Would I have a better life in Canada
Apr 30th 2013, 9:48 am
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Re: Would I have a better life in Canada
Former Lancastrian,
Did you have the same job all that time? Which city do you live in?
Do Canadians have the same work ethics as Americans?
Did you have the same job all that time? Which city do you live in?
Do Canadians have the same work ethics as Americans?
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Apr 30th 2013, 10:22 am
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Re: Would I have a better life in Canada
Surely you can see the implication that he has, at the least, been with the same organisation for 24 years. Perhaps not necessarily the same job, but possibly.
Are your posts a wind up ?
Apr 30th 2013, 10:29 am
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No my posts are not a windup.
Apr 30th 2013, 12:23 pm
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Re: Would I have a better life in Canada
If you want to know about which cities would be bad or good for jobs, we need to know the type of job or industry your looking for, this has been asked a few times already and there isn't any more information to give other than what you've already received.
Apr 30th 2013, 12:30 pm
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Re: Would I have a better life in Canada
It wasn't the OP that said they hadn't had to apply for a job in 24 years, it was Former Lancastrian.
Apr 30th 2013, 12:47 pm
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Re: Would I have a better life in Canada
I was wondering OP......What is life like in Switzerland? Would it be better for me ? Could I get a low paid job and survive well if I had no mortgage?
I've seen Switzerland on Top Gear and it looks like a nice place to live.
I've seen Switzerland on Top Gear and it looks like a nice place to live.
Apr 30th 2013, 12:55 pm
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Re: Would I have a better life in Canada
Switzerland is no longer the El Dorado it used to be. It used to be a rich banking country. Now there is 10 per cent unemployment in the Geneva area where I live. Salaries have been falling as the French have been working for lower wages in Switzerland and live just over the border. I pay half my wages (which are considered good) for a small 2 bedroom flat that I have a 100 year mortgage on and I drive a beat up old car. I don't live well here despite having good wages.
I work as an editor and proof reader. But I have a degree in accouting and French and postgraduate studies in management.
I work as an editor and proof reader. But I have a degree in accouting and French and postgraduate studies in management.
Apr 30th 2013, 1:01 pm
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Re: Would I have a better life in Canada
Switzerland is no longer the El Dorado it used to be. It used to be a rich banking country. Now there is 10 per cent unemployment in the Geneva area where I live. Salaries have been falling as the French have been working for lower wages in Switzerland and live just over the border. I pay half my wages (which are considered good) for a small 2 bedroom flat that I have a 100 year mortgage on and I drive a beat up old car. I don't live well here despite having good wages.
I work as an editor and proof reader. But I have a degree in accouting and French and postgraduate studies in management.
I work as an editor and proof reader. But I have a degree in accouting and French and postgraduate studies in management.
Apr 30th 2013, 1:17 pm
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Apr 30th 2013, 1:19 pm
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Apr 30th 2013, 1:26 pm
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Re: Would I have a better life in Canada
So do you believe me now when I say I live badly in Switzerland?
When I first came here in 1994, I had a shit job as a photocopier. I earned next to nothing but lived in a huge 2 bedroom furnished apartment in the city centre in Geneva in a posh area and lived very well and could save money. In the past 10 years everything has been going downhill in Switzerland for me (and everyone I know) with lack of jobs and opportunities and rising costs.
When I first came here in 1994, I had a shit job as a photocopier. I earned next to nothing but lived in a huge 2 bedroom furnished apartment in the city centre in Geneva in a posh area and lived very well and could save money. In the past 10 years everything has been going downhill in Switzerland for me (and everyone I know) with lack of jobs and opportunities and rising costs.
Apr 30th 2013, 1:37 pm
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Re: Would I have a better life in Canada
Well, I dunno. My ex sold the house we once shared, took the money and moved to Switzerland where, AFAIK, she doesn't have a job but lives on alimony. She's better off than she was here, on the same alimony, though probably not living the life of Reilly.