Why did you choose to move to Canada?
Jul 22nd 2014, 3:32 pm
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Re: Why did you choose to move to Canada?
Jul 23rd 2014, 12:33 am
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Jul 23rd 2014, 1:36 am
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Jul 24th 2014, 4:39 am
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Jul 24th 2014, 4:51 pm
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Jul 24th 2014, 6:16 pm
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Re: Why did you choose to move to Canada?
You have provided me a great information as i was planning to move to Canada.
Jul 25th 2014, 3:28 pm
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Re: Why did you choose to move to Canada?
Within 300 yards of this desk there are now certainly twenty, probably fifty, tattooed people with no obvious means of support, many of whom have the sunken cheeks and rotted teeth associated with meth use. Some prostitute themselves, many beg, all spit a lot. Hooded garments are prevalent even in this weather. They may, of course, be the only chavs in Canada.
Tattoos? Drug addiction? Oh, the horror! Please teach us your ways, oh Exalted Perfect One. Shed light on how you've gotten through life so pristinely, pleeease.
What you're referring to with your disgusting description is called the poverty epidemic, the physical manifestation of which takes different forms depending on the cultural context, i.e. the country you're in. Anyone moving to Canada to escape chavs, thinking there aren't any rude + poor people in Canada, is simply delusional. We have our version of poor people, no different to the UK. Our version of chavs are different to the British ones, I've never been harassed by any of them and there seems to be markedly less hatred/anger. You won't be shouted at if you walk by that particular demographic, whereas here they seem to want to intimidate everyone if they're looked at the wrong way. Then again, that can happen in any pub anyway according to what all the men I know say, so it seems there's just more pent up passive aggression in this country in general. One reason I'm hesitant to raise children here is the obvious racism/prejudice, as this poster illustrated despite having taken his/hers across the pond.
Jul 25th 2014, 3:34 pm
#117
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Re: Why did you choose to move to Canada?
You win the prize for most offensive, prejudice comments I've ever read. Now I remember why I don't frequent forums.
Tattoos? Drug addiction? Oh, the horror! Please teach us your ways, oh Exalted Perfect One. Shed light on how you've gotten through life so pristinely, pleeease.
What you're referring to with your disgusting description is called the poverty epidemic, the physical manifestation of which takes different forms depending on the cultural context, i.e. the country you're in. Anyone moving to Canada to escape chavs, thinking there aren't any rude + poor people in Canada, is simply delusional. We have our version of poor people, no different to the UK. Our version of chavs are different to the British ones, I've never been harassed by any of them and there seems to be markedly less hatred/anger. You won't be shouted at if you walk by that particular demographic, whereas here they seem to want to intimidate everyone if they're looked at the wrong way. Then again, that can happen in any pub anyway according to what all the men I know say, so it seems there's just more pent up passive aggression in this country in general. One reason I'm hesitant to raise children here is the obvious racism/prejudice, as this poster illustrated despite having taken his/hers across the pond.
Tattoos? Drug addiction? Oh, the horror! Please teach us your ways, oh Exalted Perfect One. Shed light on how you've gotten through life so pristinely, pleeease.
What you're referring to with your disgusting description is called the poverty epidemic, the physical manifestation of which takes different forms depending on the cultural context, i.e. the country you're in. Anyone moving to Canada to escape chavs, thinking there aren't any rude + poor people in Canada, is simply delusional. We have our version of poor people, no different to the UK. Our version of chavs are different to the British ones, I've never been harassed by any of them and there seems to be markedly less hatred/anger. You won't be shouted at if you walk by that particular demographic, whereas here they seem to want to intimidate everyone if they're looked at the wrong way. Then again, that can happen in any pub anyway according to what all the men I know say, so it seems there's just more pent up passive aggression in this country in general. One reason I'm hesitant to raise children here is the obvious racism/prejudice, as this poster illustrated despite having taken his/hers across the pond.
Easy mate. He was joking... dbd isn't usually offensive or prejudice, IMO.
Jul 25th 2014, 3:47 pm
#118
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Re: Why did you choose to move to Canada?
I lived for many years with a woman from Newfoundland who thought my attitude inappropriate, that people deserved a acknowledgement when they spoke so along we went, "**** off", "**** off", "**** off". That didn't seem better to me.
Jul 25th 2014, 3:47 pm
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Re: Why did you choose to move to Canada?
It's important to flag up that this forum is likely to raise negative stories and I find it disproportional to how people generally feel when they immigrate. The majority will move and never look back. If you struggle or want some support, they turn to resources such as this.
Jul 25th 2014, 3:52 pm
#120
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Re: Why did you choose to move to Canada?
If one were to move countries to avoid such people one would be disappointed here.
Last edited by dbd33; Jul 25th 2014 at 3:58 pm.