it's size with great access to the outdoors, if you like skiing, sailing, walking etc. Generally it's clean, relatively safe and chav-free, with some good restaurants etc.
But housing is very expensive. Good jobs are scarce and hard to find. It does rain a lot. It is a very bland looking city. It's nice, but too plastic for me. Little culture and no sense of history. Fine if you're independently rich and like sailing/skiing, but everything just seems too much of struggle, just to live here. It also seems quite a remote, paraochial place at times. I miss going to other places on a regular basis. People are friendly on the surface, but hard to get to know in depth. Most people seem to be from elsewhere, a lot barely speak english.
I can certainly see why people do like it here. It is a nice place, but very over-rated IMO.
For me, it is a relaxed city for it's size with great access to the outdoors, if you like skiing, sailing, walking etc. Generally it's clean, relatively safe and chav-free, with some good restaurants etc.
But housing is very expensive. Good jobs are scarce and hard to find. It does rain a lot. It is a very bland looking city. It's nice, but too plastic for me. Little culture and no sense of history. Fine if you're independently rich and like sailing/skiing, but everything just seems too much of struggle, just to live here. It also seems quite a remote, paraochial place at times. I miss going to other places on a regular basis. People are friendly on the surface, but hard to get to know in depth. Most people seem to be from elsewhere, a lot barely speak english.
I can certainly see why people do like it here. It is a nice place, but very over-rated IMO.
Sums up my feelings about Vancouver to the tee
