Dave+Jules

aha you heard about my vinegar trial this year! It seemed to work well but a little overpowering for the first minute (especially when you rub it on your face )

G77

Didn't hear - we can smell you from here

Dave+Jules

White vinegar seemed to work fine and you become desensitized to the smell after about a minute (shame about your companions ), I need to look for a new woman who loves pickled onions

Coffeepot

Tea bags not a problem
I went shopping to get all my chocs, Stollen, etc etc mmmmm not sure i can be weaned of of that

Dave+Jules

We can get Stollen here

G77

Stollen? Google says German xmas cake?

Dave+Jules

yes, the marzipan is on the inside (ingenious people the Germans). In NB there was a significant influx of Germans and Dutch (still is). We have Adolf the butcher at the local farmers market who makes the best bratwurst sausages I have tasted outside Germany. We alway have german bakers who make great cakes

G77

Unfortunate naming - his parents obviously didn't anticipate his occupation...

zardoz

New Brunswick?? Thats even colder and snowier than here in Nova Scotia... no thanks... not for this cat

z

G77

And Nova Scotia is even colder and snowier than Windsor

Only the west coast can trump that.... Though last year I think they got even more snow than us!

Coffeepot

ok on our way

Yes i know but its soooooo good with coffee ( or something stronger ) and friends, ooowwww i can take that tomorrow to the Canadians house to go with there moose milk

Dave+Jules

Wimp

zardoz

LOL not hardly... I've lived for six months at CFS Alert. Know where that is? I'll give ya a hint.... pick ANY direction to walk and you WILL be walking "south". Too far north for indigenous peoples, too far north even for polar bears.

What it comes down to is "personal choice". Since my back surgery the cold makes my back hurt... plain and simple. My choice is to move to Ecuador (working toward that end now).

z

welshmountie

You know us, it's where we want to be. Just a few things holding us back at the moment. Maybe one day eh?

One thing I have noticed is that although NB appears to need the people, just to "get through the door" you really have to put yourself out there more than you would in the UK. What I mean by this is that Canadian companies don't appear to readily recognise overseas skilled applicants (even Canadian's like me) via application through job sites and agencies alone. You have to be in their face by following up any application with a phone call or for half a chance at best, turn up at their door in person.

I think another thing that turns Brits off coming out there is the relatively low annual leave on offer. For me it is not the be all and end. I think the overall gain in quality of life more than balances this out. However, on paper it is not appealing and first impressions count right? So for NB companies/government to attract skilled workers they have to think harder on improving this or marketing themselves better. This may distract those from seeing the more attractive and lucrative West (higher cost of living noted).

sinurt

I think it really depends on your skills though, most IT qualifications are transferable. In my experience NB was actually easier to get into than NS (didn't try anywhere else), I had 2 companies contact me while I was in the UK, one I had a face to face interview with as we were over on holidays at the time and the other was all done via phone interviews. In both cases I just applied online, no follow up so yeah I guess I was one of the lucky ones but just wanted to point out that it CAN be done.