Questions and comments I hate.
Dec 29th 2005 | 7:28 am
#16
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Re: Questions and comments I hate.
the one i hate is
"any news yet?"
"any news yet?"
Dec 29th 2005 | 9:48 am
#17
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From: Cochrane near Calgary, Alberta
Re: Questions and comments I hate.
Originally Posted by bm71
Okay, to try an end the year with a little light fun, what are the questions or comments you hate the most since you told people that you were planning on going to Canada?
Here's my top three.
3- Have you any idea about the weather up there? (never mind that I went to College in Canada for 3 years)
2- What is talking you so long? I heard that a friend of (insert name of person they know) got it in (insert absurdly small number) months.
1- I thought you were already gone. (comment repeated about every week or so, by usually the same people)
Here's my top three.
3- Have you any idea about the weather up there? (never mind that I went to College in Canada for 3 years)
2- What is talking you so long? I heard that a friend of (insert name of person they know) got it in (insert absurdly small number) months.
1- I thought you were already gone. (comment repeated about every week or so, by usually the same people)
1) But you have a good job and what about your pension..( we were police officers and had to work for another 15 years to see a pension!!!)
2) From my family who are very narrow minded....1) Why move what is wrong with England!!!!!
Dec 29th 2005 | 11:08 am
#18
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Re: Questions and comments I hate.
yeah everybody says "Why Canada? Do you have family out there?"
I settled for telling them all we have some distant cousins out here, and they seemed happier with that. (though we're probably less likely to see the cousins now we live in Canada ourselves!!)
What I liked best was a shortly before we left, and we'd say to people "we're off to Canada next week(/month/whenever)", and they'd say "oh that's nice, how long for?" ........ and we'd say ......
...FOR EVER!!!!! and watch the jaws hit the floor!
I settled for telling them all we have some distant cousins out here, and they seemed happier with that. (though we're probably less likely to see the cousins now we live in Canada ourselves!!)
What I liked best was a shortly before we left, and we'd say to people "we're off to Canada next week(/month/whenever)", and they'd say "oh that's nice, how long for?" ........ and we'd say ......
...FOR EVER!!!!! and watch the jaws hit the floor!
Dec 29th 2005 | 3:22 pm
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Re: Questions and comments I hate.
This is not really on topic, but something reminded me of what happened l-o-n-g ago now!!
We had been in Canada for about five years before we could afford to go home for a holiday. While we were there, we went into our "local" which actually wasn't very local even when we lived there. The owner looked at my husband and said "Hi Rhys - haven't seen you around for a while!"
We died laughing as we told him we had been living in Canada for five years!!!
We had been in Canada for about five years before we could afford to go home for a holiday. While we were there, we went into our "local" which actually wasn't very local even when we lived there. The owner looked at my husband and said "Hi Rhys - haven't seen you around for a while!"
We died laughing as we told him we had been living in Canada for five years!!!
Dec 29th 2005 | 3:27 pm
#20
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Re: Questions and comments I hate.
Originally Posted by bm71
This question reminded me that when I was in college a friend asked me if I had seen any igloos. I thought he was joking and I said I saw a big one called skydome, my friend said, seriously I have been told that if you go outside the cities during the winter you can see them.
Dec 29th 2005 | 5:40 pm
#21
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From: RM of Tache, Manitoba
Re: Questions and comments I hate.
So where abouts in Canada are you going then?..............
We're going to Winnipeg.................
blank expression...........
"oh ok" (knowing full well that they have not heard of Winnipeg!!)
Darren
We're going to Winnipeg.................
blank expression...........
"oh ok" (knowing full well that they have not heard of Winnipeg!!)
Darren
Dec 31st 2005 | 1:25 am
#22
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From: T. ON (so there!)
Re: Questions and comments I hate.
1. We want to move into your basement (parents)
Jan 3rd 2006 | 6:56 am
#23
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Re: Questions and comments I hate.
the ones I hate have to be:
1) Why not Australia, or NewZealand? The weather's nicer.
2) You'd need to go soon before the kids start secondary school (like I ever had any control over the speed of things!)
3) What if you don't like it? You might not be able to get back into the same job/house/etc etc if you decide to come back.
There are so many standard conversations I'm sure we all have with people along these lines. Just negativity all the way.
What p****s me off is that people often think they are pointing out things to you that you couldn't possibly have thought of yourselves!
That's why it's so refreshing and encouraging when you meet the odd person who says "great, good for you!"
Snowqueen
1) Why not Australia, or NewZealand? The weather's nicer.
2) You'd need to go soon before the kids start secondary school (like I ever had any control over the speed of things!)
3) What if you don't like it? You might not be able to get back into the same job/house/etc etc if you decide to come back.
There are so many standard conversations I'm sure we all have with people along these lines. Just negativity all the way.
What p****s me off is that people often think they are pointing out things to you that you couldn't possibly have thought of yourselves!
That's why it's so refreshing and encouraging when you meet the odd person who says "great, good for you!"
Snowqueen
Jan 3rd 2006 | 7:00 am
#24
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Re: Questions and comments I hate.
Originally Posted by Rich_007
Top three freaky questions now here:
1. seen any bears yet ?
2. bought a lumberjack shirt yet ?
3. been ski-ing yet ? [joint with is it cold there?]
Bah !!! Smash the phone up.... right now 
Rich.
1. seen any bears yet ?
2. bought a lumberjack shirt yet ?
3. been ski-ing yet ? [joint with is it cold there?]
Bah !!! Smash the phone up.... right now
Rich.
2. Yes
3. Yes
Northwestern Ontario's great!!
