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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 10750180)

When was that going to happen then?:p

When the Leafs lost in the play-offs, most likely :rofl:

There is not one single Premier league football ground close to where i live..so in terms of sport and history Canada doesn't do well:thumbdown:

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Originally Posted by cheeky_monkey (Post 10750200)

There is not one single Premier league football ground close to where i live..so in terms of sport and history Canada doesn't do well:thumbdown:

i'm lucky that i was into Ice Hockey when i lived in Scotland :lol: albeit the Benson & Hedges Superleague (as it was at the time) isn't quite as high a level as the NHL...

Easier to watch NHL games over here, being that there's a local team and it's on at a decent hour :D

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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 10750180)

When was that going to happen then?:p

Maybe when Clinton had an affair with Monica!:rofl:

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 10750123)

I think he's mistaking pool for skating rink. ;)

Only between August and June.

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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 10750103)

I don't know of anyone that has a pool in Canada and I know some very wealthy people;)

Really? I know quite a few people in Canada that have pools.

For kicks I took a quick look in Brampton, Ontario and found quite a few pools on Google maps:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=neptun...3,+Canada&z=17

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Originally Posted by MarylandNed (Post 10750307)

So cold in Canada even in Summer. Only when the temperature goes above the human body temperature, it is a joy to jump into a pool. Unless it is a heated pool, I think people won't use their pools more than 10 days a year in Canada.

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Originally Posted by davidsk (Post 10750329)

I was in mine nearly every day from end May to end September last year. Shame this year the weather is so rubbish so far.....

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Originally Posted by davidsk (Post 10750329)

So cold in Canada even in Summer. .

Where?

We came to Canada for the bilingualism. That worked out better than having a pool, we didn't make good use of the pool due to the weather. A pool in Canada isn't really much use unless it's at your winter place, in Arizona.

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Originally Posted by haggis88 (Post 10750096)

yes seriously...i'm wondering if you're being serious...

i'm probably paying double on rent for my 2 bed townhouse (with no pool) here than i would be paying on a mortgage for a similar place back home

my grocery shopping is a fair bit more expensive when buying fresh foods and fresh vegetables...and the quality/selection is very poor unless going to specialised places

and your comment on the streets/shops...where in Canada do you live? Every neighbourhood is a carbon copy of the last one in Calgary with the exception of the oldest ones

was being serious.
That's in Montreal where I imagine house prices are more reasonable that the more dense population areas like Toronto, Vancouver, etc. I appreciate that Toronto is pricey.

There's a lot of independent stuff in Montreal too.

You can buy 3 flats for about $400k there, that's about 3 times cheaper than London.

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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 10750103)

I don't know of anyone that has a pool in Canada and I know some very wealthy people;)

I know truck drivers who have massive houses with pools and lots of land.
You really don't need much to buy a house with pool in comparison to the same plot of land in the UK.

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Originally Posted by davidsk (Post 10750329)

South Quebec is minus 30 in winter and about +30-40 in the summer. People there use their pool most of Jun, Jul, Aug.

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Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 10750350)

As above. Again, it's a big place so it's difficult to generalise but it's just impressions on quality of life.

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Originally Posted by davidsk (Post 10750329)

You are joking?

I know dozens of people that have pools, open them in June and use them through until late September.

It does get warm here, you know.

:eek:

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Originally Posted by MarylandNed (Post 10750307)

I accept that lots of Canadians do, particularly those in southern Ontario or the BC interior. That is quite different to the assertion that "most" in Canada do.;)

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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 10750369)

I accept that lots of Canadians do, particularly those in southern Ontario or the BC interior. That is quite different to the assertion that "most" in Canada do.;)

I wasn't replying to the "most" comment. I was replying to your comment about you not knowing anyone with a pool. Sure - it's not Florida or Arizona but I know many people in Canada who get good use out of their pools. Personally I never felt it was worth the hassle considering the amount of time you could actually use it. Other people feel differently though and I've been to a lot of houses in Canada that have pools.

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Originally Posted by MarylandNed (Post 10750399)

I am not disputing that. I simply don't know anyone with a pool. Do they exist in Calgary? Yes, we looked at purchasing a property that had a large indoor one, but they are not the ubiquitous feature in Calgary that they appear to be elsewhere in Canada.