More reasons to leave the uk
#16
swoops
Joined: Sep 2004
Location: Fall River, NS
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Re: More reasons to leave the uk
I'm with you on this one sums it all up in just a few words.
Originally Posted by deborah mccarthy
What about if you work you get nothing. If you are on Benefits the world is your oyster.
I hate the place I am in Let me out of here !!!!
I hate the place I am in Let me out of here !!!!
#17
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Joined: Jan 2005
Location: SW England
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Re: More reasons to leave the uk
Originally Posted by iaink
If I flew that from my deck instead of the UJ people would just think I am a first aider...
LOL
#18
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Joined: Feb 2005
Location: Merseyside
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Re: More reasons to leave the uk
LOL If you live in England you want to fly the red cross not the union jack. Something about going it alone with out the rest of the U.K England pride I think they call it.
#19
Re: More reasons to leave the uk
last Saturday was St George's day, England's patron saint, so I went into town to buy my husband a card. only 1 card shop had any in stock, and they were kept underneath the till. the staff said they don't bother putting them out as no one ever buys them, and the only one they'd sold was to me!!!
#20
Re: More reasons to leave the uk
Originally Posted by andy_sheila
last Saturday was St George's day, England's patron saint, so I went into town to buy my husband a card. only 1 card shop had any in stock, and they were kept underneath the till. the staff said they don't bother putting them out as no one ever buys them, and the only one they'd sold was to me!!!
#21
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Joined: Mar 2005
Location: Toronto
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Re: More reasons to leave the uk
The only major problem I ever had with Britain was the wave of anti-social behavior, i.e chavs. They really do make your life a misery.
All the other things people complain about here also occur in Canada to some degree.
You get plenty of rude people in Canada and the traffic here is perhaps worse than in Britain. Certainly road rage is worse over here if the cacophony of horns and beeping is anything to go by.
It may not rain as much in Canada, but the snow gets extremely wearing after a while.
Also suggestions that Canada is a very patriotic state is frankly absurd. I would say Britain is more patriotic than Canada. Canada is an extremely lose federation of provinces most of which have little in common and often openly despise eachother.
The west hates the east, Quebec hates Canada and everyone hates Ontario!
All the other things people complain about here also occur in Canada to some degree.
You get plenty of rude people in Canada and the traffic here is perhaps worse than in Britain. Certainly road rage is worse over here if the cacophony of horns and beeping is anything to go by.
It may not rain as much in Canada, but the snow gets extremely wearing after a while.
Also suggestions that Canada is a very patriotic state is frankly absurd. I would say Britain is more patriotic than Canada. Canada is an extremely lose federation of provinces most of which have little in common and often openly despise eachother.
The west hates the east, Quebec hates Canada and everyone hates Ontario!
#22
Re: More reasons to leave the uk
Iaink,
The Irish celebrate St. Patrick and the Welsh celebrate winning the rugby and us Scots celebrate anything LOL , so why shouldn't you celebrate St. Georges day?
I'm all for a party!!!!!
K
The Irish celebrate St. Patrick and the Welsh celebrate winning the rugby and us Scots celebrate anything LOL , so why shouldn't you celebrate St. Georges day?
I'm all for a party!!!!!
K
#23
Re: More reasons to leave the uk
Originally Posted by KennyJosie
Iaink,
The Irish celebrate St. Patrick and the Welsh celebrate winning the rugby and us Scots celebrate anything LOL , so why shouldn't you celebrate St. Georges day?
I'm all for a party!!!!!
K
The Irish celebrate St. Patrick and the Welsh celebrate winning the rugby and us Scots celebrate anything LOL , so why shouldn't you celebrate St. Georges day?
I'm all for a party!!!!!
K
Once again I dont really recognise the Canada that Seacreature lives in...give me canadian trafic anytime. Maybe thats just a Toronto thing, I haven heard a horn beep outside of the GTA, except to waive me into traffic, for years
#24
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Joined: Feb 2005
Location: Merseyside
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Re: More reasons to leave the uk
With you on that one
#26
Re: More reasons to leave the uk
Originally Posted by Craftybanshee
..... but not UJ's.
#27
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Joined: Mar 2005
Location: Toronto
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Re: More reasons to leave the uk
Originally Posted by iaink
Just kind of proves the point though that Britain is not really a nation, just a collection of countries, each still distinct. No wonder there is confusion about cellebrating britishness. Although there is a rivally between different provinces here, the nation still gets very patriotic for Canada as a whole (except maybe some corners of Quebec?)
Once again I dont really recognise the Canada that Seacreature lives in...give me canadian trafic anytime. Maybe thats just a Toronto thing, I haven heard a horn beep outside of the GTA, except to waive me into traffic, for years
Once again I dont really recognise the Canada that Seacreature lives in...give me canadian trafic anytime. Maybe thats just a Toronto thing, I haven heard a horn beep outside of the GTA, except to waive me into traffic, for years
If you live in Yellowknife or somewhere obviously you won't recognise the same problems!
#28
Re: More reasons to leave the uk
Originally Posted by seacreature
Yes, I live in Toronto. The traffic here is easily as bad as anything I used to see in Leeds. I'm only comparing like with like.
If you live in Yellowknife or somewhere obviously you won't recognise the same problems!
If you live in Yellowknife or somewhere obviously you won't recognise the same problems!
#29
Re: More reasons to leave the uk
[QUOTE=iaink]Cant really compare Leeds with TO, except for the lack of a decent Soccer team....QUOTE]
They play soccer in Leeds??
They play soccer in Leeds??
#30
Re: More reasons to leave the uk
Originally Posted by deborah mccarthy
What about if you work you get nothing. If you are on Benefits the world is your oyster.
I hate the place I am in Let me out of here !!!!
I hate the place I am in Let me out of here !!!!