Go Back  British Expats > Living & Moving Abroad > Canada > The Maple Leaf
Reload this Page >

Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

Thread Tools
 
Old Feb 17th 2008, 4:12 am
  #1  
BE Enthusiast
Thread Starter
 
owen's Avatar
 
Joined: Jan 2004
Location: JAFAland, NZ
Posts: 747
owen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to behold
Default Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

We've been looking at deserting the UK for somewhere new, and have thought about Canada, but have been put off so far by just one thing - the culture! Is Canada really as canadian as it looks?

There is no way we would consider leaving the UK to settle somewhere substantially canadian, so is Canada the right place to consider?

owen is offline  
Old Feb 17th 2008, 4:14 am
  #2  
 
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 15,883
Steve_P is an unknown quantity at this point
Default Re: Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

Originally Posted by owen
We've been looking at deserting the UK for somewhere new, and have thought about Canada, but have been put off so far by just one thing - the culture! Is Canada really as canadian as it looks?

There is no way we would consider leaving the UK to settle somewhere substantially canadian, so is Canada the right place to consider?


Goodness, is this question real??!!
Steve_P is offline  
Old Feb 17th 2008, 4:43 am
  #3  
Banned
 
Joined: Aug 2007
Location: New Caledonia
Posts: 1,810
Surrey Expat has a reputation beyond reputeSurrey Expat has a reputation beyond reputeSurrey Expat has a reputation beyond reputeSurrey Expat has a reputation beyond reputeSurrey Expat has a reputation beyond reputeSurrey Expat has a reputation beyond reputeSurrey Expat has a reputation beyond reputeSurrey Expat has a reputation beyond reputeSurrey Expat has a reputation beyond reputeSurrey Expat has a reputation beyond reputeSurrey Expat has a reputation beyond repute
Default Re: Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

Nope, its America in a Top Hat
Surrey Expat is offline  
Old Feb 17th 2008, 4:53 am
  #4  
BE Enthusiast
Thread Starter
 
owen's Avatar
 
Joined: Jan 2004
Location: JAFAland, NZ
Posts: 747
owen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to beholdowen is a splendid one to behold
Default Re: Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

Originally Posted by Steve_P
Goodness, is this question real??!!
I'm getting de ja vu!!
owen is offline  
Old Feb 17th 2008, 4:58 am
  #5  
Still alive
 
Dorothy's Avatar
 
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 28,994
Dorothy has a reputation beyond reputeDorothy has a reputation beyond reputeDorothy has a reputation beyond reputeDorothy has a reputation beyond reputeDorothy has a reputation beyond reputeDorothy has a reputation beyond reputeDorothy has a reputation beyond reputeDorothy has a reputation beyond reputeDorothy has a reputation beyond reputeDorothy has a reputation beyond reputeDorothy has a reputation beyond repute
Default Re: Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

Originally Posted by owen
We've been looking at deserting the UK for somewhere new, and have thought about Canada, but have been put off so far by just one thing - the culture! Is Canada really as canadian as it looks?

There is no way we would consider leaving the UK to settle somewhere substantially canadian, so is Canada the right place to consider?

What is it about Canadian culture that you are so adverse to?
Dorothy is offline  
Old Feb 17th 2008, 5:15 am
  #6  
BE Forum Addict
 
burton bunch's Avatar
 
Joined: May 2006
Location: Lethbridge AB
Posts: 4,250
burton bunch has a reputation beyond reputeburton bunch has a reputation beyond reputeburton bunch has a reputation beyond reputeburton bunch has a reputation beyond reputeburton bunch has a reputation beyond reputeburton bunch has a reputation beyond reputeburton bunch has a reputation beyond reputeburton bunch has a reputation beyond reputeburton bunch has a reputation beyond reputeburton bunch has a reputation beyond reputeburton bunch has a reputation beyond repute
Default Re: Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

Very strange question
burton bunch is offline  
Old Feb 17th 2008, 5:30 am
  #7  
Forum Regular
 
Joined: Jan 2008
Location: Glasgow UK
Posts: 140
Happy_Feet will become famous soon enough
Default Re: Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

Originally Posted by owen
We've been looking at deserting the UK for somewhere new, and have thought about Canada, but have been put off so far by just one thing - the culture! Is Canada really as canadian as it looks?

There is no way we would consider leaving the UK to settle somewhere substantially canadian, so is Canada the right place to consider?



we like your style lol, although it sounds like why we are wanting to quit the UK actually!

the place is just too British, the place is full of brits, british food, british tv, everyone speaks in a funny accent etc

it really is just too British, although with you saying Canada is too Canadian, where the hell can we go to??????

the world just seems full of countries that are full of themselves, or is it just some of the people in the countries
Happy_Feet is offline  
Old Feb 17th 2008, 2:01 pm
  #8  
BE Forum Addict
 
daft batty's Avatar
 
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 4,234
daft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond repute
Default Re: Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

makes yer think eh?
daft batty is offline  
Old Feb 17th 2008, 3:13 pm
  #9  
little snowy owl
 
Alberta_Rose's Avatar
 
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 6,921
Alberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond repute
Default Re: Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

Originally Posted by Dorothy
What is it about Canadian culture that you are so adverse to?
Originally Posted by burton bunch
Very strange question
Alberta_Rose is offline  
Old Feb 17th 2008, 3:19 pm
  #10  
Slightly Canadian
 
Atlantic Xpat's Avatar
 
Joined: Jul 2005
Location: St. John's, Newfoundland
Posts: 10,129
Atlantic Xpat has a reputation beyond reputeAtlantic Xpat has a reputation beyond reputeAtlantic Xpat has a reputation beyond reputeAtlantic Xpat has a reputation beyond reputeAtlantic Xpat has a reputation beyond reputeAtlantic Xpat has a reputation beyond reputeAtlantic Xpat has a reputation beyond reputeAtlantic Xpat has a reputation beyond reputeAtlantic Xpat has a reputation beyond reputeAtlantic Xpat has a reputation beyond reputeAtlantic Xpat has a reputation beyond repute
Default Re: Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

Satire is sometimes wasted on this audience......
Atlantic Xpat is offline  
Old Feb 17th 2008, 3:30 pm
  #11  
little snowy owl
 
Alberta_Rose's Avatar
 
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 6,921
Alberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond reputeAlberta_Rose has a reputation beyond repute
Default Re: Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
Satire is sometimes wasted on this audience......
... but the response is sometimes amusing!
Alberta_Rose is offline  
Old Feb 17th 2008, 3:33 pm
  #12  
Lost in BE Cyberspace
 
Biiiiink's Avatar
 
Joined: Sep 2004
Location: Windsor, ON; Chicago, IL
Posts: 6,713
Biiiiink has a reputation beyond reputeBiiiiink has a reputation beyond reputeBiiiiink has a reputation beyond reputeBiiiiink has a reputation beyond reputeBiiiiink has a reputation beyond reputeBiiiiink has a reputation beyond reputeBiiiiink has a reputation beyond reputeBiiiiink has a reputation beyond reputeBiiiiink has a reputation beyond reputeBiiiiink has a reputation beyond reputeBiiiiink has a reputation beyond repute
Default Re: Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
Satire is sometimes wasted on this audience......
Hair straighteners are not a laughing matter
Biiiiink is offline  
Old Feb 17th 2008, 3:35 pm
  #13  
 
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 15,883
Steve_P is an unknown quantity at this point
Default Re: Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

Originally Posted by Biiiiink
Hair straighteners are not a laughing matter

They are if you expect me to use them.
Steve_P is offline  
Old Feb 17th 2008, 3:37 pm
  #14  
BE Forum Addict
 
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia
Posts: 2,549
destinationnovascotia has a reputation beyond reputedestinationnovascotia has a reputation beyond reputedestinationnovascotia has a reputation beyond reputedestinationnovascotia has a reputation beyond reputedestinationnovascotia has a reputation beyond reputedestinationnovascotia has a reputation beyond reputedestinationnovascotia has a reputation beyond reputedestinationnovascotia has a reputation beyond reputedestinationnovascotia has a reputation beyond reputedestinationnovascotia has a reputation beyond reputedestinationnovascotia has a reputation beyond repute
Default Re: Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

Originally Posted by Biiiiink
Hair straighteners are not a laughing matter
destinationnovascotia is offline  
Old Feb 17th 2008, 3:38 pm
  #15  
BE Forum Addict
 
daft batty's Avatar
 
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 4,234
daft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond reputedaft batty has a reputation beyond repute
Default Re: Is Canada really as canadian as it looks??

Can I use my GB hair straighteners to melt the snow in the yard and if so will it make Canada any smaller?
daft batty is offline  


Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.