lancashirebird

OMG you are so right...........
i read there post and said WTF..............my OH was laughing his socks off when i was reading there post to him
I find canadians to be a fab bunch, yeah there is bad in all communitys, but its like saying alberta is bad, when you havent lived in all of alberta.....

I could say all expats "Are not my cup of tea" - Just because i met a couple of them that are well, Not my cup of tea
But i know some fab expats here that there hearts are gold

You can't do a general comment............

Unhappypat

Ok, I have made up my mind, you all have the problem.

Am I not allowed to have another point of view? a different perspective? obviously not, why are you on this forum in the first place? Perhaps you have forgotten what it is like in the real world, After all Canada seems perfect to you, sat there at your computer in your little bubble.

I'm glad to hear that Brits rub you up the wrong way, as most Canadians are so non commital. At least you know where you stand with a Brit,At least you get a reaction one way or another.

Thank you all so much for your time and comments about my life - seeing as you know less than nothing about it. Absolutely everyone is allowed to have their own opinion or so I thought.
I came to Canada for 'variety' and made the 'selection'. but have been dissapointed, so that is why I am moving on.

Its been nice talking to you though, getting your reactions, thanks for that, its good to know that there is someone spirited out there, somewhere.
With a brain.

lancashirebird

OK.........i think we'd better order the guys/girls with the white coats

dboy

Yes this forum is all about different perspectives, which we all have. Your comments, however, are somewhat rude and defensive. Some on here are criticized for being the "I love Canada band wagon" but there as many that jump on those that challenge 'generalized' comments that those such as yourself make. I don't think I've ever said Canada is perfect, and quite frankly I'm really only qualified to comment on Vancouver and Regina, where I lived for 6 months. Vancouver is not perfect either (no where is dear), but I'm happy in my life and that's what counts really, it's not just about where you are, but where you are in your life.

I'll give you a perspective on the real world I live/have lived in if you like, from Serving in the Royal Navy at the height of the cold war, being first ship on scene for the Herald the Free Enterprise, tying to figure out where to put the dead, living at the height of 3.5 million unemployed in the UK and poverty, the miners strike.....

Living in Moscow right after the wall came down, moved to Miami, lived in the US for 4 years, met a Canadian in San Diego, moved to Vancouver. Became a police officer, dealt with all society's ills from murder, child abuse (watching the autopsy of a 2 year old, tying to figure out why do i do this?), to gangsters, witnessed more of the real world than I think one person should ever have to...... if only I had a bubble.

Butch Cassidy

1) who are these people? Is Canaida our neighbour to the North?
2) substitute Brit, Aussie, Kiwi, Expat, Yank, Pole, Cheq, Croatian, South African, Ukranian, Hutterite, .......................... Oh yes I've met them all.

Agreed with the three of you, and as LB says if I based my attitude about expats (of all nationalities) on a few I'd be living in isolation

Aviator

Bit like Britain, Australia, US, Europe etc. then!

Aviator

Used to work with a guy that was a complete psycho (he did not last long as a pilot!), thought the whole world was crazy and he was the only sane one around.

lousid

Well said, old chap. Great comeback.

Unhappypat

dboy, where do you find the time to be = superman!!! LOL
If you joined the Navy did you expect it to be nice?
Ive seen enough death and nasties to last me a life time. Ive been in service also, Ive been a nurse for 12 years, watched lots of people breath their last too. No it is not nice.
But the reason you did your job was to make a diffrence and to get paid right?
It sounds like you regret too much and havent moved on.
But I have.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Its not me thats angry at life, just where I live right now.
Thanks for your time and input.

dboy

My comments were based on your living in the real world, comments. I wasn't complaining or looking for sympathy... Policing is a job you love to hate, much like nursing I imagine. Would I do it over again? Not sure, perhaps, probably not.

As for the Navy it's so long ago, I can't remember why I joined, travel I suppose. At that time in the UK a lot of school leavers were going into the armed forces as there weren't very many options at home.

At the end of the day, no one place works for everyone, there's good and bad everywhere, I've seen bits of this country that I could never live in, but i certainly wouldn't tar and feather every Canadian. Canadians are good people just like everyone else, I should know, been married to one and about to marry another one.

You will get flack on here for making generalizations, which I suspect are more to do with your general lack of satisfaction with the place.

Aviator

Reading this made me think why I joined up, never really questioned it before. It had nothing to do with wanting to make a difference, serve ones country and all those noble things. I wanted to travel and fly and the Navy was the easiest (that is what I naively thought at the time) and the cheapest way to do it. This was in the 70's. What I had not bargained on was '82, then everything quickly changed, it became about serving ones country, patriotism and a bit of bravado (which was lost as quickly as it came).

These are memories that stay with you forever, after that pretty much anything I did, was not so bad. It was 28 years ago and yet the memory is as if it was yesterday.

macadian

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Originally Posted by dboy
"As for the Navy it's so long ago, I can't remember why I joined, travel I suppose. At that time in the UK a lot of school leavers were going into the armed forces as there weren't very many options at home"

Early 60's, left school at 15 with little in the way of academic prowess, so meaningful employment opportunities for me were limited. Worked in a dead end kind of job for a year then joined the Royal Navy on a whim...Thought about the Army too, but the 'travel' aspect swung it for me
.
Best thing I ever did...shudder to think what may have become of me if I had remained where I was. Nothing to do with my family I hasten to add, no one could have come from a finer home. It was more to do with the environment/area in which we lived. The Navy provided me with so many of the tools that (IMHO) are essential in life. Much needed further education, self esteem, confidence and dare I say it, leadership qualities. It also taught me that life was not always fair, provided me with a true perspective of the 'real' world and how it is, rather than how we might like it to be.

The forces is not for everyone of course however, for me, it was a life saver in many ways and on looking back almost 50 years or so ago when I signed the dotted line as a 15 year old, I undoubtedly owe my time in the Navy to the moderately successful life I have led since.

Sorry for going off topic guys....but there it is...

maggiekeefe

meat and potatoe pie

maggiekeefe

Me and my husband and 3 children have been in Canada for 4 years, and absolutely love it....It does have it's downsides, but I am under no pretense that life will every be easy no matter where we live....

Unhappypat

Thank you, thats is exactly my point, no one place works for everyone.
And I'm not going to tar and feather every Canadian, Like I said before, I know some really nice people who are canadian. They are good people too, just a bit laid back for me.
Good luck in your new marriage.
As for the flack I dont mind a bit now and then, it reminds me I'm still alive LOL.