British Expats - 'This Other Eden'

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'This Other Eden'

Incase nobody has seen the musings of this particular expat...

http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/LEPO6596...ompage0056.htm

Apart from the guide to what he sees as Canada there's plenty of compelling but hapless rants on expatriate brits abroad. He also seems like a bit of a racist and is definitely of the last generation of upper middle class brits I wouldn't want a Canadian to assume as an ambassador for our country.. but I'm interested in your thoughts on his views.

There's a bit of entertainment to be had on the email outtakes page. I think some of them ring a bit false but this gent was heartfelt enough :D

"You Brits are a pain in the ass. Can't you go anywhere in this world and not complain about it.
JG. North Bay, Canada"

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Originally Posted by windward

Does that avatar say "WAKE UP BRITAIN, NO TO ENO" and, if so, is it an objection to classical music from the English National Orchestra or ambient music from that Brian chap ?

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Originally Posted by dbd33

Does that avatar say "WAKE UP BRITAIN, NO TO ENO" and, if so, is it an objection to classical music from the English National Orchestra or ambient music from that Brian chap ?

Hopefully its a protest against that Brian. :o

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Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy

Hopefully its a protest against that Brian. :o

It could be a reference to Eno's stomach powder but, if so, the message seems quite obscure.

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Originally Posted by windward

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"For the married couple, with or without children, the availability of good jobs, especially professional and career-based, are quite extensive. There's always room for one more well qualified and well experienced individual in the three most important work fields: education, health care, and technical."

Apparantly the need to requalify to work in the first two fields for sure , and probably for the third too to some extent, is lost on the poor chap, and thats before you even factor in the need for canadian experience to then land a decent job.

Im hoping it was writen toungue in cheek rather than as serious information. I've had no worried finding real tea, and the bacon thing seems to rather ignore the preponderance of "canadian bacon" on the shelves, and the "never been a joke about america on canadian TV" comment is just bizarre, there a whole gaggle of comedians (Rick Mercer foremost) making a handsome living taking the piss out of our Southern Friends.

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Originally Posted by dbd33

It could be a reference to Eno's stomach powder but, if so, the message seems quite obscure.

.lol. I should let you keep guessing.

It's no to 'Emo'. Short for emotional and the word they use to describe the musical output of malcontent teenagers with too much eye makeup and an unhealthy obsession with Bagpuss.

There's nothing intrinsically wrong with it I just don't like the music. They're today's boy bands.

Brian Eno is cool btw :)

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Originally Posted by windward

Oh. Sounds like the old New Romantics.

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Originally Posted by dbd33

Oh. Sounds like the old New Romantics.

Or Roxy Music.
Hey havent we got back to Brian Eno?

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They also teach in ALL their schools that England were not the victors at the Battle of Waterloo! A magazine called 'The Beaver', which is supposed to be thee 'Canada's History' magazine, has NEVER printed a 'favourable' story about the British in Canada. Never. Nothing about the British who opened Canada up, made it what it is, and defended it in 1812. Nothing about the British who put up the money and most of the know-how in building its railways, cities, and roads. The British built whole cities, like New Westminster in B.C.

I would say I'm pretty sure we learned the the English won the battle of Waterloo, except I'm not sure that we really studied it from that angle. It was more about the downfall of Napoleon and reshaping of Europe as the era of revolutions ended, than trumpeting it as an English victory.

Also, I didn't realize New Westminster qualified as a "city."

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Originally Posted by iaink

The guy is on a different planet to the rest of us...and he hasnt figured out how to write HTML so his sections link to his keywords...scroll down indeed, in this day and age.

I nearly stopped reading after this section on canada:

Apparantly the need to requalify to work in the first two fields for sure , and probably for the third too to some extent, is lost on the poor chap, and thats before you even factor in the need for canadian experience to then land a decent job.

Im hoping it was writen toungue in cheek rather than as serious information. I've had no worried finding real tea, and the bacon thing seems to rather ignore the preponderance of "canadian bacon" on the shelves, and the "never been a joke about america on canadian TV" comment is just bizarre, there a whole gaggle of comedians (Rick Mercer foremost) making a handsome living taking the piss out of our Southern Friends.

Just been looking at the site, and I share your opinion (I'm wondering if he'll post my comment on the humour issue...lol) but then I noticed that his time in Canada was from 1967 - 1985; and by his own admission, not happy. Things have changed a bit since then, no doubt!

I did, however enjoy some of his stories.