Positive things about Canada?
Mar 5th 2004 | 12:41 am
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Originally posted by quebirder
A lot of the positives listed - (almost) all of which I agree with - are to do with economic aspects of life in Canada so might I add the really really great things for me that don't fit in those boxes ....
Living in one of the world/s major cities and knowing there are bears and wolves within an hours drive at most.
.... and not in a zoo, either
Sitting beside a lake that hour's drive from said city, looking north and knowing that there is nothing that humans have had a hand in making between you and the north pole.
Space
What else do you need to make life happy?
A lot of the positives listed - (almost) all of which I agree with - are to do with economic aspects of life in Canada so might I add the really really great things for me that don't fit in those boxes ....
Living in one of the world/s major cities and knowing there are bears and wolves within an hours drive at most.
.... and not in a zoo, either
Sitting beside a lake that hour's drive from said city, looking north and knowing that there is nothing that humans have had a hand in making between you and the north pole.
Space
What else do you need to make life happy?
It's definately that "pioneer spirit" that drives us I think. The wide open spaces, a whole country to explore...
*sigh* Just me, DH and the pooch...
Wee question - Now, don't go daft here - but I've been pretty blassé about the whole "Lions and tigers and bears.. OH MY!" aspect of Canada as I reckon that camping in the reasonably civilised parts (like Alquinon Park, the Kawartha Lakes) we'll be pretty safe, I'm not talking about hiking out into the boonies and boiling my own sweat for drinking water, I like the countryside, but I like being able to drive to a shop within 10-30mins - anyhoo, my dad's decided that we're going to get mauled to death and my dog will be eaten at the first opportunity if we even contemplte camping anywhere in Canada.
C'est vrai?
Cheers!
Wendy
Mar 5th 2004 | 12:49 am
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Originally posted by flashman
Agreed plus
- Being under the radar. Canada seldom makes the news in other countries which is just fine with me.
- No Celibrity Culture like the fixation with the Royals etc.
- Watching the squirrels and the occasional rabbit, bluejay around my house.
- Having to watch for deer, raccoons (and skunks) when driving.
Agreed plus
- Being under the radar. Canada seldom makes the news in other countries which is just fine with me.
- No Celibrity Culture like the fixation with the Royals etc.
- Watching the squirrels and the occasional rabbit, bluejay around my house.
- Having to watch for deer, raccoons (and skunks) when driving.
The deer we already watch out for here (where I live anyway) when driving... and skunks the family ave already forewarned us about on many an occassion.
But, more importantly.... am I going to be able to get a decent haircut without getting a mullet?
Wendy
Mar 5th 2004 | 12:56 am
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Originally posted by Purple74
Now hold on. Are you saying that I won't be able to get my National Enquirer?
The deer we already watch out for here (where I live anyway) when driving... and skunks the family ave already forewarned us about on many an occassion.
But, more importantly.... am I going to be able to get a decent haircut without getting a mullet?
Wendy
Now hold on. Are you saying that I won't be able to get my National Enquirer?
The deer we already watch out for here (where I live anyway) when driving... and skunks the family ave already forewarned us about on many an occassion.
But, more importantly.... am I going to be able to get a decent haircut without getting a mullet?
Wendy
Mar 5th 2004 | 1:37 am
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Originally posted by Purple74
Wee question - Now, don't go daft here - but I've been pretty blassé about the whole "Lions and tigers and bears.. OH MY!" aspect of Canada as I reckon that camping in the reasonably civilised parts (like Alquinon Park, the Kawartha Lakes) we'll be pretty safe, I'm not talking about hiking out into the boonies and boiling my own sweat for drinking water, I like the countryside, but I like being able to drive to a shop within 10-30mins - anyhoo, my dad's decided that we're going to get mauled to death and my dog will be eaten at the first opportunity if we even contemplte camping anywhere in Canada.
C'est vrai?
Cheers!
Wendy
Wee question - Now, don't go daft here - but I've been pretty blassé about the whole "Lions and tigers and bears.. OH MY!" aspect of Canada as I reckon that camping in the reasonably civilised parts (like Alquinon Park, the Kawartha Lakes) we'll be pretty safe, I'm not talking about hiking out into the boonies and boiling my own sweat for drinking water, I like the countryside, but I like being able to drive to a shop within 10-30mins - anyhoo, my dad's decided that we're going to get mauled to death and my dog will be eaten at the first opportunity if we even contemplte camping anywhere in Canada.
C'est vrai?
Cheers!
Wendy
They are not interested in you as food, only the food you bring with you. Follow sensible bear precautions, and you should have no unexpected visitors.
For more info ...
www.algonquinpark.on.ca/nature/mammals/bear.html
I suspect that Kawartha Lakes and any similar places will have the same guidelines. I live a lot nearer civilisation than that, and I have had a black bear wander through my back yard, and come across one while biking in a local conservation area...that sped me up some, I can tell you!
As for the Enquirer...yes you can get it, and a bunch of other similar rags.
I had forgotten about the local dress sense...white socks with everything...I suspect I may be going native...well i know I am, my citizenship ceremony is coming up soon
All the best
Iain
Mar 5th 2004 | 1:53 am
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Originally posted by seamonsta
Yeh, I'm worried about that too! ...and the dress sense! URGH!
Yeh, I'm worried about that too! ...and the dress sense! URGH!
... and don't forgot the mandatory "RUSH" T-shirt....
... God love 'em those crazzeee Canucks.
Wendy
Mar 5th 2004 | 1:58 am
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Originally posted by Purple74
.... hope you've already stocked up on checked shirts and shorts...
... and don't forgot the mandatory "RUSH" T-shirt....
... God love 'em those crazzeee Canucks.
Wendy
.... hope you've already stocked up on checked shirts and shorts...
... and don't forgot the mandatory "RUSH" T-shirt....
... God love 'em those crazzeee Canucks.
Wendy
BTW- I here that Jesus Sandles with Paisley Socks are big this season!
Mar 5th 2004 | 2:00 am
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Originally posted by iaink
Dont know about Kawartha lakes, but Algonquin has about 2000 bears, one for every 3 square km.
They are not interested in you as food, only the food you bring with you. Follow sensible bear precautions, and you should have no unexpected visitors.
For more info ...
www.algonquinpark.on.ca/nature/mammals/bear.html
I suspect that Kawartha Lakes and any similar places will have the same guidelines. I live a lot nearer civilisation than that, and I have had a black bear wander through my back yard, and come across one while biking in a local conservation area...that sped me up some, I can tell you!
As for the Enquirer...yes you can get it, and a bunch of other similar rags.
I had forgotten about the local dress sense...white socks with everything...I suspect I may be going native...well i know I am, my citizenship ceremony is coming up soon
All the best
Iain
Dont know about Kawartha lakes, but Algonquin has about 2000 bears, one for every 3 square km.
They are not interested in you as food, only the food you bring with you. Follow sensible bear precautions, and you should have no unexpected visitors.
For more info ...
www.algonquinpark.on.ca/nature/mammals/bear.html
I suspect that Kawartha Lakes and any similar places will have the same guidelines. I live a lot nearer civilisation than that, and I have had a black bear wander through my back yard, and come across one while biking in a local conservation area...that sped me up some, I can tell you!
As for the Enquirer...yes you can get it, and a bunch of other similar rags.
I had forgotten about the local dress sense...white socks with everything...I suspect I may be going native...well i know I am, my citizenship ceremony is coming up soon
All the best
Iain
hehehehehe....
Thanks for the link/tips though!!!! We haven't been camping in Canada yet, but we're looking forward to it. Romantic visions of us and the pooch in a pickup with the tent etc in the back, heading off into sunrise/sunset.
White socks!!! *lol* I'd forgotten about that! hehehehehe...
How long until you're a citizen? Do you have to study lots?
Cheers!
Wendy
Mar 5th 2004 | 2:04 am
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Originally posted by seamonsta
Where do they get their fashion tips from? Noel Edmonds?
BTW- I here that Jesus Sandles with Paisley Socks are big this season!
Where do they get their fashion tips from? Noel Edmonds?
BTW- I here that Jesus Sandles with Paisley Socks are big this season!
We'll just have to inject some Brit-chic... a couple of Kappa jackets, some sovereign rings...
Wendy
Mar 5th 2004 | 2:16 am
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Now hold on there all! I have held my tongue (or typing hands) for quite a long time while you have taken the mick out of Canadian dress sense. But, you go too far. Canadians do NOT wear paisley socks with their jesus sandles!! White socks are standard issue.... Also, not everyone has a mullet!!!! That is mainly for men. The women more generally have 'feathered bangs' (wispy fringe to you brits) that they curl back (see Farah Fawcett Majors in the late 1970's) and long scraggly hair that has not seen a hair cut in years as that is just not rock n' roll.
There is no finer sight than a well dressed Canadian man (in his best jeans and checked shirt) with a recently trimmed mullet ('business in the front - party in the back').
So, for all you British men looking to go over there with your partners, hang onto your women as there will be serious competition for you...
There is no finer sight than a well dressed Canadian man (in his best jeans and checked shirt) with a recently trimmed mullet ('business in the front - party in the back').
So, for all you British men looking to go over there with your partners, hang onto your women as there will be serious competition for you...
Originally posted by seamonsta
Where do they get their fashion tips from? Noel Edmonds?
BTW- I here that Jesus Sandles with Paisley Socks are big this season!
Where do they get their fashion tips from? Noel Edmonds?
BTW- I here that Jesus Sandles with Paisley Socks are big this season!
Mar 5th 2004 | 2:20 am
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Originally posted by Lapsed Canuck
'business in the front - party in the back'
'business in the front - party in the back'
*LMAO*
Wendy
(who has now started a mullet debate dans l'office)
Mar 5th 2004 | 2:21 am
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Mar 5th 2004 | 2:33 am
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Originally posted by Lapsed Canuck
Now hold on there all! I have held my tongue (or typing hands) for quite a long time while you have taken the mick out of Canadian dress sense. But, you go too far. Canadians do NOT wear paisley socks with their jesus sandles!! White socks are standard issue.... Also, not everyone has a mullet!!!! That is mainly for men. The women more generally have 'feathered bangs' (wispy fringe to you brits) that they curl back (see Farah Fawcett Majors in the late 1970's) and long scraggly hair that has not seen a hair cut in years as that is just not rock n' roll.
There is no finer sight than a well dressed Canadian man (in his best jeans and checked shirt) with a recently trimmed mullet ('business in the front - party in the back').
So, for all you British men looking to go over there with your partners, hang onto your women as there will be serious competition for you...
Now hold on there all! I have held my tongue (or typing hands) for quite a long time while you have taken the mick out of Canadian dress sense. But, you go too far. Canadians do NOT wear paisley socks with their jesus sandles!! White socks are standard issue.... Also, not everyone has a mullet!!!! That is mainly for men. The women more generally have 'feathered bangs' (wispy fringe to you brits) that they curl back (see Farah Fawcett Majors in the late 1970's) and long scraggly hair that has not seen a hair cut in years as that is just not rock n' roll.
There is no finer sight than a well dressed Canadian man (in his best jeans and checked shirt) with a recently trimmed mullet ('business in the front - party in the back').
So, for all you British men looking to go over there with your partners, hang onto your women as there will be serious competition for you...
No-one will ever dare say Brits are not stylish ever again after that experience!
Mar 5th 2004 | 3:09 am
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Originally posted by Purple74
Really? Black bear in the garden? *WOW!!* I just get sheep in mine... and cycling? Jings. Must have been part of you that switched into macho mode once the bear had gone though. When you got home was it a 15 foot bear?
hehehehehe....
Thanks for the link/tips though!!!! We haven't been camping in Canada yet, but we're looking forward to it. Romantic visions of us and the pooch in a pickup with the tent etc in the back, heading off into sunrise/sunset.
White socks!!! *lol* I'd forgotten about that! hehehehehe...
How long until you're a citizen? Do you have to study lots?
Cheers!
Wendy
Really? Black bear in the garden? *WOW!!* I just get sheep in mine... and cycling? Jings. Must have been part of you that switched into macho mode once the bear had gone though. When you got home was it a 15 foot bear?
hehehehehe....
Thanks for the link/tips though!!!! We haven't been camping in Canada yet, but we're looking forward to it. Romantic visions of us and the pooch in a pickup with the tent etc in the back, heading off into sunrise/sunset.
White socks!!! *lol* I'd forgotten about that! hehehehehe...
How long until you're a citizen? Do you have to study lots?
Cheers!
Wendy
The one in the yard I caught on video, we got a call from a neighbour to say there was a bear heading in our direction. It was a thrill to see, here's a vidcap of it by our compost heap....lovely background...sorry about that! Bit anxious when he slowed to take a look into the bedroom, where the new baby was sleeping:scared: but he moved on without really breaking stride. Someone else saw him nearby the next day, but then nothing after that.
Citizenship is easy, three years as a resident and a simple test. Saves doing the PR card thing over and over too.
Iain
Mar 5th 2004 | 3:46 am
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Originally posted by Lapsed Canuck
There is no finer sight than a well dressed Canadian man (in his best jeans and checked shirt) with a recently trimmed mullet ('business in the front - party in the back').
So, for all you British men looking to go over there with your partners, hang onto your women as there will be serious competition for you...
There is no finer sight than a well dressed Canadian man (in his best jeans and checked shirt) with a recently trimmed mullet ('business in the front - party in the back').
So, for all you British men looking to go over there with your partners, hang onto your women as there will be serious competition for you...
That kind of fashion must go down well in the trailer parks, and the boonies, not with someone that just came from Europe. Some of them London is a place in Ontario :-)
Canadian guys would not know what BROGUEs and a nice suit from MOSS BROS or Saville row is if it hit them on the head. I don't think the british male has anything to worry about if he comes here on vacation, because the canadian guys i see here during the summer wearing their jesus sandals and funny shorts that people won't be seen dead in Europe, are no match.
Don't even get me started on how some of the ladies dress
:scared:
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Mar 5th 2004 | 3:57 am
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Originally posted by mickj
You are taking the mick right? Jeans, checked shirts and a mullet, running shoes, and you call that class? Oh...aren't you forgetting the size of the ford F150 too, because as far as i know, its always about the size of their truck, which could only mean one thing.....making up for the size of their KNOB
Canadian guys would not know what BROGUEs and a nice suit from MOSS BROS or Saville row is if it hit them on the head. I don't think the british male has anything to worry about if he comes here on vacation, because the canadian guys i see here during the summer wearing their jesus sandals and funny shorts that people won't be seen dead in Europe, are no match.
Don't even get me started on how some of the ladies dress
:scared:
You are taking the mick right? Jeans, checked shirts and a mullet, running shoes, and you call that class? Oh...aren't you forgetting the size of the ford F150 too, because as far as i know, its always about the size of their truck, which could only mean one thing.....making up for the size of their KNOB
Canadian guys would not know what BROGUEs and a nice suit from MOSS BROS or Saville row is if it hit them on the head. I don't think the british male has anything to worry about if he comes here on vacation, because the canadian guys i see here during the summer wearing their jesus sandals and funny shorts that people won't be seen dead in Europe, are no match.
Don't even get me started on how some of the ladies dress
:scared:
