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SurreyGuy Oct 13th 2011 10:15 pm

Ontario?
 
Hi Guys

What's Ontario like as a place to live?

dbd33 Oct 13th 2011 10:19 pm

Re: Ontario?
 

Originally Posted by SurreyGuy (Post 9674313)
Hi Guys

What's Ontario like as a place to live?

Damp this morning.

Dorothy Oct 13th 2011 10:37 pm

Re: Ontario?
 

Originally Posted by SurreyGuy (Post 9674313)
Hi Guys

What's Ontario like as a place to live?

Um...Where in Ontario?

The Province of Ontario is;
approximately 1,076,395 sq. km / 415,598 sq mi.
larger than France and Spain , combined.
almost 1/3 the size of India.
more than 3 times the size of Germany.
more than 3.5 times the size of Italy.
more than 1/10th the size of Canada.
more than 4 times the size of the UK.
more than 8.25 times the size of England.
more than 15 times the size of Ireland.
about the same size of the US states Texas & Montana, combined

It's a bit like me asking what's Europe like to live in.

Novocastrian Oct 14th 2011 2:28 am

Re: Ontario?
 

Originally Posted by Dorothy (Post 9674336)
Um...Where in Ontario?

The Province of Ontario is;
approximately 1,076,395 sq. km / 415,598 sq mi.
larger than France and Spain , combined.
almost 1/3 the size of India.
more than 3 times the size of Germany.
more than 3.5 times the size of Italy.
more than 1/10th the size of Canada.
more than 4 times the size of the UK.
more than 8.25 times the size of England.
more than 15 times the size of Ireland.
about the same size of the US states Texas & Montana, combined

It's a bit like me asking what's Europe like to live in.

Better than Ontario.

Tangram Oct 14th 2011 2:41 am

Re: Ontario?
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 9674703)
Better than Ontario.

Touche.

ergyngfeld Oct 14th 2011 4:27 am

Re: Ontario?
 

Originally Posted by SurreyGuy (Post 9674313)
Hi Guys

What's Ontario like as a place to live?

to most people, and especially immigrants, "Ontario" pretty much just means the GTA. the typical lifestyle there is just one of 9-5 commuterism. dull as hell.

Northern Ontario is MUCH more fun!

rob28 Oct 14th 2011 4:54 am

Re: Ontario?
 

Originally Posted by ergyngfeld (Post 9675017)
to most people, and especially immigrants, "Ontario" pretty much just means the GTA. the typical lifestyle there is just one of 9-5 commuterism. dull as hell.

Northern Ontario is MUCH more fun!

I'm the opposite to (probably) 95% of Ontario residents - I live in the wilds of NW Ontario where a traffic jam is 2 cars at a stop sign, and a shopping trip can be an 800km round trip.

No commuting, no dullness here :)

But the majority of people don't realise that Ontario actually goes up past Sudbury or heaven forbid Timmins.... Which is good for me. Nice and quiet up here.

Novocastrian Oct 14th 2011 5:06 am

Re: Ontario?
 

Originally Posted by rob28 (Post 9675080)
I'm the opposite to (probably) 95% of Ontario residents - I live in the wilds of NW Ontario where a traffic jam is 2 cars at a stop sign, and a shopping trip can be an 800km round trip.

No commuting, no dullness here :)

But the majority of people don't realise that Ontario actually goes up past Sudbury or heaven forbid Timmins.... Which is good for me. Nice and quiet up here.

Yes, from miles away you can here the drip, drip, drip of the icicles melting in early June.

rob28 Oct 14th 2011 5:39 am

Re: Ontario?
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 9675101)
Yes, from miles away you can here the drip, drip, drip of the icicles melting in early June.

Thats a bit harsh.... ;) The latest I've seen icicles is late May.

ergyngfeld Oct 14th 2011 7:32 am

Re: Ontario?
 

Originally Posted by rob28 (Post 9675080)
But the majority of people don't realise that Ontario actually goes up past Sudbury or heaven forbid Timmins.... Which is good for me. Nice and quiet up here.

i've been all the way to the Hudson Bay shore. pretty quiet up there! :P

Dorothy Oct 14th 2011 9:20 am

Re: Ontario?
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 9674703)
Better than Ontario.

Than why pray tell are you still there?

Novocastrian Oct 14th 2011 1:06 pm

Re: Ontario?
 

Originally Posted by Dorothy (Post 9675536)
Than why pray tell are you still there?

My job (which I enjoy and which is ridiculously lucrative) is here.

My future is elsewhere.

Dorothy Oct 14th 2011 2:07 pm

Re: Ontario?
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 9675747)
My job (which I enjoy and which is ridiculously lucrative) is here.

My future is elsewhere.

Ah, much like Western Australia and me.

London Mike Oct 14th 2011 2:53 pm

Re: Ontario?
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 9674703)
Better than Ontario.

Maybe not in Greece, Spain or Ireland

Novocastrian Oct 14th 2011 3:00 pm

Re: Ontario?
 

Originally Posted by London Mike (Post 9675797)
Maybe not in Greece, Spain or Ireland

Ouzo, flamenco and Guinness, what has Ontario got to compete?

Cranberries?


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