Glad to be back
Sep 14th 2006 | 1:57 am
#76
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From: Ontario
Re: Glad to be back
Originally Posted by iaink
Life is too short 
I think dbd and mdx actually agree on this one. Well done for promoting unity again here. And I had a good laugh at some of the responses 
I think dbd and mdx actually agree on this one. Well done for promoting unity again here. And I had a good laugh at some of the responses
Sep 14th 2006 | 2:37 am
#77
little snowy owl
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Re: Glad to be back
Originally Posted by PMCanada
We moved to Canada shortly after Shelly and her family and we are still here twelve months later. My husband works for the same company as Shelly's did and we too were given misleading information at our interview, you have to stick a it for longer than twelve weeks. Initially we thought we had made a huge mistake and were not sure how things would turn out. There are good and bad points with every company you work for. We came to Canada for a better way of life and we feel that you could not pick a nicer place than Moose Jaw. We love it here and could not imagine going back to England. All the families here were very sorry when Shelly and her family returned to the UK. We know of people going back to the UK only to come out here again, it is what you make of it.
Doesn't that just go to show that it is not circumstances that make you happy or unhappy, but how you react and deal with them!!!!
Thanks again.
Sep 14th 2006 | 5:42 am
#78
mañana is my busiest day
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From: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Re: Glad to be back
Originally Posted by Gezza
I should get paid for this!
Last edited by oceanMDX; Sep 14th 2006 at 5:44 am.
Sep 14th 2006 | 9:14 pm
#79
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From: Poland
Re: Glad to be back
Originally Posted by oceanMDX
You should get paid for leaving Canada and agreeing to stay away. Threatening to come back is a form of extortion - whether your wife is behind the move or not.
Sep 14th 2006 | 9:43 pm
#80
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From: Norfolk GB.& Sees Fr.
Re: Glad to be back
Shelly
I am so glad you posted this. I have lived and worked in many Euro countries but never sold my GB house. My advise to anyone is if you are moving abroad dont sell your house until you are sure you are happy with your new country. Britain to me is by far the best country in the world to live.
Its more free than other countries i have lived in Germany and France and the governments control far to much. I find their outlooks very narrow and protectionist. just look how Europe has restricted world trade.
Shelly
You will now feel a whole lot happier about Britain now you have seen the reality about other countries. Good Luck.
I am so glad you posted this. I have lived and worked in many Euro countries but never sold my GB house. My advise to anyone is if you are moving abroad dont sell your house until you are sure you are happy with your new country. Britain to me is by far the best country in the world to live.
Its more free than other countries i have lived in Germany and France and the governments control far to much. I find their outlooks very narrow and protectionist. just look how Europe has restricted world trade.
Shelly
You will now feel a whole lot happier about Britain now you have seen the reality about other countries. Good Luck.
Sep 15th 2006 | 1:38 am
#81
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From: Poland
Re: Glad to be back
Originally Posted by johnny nofrfolk
Shelly
I am so glad you posted this. I have lived and worked in many Euro countries but never sold my GB house. My advise to anyone is if you are moving abroad dont sell your house until you are sure you are happy with your new country. Britain to me is by far the best country in the world to live.
Its more free than other countries i have lived in Germany and France and the governments control far to much. I find their outlooks very narrow and protectionist. just look how Europe has restricted world trade.
Shelly
You will now feel a whole lot happier about Britain now you have seen the reality about other countries. Good Luck.
I am so glad you posted this. I have lived and worked in many Euro countries but never sold my GB house. My advise to anyone is if you are moving abroad dont sell your house until you are sure you are happy with your new country. Britain to me is by far the best country in the world to live.
Its more free than other countries i have lived in Germany and France and the governments control far to much. I find their outlooks very narrow and protectionist. just look how Europe has restricted world trade.
Shelly
You will now feel a whole lot happier about Britain now you have seen the reality about other countries. Good Luck.
Too right. When you go "south or west " they have the nerve to tell you to your face: "Ohhh we do not like the English.. or "They are all mad and awful etc...or boring" like it happened to me in Canada. Especially from eastern provs. I do not think I would ever dream to say: I really do not like your country. My maxim is: Vote with your feet. What I find Canadians and Eurpeans all have in common is articulating immediately whatever pops into their heads all the time. And they call it Freedom.
Sep 15th 2006 | 1:45 am
#82
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From: Ontario
Re: Glad to be back
Originally Posted by Gezza
Too right. When you go "south or west " they have the nerve to tell you to your face: "Ohhh we do not like the English.. or "They are all mad and awful etc...or boring" like it happened to me in Canada. Especially from eastern provs. I do not think I would ever dream to say: I really do not like your country. My maxim is: Vote with your feet. What I find Canadians and Eurpeans all have in common is articulating immediately whatever pops into their heads all the time. And they call it Freedom.
Sep 18th 2006 | 2:59 am
#83
Éireann go Brách
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: White Man in Hammersmith Palais
Re: Glad to be back
It all personal experiences. Some find the move over very easy, some dont. Some have luck and some dont. You find yourself comparing all the time and when you're from a huge city like London its wrong to compare it with small town Vancouver but also hard not to.
Sep 18th 2006 | 7:09 am
#84
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Re: Glad to be back
Originally Posted by dbd33
What has popped into my head is the thought that I can make neither head nor tail of that. Was it babelfished ?
Sep 18th 2006 | 7:41 am
#85
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Re: Glad to be back
Originally Posted by johnny nofrfolk
Shelly
Britain to me is by far the best country in the world to live.
Its more free than other countries i have lived in Germany and France and the governments control far to much. I find their outlooks very narrow and protectionist. just look how Europe has restricted world trade.
Shelly
You will now feel a whole lot happier about Britain now you have seen the reality about other countries. Good Luck.
Britain to me is by far the best country in the world to live.
Its more free than other countries i have lived in Germany and France and the governments control far to much. I find their outlooks very narrow and protectionist. just look how Europe has restricted world trade.
Shelly
You will now feel a whole lot happier about Britain now you have seen the reality about other countries. Good Luck.
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Sep 18th 2006 | 11:45 pm
#86
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From: Poland
Re: Glad to be back
Originally Posted by dbd33
What has popped into my head is the thought that I can make neither head nor tail of that. Was it babelfished ?
Sep 18th 2006 | 11:51 pm
#87
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From: Ontario
Re: Glad to be back
Originally Posted by Gezza
Well done. you have just become canadian!
Apr 21st 2007 | 3:19 pm
#88
Just Joined
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Re: Glad to be back
Yeah, i remember when i was reading up about Canada before coming over to pre-arranged job....one of the things stressed over and over in job guides is negotiation. I think this can seem a little daunting and unnecessary if you think the Canada/US job situation is like the UK, but the reality is that it's a completely different ball game.... here they expect you to fight for what you want and if you don't, you won't get. It's next to impossible to negotiate something similar to what you had in the UK, (e.g. 4-5 weeks paid vacation). It's made worse by the simple fact that (apart from Alberta) the unemployment rate is higher in Canada, making it an 'employers market' and basically you are pretty much at their mercy. Getting a pre-arranged job is certainly a much easier prospect for bargaining in this sense, as if you don't like what's on offer, you simply bargain with the employer, or say 'no thanks', put the phone down, stick with your UK job and try again.
Apr 21st 2007 | 4:11 pm
#89
little snowy owl
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Re: Glad to be back
Hi Janina,
Sorry I'm not Neill, but welcome to BE anyway!
A couple of things ..... first, you might get more response if you start a new thread with questions you may have as this thread is about 7 months old!
Second: The place to go to get started is the Citizenship and Immigration Canada site, http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.html which has full info and instructions on procedures. You can also check out the "wiki" section of this web-site. http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Category:Canada
Third: assuming you mean your son would apply as skilled worker, you would not be able to be included on that application (only spouses and dependent children may), but would have to be sponsored after he recieved his residency.
Sorry I'm not Neill, but welcome to BE anyway!
A couple of things ..... first, you might get more response if you start a new thread with questions you may have as this thread is about 7 months old!
Second: The place to go to get started is the Citizenship and Immigration Canada site, http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.html which has full info and instructions on procedures. You can also check out the "wiki" section of this web-site. http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Category:Canada
Third: assuming you mean your son would apply as skilled worker, you would not be able to be included on that application (only spouses and dependent children may), but would have to be sponsored after he recieved his residency.
Apr 22nd 2007 | 1:38 pm
#90
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Re: Glad to be back
Hi Janina,
Sorry I'm not Neill, but welcome to BE anyway!
A couple of things ..... first, you might get more response if you start a new thread with questions you may have as this thread is about 7 months old!
Second: The place to go to get started is the Citizenship and Immigration Canada site, http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.html which has full info and instructions on procedures. You can also check out the "wiki" section of this web-site. http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Category:Canada
Third: assuming you mean your son would apply as skilled worker, you would not be able to be included on that application (only spouses and dependent children may), but would have to be sponsored after he recieved his residency.
Sorry I'm not Neill, but welcome to BE anyway!
A couple of things ..... first, you might get more response if you start a new thread with questions you may have as this thread is about 7 months old!
Second: The place to go to get started is the Citizenship and Immigration Canada site, http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.html which has full info and instructions on procedures. You can also check out the "wiki" section of this web-site. http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Category:Canada
Third: assuming you mean your son would apply as skilled worker, you would not be able to be included on that application (only spouses and dependent children may), but would have to be sponsored after he recieved his residency.
Thanks again.
Janina
