How does this country survive?
Nov 30th 2006, 9:55 pm
#256
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Re: How does this country survive?
Originally Posted by oceanMDX
Steve Martin is Canadian? I don't think so. Anyway, you forgot Rich Little and Eugene Levy. 
Looked him up on IMBD and your right though, dont know what he's doing on that website... He's an imposter, quick get the muskets & the Canadian beer, we'll have that little bugger strung up and spinning like a top in no time!
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Nov 30th 2006, 10:02 pm
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Re: How does this country survive?
Originally Posted by Craftybanshee
But, I thought they were ALL made in the US of A and had the USA brand on their asses? 
Nov 30th 2006, 10:08 pm
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Re: How does this country survive?
Originally Posted by printer
Russians are big news at the moment in the UK with all this talk of radiation poisoning and contamination found in a couple of BA aircraft.
Now another former russian big gun has been taken ill in Dublin.
All very mysterious.
Now another former russian big gun has been taken ill in Dublin.
All very mysterious.
Nov 30th 2006, 10:14 pm
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Re: How does this country survive?
Originally Posted by Daedra
Got it from this website: http://www.r-go.ca/famous_canadian_actors.htm
Looked him up on IMBD and your right though, dont know what he's doing on that website... He's an imposter, quick get the muskets & the Canadian beer, we'll have that little bugger strung up and spinning like a top in no time!
Looked him up on IMBD and your right though, dont know what he's doing on that website... He's an imposter, quick get the muskets & the Canadian beer, we'll have that little bugger strung up and spinning like a top in no time!
Dec 1st 2006, 7:18 am
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Re: How does this country survive?
Originally Posted by Vick
My Mrs and I are going back to UK but thought I would pose this question anyway.
How does Canada work the way it does and not disintegrate into a 3rd world country?
The following things have happened to me since I got here, and I have only been here 5 months.
And I will just mention the cloak and dagger secret society - unions, you have to have shared the same womb with someone, before anyone will give you a decent job if you are not Canadian. How come the half decent jobs never go to an immigrant, but all the jobs that require you to say "Is that for here or to go?" welcome immigrants with open arms?
Why are the Canadian government and the TV stations saying that they are desperate for well educated, skilled workers when the actual companies are ignoring them?
You ask about getting a 6CD auto changer for your car and the technician look at you like you have just asked to be transported to the Star ship Enterprise. They respond " we don't do them here, they are in the future". My God!
Traffic - oh yes lets talk about that little one. 3 or 4 roundabouts in Kitchener/Waterloo. Having come from the UK, I felt confident about using them. Until I realised that Canadians do not know any of their own rules of the road. The main 1 being what an upside down triangle is. It's not hard, it is the same in every country GIVE WAY! Now I approach any roundabout here like I was trying to drive a double decker bus painted with the Union Jack flag on it round the Arc de Triomphe with a big sign saying "Up your's Frenchies". :scared: Going round a roundabout here is like sticking your penis in a lion's mouth and then flicking his love spuds with a wet towel.
Canadian traffic surveys found that roundabouts cut emissions, reduce congestion etc but they still slap traffic lights on every 3rd metre of road. No wonder it takes 4 hours to get to the local shops.
Why do pedestrians keep getting run over? Well lets see. In most civilised countries if a pedestrian is crossing the road then no other traffic will be. You wait for the little man telling you to walk and you calmly step out. Here, you get told to walk into the road when traffic can have a green light. To coin a phrase - "It's just an accident waiting to happen".
Right, rant over. I'm out of breath. Just waiting for all the arguments coming back. I know what's wrong with the UK so I am formulating a plan to fix it when I get back:
Oh , hang on, I think I have just listed the election manifesto of the BNP!
Right, you can call me all you want.
"Come and have a go if you think you're 'ard enough"
P.S. Can someone create a Canadian national identity and culture so that they don't have to use the American ones. Oh my God. Please.
How does Canada work the way it does and not disintegrate into a 3rd world country?
The following things have happened to me since I got here, and I have only been here 5 months.
And I will just mention the cloak and dagger secret society - unions, you have to have shared the same womb with someone, before anyone will give you a decent job if you are not Canadian. How come the half decent jobs never go to an immigrant, but all the jobs that require you to say "Is that for here or to go?" welcome immigrants with open arms?
Why are the Canadian government and the TV stations saying that they are desperate for well educated, skilled workers when the actual companies are ignoring them?
You ask about getting a 6CD auto changer for your car and the technician look at you like you have just asked to be transported to the Star ship Enterprise. They respond " we don't do them here, they are in the future". My God!
Traffic - oh yes lets talk about that little one. 3 or 4 roundabouts in Kitchener/Waterloo. Having come from the UK, I felt confident about using them. Until I realised that Canadians do not know any of their own rules of the road. The main 1 being what an upside down triangle is. It's not hard, it is the same in every country GIVE WAY! Now I approach any roundabout here like I was trying to drive a double decker bus painted with the Union Jack flag on it round the Arc de Triomphe with a big sign saying "Up your's Frenchies". :scared: Going round a roundabout here is like sticking your penis in a lion's mouth and then flicking his love spuds with a wet towel.
Canadian traffic surveys found that roundabouts cut emissions, reduce congestion etc but they still slap traffic lights on every 3rd metre of road. No wonder it takes 4 hours to get to the local shops.
Why do pedestrians keep getting run over? Well lets see. In most civilised countries if a pedestrian is crossing the road then no other traffic will be. You wait for the little man telling you to walk and you calmly step out. Here, you get told to walk into the road when traffic can have a green light. To coin a phrase - "It's just an accident waiting to happen".
Right, rant over. I'm out of breath. Just waiting for all the arguments coming back. I know what's wrong with the UK so I am formulating a plan to fix it when I get back:
Oh , hang on, I think I have just listed the election manifesto of the BNP!
Right, you can call me all you want.
"Come and have a go if you think you're 'ard enough"
P.S. Can someone create a Canadian national identity and culture so that they don't have to use the American ones. Oh my God. Please.
Canada does have an identity ... lacrosse, hockey, double-doubles, deluxe pizzas and you don't get shot for knocking on a stranger's door or asking directions.
I'm sure someone will correct me, but even the most dangerous parts of Canad are safer than the safest parts of the US.
As for road crossing on foot ... ever tried crossing on a pedestrian crossing in France? Nuff said. Take the car, it's safer.
Canada is a work in progress ... right now (excluding the annoying assholes who got here before I did) it's an excellent country to live in, give it a few years and it'll be the best country in the world to live in ... in the meantime, I'll just work hard to survive it's little foibles and thank God I was smart enough to leave the UK.
A work in progress beats a failed country any day.
Dec 1st 2006, 1:19 pm
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Re: How does this country survive?
Originally Posted by oceanMDX
No, he's not an imposter because Steve Martin isn't on the list.... I should probably examine your eyes.
Dec 1st 2006, 1:42 pm
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Re: How does this country survive?
Originally Posted by Sux101
I'm sure someone will correct me, but even the most dangerous parts of Canad are safer than the safest parts of the US.
Dec 1st 2006, 2:43 pm
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Re: How does this country survive?
Originally Posted by dbd33
You know that aint so. Even if you just consider deaths by shooting, we have one a week or so in this town while New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Montana and Wyoming have hardly any.
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/050721/d050721a.htm
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/mtcrimn.htm
Dec 1st 2006, 2:49 pm
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Re: How does this country survive?
Originally Posted by oceanMDX
What you are saying ain't so either.... I randomly selected Montana from your list and compared its homicide rate with Toronto's. In 2004 Toronto's homicide rate was 1.8 (per 100,000) and Montana's was 3.2 (per 100,000).
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/050721/d050721a.htm
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/mtcrimn.htm
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/050721/d050721a.htm
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/mtcrimn.htm
Dec 1st 2006, 2:51 pm
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Re: How does this country survive?
Originally Posted by angelic_fruitcake
But of course 99% of statistics are made up on the spot
Dec 1st 2006, 3:03 pm
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Re: How does this country survive?
Originally Posted by oceanMDX
What you are saying ain't so either.... I randomly selected Montana from your list and compared its homicide rate with Toronto's. In 2004 Toronto's homicide rate was 1.8 (per 100,000) and Montana's was 3.2 (per 100,000).
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/050721/d050721a.htm
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/mtcrimn.htm
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/050721/d050721a.htm
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/mtcrimn.htm
- The rate per 100,000 is not a useful measure when comparing densely populated areas with sparsely populated ones, a single death in a low crime location like Montana skews the statistics disproportionately, whereas in Toronto one more death is neither here nor there.
- the original post specified "safety" not "crime" so, for Toronto, you have to include death or injury through car accidents, train crashes and so on. There aint many of those in Montana.
There's no point beating this to death, you know it's more dangerous to be outside the Eaton Centre than in a field in Montana; urban places are always more dangerous than rural ones. The original post is just thoughtlessly anti-American.
What would be much more interesting would be to see violent crime in Toronto rated against US cities; I suspect Toronto is safer in terms of crime than Washington but less safe than New York, however this is very hard to determine due to the differences in definitions of crimes.
Dec 1st 2006, 3:04 pm
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Re: How does this country survive?
Originally Posted by oceanMDX
What you are saying ain't so either.... I randomly selected Montana from your list and compared its homicide rate with Toronto's. In 2004 Toronto's homicide rate was 1.8 (per 100,000) and Montana's was 3.2 (per 100,000).
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/050721/d050721a.htm
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/mtcrimn.htm
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/050721/d050721a.htm
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/mtcrimn.htm
Dec 1st 2006, 3:05 pm
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Re: How does this country survive?
Originally Posted by angelic_fruitcake
But of course 99% of statistics are made up on the spot
Dec 1st 2006, 3:07 pm
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Re: How does this country survive?
Something else that would be interesting to know would be the most dangerous place in Canada. I believe deep sea fisherman and hydro lineman are the most dangerous jobs, so maybe a sea port with guns?
Dec 1st 2006, 3:11 pm
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Re: How does this country survive?
Originally Posted by oceanMDX
Yeah, and those US states seem very peaceful when you live hundreds - if not thousands - of kilometers away from them. Hell, from where I live I don't even notice any murders going on in Baghdad - must be a peaceful place way better than Toronto.