To moderators: Is it OK for non-Brits to post here?
 

Hi, I posted a message here yesterday, but I guess I should have asked before I did it. As I said in that post, I'm not British, but I've been following this forum on and off since August 2005. So, the question is: is it OK for me to post here? I looked into the forum rules and could not find anything regarding that.

Thank you.
LHK

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Of course it is. Welcome aboard.:thumbup:

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We welcome everyone. :)

Sue

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And lull them into a false sense of security.:sneaky:

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Still rather be in here than in the Big Brother house. :D

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Thanks very much! ;)

I started thinking about going to Canada when I was seventeen, when I was still in high-school (Now I'm about to turn 40!! :blink: ). Then I dropped the subject to the back of my mind (at the time I was too young and had not near the number of points necessary for that, not to mention a total lack of life and professional experience). Actually, I completely forgot about that. Then, when I started dating the missus :wub: , about twelve years ago, we briefly flirted with the idea of going to Yukon! :eek: Then, we forgot the issue again. In 2004, we went to Toronto and the wife fell in love with the region (we were tourists and were at the Sheraton, living the good life! :rofl: ), especially NOTL (which I know is totally prohibitive unless you're filthy rich). Last year, when we learned the family was increasing, we started toying with the idea again. Last week, we decided to begin our planning, which I detailed in my previous post.

I'd appreciate if you could share your thoughts and experience with me regarding my questions of yesterday. ;)

Again, thanks very much for the warm welcome!

Best,
LHK

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You also lived in Brazil? :lol:

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Of course. I'm a non-Brit, myself, and I'm a moderator ;-)

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We're kind of in the same boat, mate. I am non Brit, live there though. I didn't just think about living in Canada when I was 18. I actually did it and have wanted to go back ever since. I am past 40 (will be 42 later this year).

Unlike you have no partner, spouse or child on the way. Totally independent, I am.

Good luck to you. T'ronno is the best city in the world.

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No unfortunately whilst i have travelled a bit i have always lived in the UK. Would love to have maybe lived in some different countries whilst young and carefree.
We too looked at moving to Canada 20 years ago and then along came a new job and the first child and life passes you by as they say.

Good luck in your quest.

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Thanks, Rete!

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Thanks YYZlover! Another thing I love about Canada is that my favourite band is Rush. :thumbup:

I guess as with everything in life, being independent has its pros and cos. Anyway, moving is definitely cheaper and easier...

Where are you from?

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I think you'll find that they moved to Florida and then died some decades ago.

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How is it better than Chicago? It looks like Chicago, it's getting on for the same size as Chicago, it has a similar climate to Chicago. Not that I've anything against Chicago or Toronto but they seem pretty much interchangable second tier North American cities.

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Cos mere mortals dont have a snowballs chance of emmigrating to chicago under INS rules?

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Hi, printer!

I asked that because here's Big Brother land, too, though it's called BBB (Big Brother Brasil). :frown:

We also have some mileage ourselves travelwise... But then, we're no longer as free as we once were. But you're right, better try to do it now than in 20 year's time.

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Perhaps, but being a fairly easy place to go isn't quite the same as being the best city in the world. It's pretty hard to find anything about Toronto that makes it stand out from other cities so I wondered what YYZlover thought special about it.

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Oh, boy, they didn't! Saw them live in 2004 here in São Paulo, and saw then back in 1988 in Blighty, twice! :thumbup: Sixteen years apart and they were as good as ever.

But then I'm a big fan, so no surprises in me finding them excellent, right? :D

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I assume your first language isn't English. You write well but it's difficult to reconcile the idea of having English as a mother tongue and being able to sit through Rush.

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Thanks for the compliment. You're right. English is not my first language, but I've been using it on a regular, if not daily, basis since 1988.

Why? Is it too noisy? Or you can't stand the lyrics?

Anyway, my musical taste is very wide... What do you like?

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Rush

Saga

They rule!

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Oh, dbd33, you are so wrong.

Alex Lifeson lives in Florida, Neil Peart is splitting his time between LA and Toronto (as far as I know) and Geddy Lee is still in Toronto.

They are also still very active.

Never seen them live but I love their music.

I'm currently listening to Saga, another Toronto band. Latest CD is Trust.

Love it. My all time favorite band. I collect all their studio albums. Have everything they did that's been released on vinyl and then again on CD.

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Am I the only one who sees the irony of associating Rush with Saga:rofl:

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Can add to it.

Nickelback
Tea Party
Jeff Martin
Kim Mitchell
Max Webster
Triumph
3 Days Grace

:rofl:

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You are just digging a hole for yourself here:ohmy:You forgot Brian Adams


what, no C-S-N-Y (especially the Y) or Tragically Hip?

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And yeah, I know what you mean. It's a shame as it is one hell of a good band.

http://www.sagaontour.ca

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Oh, I am good at that.
Cut's like a knife is as good as they come. When he broke Europe 2 years later I was just sat there going "get with the program!"

Edited to add: When he went all ballad and that I kind of started losing interest. Waking Up The Neighbours is really really good, though.


Never really was a fan of CSNY, especially Y. Haven't listened much to Tragically Hip, although they are in my list of bands to check out.

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I loath the lyrics because, in the rare instances that they make any sense at all, they espouse the philosophy of the neo-facist Ayn Rand. They seem to me to be abhorent people with a gross inflated opinion of themselves, besides which their brand of pomp rock is tedious in the extreme.

Where are you on ELP, Jethro Tull and Uriah Heep?

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Neil Young is so eclectic its hard not to find something to like. Weld is one of my favourate live albums of all time.

Anyway, hes yet another canadian who hit the big time and left for the US on the first available flight. Still a God in canada though.

Tragically Hip are for some reason considered the biggest/best live band in Canada... by plaidwearingbornincanadacanadians anyway.

Brian Adams notwithstanding. Least said, soonest mended.

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Jethro Tull..."living in the past." 'nuff said.:D

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Plainly you're another one who didn't grow up with English.

"I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels
Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes
Sign a couple autographs
So I can eat my meals for free

I think I'm gonna dress my ass
with the latest fashion
Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion
Gonna date a centerfold that loves to
blow my money for me"

is worthy of Rush.

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Contemporaries of Rush, innit?

I thought I was being kind in not citing Peter Frampton.

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Aye, every one of them eligable for the Saga discount.

I suspect LHK will love canadian "mix" radio:) Reason enough to emmigrate.

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And they're not Canadian.

But they are good though.

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Actually, I did. I grew up tri-lingual. Sadly forgotten one.

As for the lyrical quote - there is a difference between UK and Canadian irony ;-)

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That is, quite genuinely, the first time I've heard the idea that Canadians have irony. Are you saying that the lyric doesn't mean what it says? Are Nickleback actually gay? I find that very hard to believe; I think they're simple minded literalists and anyway, just look at them!

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Agree with you as far as Ayn Rand is concerned, but when I started listening and getting hooked to Rush, I was a teenager (not too much upstairs... hmm... actually, lots of weird things upstairs... :eek: ). Still, can't help but love them. Sorry, but they rock! :thumbup:

Well, none of my friends back then were into ELP, so, I sort of skipped that class. Used to listen a bit of Jethro Tull and just a wee of UH.

What about Zappa, Beatles, Metallica, Iron Maiden and Ozzy (pre-The Osbournes)?

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The Canadians I know do.

As I don't know them I would not be able to tell if they are gay or not. Besides, what does that have to do with anything?

And for lyrics, just check out some of David Coverdale's stuff, or Beatles (argh! I'm bashing the crown jewel of British musical heritage!). Even ABBA's swedish lyrics were quite simple.

Americans do the same. Britney Spear "baby hit me one more time" comes to mind.

Oh wait! That hit song was written by a swede.

:eek:

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Diary of a mad man.
Bark at the moon
Shot in the dark

'nuff said.

Ps. Moderator: I think we need to move this thread to the maple leaf forum or at least split it and change the topic on it.:thumbup:

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Seen the 'Tull' in concert 3 times over the years. (& I'm probably about your age as opposed to dbd33 who is ancient). Last time was at the Brentwood Centre (this is all in the UK) which was a bit of a drop down from the rock festivals they used to play. Damn good though.