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What is the price of a pint of beer in a pub in the UK these days?
It's $7ish here which feels more expensive than the UK, although I am a bit out of touch.

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cheese for example....I could buy good quality Canadian cheddar way cheaper in the UK cheaper than here!! how does that work?

To the best of my knowledge this is the result of protectionism for the Quebec dairy industry. Not right, IMO, but out of most Canadians' control.

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Ask me next week!

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What a great website.....looks like cider is the value leader in buzz per UKP.

However, looking at the website reminds me that the CAMRA gang have a lot to overcome to gain back market share at the expense of the Budweiser/Tesco lager/Carlsberg vat of swill that has achieved a high % of market share over the years.

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I'm rather pleased to read that.

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DBD in Beer is better in Canada shocker ;)

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Hy
Returning to the UK is not so bad. At least you can go to a job agency and tell them what you want and can do. Unlike me, I am stuck in this misbegotten crap hole of a country. We came here in January 2008 looking for a better life and was sponsored by an engineering firm that promptly laid me off after 7 weeks. Then I had to wait 4 months before I could start work again because of Vegreville "processing" my paperwork. 3 months after that I was laid off again. I got a job in November 2008 with a machining company, lovely stuff - good money and a pleasant bunch of lads - so I thought. Now I am sitting here with my thumb up my ass again, laid off for a third time, because my work permit doesnt allow me to work for anybody else. It runs out in November next year, so imagine if you will, 11 months of doing squat because Service Canda and there stupid LMO ruling will not allow me to even pick up a broom. We havent got the money to go back to the UK, so I have signed on for E.I for the next 40 weeks. Let them pay my food bill.

JobBank.Ca has in excess of over 44000 job postings - Kajiji has jobs posted by the hour - Workopolis is overflowing with jobs, and I am not allowed to even make a phone call to one of them, because of Service Canada.

The people here are friendly and polite, and we have enjoyed our time but when you think of how the foreign workers are being treated here - you need to ask yourself, do you really want to be one of the many unemployed workers that have no hope finding a job. Ultimately, you might end up scavenging the rubbish bins and dumpsters for cans and bottles to take down the recycling depots so you can have a few dollars for a burger. Think about it before you decide. Calgary is probably the best province to move to, but even she is dead in the water at the moment.

Dont believe me? Check out ********* dot com for some real insight, then see if you still want to come here.

Decide wisely my friend.
Steve:frown:

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Is there such a thing as good quality canadian cheddar unless you buy it in the UK lol ... dairy is cheaper in the UK because it is subsidised. I prefer suffering the poor quality dairy here though than the UK's poor quality beef which is double the price.

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Am sorry to read this, and its a shame your wife couldn't have given it more time. You really need at least 18 months before you can truely make up your mind whether you hate a place or not. I guess if financially you have no choice though and I do understand that as me and my husband may well be in the same position very soon.

Good luck

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Yes it is.....a pint here is around $7 (+ tip dont forget), so this works out to around 4.50GBP (no pound signs on this keyboard) ive never paid that for a pint in the UK! I would usually pay around 2.20-30 so the price of a pint works out double here.

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Have you not tried Balderson's cheddar?

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Yes that is true, but more often than not Tescos or Asda will have one of their popular beers on offer most weeks - Stella, Carlsberg, Becks etc....and Carling is always cheap, however I wouldnt expect anyone to drink that horrible insipid chav stuff!

I sont think the difference is so noticeable in the LCBO, as for a start you dont have to leave a tip! but $7 +tip for a pint in a pub....is way more expensive than the UK.

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Try changing the keyboard language. £ on mine is what the pound key used to be (ie the thingy above the 3).

" and @ are also now reversed.

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The trick to buying beer in an English pub is to buy a pint, drink 3/4 of it and then get them to put a half in it, unless its one of those Beefeater type places, they'll fill it up to the top. After about five pints you sort of get one for free. :thumbup:

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No I haven't - are you going to make my weekend and tell me it is wonderful :) ? I think I've seen it in the grocery stores near me.