That rather sexist flashman! I can pee my full name and it has to be hands free as I (thankfully) don't have one of those. Also thankfully, I've pelvic floor muscles the could knock the kegels off most people.

I'm thinking a 'Canadian Calligraphy' course could be fun... I just may have found my vocation.

N.E.Y.S

swiss nationals are on the visa wavier program i believe so yes they have to give finger prints at the border

I'd disagree with that last bit. My current British passport was issued in Ottawa and says so. A bit of a giveaway, that.

All that means is that you were in Canada at the time.

What a wonderful thread. It almost makes me sorry I've been away for the weekend.

I think the highlight is the Canadian writing in the snow bit. If only there was any snow.

Agreed, up to a point. However, if a Brit is in Canada long enough for his/her passport to run out, and can hang around long enough to get it replaced, odds are that they are here for the long-haul.

I've just returned from a very pleasant week in Cuba. Pleasant apart from a few people, sadly Brits, who shouldn't ever be allowed to have passports.

I have a feeling you might regret that statement in a couple of years Novo.. that is if you stick around long enough

I shall most certainly regret the majority of my statements sooner or later. But, pray, which one are you referring to here?

The one in which you express disapointment at not having had much snow. After a couple of years of putting up with traffic delays, falls onto one's derrier and shovelling the stuff around, alot will change their affectionate tune.

Personally, I always rented apartments and mum hired contractors to shovel the stuff off the drive when I lived at home so I retained some appreciation towards it even 16 years on.

Ah that one. Of course. Although I first arrived in Toronto in 1982 and have owned a house and therefore snow clearing responsibilties since 1984, I still haven't been in North America long enough to completely lack an understanding of irony.

I'm hearing a lot of bleating about lack of snow. No one wants it on the roads or pavements but this year looks a bit grim for the owners of condos at Mont Tremblant.

hi can you please clarify i am having a 'moment' I assume you are ---

- british and now in canada with PR?

are you now also a Canadian citizen? do you have to become one what differences does it make?

you have dual nationality? - canadian and british passports - why ?

would children also be ok for dual etc

thanks

Waaaay back to the start of this thread, I'd definitely advise renewing your Brit passport now.

"what's around the corner", at least in the case of British passport renewal, is a) more cost, b) more intrusive police state biometric collection and c) inclusion on His Britannic Blairness's latest "big centralised ID database" idea, because they did so well with their last big IT initiative. And the one before that. And the one before that.....

I think it's 2008 that passport applications get intermingled with the UK national identity card; if there's even the slightest chance you might want one in the next decade it's WELL worth renewing now to give yourself an extra ten years "outside the Matrix".

Cheers, Iain