britishvixen21

I always thought Dundalk was like like Deliverance. having spent most holidays there the past 7 years as my ex in laws lived on Main Street. there a funny bunch the Dundalkarians. there pretty fiesty about there little shitty town and about how great living in the swamp err i mean country is, yet they are jealous of anyone who made it out LOL

dbd33

"Scumdalk" is what they call it in Melancthon. Lots of cases of the "Dufferin County Nose" there.

(For the few people unfamiliar with Ontario's high country, the nose is a characteristic of the long term population, it takes a while to be able to tell people apart based just on their appearance).

britishvixen21

HAHAHAA i know that nose well, and they all have the same last name, but not in a good way. The kids are like something from children of the corn! LOL i used to tell my ex he was lucky he was adopted!

They didnt like me much cos i wasnt a Canadian, so god only knows what Easter will be like when he takes his new Jamaican GF home!

dbd33

Oh my. A Dufferin County cop told me "there's lots of diversity in the county". I pointed out that the census shows less than 1% is non-white" and he adjusted "lots of diversity in white people". That said, I did once see a black man once at the feed mill in Shelburne, I don't suppose tourists buy feed so there's at least one foreign person north of 89.

britishvixen21

HAHAHA i seem to remember the only 'diverse' people in Dundalk where the Koreans that ran the smoke shop. poor b*******s. came all the way from Korea to live in that dump. and everyone always treated them like sh*t. i always felt really bad for them.

I kind of think a Eater in dundalk is a fitting punishment for the Jamaican seeing as she ran off with my ex

britishvixen21

Theres always one!

Atlantic Xpat

Four posts. All negative. Clearly someone with a bad experience in Canada. Care to share more? Or are you all about the negative with no attempt at context?

Oink

There's context there. It's the Canadian and American context that millicent obviously finds objectionable.

MillieF

- Yes, along, quite evidently with the Canadians......

ExKiwilass

Am now adding Dundalk to list of places to visit, along with Alabama.

dave2003

Too true.

When I was 14 my family upped and left for France-talk about an adventure. Trying to adapt to French ways, learning their language, fighting the hundred years war all over again, wondering where the entente cordiale was, constant fights at school, but it all came right when I was walking through the village and a British tourist stopped his car and asked me, in halting French, the way to the local supermarket. Without thinking I answered in French. The tourist went red in the face and started ranting at me, in English about "bloody frogs and why couldn't we speak English.
If I was a student again, and I wanted to experience a different culture, I would certainly look for something a bit more exciting than an English millieu. How about China? Lots of young people are going there to study now. Could be an advantage as soon there will be a new B.E. forum about Brit expats in China.

Pretty Flowers

In my experience either English English or American English spellings are acceptable. However, most of my clients are 'Mericans, so these days I use 'Merican spellingz at work, and stick to English English at home.

james.mc

There is already... http://britishexpats.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=151

Paulious

I considered France but decided against it because my language skills aren't quite up to par for working in France. It's perhaps harder for British people to go to a country speaking another language because we're not brought up knowing other languages, but also other countries aren't accustomed to hearing their language spoken in a British accent, which compounds the problem. Given that I can't understand half of the British accents, it's no surprise.

MillieF

Paulious, you have a good point. It is much harder work to get accepted in France. I 'think' I have settled in well here, and having kids here has helped. I get cross when so many English people who have chosen to make their homes here make quite so few efforts with the language. France is also 'impossible' if you have a non-European husband! The paperwork is a nightmare. I love the idea that Canada has so many different nationalities but with a spirit of inclusivity, even if it may not always be apparent. There are many splendid aspects to life in France but inclusivity certainly isn't one of them.