livermanl

Nicely put butch...

and Jackie i don't know the answer but if you crete a new topic with a good title it will be answered in a flash

jackiewalters

AHHHH now I understand why you have caused so much offence!!

My mistake I placed my concerns/queries on the wrong thread. So take the chill pill BUTCH its not the end of the world

Peace

jackiewalters

And don't encourage him Liverman!! people use this site to have discussions and to find help not for idiots such as BUTCH to make stupid remarks, my apologies for my mistake. will make a point not to join in on conversations when I do not check the thread first!!

livermanl

Ahh the trouble with the internet is some people do not read the sarcasm...if you look at the smiley face i had posted with the phrase 'nicely put Butch' had a frown with it in other words 'it could have been said better'.

So i apologize for the mis-interpretation.

Butch Cassidy

LOL
You need a smily face for sarcasm and Irony now?????

I'm glad Jackie has realised so quickly what an idiot I am

Almost Canadian

It seems to me she took longer than most

Butch Cassidy

Quiet suit wearer

Steve_P

Is that his native name then?

Almost Canadian

Not so my friend, this firm is very relaxed and, unless I am in court, I wear the "standard Canadian attire" of plaid (never thought I'd see the day), jeans and walking shoes. I feel really comfortable but look like a complete p***k - when in Rome.....

Almost Canadian

Butch Cassidy

So its you that keeps Marks at Shawnessy in business?

jackiewalters

My apologies Liverman, your right I did not look at the little face otherwise I would have understood.

Its a shame we have to put up with such plonkers on the sight!! wonder if complaints can be made with regards to crutch cassidy..........because there is nowt Butch about his attitude to others its quite amazing how people get brave with a keyboard at their finger tips!! again huge apologies.

Jay Bird

Hmmm - this was quite an interesting thread, and reminded me of this one.....

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...m+in+Canada%3F

dbd33

I hope you'll find my position to be consistent between that thread and this.

One thought prompted by a quick look at that one is that people who can clearly win by moving to Canada are those from places where there is discrimination or conflict between groups who are a tiny minority here. For example, I knew people here in the 80s who were from Nothern Ireland, then not a comfortable place to be, here a viable one because the chance of meeting someone from there who belonged to the other faction and hadn't left the conflict behind was miniscule. Much the same would be true of Cypriots, Ceylonese and, I'm sure people from many other nations.

Moving to Canada is less clearly a win for people who had it good before but who didn't know what they had.

mandymoochops

in my completely uneducated about this subject opinion - how many people come across a native in their day to day lives just going about their business?

My guess would be lots but no-one would think twice as they are just people, doing people stuff.

Now - (and please Butch or anyone don't jump down my throat because I am using an obvious example / stereotype) if you see a drunken native walking in the middle of the road - how many people will you mention it to? My guess at least a couple.

So my point is don't jump to conclusions about any race of people there are good and bad, sensible and tw@ts, charitable and selfish in any walk of life.

Yes I have a close friend who is metis and many customers at the bank who are just wonderful.